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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
7
Job ad from Eagle Hosiery Mills of Darby PA dated January 19 1922 promoting public sale clerk positions. Pays up to 125 per week for agents with guaranteed weekly earnings and 75 cents per hour for full time work. Emphasizes demand for Hosiery and fall line priced prewar.
In a light exchange, Mr. Meekins says the baby smiles at his face, while his wife notes it may not be polite but shows the child’s sense of humor.
A commuter tells a colored woman her unruly boy is spotted. She replies it is his natural smell. A TM Teacher asks for the highest form of animal life and Peter answers giraffe.
The article details Mayer a famed elephant hunter and trader who operated across Sumatra Borneo and Siam. It explains capture methods including birdlime pit traps and stockades and notes the brutal breakin process and high prices for ivory tusks and live specimens.
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