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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
4
Jackson Missouri publisher announces rate details for legal advertisements and professional cards. Notices reference November 4, 1909 renewals, annual prices, and classified display terms for Jackson Herald.
The notice lists candidates for county superintendent T. W. Crites W. B. Crites T. E. McNeely A. C. Welker J. T. McDonald B F Lusk O E Mabrey and city posts alderman street commissioner city collector marshal and related offices in Jackson with elections set for April 6 1909 and earlier dates as noted, urging voter will on election day.
The Missouri legislature has used most of its time with few bills passed. William B. Schaefer's supporters will run him for mayor, and he is expected to make a capable mayor if elected.
F S Portis has withdrawn from the marshal's race leaving two candidates Henry Wagner and Tom Lail vying for the office.
Col D B Cooper and his son Robin Cooper were found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Senator Carmack and were sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.
The piece urges participation in next Tuesday's school election, stressing the school board and superintendent votes, the levy, and the importance of good schools. It condemns sensational reports by L F Jackson and Miss Short, and notes the possibility of an extra legislative session in Missouri. It also mentions J B Miller as a potential mayoral candidate and warns against Black Hand violence.
Cattle receipts 4000 about half natives. Market down about 10c per cwt on all cattle due to weak signals from other markets. Hog receipts 10000, market steady with top 7.15, typical ranges 6.05 to 7.05, heavies 7.00 to 7.15, pigs 5.80 to 6.10. prospects for week’s end uncertain. Sheep receipts 1500, market strong to 10c higher. lambs 7.50 to 8, clipped lambs 6.50 to 7.15, clipped ewes 5.35 to 5.65. National Live Stock Com. Co.
A period style discussion on lip shapes and expressions. It notes rosebud lips should be slightly abort and wider than long, and that pressed lips reveal nervous strain. Wrinkles may hide happiness, while dimples mark a cheerful look in laughing women.
Mrs Herthat Ayrton is acclaimed by the British scientific community and the Electrical Engineers Institute as the inventor of an improved searchlight. She is the sole woman member of the British Institute of Electrical Engineers and the first woman to receive a medal in electricity. After years of failed trials, Admiralty officials endorsed her design and celebrated the breakthrough, with Ayrton crediting his wife for the invention.
King Edward travels in lavish royal trains with a teak saloon car and two special saloons. The car features gilt fittings, day saloon, smoking room and bedrooms that convert to a dining saloon. Interiors use reindeer hide, pewter lines, silk brocade, Saxony carpet, and green embroidered cur tains. The King and Prince of Wales never travel in the same train to avoid a single accident.
The 1907 value of sandstone production excluding abrasives and glass sand was $85,871,678, down from 1906. Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio led output, with shifts due to cement and concrete use. Building stone demand fell, while paving, curbing, and other uses rose in parts. Ravenous mining details include state-by-state values and trends, with rough and dressed sandstone and other products showing varying gains and declines.
Dr A Bulleld, who located an ancient British lake village at Glastonbury in 1802, has now uncovered another group of lake dwellings at Meare. The site spans about twelve acres with grassy mounds marking dwelling floors and yielded bronze, bone, horn, and pottery relics. Dating suggests late Celtic origin between 0 and 400 B C and the Roman Conquest.
Historical analysis traces the umbrella across Egypt Assyria Greece and Rome in early forms. In hot climates it appears at the dawn of history and in the East it symbolizes power and royalty with religious significance. Chinese records place its origin around 4000 to 4500 years before the Moraic date, suggesting an age near ten thousand years.
A San Francisco Chronicle guest recounts odd California street names heard in hotels and towns. In Santa Barbara a street named Balsionedes led to a hillside hospital. its meaning was misread as Salmonedos meaning Get out you cap, a fitting but ironic jailish label.
The women of Mexico organize a mothers congress with its first meeting planned in December. President Segnora Luz Gonzalez Cosio de Lopes leads aims to aid mothers needing protection, advice, or assistance. Germany paid about $30,000,000 in a year to 47,000 workers in old age pensions.
London records show about 60,000 people depart the city each year to emigrate. Officials note strong demand for overseas opportunities and rising transport capacity supports continued outflow. The trend reflects broader migration patterns influencing both labor markets and urban demographics.
A sketch of artists who paint under perilous conditions and harsh elements. Turner weathered storms at sea, Vernet observed violent storms for art, Calderon Cameron endured cold heights, Verestchagin drew under gunfire, Martino painted from a ship’s basket, A D McCormick climbed to 20 000 feet, Hyowi painted amid Tokyo’s blaze, Bartram Wille uses his mouth after losing both arms, and Charles Felu, born without arms, paints with teeth.
The harvest of wheat rich states is above average and with high prices returns more money to farmers. Total U.S. wheat crops exceed last year by about 40,000,000 bushels but remain 60 million bushels below the previous season’s peak, keeping values stable. Corn rises in interior states while some old regions show slower yields, promising a profitable year for grain producers. Minor crops in prairie areas are strong with good prices, signaling overall farm prosperity and a stabilizing effect on industry and prices.
A garbled OCR snippet shows characters discussing a party with fragmented dialogue about remembering to bring something pleasant for Mrs Townmend and noting someone named Lacie. The text is heavily distorted with misspellings and unclear attributions, providing few coherent details or context.
Widow questions a lover about certainty and affection during a comic exchange. The brief dialogue hints at a wary romance and shared misgivings, set against a domestic scene with a playful weathered tone.
The Tattler records a humorous exchange filled with Scots dialect banter as two speakers mock each other over meals and missing weeks, transforming casual chatter into a playful street scene. The fragment hints at a local newspaper microcosm and lively community humor.
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