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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
The article surveys patent office records showing a surge of 4,000 more patent applications last year, pushing total grants toward 900,000 and potentially past 1,000,000 in three years. It weighs the costs and rewards of invention while noting advances in domestic science and global food preparation, with references to yellow fever in Cuba, Italian-US tensions, and a Russian grain subsidy proposal amid a wheat shortfall.
A Wheashington citizen sues over a money package incident while a Chicago hired girl of 30 years service receives a bequest from her employer. The text also muses on college life from freshman to sophomore year and questions freshness of judgment, attributing it to ignorance rather than cruelty.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis says 6,000 beds and 75,000 advanced cases exist in the United States. It urges 70,000 more hospital beds and proposes a nationwide five dollar donation from every citizen to fund hospitals and eradicate the disease.
An article argues housework is preferable for women seeking balance and savings, noting less bossing and lower wages so room and board aid saving. It then discusses asthma treatment through controlled exhalation, describing a hand pressure technique to expel dead air, restoring breathing and calm.
A Washington woman damaged money orders purchased to remit to Germany, tearing up over 500 in five years. The piece notes millions, possibly ten million, have accumulated in the U S money order system since 1904 and remain unclaimed while the government offers duplicate payments on lost or destroyed orders.
Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture cites western farmer prosperity and eastern wage strength, noting high meat prices, rising beef production insufficient for population, and a shift of labor to urban work. He says farmers now, aided by machinery, can do much more with less effort and warns prices may stay high.
The guide outlines infant vital signs at birth and through the first year, noting high feeding needs and dangers from cold and improper feeding. It favors mother's milk, allows cow's milk with dilution, and emphasizes hygiene, bathing, soft water, minimal soap, thorough drying, and keeping the chest free for expansion. It cautions against overclothing and smothering.
The article condemns government food inspections that select six imported items for testing while auctioning the remaining five at a sale behind the agriculture department. It argues graft claims are exaggerated and notes proceeds go to the bureau’s exchequer.
The editor Zumoto of the Japan Times, visiting the United States, asked for a conservative trimming but the barber removed most of his beard. Guests found the scene amusing while Zumoto, speaking halting English, protested only after most of the beard was shaved. The event drew reactions from the Japanese visitors and others in the hotel.
Report from Canton and Shanghai describes crowds around peddlers of ice cream and rapid sales of sewing machines. Purchasers include aweatehop proprietors paying operators five dollars a month for long hours, Sundays included.
Ontario natives migrate into the United States with Kingston’s population up by 20 in a year. Emigrants are mainly young married couples. England theatres face disruption from moving picture shows as cinema popularity grows from tents to the Pleasydilly theater with music and tea.
A witty remark from Harvard Lampoon questions whether a man is truly well posted as gossip circulates around his memberships at various clubs.
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