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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
A fragmented poetic meditation warns of winter hardship and the urge to save. It blends household scenes and quirky imagery from a Christmas ledger to lampoon the season’s bustle, finances, and superstition, mixing playful verses with calendar lore and social observations.
The piece predicts a Roosevelt Christmas dinner at the White House with prominent hunters attending for a roaring contest and favors. It also notes a full moon on the 7th and mentions weather around 20 Broadway daily except Sundays, while playful lines reference youth and various whimsical details.
An enigmatic archaic verse segment depicts a wandering lover approaching a maid under a chandelier. He pauses, moves in with a racing heart, and festers with a sudden, intimate action implied by the audacious cadence.
The birthstone for December is the onyx. The playful verse notes children arrive during a time when the stork delivers in a fireless cooker. It quips that Leap Year will pass with little merit and a spinster who misses her chance must buy a parrot.
Public notices announce letters of administration for Glover Harris estate, with claims due within one year and barred after two. Civil suit filed in Circuit Court of 1909 seeks partition of real estate in Cape Girardeau County. Hunting ban on a Jackson area farm is enforced. Employment ad seeks a Jackson subscriber services agent for Success Magazine with salary details.
A missionary, after ten years on Pleasant Island, translated the New Testament into the local language and arranged for publication by the Bible Society. The project, backed by the island tribe, saw a printing press funded by the mission and binding paid in San Francisco. The piece chronicles global Bible translation efforts and notes the Society’s varied funding in dried coconuts and trinkets.
The text presents a dialogue where a master reflects on perceived failings in duty and empathy. A child questions whether a lack of lawbreaking suffices, while a tired master admits missed chances to aid laborers, teach, and offer fellowship as burdens and distractions unfold.
A historical table compiled by Dr. Daniel Dorchester estimates world Christian numbers across centuries, showing gradual growth from 0.5 million in the first century to 400 million in the nineteenth century. Josiah Strong records 1906 world Christians at 94,729,838, highlighting accelerations in recent centuries.
The Allegany Indians declined a railroad offer to grant life long free travel to Salamanca saying the passes would tempt youth to drink alcohol. They preferred to keep restrictions to avoid easy access to fire water, despite praise for railroad generosity. An awakening sentiment is noted.
A gentleman questions a key about Satan paying him. The reply says Satan pays nothing, and the speaker laments working cheap to tarnish character, hurt friends, and risk his soul for nothing. The exchange emphasizes moral costs of vice over material gain.
The Bishop of Manchester urges clergy to use a prayer in parish churches during ongoing distress from unemployment. The text asks God to comfort the jobless, aid rulers to promote peace and equity, and urge prudent use of wealth as stewards for the welfare of all through Jesus Christ.
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