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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
6
The slate of cheeky items from a circa early 20th century Jackson Herald page blends jokes about economics, politics, and manners. It notes playful anecdotes on currency, pen thefts, corks, and royal or civic foibles, with stray quips on newspapers, travel, and social norms.
A college professor questions why a professional merits higher esteem than a chef. He suggests the professional’s status may be overvalued by an audience that can afford chefs, implying social bias in judging professions.
An Odessa school yard is reported with bonis planted, amid broader rhetoric on immigration and oilers. The fragmentary text hints at policy tensions and unaddressed issues, suggesting local disruption and unseen risks.
New York police commissioner Bingham reports a marked rise in arrests and felonies in 1907, with the detective bureau making many more arrests than 1906 and three times 1905. The report notes more missing persons, more rogues gallery pictures, and experiments with muzzled police dogs. It cites recommendations on pawnbrokers reports and calls for changes to election policing and political influence. The force at year start was 8,873 and ended near 8,? with minor vacancies and probationers.
A proposed 1908 ordinance may fine or imprison proprietors who allow women to smoke in hotels, restaurants, or other public spaces. The move follows New Year’s eve trials when Broadway eateries opened bars to women smokers, provoking debate among city leaders, church figures, and patrons about propriety and progress.
New York health officials warn citizens move too fast and neglect exercise fueling a surge in heart disease. Vital statistics show 11 months of 1907 logged 1,246 more heart deaths than last year, with total 1907 deaths far above 1906. Doctors link grippe season, lack of exercise, over-eating, and constant worry to the rise.
The city ends the five cent subway sleep practice. Riders who slept in subway cars overnight will be refused further rides after paying another fare to continue. The underground cheap lodging scheme, aided by guards, ends as trains now stop at the line’s end without extra payment.
A defense of protective tariffs arguing they restrict imports to create a trade balance that funds obligations and money supply. The piece, referencing Britain and pawnbroker analogies, contends tariffs bolster exports, provide jobs, and prevent national bankruptcy by securing income from abroad.
The article argues that the Philadelphia North American overstated a deficit claim. It notes revenue for the last half of 1907 fell about 9 million dollars, but the treasury still held a large surplus after reserves. A real cash deficit would require embezzlement, which the piece denies as accurate.
A Texas convention of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers association adopted a resolution declaring unalterable opposition to any tariff reduction on wool mohair and hides. The secretary is ordered to notify Texas congressmen. The piece notes Democratic and Bryan references with editorial quips.
The United States has discharged its wartime duties toward the Islavas and may pursue a benevolent policy toward eventual independence as circumstances allow. In Rochester a Democratic club plans a dinner to discuss why the party is divided, with prominent members bearing on the question.
In Texas, Mr. Bryan nearly admits to being a candidate and signals that evidence of his guilt may be fully extracted later.
Feb 9 1908 Bendlay School Lesson on John 4 centers on Jacob's well and Jesus request for water. It describes the mid day meeting with the Samaritan woman, typifies living water versus earthly thirst, and outlines true worship, Messiah claims, and moral living with devotional insights and an oriental legend for illustration.
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