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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
2
Lewis Sachs who bought Ford Hardware Company stock moved the remaining shares to Jonesboro Arkansas last Saturday. Sachs is a large real estate owner near Jonesboro.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as effective for neuralgia and nerve soothing. It claims harmlessness with directed use, no habit forming risk, and popular use among customers. The blurb cites Mrs W E Burkett of Macon Georgia praising relief and notes the price and cautions of sale by the Miles Medical Co.
Fragmented prose and verse reflect on city life glamour and trouble plus moral quips. It juxtaposes nature poems with satirical lines about love, success, and social foibles, ending with a pun filled anecdote about a Michigan wife and her teeth. The piece blends sentiment, humor, and local commentary.
A collage of humorous quips and cultural jabs on wealth, food, spirits, and social norms. References to Rockefeller and Upton Sinclair appear in a satirical frame, noting greed, propriety, and the absurdities of modern life. The tone hints at a newspaper humor column from a bygone era.
A nostalgic verse recounts a boy’s childhood sleep, a mother’s care, and a wish to regain the deep sleep of youth. The poem recalls a clock striking hourly, dogs barking, and passing teams as dawn nears, ending with fatigue and longing to sleep like before.
A man posing as a buyer took a horse from Babb near Diehlstadt, passing it through Blodgett to Amos Shanks who paid forty dollars before fleeing. Shanks later sold the horse. Babb recovered the property from Shanks but the thief remains at large. Sheriff Cupp pursued a misidentified suspect in Morehouse. The item ends with an essay on home ethics stressing the role of the family in shaping virtue.
The Indian Lilly, a new garden plant, proves adaptable to Missouri soils especially around Jackson, with potential profits for farmers. J. W. Allen offers a full history of the plant. The Cape County Milling Company installs a machine to manufacture barrels, replacing hand work.
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