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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
3
A tale of John D. Rockefeller Jr showing frugality as he seeks a safe for his wife’s jewelry. He visits a firm, views a $250 safe, considers others, questions shipping, then declines and asks the firm to hold until his wagon can fetch it. He ultimately plans pickup after further deliberation.
The U S fish commission plans tagging of cod and young salmon to study growth rates spawning frequency and migration. Tags are tiny metal devices attached by wire through a fin on cod released on the New England coast and similar tagging of hatchery salmon on the Pacific coast to determine age at maturity and growth.
Minstrel George H Primrose reports a curious scene as a colored servant uses a mop to wash a toy poodle and the house windows at once. The incident sparks humor and a musical chorus of distant dog shrieks as the narrator departs.
Poetic reflection contrasts two sides of Jordan with longing for home and the sweeter life, referencing wandering and the country as bright and desirable despite trouble. The narrator expresses hope and faith in returning to a cherished place beyond the Jordan.
Little Tommy visits Mr and Mrs Franklin and views a portrait album with detail about past present and probable futures of the represented persons. Two stark black paper profiles prompt Mrs Franklin to remark on ancestral lineage. Tommy hesitates and asks if they were chaney sweeps.
Connecticut poultry raisers require stamps on eggs showing farm name and date of sale to verify origin and prevent mislabeling. The move aims to ensure traceability and protect consumers from mislabeled products.
The Grand Trunk Railway System opens a City Ticket Office at 398 North Broadway St Louis and offers through car service to St Louis Montreal and Toronto via Illinois Central R R. Low excursion fares to Ontario Quebec and Nova Scotia are advertised. Senator Hoar acquires a Webster portrait from Chester Harding, prized as one of the best Webster likenesses.
An article argues local applications cannot cure catarrh as they fail to reach the affected area. It credits a top physician and describes a compound remedy, praising its core ingredients. It also notes Miss Jane B. Schorser of Franklin Ohio earning a Berlin PhD in English philology and her work on a medieval poem.
In University College London a single preserved object sits in a remote gallery within a large wooden cabinet, guarded by locked doors and keys. Described as Bentham’s skeleton clad in his garments with the head said to be mummified, the relic’s embalmed status is noted though its exact identity remains debated. Separately, Western irrigation plans remove lands in Colorado for reservoirs and works, with rapid but gradual progress. An expert pension drawer, Mrs. Anna Thornton of Louisville, receives four government pensions as the widow of soldiers from the Civil War, with no fraud charged as each pension was lawfully granted.
A Missouri woman recalls 25 years of stomach woes and misdiagnoses before discovering Postum as a coffee substitute. After three months without coffee her health and energy improved, and her family also benefited. The testimonial urges coffee drinkers to try Postum and consult The Road to Wellville.
A collage of medical ads on kidney cures and animal lore. Mrs W M Dauscher of Bradford Pa touts Doan’s Kidney Pills with diabetes fears in 1890, followed by notes on Defiance Starch and pest moth tail tricks, plus a glimpse of Switzerland voting reforms and English oyster culture.
A fragment describes Merwey bar dredging totaling 28 million tons over ten years and estuary channel extractions of 95 million fore. It mentions Defiance Starch guarantees and refunds, plus Berlin Imports listing fruit imports from Italy to the year ending April 1, 1900, including cherries and grapes, with incomplete continuation.
At a Washington dinner for the military affairs committee Secretary Root hosted speakers. Congressman Cannon attended but drew attention after others had spoken. He compared the event to a Hilltols revival and recalled a gambler identity tale, ending with a quip about a "poor ninkr Winkum" as Uncle Joe.
Hall Caine admires actors while a New York clergyman contrasts imaginary and real speech. Stetson ends support for the University of Beland by removing provisions from his will after trustees exonerated the president. A New England senator’s constituent writes of pension woes and harsh treatment, lamenting delays in pay and harsh conditions.
A Canton native born to French parents arrives in Paris as the latest vogue. Her teeth are flawless and semi transparent like pale coral and supposedly will never decay. A dentist notes they are as hard as diamonds and only diamond dust can scratch them.
A recently captured whale in Arctic waters carried a harpoon from a whaling vessel out of service for nearly fifty years. The report notes the remarkable persistence of hunting gear in marine life and highlights archival ties to historic whaling operations.
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