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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
2
A collage of notes on railways in the Philippines, water power, Europe catering to American tourists, a large Louisiana sawmill, fish found in the Rhine, a secret marriage to a nobleman, a patent medicine losing money, coal versus wood fuel in England, a fly carries disease germs, stock gambling, the Merry Widow hat’s influence, and China’s use of butter and substitutes for fowl, with assorted observations and wit.
A poet in Hoyt was executed recently, not for his writings but for political agitation. Authorities affirm the punishment stemmed from political actions rather than literary work, framing the act as a political crime rather than a literary one.
A Baltimore commission man predicts two thirds of humanity will be slain in October 194. The grim forecast underscores enduring era‑wide hardship and the appeal such prophecies hold for undertakers amid uncertain times.
New York City operates with 208 pawnbrokers each required by law to keep their books open to the Mayor magistrates and police for inspection.
A Brooklyn wife fled to her mother after her husband hid her kittens. The court refused her request to remove household goods accompanying her departure, leaving the dispute unresolved regarding the pets.
A fragment recalls a boyish prank on Kaiser with a nurse’s quip about guilt. The scene hints at future destiny while a child twists a mustache and the nurse interjects with a foggy remark. Historic tone echoes in a playful misremembered exchange.
A legislative bill aims to banish cars amid public safety concerns, arguing autos are a menace. Automobilers protest it as too harsh, while pedestrians appear ready to accept sacrifice for safety.
In St. Petersburg talk of reviving a grand gavety dream, the 190% era nobles would stage a sumptuous fete. For the centennial celebration, jewels worth millions were sewn onto costumes for a cenarina portraying the first wife of Tsar Alexei Michaelovich. The dress weighed over pounds and has not been worn since.
A private mark is to be allowed on stamps to keep the once boy from stealing them. It may overawe the boy, but it could prevent the beautiful girl stenographer from using them in coor responding with the loveliest young man on earth.
M. Dutult who died in Paris in 1909 left much of his wealth to those who can prove kinship. A court has just rejected the claim of the seven hundred forty seventh “friend” asserting a legal relationship to the deceased.
Grover Cleveland’s later years recall a forceful public figure. An interview with Hilary A. Herbert reveals the Venezuelan note's origin from the Olney correspondence, detailing cabinet review and the summer conference at Great Gables. Cleveland’s church attendance, campaign reluctance, meticulous handwriting, and careful scrutiny of court-martial records are noted as defining traits.
A legal note records that a lawyer from the Northern District of New York initially refused free service but later accepted aid for William B. Hoyt, Lockwood's youth associate, indicating a shift in who benefits from the offer.
A writer refutes a virulent New York paper’s claim that President Cleveland drank and abused his wife. The author saw Mrs Cleveland healthy and kind at the White House, noting her charm and discreet public demeanor. Reports of mistreatment and impaired children are labeled cruel fakes.
The passage recounts William M. L. Tilden? No, it discusses how Cleveland kept cabinet dealings secret, planned a decisive veto to block a city contract, and how such firm action propelled his political career. It notes wartime fears, navy preparations, and the influence of the Olney note, alongside anecdotes of Buffalo politics and Cleveland’s stance on patronage.
A fragmentary report notes church leaders at First Presbyterian faced a dispute as a son’s election as president sparked a potential CC versus his father’s influence, with Rev Dr Sunderland in Washington weighing the matter.
AS FRIEND AND LAWYER LEVELAND was sociable among male acquaintances in Buffalo, rarely visiting friends and spending time with the boys. He seldom practiced in court yet grasped legal problems quickly, making him valuable as counsel while his associates argued in court from the office.
Circulation reports describe Daniel S. Lamont as the John Alden figure for Grover Cleveland in the Iatters marriage. Lamont was sent by the president to Buffalo to ask Miss Folsom to marry his chief. Miss Folsom accepted the proposal, having known her future husband well as his ward.
A touring visitor recalls Lawyer Hummel entertaining with witty talk on the Lusitania and a confrontation in a smoking room with a scarred German student. The German boasted of his duel scars while praising German education, and Hummel agrees before a waiter interrupts to warn the landlord might close the bar without a fresh barrel.
James J. Smith of Durmid Virginia recalls a six month old daughter covered in eczema with skin loss and bleeding. After doctors gave up, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment used, and within weeks the child recovered. By age three no sign of the illness remains.
In Mrs Henry W Cole's A Lady's Tour Around Monte Rosa a humorous anecdote recalls Rev Robert Montgomery the poet recounting his early clerical days. A rural Scots curate lodges with a tenant farmer couple whose servant asks the mistress whether to feed the pie first or the man for dinner. The moment reveals the couple’s view of their guest with gentle irony.
Senator La Follette mocked wealthy critics at a Washington dinner calling them whiners who blame others for attacks. He likened them to a mischievous Primrose boy who cried to his mother and described a scene of an attempted punch with the child biting knuckles.
Sensible chap recounts a curt goodbye as the first girl questions his restraint. When told not to see her, the second girl notes he turned the lights out signaling an abrupt, unseen ending.
A physician chronicles personal improvement after adopting Grape-Nuts with cow’s milk, claiming relief from malnutrition palpitations and insomnia. He endorses the food as part of a scientific feeding system and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and the accompanying ads.
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