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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
4
The Jackson Herald notes Governor Hadley offers a plan to raise saloon license fees in Missouri. It reports Cape County leans Republican by about 700 votes and criticizes extremism while urging conservative voters to safeguard the country.
A special term of court is set at the Cape on Monday to hear a sidewalk case involving Judge Ranney's interest. The matter centers on probate style governance versus factional control, with arguments about the will of the people and graft debates.
A Herald noted an error in last week’s address of Mr. T. 10. Hines Jr. The Jackson Woodmen Lodge began with 71 members and now reports 160, not 16 as previously stated.
Gov Hadley informed Attorney General Miner and state bond members that he intends to be governor. The move drew criticism from some Democratic papers, though Hadley stands firm and says he knows his business.
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The Herald plans to return to regular size once subscribers who will pay after July 14 restore it. About a thousand readers indicated they will pay after wheat threshing. if they do, the Herald will resume normal size, otherwise the paper may not continue in this form.
The Cape News and Demorearie papers claim the county leans Democratic, but sources insist Republicans will act together and secure a record statewide majority in Cape County. Witnesses expect strong GOP unity and a substantial victory.
A ten mile marathon will feature athletes from Cape Girardeau and neighboring states during the Home Comers Reunion. Races for younger boys, event details, and prize lists will be announced later. The Finance Committee reports strong local business support and advertisin g value from the event.
Describes how attractive women attract envy and how weak women suffer. Claims kidney poisons cause pimples and a wretched complexion, and credits Electric Bitters with regulating stomach liver and kidneys, purifying blood, improving nerves and skin. Says available at drug stores.
Springs Sanitarium known as a well known resort for year around use. The waters are recommended for kidney and bladder diseases and claim cures for chronic malaria and rheumatism. Dr R T Henderson of Harkson Mo is in charge with assistants. For more information address him at
First annual meeting of the Missouri Constitutional Amendment Association is set for June 24 and 25 1909 in Sedalia to elect officers organize and push state prohibition via Initiative and Referendum for the 1910 general election. Attendees urged across parties and churches to cooperate with the campaign.
The Farmington bond plan seeks 250000 for a new high school with a 280 to 1 acres measure. Of the amount 3000 dollars is earmarked to rebuild the laborer schoolhouse destroyed by recent fire. See Eaton for organ sewing machine and gasoline stove canine and repairing in Jackson.
Government land certificates offer title to timber or agricultural land in the United States or Alaska. A limited number available at 25 dollars per acre. Send for free information to H. B. Sanders & Co., 315 Judge Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
L Haskell of the Egyptian School of Suggestive Therapeutics promotes magnetic healing as a drug free treatment for all diseases. He claims national endorsements and offers home treatment with correspondence options, inviting patients to describe their case and include a return stamp.
Dr. W. B. Palmore, president of the constitutional amendment association, urged all interested to attend a Sedalia meeting on June 24 and 25 to discuss steps to vote on state wide prohibition under the initiative and referendum.
Bert R Lean of Cheney Washington recalls a near death from a hard cold that baffled a local doctor. He describes paying high sums to Spokane specialists and trying California remedies before using Dr Kings New Discovery which cured him. The ad promotes the medicine for lung trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough with a free trial bottle.
A fragmentary clipping from the Philadelphia Ledger notes a woman who could not resist dancing and recalls a scene of playful mockery. The quirky line hints at social manners and a bygone era’s witty, noisy crowd.
A quoted exchange features the Hustlers debating if the world owes them a living and notes opposition about collectors seeking payment on a fictional debt, framed as a satirical line from the Boston Transcript.
The Loneville Courier Journal notes Bho rambles in her talk and questions why she cannot figure out what she has to say without circling around Robin Hood's garage.
An excerpt from the Philadelphia Ledger recounts a child asking if God made her father and receiving the blunt reply that God did make him. The exchange centers on self image and the father’s humor as he returns to his book after the remark.
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