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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
6
A collage of society notes and sensational snippets from a Jackson Herald issue touches on European aristocracy, American finance, and gossip about Anna Gould and Castro. It references Prince de Sagan, Roselide, Mme Gould, King Edward, and Vanderbilt, interlaced with sermon-like admonitions about consumption, politics, and reform amid a flurry of stray observations.
In 1795 Be Rich Street Columbus Ohio Mrs Rebecca Mack writes that Donna Kidney Pills relieved her constant back pain irregular kidney secretions and nervous fatigue after other remedies failed She reports prompt relief and cure with regular use Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Later notes include Gelett Burgess remark about failing papers and a horse curing tale praising Sloan's Liniment and Sure Collo Cure from A D Bruce Aurelia Iowa.
A vivid rural-voiced scene opens with Pat and Mike admiring a touring car that roars by, musing on wealth and tainted money. The column then offers fables and tales about a dirty-faced boy sent to wash, and a humorous exchange about trains and speed among English Irish and Scots.
A Wisconsin woman describes severe malnutrition and inability to eat until she started Grape Nuts with milk and lime water. She reports gradual strength return, regained speech, and later the ability to eat a broader diet while continuing Grape Nuts for breakfast and supper. Read The Read two Well.
Judge Taft and William Jennings Bryan spar over Philippine policy and free silver as they anticipate the 1912 convention fight. Taft argues Bryan’s past positions on colonial policy and railways show unfitness for the presidency while Bryan clings to free silver and government ownership plans, signaling a heated, ongoing campaign clash.
A May 17 1908 Sunday School lesson examines Jesus betrayal and denial in Gethsemane and Caiaphas house. It notes Peter James and John’s sleeping during Jesus prayer, guards approaching, and Christ’s calm questioning “Whom seek ye” as captors surround him, with reflections on betrayal and self examination.
Senator Beveridge pushes a tariff commission that would be nonpolitical and expert led, permanent and continuous, to modernize schedules, aid foreign trade, and guide future revisions. The plan aims to reduce business disruption from tariff agitation and provide practical reports to Congress for ongoing reform.
Winnipeg reports a spring tide of western state migration to Canada already under way and likely to rise. Since the century’s start about 900,000 have crossed the border seeking homes. Many stay, attracted by the chance to do better. fathers or themselves bought land in Canada for little and now sell for much more, taking profits and experience abroad.
An old advertisement touts Pinch Vee Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet and growing nails, claiming it makes new shoes easier and prevents sweating. Sold by druggists for 26 cents, with a note to accept no substitute. A separate domestic scene shows a quarrel over schooling and understanding, ending with a tamed argument.
A collage of dish promos and jokes reads like a bygone column with lines about lemon pies priced at ten cents, social scales explained by a father, and a garbled Bohemian quote. Mentions of Garfield Tea and single binder cigars hint at product blurbs from a past ads page.
Instructions warn that poor oil ruins paint and adulterants such as cheap petroleum, corn, and fish oil. Detect kerosene by iridescence on black surface. smell reveals corn and fish oils. White lead adulteration best found with a blowpipe from National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building, New York. A closing aphorism notes overfamiliar politeness often leads to regret.
Thoughtful citizens warned against wastefulness and profligacy in disposing of coal lands water power and forests. The call emphasizes stopping reckless destruction for the health and wealth of the United States and its people.
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