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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
6
A column riffs on Professor Baker’s idea that colleges should teach students to write plays, arguing even those who cannot write may teach others. The piece cites literacy trends, forest policy notes from New Jersey, and comments from Dr. Wiley, plus a satirical jab at a New York juror duty case.
A vivid travelogue on Pinar del Rio's Vuelta Abajo tobacco and nearby sugar industry. It contrasts soil, climate, and the mystique of Cuban tobacco with cockfighting culture, politics, and the dominance of sugar in national wealth, noting American ownership and railroads, guards, and tourism patterns around Havana and Santa Clara.
A leaden tablet and private letter from Athens, now in the Berlin museum, show a rural Greek merchant writing for a mantle and heavy soles to a town market. The note, dated from winter, reflects the common opening health inquiry and family regard found in many later Greek letters.
In a Pacific Monthly article, Melville argues that Marquesans were once strong and pure but declined after contact with Europeans. He claims white immunity to microbes arose from natural selection, while Marquesans perished from microscopic enemies, suggesting no survivors to seed a regenerated race.
The studio girl recalls buying 16 cake slabs wrapped in tissue and tagged with famous names. She explains wedding cakes lack artistic standing, so she began bidding to design them on big occasions, earning money and a slice of each cake, though the funds have since vanished. The anecdote cites New York Sun and Kansas City Times quips.
In a London suburb police court a wife named Mrs Tunntelife ordered her husband out and had her daughter pack his grip. She sued for desertion and alimony saying she would not be governed. The magistrate questioned the husband who said she aimed to be master and would lock him up. The case was dismissed.
In a street encounter two hoboes, Dunty Rhodes and Dusty, discuss hard times. Rhodes laments higher living costs that double the effort to secure meals, while Dusty notes the shift from asking once to asking twice for breakfast, reflecting a broader strain in daily survival.
An office worker contrasts two married colleagues. One sneaks calls to his wife four times daily, soothing her headaches, smiling at his desk. The other, six years married, avoids calls and frets about money, returning to work in a scowl. The speaker ponders whether to marry or stay single, concluding self restraint is safest.
Ella notes the men are consulting in private while Stella agrees a plan may be forming. They ask which group is involved, implying curiosity about the topic without revealing specifics. The dialogue hints at a developing scheme among the men.
At a New York luncheon Charles F Aked warned that “Too many people” cling to religion. He recounted a boy in a jam closet whose mother scolded him and prayed for mint as she cried out, The boy answered that he would pray after death.
Second Assistant Secretary Adee of the state department travels in Europe for six weeks. He is accompanied by Mr Thackeray United States consul general at Berlin and Mrs Thackeray. They plan a bicycle tour of southern France and expect to return to Washington mid June. A brief humorous line about a man asking to show a train is noted as a stray quote without context.
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