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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
2
A garbled column of wry observations notes varied items from pennies to apple crops and church attendance. It touches on cadets at West Point, Honduran quiet, the army press prelude, the amateur aeronauts, hats in church, and language differences between the United States and England. It also mentions King Alfonso and possible disguises amid anarchist concerns.
The mayor of Tokyo plans to ship 20000 cherry trees to President Taft in Washington, a gesture echoing Washingtons fame from a single tree. The piece also notes social customs, labor debates, and concerns about crime and national anxiety over imagined invasions.
The article notes a run of small national banks with capital from 26 900 to 50 000 opening in areas with real business activity. It questions power terminology from horse power to water power and airships, mentions a British royal commission on whisky, and reports the New York Yacht Club race from Vineyard Haven to Portland with few serious casualties among yachts.
In Washington the sale and play for keeps marbles are treated as gambling, subject to arrest and punishment. Officials emphasize strict enforcement while a related case notes curfew and labor requirements for youths, revealing tension between enforcement and community impact.
An analysis of how class brotherhood shapes behavior and ethics in schools, citing Froebel and the teacher’s role in guiding instinct toward higher moral life. It also critiques Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts as American stuffing rituals, describing hyperbolic meals, social dynamics, and post feast fatigue.
LT believes the ultimate design of flying machines will preserve bridge trussing for stiffness with minimal weight. The two surface aeroplane concept, favored by Farman Bell Wright and Dela Grange, aims for automatic equilibrium to handle wind. The Wrights have advanced flying machines but the prophecy that airships will abolish tariffs and frontiers is unlikely. Dirigible balloons remain cumbersome and risky given present knowledge.
Trenton New Jersey police officer Charles Stokes of the Wilbur department was suspended on three charges for carrying an alarm clock on duty and sleeping at his post. He slept in a stable loft and set the clock to limit wake time, later claiming the alarm bell caused the burglary call when a horse-stable owner feared intruders. Stokes admitted tiring on night duties and tried to destroy the clock, while fellow officers laughed at the tale.
William Hucholz and James V. Lorber, returning home to Haltmore, survived a fishing trip near Conception Bay after Bucholz was seized by a giant octopus. Lorber and Jacques LeHartin leapt from Rosalind to free him, with Lorber severing tentacles before all three were saved by the boat crew.
In Liberty hills near Calatusias a hunting party led by Miss Clara Mueller from the city rode eight miles on horseback and were later driven 36 miles to an automobile for medical aid after her rifle discharged accidentally striking her. The incident occurred during a deer hunt in the region.
In a domestic vignette the head of the house excuses a dinner engagement and business affair, then lies about his lack of appetite. A breakfast scene reveals tension as a clock and music box mislead him. The day ends with a comic discovery: his corkscrew is found threaded into the barometer.
A six year old girl suffered two months with widespread hives believed to be from contact with other children. Mrs. Fridhoff of Warren Michigan reports hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment relieved itching and cleared the disease. Noted ad claims appear from Potter Sirag Chem Corp Boston. Dr Madison Peters criticizes hypocritical bachelors and cloaks of religion in a separate remark.
A testimonial from W. W. Evans of Carrollton Kentucky claims relief from itching piles after three weeks using a Resinol sample jar with warm baths. He says he is permanently cured. The note appears amid asides and ads mentioning cars and cigars.
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