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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
In Harper’s Weekly a Boston broker visiting a Hub household is drawn into a talk with young women graduates about the English novel. When asked his opinion on Fielding he quips that Fielding is important but only as a game, noting pitchers and hitters matter.
Testimonial from Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa dated August 17 1907 claims relief from a severe skin ailment after eight months using Cuthura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills. Nelson Burnett confirms the diagnosis and recovery. The fragment also references humor and ads about eye remedies and social dialogue.
Norman E B Mack of Buffalo, newly named Democratic national committee chairman, stands as a lone Bryan Democrat in New York’s delegation at Denver. A longtime Bryan loyalist, he previously warned against a third party split and helped salvage Bryan support. Mack runs the Buffalo Times and holds other business interests, cementing his influence.
Fred Upham of Chicago has been named assistant treasurer of the Republican National Committee with full authority to raise funds across the nation. He will head fundraising efforts in the western states from Chicago, focusing on aggressive mobilization, while George R. Sheldon remains eastward. Upham, 47, is a lumber industry leader and active clubman with a long political record in Chicago.
Domingo Obaldia, newly named president of Panama, rose from governor to senator and reformist minister to the United States. He uncovered graft under Amador, faced censure, and received U S government protection. His wife Josefa Jovane de Obaldia, from a prominent family, speaks French and travels with him to Washington.
Rear Admiral Richardson Clover, president of the naval board of inspection and survey, is placed on the retired list for age. Born in Hagerstown Michigan, he is 62, a 1897 US Naval Academy graduate, with a long career in hydrography intelligence and command including the Wisconsin and Bancroft. He married Mary E. Miller in May 1886 and belongs to several clubs in Washington and New York Yacht Club.
The piece explains how buyers were cheated with chalky mixtures in white lead. National Lead Company adopted the Dutch-Hoy Painter trademark and mailed free blowpipe tests to prove purity, offering a booklet and apparatus to help customers verify genuine white lead and avoid deception.
A playful dialogue shows a wife urging secrecy as she asks her husband John to guard a password. He promises not to tell anyone, while they agree the password should be repeated only once and very rapidly, with a short, final pause.
A literary reminiscence references India's Savings Banks with data from 1882 and 1907 showing depositors rising from 38,121 to 1,190,220 and deposits from 992,249 to 49,220,253. The piece notes common Indian saving habits amid a humorous comic exchange about household duties.
A reader describes overcoming long battle with peritonitis related indigestion and nerve exhaustion after stopping medicine. She notes improvements after introducing Grape Nuts and Postum coffee substitute, gaining sleep appetite and strength. Her husband and she continue using Postum, endorsing the product as a reason for wellbeing.
A village station stop leads to a humorous clash as a sharp older woman asserts she is not new to trains. She chats with fellow smokers, complains about men assuming she is inexperienced, and tucks into a pipe while ribbing the crowd. The page also mentions various brand names and quotes.
Dialogue depicts Willie defending a comical stance about not hunting sparrows, responding to a taunt about Indians with a lighthearted exchange. The line reflects playful frontier-era banter and character voice.
A Georgia brother leaves an unpaid charge and delivers a farewell sermon in which he says the brethren favored free salvation and their treatment proves they have it. Atlanta Constitution.
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