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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
4
The notice outlines advertising rates for locals and line insertions, professional aid priced at six per year, and legal advertisements with rates provided on application. It notes an operation in Jncheon Missouri and refers to the levy dated November 4.
The county court sits in Jackson first Mondays in February May August and November. The probate court meets in Jackson second. The circuit court holds regular sessions in Jackson first Mondays in January and May and third Monday in August. The Cape Girardeau court of common pleas meets in Cape Girardeau fourth Mondays in January May and September.
A reflective fragment collection uses rural proverbs about mercy, thrift, and preparation. It links hard luck to opportunity while warning against waste and unnecessary delays. The piece invokes practical wisdom on poverty, prayer, and farming, noting weeds ready for harvest and economic time savings.
A cautionary nudge about reliance on inheritance versus effort, noting that many seek work but face unemployment. It urges parents to consider how a child’s future will record their actions and secrets, stressing accountability for the family’s path.
The report shows American importation of precious stones rising to 34,998,513 in 1906 from 26,068,813 in 1905, an increase near 9 million. It lists uncut diamonds worth 10,281,111, diamond dust 190,972, glazier's diamonds 6,850, and 20,375,804 in cut but unset diamonds.
A plea for strong local papers as community builders. The piece urges readers to support newspapers amid calls for better roads, and highlights editors' labor, costs, and the dangers of delinquent subscriptions while humorously noting prior outbreaks of illness. It mixes critique of poverty with a push for public investment and accountability.
In a quiet reverie the narrator recalls returning to the old home and kneeling by the mother's knee as childhood prayers echo in sunlight. The memory of the mother's sacred hours and her steadfast faith is described as a guiding, unselfish love that endures despite the years and distance.
The Iron Mountain Railway faced a recent inspection by the Railroad Commissioners, criticized by many as a farce. The Kansas City Post requested a commissioner’s visit but was refused, prompting a special messenger to assess conditions along the Lion Mountain route from St. Louis toward northern Arkansas, with particular attention to the Belmont area.
Branch have been made, which is true, reveal a condition that is nothing less than criminal to al low to exist longer. Rotten ties, loose spikes, broken rail connec tions etc., exist in profusion, and people are inclined to give cre dence to the reports, judging by the number of wrecks, which are continually occuring on that road. Several of our exchanges have dubbed the Belmont branch the angel maker.
Many men gain wide reputation as good fellows among male peers yet deserve the label. The piece argues that true fellowship begins at home and warns that boasting of being a good fellow often masks anxiety, heartbreak, and ruined lives. Encourages cultivating genuine courtesy at home.
A reader asks about barber pole symbolism. The article explains red stripes symbolize bloodied bandages from historic barber surgeons who bled patients, with early practitioners bleeding patients to near death, and Washington’s demise cited as an example.
St Louis County plans to spend 25000 over the next three months on road work. The notice urges constant watchfulness as financial safety and promotes People’s National Bank as a trusted guardian of funds. It emphasizes growing deposits to support personal and communal success.
The recent target practice results reveal higher overall efficiency among American naval gunners with ten star ships this year versus three last year. The Pacific squadron leads in final merit, and Swinburne’s second squadron tops others, while the Atlantic fleet secures the battleship trophy.
The article recalls E. B. Washburne's Boston circus on July Fourth 1854 when Robert Almar rode three times upright on a galloping horse and waved an American flag, a feat then hailed as historic. It contrasts that early skill with modern riders who perform somersaults and tricks, noting a child could be taught to stand and ride in a few days.
Captain DeForest Chandler of the U S signal corps laments balloon accidents in Washington. The ex expert aeronaut blames inexperience, noting pilots often take to the air before learning their craft. He compares the danger to a tailor’s tale about measuring a rower for sliding-seat pants.
A Swiss workman 만든 a singular timepiece like a fan with twelve hinged leaves, each leaf marked 1 to 12 for the hours. It opens from 6 to 6 over twelve hours, then closes and restarts. Half hours shown by half-extended leaf. Montreal Standard.
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