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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
5
A snapshot of small eateries where hoboes and businessmen share tables shoulder to shoulder. The piece chronicles the brisk, late night dining culture that sustains the city’s nocturnal workforce and transit hub activity.
A long, vivid tale describes hungry Brooklyn pedestrians and hobos at Fulton Street trolleys and near the Brooklyn Bridge seeking cheap meals from seashore joints and "Afro American" dives. The piece portrays battered travelers, crowded diners, and the varied fare from beefsteak to soft shells, with stark depictions of urban life and transit-era food culture.
The article notes giant radishes as staple food in North China and Japan, with millions of bushels grown annually. It describes large varieties grown in America from seeds imported from China, including a five pound class and a twenty pound giant.
A Michigan woman attributes family health improvements to Postum Coffee substitute. She says her husband’s heart palpitations and bladder catarrh eased within weeks, stomach trouble vanished after starting Postum, and even her children benefit. She notes long boiling improves flavor and cites the product’s origin in battle Creek and the slogan There’s a reason.
A vignette on the Upper White River country from Newport Arkansas to Carthage Missouri, praising small landowners for their independence, fertile soil, minerals, forests, and healthful climate, while noting impending railroad development may draw them away. Also a brief note on Servian bank note theft, a Somersetshire discovery of a buried young woman, and a plug for Defiance Starch highlighting laundry gains.
A well known New York bar member meets John G Carlisle and quips about the Supreme Court overruling Mulling versus Jenkinson. Carlisle replies that he is concerned only for the court’s reputation, Carlisle agreeing with a calm chuckle.
Italy cultivates 1,250,000 ounces of silkworm eggs yearly and yields 110,000,000 pounds of cocoons valued at about 30,000,000. Lombardy accounts for a large share of the total, the Venetian provinces contribute roughly one fifth, and Sardinia about one seventh.
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