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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1904
Page
4
The fragmentary column blends tips on Defiance Starch and a mock ad cheerfully touts its superior 16 oz packages and no stickiness. It then shifts to varied notes from Edinburgh penalties, peach jokes, a wharf manager’s humorous dilemma, animal cruelty advocacy, education milestones, and a Cambridge portrait commission, all in a brisk, period-voice style.
A prominent officer of the Order of Rebecca writes from Topeka Kansas praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and related ailments. The letter, signed C. E. Romgardner, notes relief after one box and includes a free trial offer from Feator Milburn Co New York.
A well known actor touring vaudeville circles seeks a musical team and pianist to perform in three nearby towns. He aims to entertain rural crowds for a week, paying salaries and drawing $180 to $200 weekly, while boosting his own stature among rural neighbors.
A bizarre tale from India recounts a monkey feigning death while a crow nearby is captured. The cook, preoccupied with preparing the fowl, returns to find the crow replaced by the monkey’s swapped prey, provoking fear of a supernatural interference. Separate notes mention a Kansas City Star quip about a hog trade and various oddities from other papers.
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