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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
3
A collage of satirical notes on politics, technology and society. Jabs at Lincoln as a proposed state name, jury trials, gun notions, Castro in Venezuelan affairs, Wilson on statesmanship, Utah capitals, steam and cold waves, battleships, speedometers, tips war, fashion shifts, a Tacoma dog theft, long burning fires, Rockefeller wealth, Alaska fish at Seattle expo, and the fragility of trust in diamonds.
Tennessee joins the prohibition list after July 1 prohibiting liquor within eight miles of schools. Public pressure may prompt keeping schoolhouses eight miles apart. A New Orleans policeman arrested his wife after a quarrel and took her to the station. Congress considers compulsory wireless outfits on ocean vessels, backed by public sentiment following a notable service display.
The New York Times recounts a distinguished citizen asked to sign a suffrage petition who would agree only with two changes. He suggested if suffrage is won by women it should be taken from men, and that all women over forty should receive two votes. The reform idea remains under consideration.
A prose essay argues for reducing meals to two per day to improve digestion and mental work. It contrasts ancient diets with modern eating, cites examples from Greece Persia and Rome, and offers gradual steps to cut a third meal, emphasizing slower eating, regular routines, and avoiding heavy breakfasts.
The article traces Old World connections in Appalachian life, noting English patterns in songs and household customs carried by generations. It cites a Wise County Virginia hunter with an English cross bow, links to Scottish and Covenanter lore, and mentions a mother’s lullaby invoking Claverhouse as a cautionary bogey.
The German Meteorological Society offers a prize of 2000 marks for the best treatment of meteorological observations from international data sources. The award aims to encourage analysis and interpretation of global weather observations and results.
A proposed canal project would run 170 miles long, with a coating cost around 120000000 dollars, connecting Lyons and Aries in France. A suggested branch at Marsebieg could cost about 16000000 dollars.
In Atlanta a business meeting discussed an arrangement with railroads to ship goods to and from an inland city on a through bill of lading. Speakers hailed Atlanta as a seaport equivalent, while a visiting critic mocked the boast, questioning the imagined pipe line and sea access.
An obscure market description notes a new instrument called the dolloette. It resembles a harp with a piano like keyboard, combining strings and keyboard play. The text suggests the instrument is among the latest market offerings and resembles other monocophone instruments.
A reader reports chronic kidney trouble and relief after using "Dean's Kidney Pills." The account mentions energetic symptoms, irregularities, and a claimed full recovery after treatment. Advertisements and dubious endorsements follow within the damaged text.
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