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Newspaper

Jasper News

Location

Jasper, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1920

Page

4

Those Girls and a Courtroom Quip in Toledo Brief

A fragmentary Toledo notice cites a brief exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript. It mentions Lucas E. J. Chaney swearing an oath connected to an arm and a misread name, with unclear context and garbled wording from an OCR source.

Aeate Ohio Toledo Lucas EJ. Chaney F. J Cheney

Dancing maw fakes and sow ball practice noted

The Boston Transcript hints at odd phrases about a dancing maw and practice for the sow ball, presenting a quirky, fragmentary glimpse of local humor or wordplay without full context or clear events.

Boston Transcript

War House Greenville Ad List of Military Goods

Fragmentary ad copy lists overalls khaki wool shirts shoes and army goods with prices in a Greenville South Carolina area. Mentions supplies and a War House store location plus a boastful line about success invoking a strong reaction.

U. Mee Con Foods Army Etoven

Diamond Dyes Advertisement Teases Fadeless Fabric Color

An advertisement for Diamond Dyes promises rich fadeless color for all fabrics and mentions a direction book and color card. The ad pairs with a wry line about marriage: after a man signs, he gains a wife who makes him see his mark.

Adv

Rodent War on West Ranges and Stock Losses

Historic U S Biological Survey data highlight colossal forage losses to prairie dogs and other rodents on Western ranges. The article notes potential stock increases if pests were removed, cites measures using strychnine paste, and records a Arizona case where 1650 prairie dogs died from poisoning across 820 acres at modest cost.

Bow David United States Biological Survey Rocky Mountain New Mexico Biological Survey Arizons Burrowa Robert B. Moulton Pennsylvania

Food expert claims family can live on twelve dollars a week

A Boston Transcript snippet notes a food expert’s claim that a family could live on twelve dollars weekly. A reply from He-Darling questions feasibility, framing the exchange as a light street conversation about cost and care.

Boston Transcript

Inauguration Date Changes in U S History

The constitutional convention set March 4 as the inauguration day by Sept 13 1788 resolution, explaining the long gap after elections for travel delays. Washington began his duties March 4 1789 though inaugurated April 30 1789, with the March 1 1702 act fixing inauguration as March 4.

Congress Washington

The Usefulness of Poetry, a Richard Le Gallienne View

The poem argues poetry should delight and uplift by quickening joy easing tears granting wisdom opening eyes refining thoughts guiding gentleness and fortitude. It asserts poetry serves a practical sermon in life, enriching character and endurance through art.

Richard le Gallienme

Aspirin Purchase Tips From Historical Ad Wording

An old health note advises buyers to say Bayer when purchasing aspirin and to look for Bayer logo and Bayer Cronsa on packs. It mentions handy twelve tablet tin boxes and notes price in small cents, reflecting vintage advertisement language.

Steam and dynamo quotes from Louisville Courier Journal

The text explains that visible steam is actually fine moisture from condensation of true steam. It also includes quotes calling an actress a dynamo of energy and a remark on perpetual emotion. A note mentions a whale’s underwater endurance of an hour and a half.

Lowisville

Catarrh Treatment Ad Claims Real Cure in Blood

A vintage advertisement urges readers to abandon sprays and local applications for catarrh and try S. S. S. from Medical Direct at 106 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. It claims the remedy targets germs in the blood and offers a free case evaluation.

Dress Medical Direct Swift Laboratory Atlanta

Giving Nature Fair Chance

A reader quotes a Kansas City Star anecdote about waking up, noting nature repairs us in bed. The sluggard resists rising, choosing to stay until he feels prepared to work, while the speaker urges immediate action and effort.

Lucy Sluggard Kansas City Star

Doomed. A Play Review Sparsely Painted

A brief, humorous theatrical snippet contrasts a young author asking if the play pleased the audience with the manager’s mixed reply. The manager concedes it worked this time but doubts future success, while a cynical line about a person who never seeks revenge adds a wry twist. The dialogue hints at performance risks and odd motives in stage life.

Fertile Valleys: Ancient Lakes Shaped Global Lands

Observations claim fertile valleys and plains mark ancient lake beds that drained via natural convulsions or gradual processes. Rivers like the St. Lawrence emerged from inland lakes, while the Bosporus opening allegedly drained a vast northern sea leaving traces in Greek traditions. An admonition follows: a little learning puffs vanity and marrying wealth should favor the wife.

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