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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
6
A collage of brief items notes legal rulings on saloon zoning, jokes about naval marksmen and floods, cultural observations on marriage and gossip, plus a baby hippopotamus birth in New York Central Park Zoo. It reports New York back taxes totals and tax breakdowns, with various stray anecdotes from cities like Toledo, Chicago, and Zanesville.
The U S government approves a permit to erect a 41 000 000 power plant on the South Platte watershed near Denver Colorado and grants right of way for transmission lines. The plant will produce 20000 electrical horsepower. Texas cedes Panhandle land for a national park potentially creating a new Yellowstone type reserve with Palo Duro canyon and a private herd of buffalo offered if the government accepts.
Matilda sees love as a spiritual bond not dependent on looks. She departs with Isaac after he questions her plain, work-worn everyday self and rejects a love built only on appearances, choosing to work and wait for a partner who accepts her as she is.
A fragment discusses early home remedies and cautions for colds. It mentions Peruna as a direction to take and stresses continuing the regimen until symptoms ease, warning against wasting time with other remedies. The text reflects period attitudes toward self treatment.
Letters from readers praise Peruna for treating colds and catarrh with notes from Chicago Atwood and Paterson. Mrs Long from Atwood reports improvement in a child after months of coughing and croup, while Mr Deutech and Mr Morrison in Chicago and Paterson affirm personal benefit and effective relief from symptoms.
An English Lloyds News remark argues that blasphemy trials probe courtesy in public discourse. Ridicule and sarcasm may aid debate, but vulgarity and irreverence toward sacred subjects are not protected free speech and cannot be tolerated.
In this fragment from an old page, an advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful irritated feet and growing nails, claiming it makes shoes easier and controls sweating. It promotes a trial package and warns to accept no substitute while noting a street address in Le Roy and a brand called Defiance Starch as a separate point.
Fragmented text blends inspirational quotes with scattered ad lines. It mentions love as power, moral wealth, local grocers offering stock and a product called OUR PIE, and a Rochester based D-Zerta Co. promotion. The jumble includes stray names and phrases with no clear cohesive event.
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