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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
4
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The Carthage Press pokes fun at Joplin ministers for slow starts in prayer. The piece recalls how the preachers planned to pray for rain at 11am on Sunday but rain began at 10am, beating their petitions as the roofs thundered. It contrasts with neighboring towns and mocks the slow launch.
The Presbyerian church will hold a service at 11 a.m. The union services at M. E. church at 8 p.m. replace the night service. Parishioners are invited to both services. J. B. Strarierons, Pastor.
An advertisement promises a flawless complexion recipe claimed to be used by European beauties and many American women. It offers a diamond ring with a free complexion method, priced under half of comparable rings, requiring $2.00 payment and the recipe free with the order. Sent by T. O. Mobeley of New York City.
A longstanding feud between Bowers Mills in Lawrence County and La Russell in Jasper County, Missouri, is headed for a judge’s decision next week. The split line between the towns spans religious social and political life, with rival elevators a flashpoint. Bowers Mills lacks a switch to the railroad while La Russell hosts one and a 1906 order to build a switch at Bowers Mills has stalled amid court battles.
A half column in the Joplin Globe reviews vagabond fiddler W E Newberry and his self composed ballad praising Joplin. It recalls a Hannibal daily notice extolling him and notes Newberry may know more about this touching business than the reporters.
The fourth spcust reunion of Barton county old settlers and friends will be held at Catalpa Park on August 22 23 and 24. Past meetings showed strong interest and this year is expected to surpass them. Thousands are invited to meet neighbors for a three day outing with amusements provided. For concessions write Mrs. G H Walser privilege committee and J H Roberts secretary.
Fragmentary OCR yields a cryptic line about regularity and cosmic cycles. It mentions sunlike recurrence and life’s actions but lacks clear names, places, or events to identify a concrete news item. The readable content hints at philosophical musings rather than reportable facts.
An elderly man in Lambert England faced magistrate summoning to contribute to the maintenance of a son by a woman he married two years earlier. The man claimed he did not know of the boy and had never seen him. The magistrate noted the oddity, then ordered 50 cents weekly support.
A famed anecdote tells how Henry Clay faced a mountaineer who refused to vote for him after a bank bill. Clay compares the man to a hunter whose gum misses fire, urging him to treat him as he does his gun and retry his vote. The hunter responds with resolve to stand by Clay.
A British consul cites the spread of military style uniforms among Chinese government schools in Wuchow prefecture. Coats, trousers, caps, and shoes mix foreign fabrics and Japanese trims, with native materials rules largely ignored. khaki marks strictly military schools and local Hong Kong shoes prove inferior.
Milwaukee physician Dr. John E. Worden advocates a strenuous treatment to prepare babies for life. His daughters Shirley and Jane, eight and three, are cited as healthy examples, often seen barefoot in snow amid cotton garments. The article appears in Good Health for October and emphasizes robust health through tough early-life exposure. In a separate exchange a Chicago girl jokes about engagement and alimony discussions with suitors Mr Rocks and Mr Billion.
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