Neighborhood News From Blue and Bethel
Residents report boys leaving for Camp Furst training and return meals at John Yates home. Numerous visits between families, new babies born to Tred Mitchell and Claude Budd, and extended family gatherings across Jasper and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Furst
Don Lucas
Joe Crusa
Will Faris
Len Quillin
Guy Serafini
John Yates
Tom Calhoon
Carthage
Geo. Costly
Clarence Donnel
Hal Buzzard
Bert Donnel
Vivian Costly
I. P. Cotton
Edna
Lesley Garrett
Tred Mitchell
Claude Budd
Ernest
Edna Yates
Ay Bowman
Jasper
Geo. Budd
Connie Lilly
A. C. Cline
Fred Mitchell
Cotton
Lee Mitchell
Sherman area social notes highlight kinship visits
Mrs Joy Kearney hosts and visits recur as neighbors share weekly calls and meals. W A McClintock visits Carthage. Basil McClintock and Carl McClintock help with farm tasks. Mrs Roy Carter and Oscar Faskin families visit Emery Tiller and Homer Wampler households. Dan Wauipler and wife plan a three week trip. Colorado trip by Gus Campbell and family. Lukens and King visit Wampler household. Jennie Wright visits Chreshom residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Winder
Hyder
W. A. McClintock
Carthage
John Greeham
Charley Bradshaw
Basil McClintock
Grandma Fuaskin
Kearney
Roy Carter
Oscar Faskin
Emery Tiller
Carl McClintock
Vasil McClintock
Dan Wauipler
Colorado
Gus Campbell
Homer Wampler
W.H. Lukens
Ernest King
Jennie Wright
Robert Chreshom
Jingo Origin and British Political Insults
The text explains that jingo was a substitute for a bold foreign policy supporter. It notes phrases such as By George and By Jimming and references Living Jingo from Goldsmith. It traces jingo to British reaction to Beaconsfield’s fleet actions in 1878 against Russian expansion in Turkish waters.
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George
Jimming
Great Britain
Lord Beaconsfield
Local Bits From Jasper and Surroundings
Gunner Depew fires first shot on page two missing several named women at a Lakeside swimming party Friday evening. Grace Wilkerson resigns from Jasper Schools. Grace Cuther offered the vacancy. Mrs Eugene Nall of Weimar Texas visited Jasper relatives. Beecher Nealy of Joplin quits barber trade for Idaho to work on a ranch for soldiers.
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Depew
Augusta Manson
Kansas City
Hazel Carter
Felva Bowers
Helene Thomas
Maude Corilz
Lida Drake
J B Thomas
Lakeside
Grace Wilkerson
Jasper
Grace Cuther
Eugene Nall
Weimar
Texas
Charles
Ed Ballard
Nall
Beecher Nealy
Joplin
Beecher
The
Idaho
Soldier Boys
Twentieth Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Haldeman
Mr and Mrs William Haldeman entertained friends on Wednesday evening July 24 to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary. Guests included Chas Wilson P V Roberts T B E Hardaway Allen Peterson and the Radfords and Weavers with music and dainty china gifts and refreshments.
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William Haldeman E
Messrs
Mesdames Chas Wilson
P. V. Roberts
T. B. E Hardaway
Allen Peterson
Clara Radford
Geo, Weaver
Will Bowers
Chas, Woodrow
Roy Radford
Everett
Will Weston Reports Big Wheat Harvest Near Town
Will Weston of the R. H. Holton place west of town said at the office he raised 3,000 bushels of wheat on 120 acres this season. He worked the land with four mules and no additional help, a notable single-man effort.
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Will Weston
R. H. Holton Place
Weston
Japanese Superstition About Foxes Reveals Beliefs
The article notes Japanese folklore focuses on animal superstitions, highlighting the fox as the most powerful supernatural figure in their beliefs and traditions.
In the Same Class
A brief observational note contrasts girls who spend time on makeup with boys who neglect basic hygiene, noting vanity is avoided by some boys who do not wash behind their ears.
Box From Home at Fort Funston Squad Room
Private Willard Wattles recounts soldiers in the Funston depot camp eagerly awaiting a box from home. The vivid scene features gifts and treats such as fudge, chicken, angel food, and coconut cake, with playful urging to hurry plus tavernlike banter about Maginnis Johnson Sherman and Sling as the box arrives.
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Funston
Hone
Maginnis
Johnson
Maetherron
Tor Terence
Sandy
Kuiver
Sherman
John
Willard Wattles
7Th Depot Brigade
Cimp
Automatic Movies in Moving Picture Apparatus
A commercial moving picture device shows scenes visible in daylight and night with automatic repetition. A suitable adapter forms part of the outfit for window display while the moving picture machine runs on direct or alternating current and rewinds for repeated projection.
Gotham name origins linked to English parish and New York satire
The original Gotham was a medieval parish in Nottinghamshire where villagers were said to act the fool to deter King John from visiting. Washington Irving later dubbed New York City Gotham in Salamagundi (1807), referring to its supposed pretensions to wisdom.
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Gotham
Nottinghamshire
England
John
City
New York
Washington Irving
Salamagundi
Bequest Delays Funds for Homeless Pets to 2163
A retired soup manufacturer left a bequest of about 1110 dollars to establish a home for homeless cats and dogs. He mandated the money remain untouchable until 2163, by which time he believes it will reach around 200 million dollars.
Seashell Windows Use By Filipinos Surprising Tradition
Americans in the Philippines observed locals using seashells as window glass. A native bivalve with a seven to eight inch diameter shell can be transparent, is plentiful, and costs nothing, making glass expensive by comparison.
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Philippines
Old Time Fragrance Cure for Paint Odor
Advice describes sealing a room and burning weighted charcoal with juniper berries to neutralize paint smell without removing tapestries or furniture. It claims the smoke is not harmful to furnishings and suggests keeping windows and doors shut for a day to clear odors.
Pastime in Wales knit by farm workers a 19th era note
Fifty years ago shepherd boys in Cardiganshire received sudden wool to knit two pairs of stockings. Sixpence was paid for each extra pair beyond that number. This historical snippet highlights a male labor pastime and a quaint wage policy for surplus stockings.
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Wales
Cardiganshire
Terms of Governors vary by state in the Union
The piece notes no uniform term length for governors across states. It states that two states elect governors for one year, twenty-one states for two years, New Jersey for three years, and twenty-four states for four years.
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Union
New Jersey
Made Him Devout Christian Gen Lew Wallace Ben Hur
Before writing Ben Hur Lew Wallace says religious convictions grew with the story. As the Christ figure took on reality his life was affected and once finished he found himself for the first time a devout Christian.
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Lew Wallace
New Phone Directories Ready for Central Office Call
New telephone directories are ready. Readers are urged to call at the News Pine office central to obtain the latest listings and updates for local subscribers.
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News Pine
School Treasurer's Annual Report July 1 17 and 18
School treasurer records show balance carried from taxes and warrants redeemed. July 1 17 reports 34,2401 balance. July 1 18 shows balance balance due to warrants redeemed and additional small totals. July 1 18 also notes further balance figures.
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Co. Tres
Asane Stone
Evangelistic Meetings Begin in Jasper with Rev Jarboe
The Church of the Brethren opened evangelistic meetings Sunday morning at the Jasper Presbyterian Church led by Rev. J Edwin Jarboe of Nebraska. Large crowds attend each service as topics include The Devil's Cradle and Eternity.
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Church of the Brethren
J. Edwin Jarboe
Nebraska
Presbyterian Church
Jasper
Stey
Jarboe
Hhas
Rocky Mountains
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Hle
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Montana
Wm. Atkinson
Craig Sailor
Lee York
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Sheldon
John Sailor
Walt McPeak
Eak
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Geo
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Charley Lilly
Jewel Lilly
Sheridan News
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Bayne
O'Reilly
W. H. Waters, Jr
Teacher's Fund
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Incidental Fund
Balance
Nou
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W. L. Waters, Jr
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Poland
Chinas
Studebaker Wagon
Terems
B. F. Boland
Harry Waters, Jr
Co. W. Edwards
E. A. Edwards
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