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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
2
Opinion piece argues hunters destroy Western big game with indiscriminate killing. Cites Caroline Lockhart on true sportsmanlike conduct and warns elk and deer habitats may vanish. Also mentions Peter Mowry’s hydrant stunt, voice telegraphy inventor, Empire Day, and New York teachers' pay equality bill.
East Side booksellers chase a niche market as foreign visitors seek guides to American manners. They buy manuals on etiquette covering dining, seating, rising, speaking, and proper behavior in the free society. The crowd of newcomers eagerly reads instructions on eating soup and social timing.
A first person tale set at a race track follows a man as he bets wildly to impress Clara Jane. He loses and wins fortunes, confesses dope acts, and ends promising restraint while secretly planning another gamble after a night of revelry and risky bets. The narrative blends romance, luck, and sly humor with vivid gambling details.
The Bay of the Farm highlights a shift from smallholder toil to entrepreneurial farming. It notes farmers adopting capital, science, and traction engines as they modernize. The piece contrasts two farm types and praises farm life as a cradle of individualism, urging city youths to learn wealth creation from nature this summer.
The New York Life Insurance Company reports over seventy million dollars in paid business for the half year ending June 30. The law limits yearly new writing to one hundred fifty million, yet New York Life shows strong pre law headway. Payments to policyholders totaled 21,660,761, nearly evenly split between death claims of 11,180,626 and matured endowments, annuities, trust fund installments, purchased policies and dividends totaling 10,480,135. Modern life insurance supports both money for the aged and for families of those who die prematurely.
A railway porter jokes with an old lady about the train stopping for wine or water. She corrects him, and she implies the train’s condition, delivering a sharp comeback in London Tit-Bits style.
A quirky claim describes Switzerland as uniquely placing the goat above all animals and even humans. It notes penalties for harming goats, and arrest for hindering a goat on paths. It mocks a wishful sentiment from America about being a goat in Switzerland.
A health notice urges women to achieve eight hours of sleep to support nervous system balance and overall well being. Medical authorities emphasize regular sleep as a cornerstone of good health, citing mental clarity and resilience.
A historic speech discusses cattle rearing emphasizing early nourishment. Gov. Hoard cites an old farmer on calf care and feed, stressing the impact of proper feeding on future dairy cows. He endorses skim milk and oats for heifers to boost eventual productivity and profitability.
A Farmer correspondent describes a simple fence device to keep hogs in their pasture while allowing cattle to move freely. Two by two inch planks are mounted on posts near ground level with a leading plank extending two feet beyond each end to form openings. Hogs cannot pass the two planks and small hogs cannot jump. Sheep require three planks but two may suffice.
A Massachusetts physician runs a dairy with over 200 cows year round selling milk to Boston buyers. Four whole milk varieties, two skimmed milks, and three cream grades are produced. A special 6 percent testing milk serves convalescents and ill customers. Jerseys Guernseys Ayrshire cows provide high grade milk. The dairy uses Ayrshire Guernsey Devon and Shorthorn cattle. barns are clean and odor free. Morning milk is safe and priced according to sanitary conditions.
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