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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
A wry note questions who will perform the task of tying the bag to the mule to stop its braying, implying a needed helper or solution. The phrasing hints at a broader joke about responsibility and action beyond a clever plan.
The guardian J. T. Lannom was appointed July 17 1918 for Henrietta Gohr adjudged insane by the Probate Court of Jasper County Missouri. All claimants must file with the Probate Court within one year from this publication or be barred. Edith Kerr Probate Clerk. First published August 1.
A note estimates one billion people speak 8 004 languages and asserts men and women in the world are roughly equal in number. It presents these figures as general global statistics without source detail.
A terse exchange recalls a flirtatious moment where a man talks about hugging a girl and crushing cigarettes, prompting a quick punchline about ownership. The odd anecdote highlights social or moral awkwardness in a nightlife setting.
Cleaning pearls requires a hot bran soup with a pinch of cream of tartar and alum. Soak briefly, rub between hands until discoloration fades, rinse in lukewarm water, then lay on white paper in a dark place to cool.
The Jasper primary returns show Selden P. Spencer 27 in Senate and other party candidates across judges, school superintendent, Congress, and county offices with scores ranging from single digits to 42. Notable results include Folk and Wilfley for Democrats and McPherson and Decker for Republicans among Congress contenders.
The excerpt declares that nothing is truly lost as life endlessly cycles. It asserts all things live and decay, with death yielding renewal as each generation’s destruction breeds the next generation’s vitality. It frames change as the essence of life and ongoing transformation.
The Church of the Brethren revival grows in attendance as the Presbyterian Church space proves small. A makeshift open-air pulpit and seating accommodate about 300, with many standing or in cars. Rev Mr Jarboe delivers plain spoken truth urging spiritual focus and consistency, with nightly services featuring song at 8 30 and preaching at 6 60.
The Junior Epworth League of the M E Church prospers under Superintendent Miss Nellie Crow. Newly elected officers include President Marguerite Sandhagen, First Vice President Vesta Bennett, Second Vice President Bernard McCune, Third Vice President Mildred Winans, Fourth Vice President Carl Teetler, Secretary Ralph Roberts, Treasurer Naomi Miller, and Pianist Marguerite Sandhagen.
Coleridge argues that peacemaking as mere cessation of war defeats the war’s justified goal. He likens it to a pedestrian chasing a coach moving in the opposite direction, a metaphor for misguided peace when war’s purpose remains unfulfilled. The passage presents a moral critique of peace achieved only to rest from conflict.
A reflective note on balance in nature where winter snow falls while summer warmth recedes, illustrating how seasons counterbalance each other across the year. The fragment hints at cyclical order without asserting concrete events or names.
A reflective note on changing habits and attention. The speaker recalls a time when advice mattered, contrasting it with current indifference likened to water flowing away. It uses a metaphor of a duck’s back to convey fading responsiveness.
The first organized attempt to explore inland Africa was by Mungo Park. He sailed on his initial voyage to the Dark Continent 123 years ago and returned two years and seven months later after surveying a large part of the continent not previously visited by a white man. His main aim to trace the source of the River Niger remained unresolved.
A Seattle clockmaker displays a curious wooden clock measuring three and a half feet in diameter with a minute hand exceeding four feet. The case lacks a guarantee but is believed to be over 225 years old and anticipated to run for years. the works sit in a Douglas fir leg section, the end engraved with face numerals.
After Cinderella leaves the court chamberlain reports a found slipper. The prince yawns remarking it is marvelously small while a chorus of comments on ill fitting shoes follows. The tale closes with commentary on the epi soda.
A puzzled reporter notes Ed Howe's Weekly quip that a couple who must constantly study each other to get along talk things over yet say mean things and stay together only for the children or the name of it.
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