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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
7
In a vivid reminiscence James W. Foley recalls spotting a standout recruit among a thousand soldiers during a Big Review. He describes the youth as taller, straighter, and better dressed, with a spryer march, a steadier head, and a superior bearing that impressed both him and his mother.
A concise, moral maxim urging empathy and reciprocity. The phrase promotes treating others with the consideration one desires, framing respect as a universal standard for everyday conduct. It echoes timeless ethic of fairness and mutual regard.
The piece warns that quick thinking is essential in business but cautions against impulsive conclusions. It urges decisive action while avoiding midrange hesitation, arguing that wavering exposes one to failure and loss in fluctuating markets.
Businessmen testify that the way of treating people labeled “Business is business” is fading. They urge weaving the Golden Rule into every deal as courtesy and politeness rise in modern commerce. Mutual respect and equal treatment improve relations between employers, employees, and customers.
A playful note lists nine essential words and thirty four companions that together carry half the language load. It highlights common function words and frequent terms like And, he, live, It, of, the, to, will, you, plus others such as About, all, as, at, can, come, day, honor, for, go, hear, her, I, in, me, much, not, on, one, say, she, so, that, there, they, this, too, time, we, with, write, your.
The notes list fern diversity by region: Miuurithis island under a third Delaware in area has 23 native species, Java about New York size has 160, Brazil hosts 897. Europe totals 667, the Arctic 26, and North America north of Mexico about 175 native species.
Brown dye for leather is prepared by boiling half an ounce of Spanish saffron and a quarter ounce of annum in water to extract the dye, then adding some alcohol to set the color. The note records a practical dyeing recipe with explicit measurements and steps.
A thoughtful maxim notes that a good judge weighs justice and right over strict law, preferring fair outcomes. It emphasizes moral discernment guiding judicial decisions beyond rigid rules.
A scientific magazine notes motor cars have moved beyond experiments. Yet the piece laments drivers too often fail to match the machine’s advance, suggesting a gap between technology and operator behavior.
A boiled soowee solution treated with carbonate of soda and sulfuric acid yields a viscous substance surpassing starch and gum arabic in stiffness. Report suggests profitable use for stiffening diverse textile fabrics.
The buzzard can sail for long periods with little wing movement due to its large wing surface. Birds with smaller wings compensate with rapid wing flapping speeds.
The passage notes epilepsy afflicted many famed individuals including Caesar Mahomet Napoleon and Byron and recalls Shakespeare’s Cassius who mentions Caesar as having the falling sickness. The list underscores epilepsy as a long noted affliction among eminent people.
Peru's capital hosts a national museum showcasing Peruvian life and activities of bygone ages. It features a gallery of Peruvian history paintings and an exhibit on Don Jorge Chives whose plane crossed the Alps and perished.
The text extols smokeless powder for two main advantages. It does not create a smoke cloud revealing gun positions and it prevents the gunner from being blinded or his vision obscured by smoke, aiding aim at the enemy.
The traveler praises the shovel fish of South America describing its shovel shaped snout and a habit of jumping onto the bank to dig bait for catching, noting its exceptional accommodating nature in his pisecatorial experience.
A child explains earning a flower after a dispute with Carter. She planned to fight him when he called her a bad girl, but offered to refrain if he gave a penny, which he did. The scene centers on a small act of bargaining and a peony gift as the outcome.
In a vivid exchange Uncle Eben remarks that a man who enjoys his own voice usually has a poor ear for music, a colorful line reflecting a local character’s blunt wit and humor.
The text urges aiming high as the path to achievement and warns that persistent intention weakens the mind. It emphasizes doing your best as a safeguard against disappointment and stresses the danger of a habit of insincerity.
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