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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
A collage of satirical notes and quick quips spans topics from finance to fashion. Remarks on banks, naval budgets, odd inventions, Wu Ting Fang, and social customs pepper a broad, ironic look at contemporary happenings.
The article reports Justice Harlan denying rumors that he will resign from the bench. He states he has never contemplated retirement and will stay in his position while in good health, urging that such reports be contradicted.
A column on bluejays notes their bold, noisy behavior in midwestern yards. It recounts nestering, egg pilfering, and disputes over nesting materials, plus a tale of soap-eating jays and a white-backed crow. It details albino and partial albino birds, bobolinks, and the caregiving roles of robin parents with observed male female duties.
A man claims three sticks of black electric grit carbon cured his rheumatism after a month of use. He says the carbon beats buckeye oil and insists it prevents rheumatism, presenting the items as proof.
A humorous exchange from Youths Companion recounts Mrs Grandon’s ardent admirer suggesting she dine with her husband three times daily. Mr Grandon replies with a bow that he cannot go home at noon, joking about his wife’s nonstop talking. The anecdote ends as he departs while she arrives.
Conversation sketches a girl Mise Gotrox riding a horse with wealth in her own name. Billie notes the freckled girl's appearance and millions, sparking casual remarks on status and charm.
An 1907 testimonial from Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tennessee describes how Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured an itchy burning skin rash on her face and hands and also healed skin sores on three babies. She credits the remedies with lasting relief after previous failed treatments.
A young Indianapolis visitor asks Tommy to join his Sabbath school. Tommy questions if a red headed boy named Jimmy Brown attends, learns he does, and promptly agrees to attend next Sunday after weeks of trying to locate the boy.
The article argues that home laundry stiffness with ordinary starch hides fabric beauty and reduces wear. It promotes Defiance Starch as stronger, allowing much thinner application without sacrificing stiffness, improving both appearance and durability.
The Sweet Singer of southwest Georgia rejects farming to focus on poetry and publishing plans. He aims to grow cotton and corn to support himself while awaiting publication and will take well digging contracts as side work to fund his literary ambitions.
Mrs. Katherine L. Stevenson, commissioned by the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will tour China, Japan, and Hawaii to visit leading educational institutions and explain temperance measures to faculties and students. Also advices on home starch and ironing.
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