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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
4
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The State Board of Horticulture of Columbia Missouri explains the so called cabbage snake or hair-worm. These thread like worms are harmless and not poisonous and feed on caterpillars and soft bodied insects. They are often seen after rains in pools and may be mistaken for horse hairs turned to snakes. They may be found on cabbages feeding on cabbage worms and codling moths, thus aiding crops. The notice also mentions overdue accounts and local rentals.
William Harrison Cook, 58, destitute and ill at the county poor farm, attempted suicide four times with a razor. He severed his windpipe but spared the jugular. a burst vein during surgery led to his death despite medical efforts.
Dunklin county editor plans retirement after perfecting a curious invention. An electro motor strapped to a cow’s rump, powered by a tail arm, drives a milk pail and strainer while a phonograph cries Dammet as the cow moves. A hinged arm jams the stool to loosen cowhair and a patent churn separates butter and hair into different dishes.
A'Carthage man W F Zuck has been notified he is an heir to an $80,000,000 German estate. The item notes that Uncle Sam need not bear all the blame for large fortunes and mentions the heiressof the German wealth amid postwar socialist themes.
The New York World notes Missouri cow Chief Josephine set a world milk record, hinting the Missouri mule may lose ground. The St. Louis Republic counters that the mule has never entered such a competition, while noting the mule’s famous kick.
A Wednesday robbery at the Frisco Station in Carthage netted nearly $200 in cash from the depot. Agent W. H. Roper was also robbed of several dollars and, despite assurances, kept only a watch given by his mother as a gift. The suspect remains at large.
Arthur Ellis editor of the newly launched Sheldon Herald married Miss Anna Payne last week. Payne had been a fellow student at Delamarton University in Clinton before Ellis began his journalism career at sea.
The Villain Ben Davis was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary in Carthage. Speculation arose that if he had invented the Ben Davis apple it might justify a longer punishment.
A Caldwell Ohio brief reprints an incredulous letter from Little Rock Arkansas alleging a devilish baby born to a black couple near the river. The account claims horns forked tail and talking at birth, with the parents cursing a Bible agent and vowing to keep the devil in the home. The tale, presented as gospel truth, is treated as an astonishing yarn.
Electric Bitters praised as cure for malaria symptoms suffered by workers on the Panama Canal. A North Carolinian resident testifies three bottles cured a severe malaria attack and restored health. Also notes Prof. A C Moon returning to Clinton after summer school to begin a new school year as grade superintendent around Sept. 1.
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