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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
7
A Washington column reports Dr. Wiley condemning cracked mugs in eateries as hiding bacilli. Chief bacteriologist notes breaks in porcelain can harbor thousands of organisms, risking inflammatory diseases when patrons drink from them.
Col Bromwell, army engineer in charge of the White House, estimates the president’s home will require at least $1000 weekly for next year to stay habitable. If converted to two apartments, costs rise further. Current upkeep runs about $673 weekly, while interior repairs and repainting could reach $15000. Congress likely to approve extraordinary repair funds.
Figures prepared by Thomas P Cleaves and James C Coutts show that total appropriations at the last session reached 1 008 397 543 56. Army 95 328 247 Navy 122 665 885 Pensions 163 053 000 Post Office 222 970 892 Sundry civil 111 968 088 Continuing contracts total 49 443 780 including two first class battleships two colliers ten torpedo boat destroyers and eight submarine torpedo boats with armor and armament for battleships costing 26 700 000 Public buildings 20 789 750 Liabilities drop 18 490 599 Salaries up 129 928 totalling 9 146 675 Navy and Marine Corps officers and enlisted rise 42 636 8 907 Compared with 920 798 143 at Fifty ninth congress to 1 080 397 643 at first session of Sixtieth rising 87 599 309 General increases across acts except District of Columbia Indians and military academy reductions 438 709
Mrs Minna Field Gibson formerly Mrs Preston Gibson daughter of Mrs Thomas Nelson Page, married Algernon S Barnsby of Leicestershire in the Page summer home at York Harbor. The bride plans Haggrave Hall as future home. she and her sister Miss Loudsay of Boston summer there. The couple met in England after Gibson's divorce from Preston Gibson, with Mrs Gibson and her son Henry Field Gibson accompanying.
Mme. Fairfax recalls moonlit nights on her Virginia porch as a colored maid argues the beauty of the moon. The faded reminiscence touches homesickness, journey plans, and the idea that the Moon will accompany visitors to Washington, easing their longing to return home.
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camblawel Green England recounts her husband Owens’ nightmare battle with severe eczema. Despite hospital care, the condition spread until his body was raw and he suffered immense sleep distress. After six months with Cuticura, he recovered fully. January 12, 1907.
A lighthearted quip shows an elderly man reacting to a leap year joke. He says he received three proposals the previous night and is uncertain which to accept, reflecting social humor of the era.
Urges mothers to carefully inspect every bottle of Castoria for safety and purity and to verify it bears the long standing signature line In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought from the trusted remedy for infants and children.
A clipped quip exchange from the Philadelphia Press discusses a wife’s spending expectations in light of household budgeting. The dialogue alludes to modest apparel costs and social ideas about how much a wife should receive, featuring Towne and Browne in a witty back and forth.
One of the Essentials of happy homes is knowledge of the world’s best products. An ethical remedy approved by physicians and trusted by the Well-Informed of the World, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, is a wholesome family laxative. To obtain benefits, buy the genuine article.
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga writes to Mrs Pickham recounting female troubles and fear of surgery. She tried Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and improved after the first bottle, urging others to seek advice from Mrs Pickham and try the remedy for feminine ailments.
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