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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
2
An anti smoking victory by women in a Jasper medical society sparks debate over gender roles. The Interstate Medical Journal notes the defeat of male privilege as female members push to smoke during meetings, prompting reflections on civility, diplomacy, and equality within professional groups.
Secretary Cortel outlines an improved baggage check for ocean travelers. Passengers on incoming steamships will fill blanks at sea and receive numbered coupons for dock-side verification. No oath on contents, but penalties for smuggling remain. aim is smoother handling and reduced delays.
London reports a Kaffir chief in South Africa who bought an American broom and discovered seed pods. He successfully grows broom corn, cultivating a promising field. The forest conservator endorses the effort, noting the potential merit and questioning why white men might not have thought of it first.
John Henry recounts a rambunctious golf outing with boisterous companions across Westchester, mixing comic boasts, flirtations, and clumsy mishaps. He meets Lionel von Hamburg and Clara Jane at the club, imagines rivalries and dicey wagers, and ends with a playful, rambling reflection on the game and its characters.
A fragmentary retelling portraits Oliver Lightfinger and others in sensational cases. It describes a thief who confesses, laments his betrayals, and is led away as detectives failed to recover full funds. A magistrate hears a dramatic “I shall tell all” claim, but a lengthy statement proves empty. The piece then shifts to other prisoners, judges, and a housewife anecdote about misplaced ink bottles and mistaken purchases.
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Roosevelt Avenue veteran Frank Dordais recalls years of kidney pain headaches sleeplessness and dropsy. His left kidney swelled to 84 inches around and surgery was considered until Doan's Kidney Pills relieved swelling and pain. Urine regularized and he remained well for nine years after use. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo New York.
The Washington Times recalls Jack London’s charity quip told at a New York restaurant aboard the Spark. Two old men drink after dinner as an old woman appears. The host scolds for the wrong Scotch, while a guest insists the woman is a poor relation kept out of charity. The moment shifts as the guest notes the reverse of the servant stereotype.
A Scot brought before a London magistrate faces drunk and disorderly charges. He explains he fell into bad company from Glasgow. The magistrate asks about the company, and the man quips that total abstainers are bad company, then clarifies he drank a bottle of whiskey himself.
A fragmented notice describes a breakfast diet featuring fruit, grape-note cream, soft boiled egg, toast, coffee, and postas food aimed at comfort and fullness until lunch. It hints that repetition could introduce “wiberal meat and nner” with grapevuts in a health improving plan, mentioning 58 étrengih worth and a referenced “Reason.”
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