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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
2
A garbled Jasper Missouri item surveys fashion, weather, and cultural foibles with satirical asides. References to heat, summer wear, travel, and social norms hint at a local column blending humor and commentary for readers familiar with early 20th century daily life. The piece meanders through fashion tips, public behavior, and humorous observations without a single cohesive news angle.
An old advice piece says there are no reliable physical marks to tell ganders from geese. It recommends listening for tone of voice, noting that ganders tend to have a tenor voice. It warns observers may be disappointed and suggests watching fall behavior and using breeding stock as a reference to avoid mistakes.
An 19th century remedy explains giving charcoal to fowls to absorb impurities and support digestion. Used as a purifier in spring and summer, it is dosed in five grain capsules or mixed in mash for individual birds to prevent disease and aid vigor.
A quaint Iowa Homestead item describes building a chicken roost from four inch boards split into long parallel pieces and joined with spikes to form a long, sturdy perch. The design aims to create even perching points and a convenient roost for poultry.
A note states poultry feed and corn form a good year round diet for birds, provided they have ample green fodder during warm months.
Article reviews stave silos as the most common and practical choice for storage, detailing wall thickness, foundation, and ventilation. It discusses wooden stave and concrete options, advantages, drawbacks, and maintenance, with notes on cost estimates and durability considerations for Missouri regions.
An agricultural note discusses farm butter making and wheat prep. It emphasizes clean milk, proper cream handling, controlled churning, and avoidance of overprocessing. It also covers wheat seedbed prep, subsoil moisture, and the value of a home water supply with pumps, linking farm practices to winter work and profitability.
A sermon contrasts John the Baptist’s steadfast faith with Herod's guilt and depravity. It recounts Herod's murder of John, Herodias's scheming, and Herod's doomed conscience, arguing John the Baptist dies faithful unto death and receives a crown.
Mrs Alfrey formerly Mrs McKing is said to have made extensive alterations to the stream house near Redgate Surrey where Alfred Vanderbilt is linked to the property. Locals note her attachment to the place and recall her reaction after returning from her honeymoon expressing a wish for peace and quiet.
Mrs Vanderblits English home is shaken when a horse drawn cart accident near Mitchell Ontario injures bystanders and disrupts a wedding party. Ethel Metherinick, companion of Vanderbilt, helps console as the horses bolt near the Mitchell Worth area. A wagon topple sends a rider overboard and a horse flees toward Hendon as officials coordinate care and transport.
Soonin Wiel Losa and four bluetinoded collies with Arctic ancestry depart for Alaska under A J Evans, Northwest district superintendent, to herd reindeer. The dogs will visit St Michael Teller and St Lawrence, aiming to master Kekimo and Indian dialects after their Alaska training.
Antle L. Thompson, wife of a Denver prominent miltonian spiritualist, has fled court seeking separate maintenance and a share of her husband’s fortunes. She asks for confirmation of the deed to their home while accusing his astral flirtations as a factor in the dispute.
Policeman Charles Wilson of North Halsted station prevented a suicide attempt by Harry Meyer of 6199 South Morgan Street by intervening before he could die by his own action at a bridge in Lincoln Park. Both men faced a disorderly charge.
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