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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
A humorous scene unfolds as patrons in a busy restaurant discuss others meals with mock judgment. A speaker warns about the dangers of hamburger steak, griddle cakes, and pigs knuckles, while a final request for lobster and fog cream contrasts the earlier cautionary banter. The piece closes with a pair of sentimental poems about hope and resilience.
A humorous fragment shows a man denying superstition while noting bad luck follows when he notices signs. Dialogue includes Miss Flipper, Mr. Geezer, and Bobby with playful misunderstandings about perception and vanity.
A quirky dialogue unfolds with a mock doctor exchange about a cure for a cold and a joke about a fortune teller predicting two husbands. The humor centers on misheard words, marital doubt, and Bigghead’s reaction to the idea of a past marriage as a reflective joke.
A playful exchange depicts Thumper as a learned parrot at home, capable of repeating apt comments only when a circumstance makes them seem fitting. The dialogue frames him as a precocious, occasional spy of things that feel relevant to the moment.
A fragment references a character named Thompson described with a vivid mouth and chin. The note suggests a playful or dismissive exchange about being "besieging you" and mentions Chicago Journal as the source of the quotation.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a husband and wife arguing over promised money. The wife asks why he did not give all the funds, while the husband complains about prior assurances. The text is incomplete but indicates a financial quarrel within a marriage.
A 1907 overview notes Western Canada to enjoy solid grain yields and rising prices despite uneven local conditions. Saskatchewan and Manitoba show strong wheat and barley prices with notable per acre returns in Gladstone, Meadow Lea, Oak Lake, and Portage la Prairie. The piece urges readers to request the Last Best West from a Canadian Government Agent for full details.
Old advertising page fragment warns against mercury in catarrh remedies. It mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure, J. Cheney & Co Toledo, and internal use cautions. The text references ineffectual claims, household products, and random notes on receipts and post office totals.
A Harpers Weekly tale recounts a young Baltimore lawyer who takes on a capital case. His client, under indictment with a looming death sentence, appeals to the governor for a pardon and awaits word. The lawyer delivers startling news: the governor won’t intervene, but the client inherits $200 from a deceased uncle, and the lawyer secures his payment as consolation.
A Chicago mother describes a year of failed treatments for her baby's eczema like skin itch relief finally found with Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent Pills after trialing many doctors and colleges. Also mentions a heavy light bill and a Lewis' cigar advertisement.
One essential of the happy home is knowledge of the world’s best products. The text praises a proven laxative, Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna, approved by physicians and well informed of the world, urging buyers to purchase only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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