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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1908
Page
5
Joseph Choate recalled a 1860s case where a workman claimed left eye sight loss after an explosion. The judge tested him with green chalk, clear left eye glasses, and red right eye glasses turning green writing black. The man read the sentence then was dismissed as an impostor.
A tale from Saturday Evening Post recalls President elect Buchanan near Lancaster Pennsylvania where the turnpike owned by Abraham N Cassel prospered from daily visitors. Buchanan urged toll relief then begged Cassel to keep crowds away after the election, even suggesting toll gates to the sky.
A year after moving to Rye N Y Sewell Ford learns one neighbor Simeon Ford runs a hotel. A telephone exchange reveals a mix up when Simeon jokes about meat bills. The witty bargaining ends with no formal agreement reached.
A carelessness note cites recent gun accidents in Brockton Massachusetts Bangor Maine and other places stressing loaded guns in homes. It argues ninety nine percent of these incidents could be avoided with common sense and proper handling. A separate item reports German woodcutters finding eighty two five French gold pieces near Klingnau believed hidden after Blenheim 1704.
Missouri Kansas league officials met in Joplin to settle a disputed Carthage versus Jasper game from last month. No agreement was reached and a commission will investigate to determine if the game should be awarded to Jasper or replayed. Evidence of a biased scorekeeper with a five dollar discount is cited as a pivotal factor.
Kemp Texas veteran J A Stone writes of a plot against his life by death, but argues a stubborn cold and lung trouble drove him to use Dr King’s New Discovery. He claims health was restored from 130 to 178 pounds. Free trial bottles offered by Webb Brow Drug Store.
A fragment notes groundhog Punxsutawney Phil or a local alt forecaster predicted six weeks of continued winter after emerging from its burrow on February 12. The piece mocks reliance on folklore over the weather service and urges readers to prepare storm cellars amid cold conditions.
A garbled snippet notes Murrell Peillet te from Washington DC visiting his parents with his wife to join later. The text also mentions a warning phrase about being discovered and lost, and references Craodpl Bros and various sugar colors for cakes, all in a scattered, unclear context.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper urged readers to drop spitting near the News Office and warned about subscriptions and debts. The text is garbled but references Alam mond Bros and a general plea to settle accounts. Strong entities include The News Office and Alam mond Bros.
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