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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary Jasper News column mocks public morals taxation and aviation myths while skimming global quirks. It notes Japan’s rice harvest, a reformist solicitor’s pay, and Mary E Cheek as a female mail carrier in Ohio, alongside a joke about skyscraper flights and a dented earth.
The Persian ruler’s principal act appears to be issuing and retracting constitutions for his people. His latest move is a revocation of hereditary government. Yet constitutionalism is advancing in Persia and beyond, and the shah should align with a broad august procession that even includes the conservative sultan of Turkey.
A Colorado official proposes punishing parents when children delinquent, arguing responsibility lies with guardians. The plan would relentlessly bind parents to fault, leaving little of life untouched by penalties, pushing many toward grandparenting as a quick escape.
In a humorous monologue a father recounts his domineering role as head of a strong willed family. He navigates generational shifts, politics, religion, and suburban moves while insisting on authority, yet faces a mutinous son and a distrustful daughter. The piece satirizes patriarchal control amid changing social norms.
Survivors of the Erichsen expedition discover a vast crystal palace carved by nature in Greenland. The ice temple, over a mile long, features jewel like icicles, iridescent surfaces, and a central stream. Painter Achton Friis aims to carry its grandeur to civilization.
Washington hosts Sweden and Denmark in the same legation building as new representatives arrive. Sweden's M. Herman de Lagercrantz and Denmark's Count Moltke bring wealth and experience to diplomacy. Countess Moltke, younger and social, will entertain on the Danish side with her husband. Two daughters, Misses Bys and Mary, join the family. both girls are noted as musicians and linguists.
A fragment notes a joke about a tramp in Germany and a toast for health with beer. The snippet mentions a figure labeled Mr Sport and a discussion of light or dark beer, appearing in a periodical fragment.
A 12 year battle with eczema on hands arms and feet ended after using Cuticura Remedies. The patient Charles T Bauer of Volant Pennsylvania reports rapid healing and no recurrence. The Rev William Y Chapman of Newark NJ advocates extending uplift movement to kitchen workers who wash dishes.
One hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure, signed by FJ Cheney and others, vouches for honesty and financial ability. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to work through the blood and mucous membranes. Testimonials offered free. Price not clear. Promotional legal language and drug claims included.
The passage notes that despite surrendering many distinctive Jewish ceremonial elements, atonement on Yom Kippur remains a binding force for the vast majority of Israelites, keeping them connected to community, faith and its observance.
The fragmentary text lists various patent medicines and household products with bold claims. Mentions Castoria with its signature, Munyon's cold remedy, Brown's bronchial, Red Cross Ball Blue, and Red Cross Housekeeping products. Includes ad-like lines about profits, prices, and public health claims with scattered names and slogans.
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