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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
3
A hospital surgeon and a medical student joke about a crash, revealing a misheard remark about an umbrella. The scene shifts to a verse from The Story of a Fall and a humorous parody involving Mother Goose at Newport, noting playful wordplay and social satire.
A dealer explains the barrels labeled X and Z hold the same kind of apples but are packed differently. Some customers request a barrel opened at the bottom and headed to the top, reflecting packing practices. This brief item appears in the weekly column.
A fragmentary verse like reflection notes a man who formerly woke before dawn to greet the sun and now rises at night in anger and despair. He endures little sleep, chasing a son and heir, while the speaker questions priorities and meaning.
A terse exchange recalls a fair friend and a barely known acquaintance. One woman mentions an opera closing, while others murmur about names forgotten and recognition hard to achieve.
A Royal Magazine quip recounts a professor of elocution advising Dulle to exit the platform on tiptoe so as not to wake the audience. The dialogue highlights stagecraft and the etiquette of endings during lectures.
The readable text shows a distorted plea to log or record something and mentions biographies, men, and a directive to not destroy it. The fragment references Cleveland and a general call to print and distribute material, with a note about purchases. The incomplete lines prevent a clear event or outcome.
The fragment from a Star Melodrama preview mentions an unnamed heroine and a wild, unclear setting in valleys. Characters and plot are not intelligible, leaving a fragmentary glimpse of a melodrama production.
A humorous nineteenth century quip imagines a royal mishap as the Czar frets over a scratched crown while an attendant jokes about a broken crown and a feared bomb. The spoof, published in N. Weekly, highlights overblown melodrama in an era of royal spectacle.
A humorous dialogue fragment shows Jones addressing an elderly man as an old gent. The man replies with a quip about a familiar item, a Winbrella, introducing a playful exchange and character cue.
Royal Magazine reprints a fragmentary plea by a writer to aid the poor. The piece contrasts a rich father and son with the struggling boy who lacks a pony and comforts the reader with charitable sentiment.
A kitchen rumor questions whether Dia Heart will be fired, stirring talk about employment status and restaurant leadership amid unnamed sources and a brewing staff moment.
In a friendly poker game hosted around Mrs Goltt's sewing table, tension rises as Mrs Jones stacks chips and then exposes a mistaken straight. Mr Jones, listening and watching, lets the moment pass while the players debate card order and etiquette. The scene ends with no major confrontation.
Charles Von Soehnen of 210 A t Colfaxy Wash says thirty years of kidney pain backache rheumatism and frequent urinary issues plagued him but Dean's Kidney Pills gave near full relief after use. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous exchange reveals John Scrappelgh calling himself a confounded fool for marrying, while Mrs Scrappelgh notes marriage did not change him, highlighting a light domestic moment with playful banter.
Joseph H. Adams recounts Thomas Edison telling a boy that invention hinges on 98 percent perspiration and two parts inspiration. The anecdote appears in his Harper’s Electricity Book for Boys intro. Edison’s practical emphasis guides aspiring young inventors.
A North China Daily News item reports Chinese authorities pursue the family of Hen Hsi-lin, who murdered En Min. Anhui governor Feng Hsu seeks the assassin’s wife in Japan and asks Tokyo for extradition, but China’s minister declines and suggests Pekin raise the issue with Tokyo.
A fragment from a dialogue questions choosing happiness with a husband over needless jealousy. The lines hint at trust versus suspicion and a preference for positive confidences, though wording is incomplete and unclear.
A mother recalls her son Owen suffering from severe eczema from three months old to fifteen years old. He slept tearing at himself and hospitals could not help. After trying many treatments, they bought Cuticura Remedies six months ago and he is now perfectly cured. England. Jan 12, 1907.
The reporter asks about marrying Blobb the billionaire. The actress denies any knowledge of him and asserts she is happily married, opposing divorce or bigamy, and would not marry Blobb under any circumstance. A separate ad promotes Defiance Starch claiming it provides better stiffness with thinner application.
A Long Island thief allegedly escaped from a new county jail taking all locks and door knobs. The feat is praised as a display of audacious skill and innovation, prompting calls to recognize the burglar for his ingenuity.
A fragmented item from a historical page hints at a cocoanut custard based dish or dessert idea. The readable words point to a coconut themed recipe concept and a meal plan, with several garbled segments suggesting a tested or proposed culinary variant.
A fragment quotes F P Williams on how character shows under defeat. The text promotes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent and notes a proverb about jealousy and keeping up appearances.
A home remedy combines half an ounce Concentrated oil of pine with two ounces glycerine and half a pint of whiskey. Shake well and use a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every four hours. Claimed to break up an acute cold in 24 hours. Ingredients obtainable from druggists at low cost. Concentrated pine product from Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Dayton Ohio packaged in round tin cases.
A pasted mix of quips and product pitches including a joke about a shoemaker, praise for Defiance Starch, a note on white goods and laundering, a maxim on reputation, and brief lines about cigars and matrimony. The readable text preserves no single coherent news item but shows period marketing and aphoristic bits.
Letter excerpts from Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago and Mrs 8 A Williams of Gardiner Maine praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles without surgery. They report tumors, inflammation, and other ailments improved or removed, allowing recovery without operation. The ad-like text emphasizes displacements, fibroid concerns, and associated pains in a testimonial style.
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