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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of short items mentions Bloomington corn trivia, brief political quips, dissolving Chicago school board terms, press agents calming stage tights, women’s suffrage in Holland churches, debt collection advice, Methuselah era microbes, a New Jersey mouse scare, Chicago traction merger talks, a Broadway shoe shine sketch, naval walking tests, and Baltimore humor on dancing and diving.
The Daily News correspondents weigh living abroad cost against earnings and note the aphorism that rose yet has its thorn. They reference Luther Burbank on cultivating roses and Prof Elle Metchnikoff predicting Nobel prize work on longevity. He argues useful lives can extend past 70 or 80, while silent on prolonging nonuseful years.
In London, Mansion House conferences discuss curbing speed noise and odor of heavy motor traffic. Citizens fear daily irritation from omnibuses trucks and traction engines while noting railways once civilizing may be matched by automobiles. China restricts rail but embraces autos as roads improve.
The large Eagle newspaper shifts away from the Sunday comic section sparking debate in papers about the merits and faults of the comic feature. President Hadley argues in Youth's Companion that newspaper features are guided by reader demand and market experience, urging self-review among communities.
A detailed discussion on nutrition and digestion argues that balance, not excess, governs health. It reviews how different foods digest in stomach or intestines, warns against mixing proteid and carbonaceous foods, and promotes gradual dietary changes tailored to age work temperament and conditions. It cites Pavlov and various examples of diet trials and emphasizes individual adaptation and saltatory shifts rather than rigid monodiets.
Charles O Conors and James W Gerard faced off in a trial where O Conor called witnesses but Gerard admitted the facts and urged haste. Gerard then delivered a brisk closing defense claiming he would never admit fraud and noting he had an engagement to dine, winning the case according to the New York Tribune.
A dramatic line references an interruption at the door as an official urges the crowd to go home quietly. Waldre Jacob’s remark implies a cynical view of work. The scene features a speaker draining champagne while declaring people can get on without work.
A writer explains that geese hiss to deter intruders by mimicking a snake. In ancient forests geese nesting in tall grass developed this behavior, using neck extension and hissing to imitate a venomous snake and repel threats.
Dustin Stax asks if a liberal campaign contribution would yield a favor in return. The response promises to keep it private and discreet, with a stated intention to maintain secrecy and avoid public exposure.
New York story: Mary Corcoran, a Wall Street broker’s wife’s kitchen cook, fights being fired after a dispute over wages. She escalates with a rolling pin, battering doors and furniture as staff barricade themselves. Police arrest her after a struggle at the Spader home.
Skunks in Chardon Ohio are troubling bee owners by preying on hives. They allegedly lure bees with a peculiar noise then eat them. Charles Hall reports several stolen swarms this fall, with five trapped by Fritz. Farmers also report chickens killed by skunks.
The captain of the British steamer Sandal swore before the British Board of Trade that magnetic influence from the Lapland coast drew his iron ship ashore and caused the wreck. England reports a record potato crop this year.
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