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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
2
Tudor Jenks argues reforms fail because reformers themselves provoke attrition. He recalls losing enthusiasm for each reform as activists’ rhetoric and odd mannerisms alienate potential supporters. He urges reformers to write their arguments for cold, single-minded publication.
Seventy four killed by gunfire during the hunting season, many shot at night in brush mistaken for deer. The New York Post argues for possible gun handling tests akin to motor vehicle rules, while warning that shooting at noises shows criminal carelessness and that laws do not cover all emergencies.
A National Federation of Women's Clubs president urges societies to move beyond labeled groups to active literary work. Mrs. Decker recalls a western town with ten Shakespeare clubs yet dirty streets and neglected child life, sanitation, and larger civic issues. She argues poetry of a clean precinct is vital.
In a meditative mood Policeman Barney Flynn ignores a street melee till his wife urges him to stop the fight. He plans a clever nonarrest approach, guiding his son Terry to orchestrate a staged patrol wagon call as the crowd disperses.
Edith Brighton breaches social rules by swimming without a suit on a shaded riverbank. Bob Perry, the oarsman, discovers her, they clash, and Edith ostracizes him. Mary learns the truth, arranges a reunion, and Bob seeks forgiveness with a note and a kiss, leaving the past unresolved.
Franklin Farrel aged 78, a wealthy head of a foundry and machine firm in Ansonia Connecticut, continues daily work in his mill. He believes a long day of labor keeps a man young and protects him from senility and idleness. Though retired once and beset by rheumatism, he returned to work, recovered, and remains productive.
Gossips name Harry Woodruff the actor as the next husband for Mme. Gould formerly Countess Castellane. The wealthy young widow’s suitors are already being discussed, and Woodruff is said to have been her sweetheart before Castellane.
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