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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
2
A collage of short items contrasts wages for Asiatic workers with English Bible demand, New York stockholders, emperors, Germans, and American social quirks. It notes women teachers blamed for undermining boys, Philadelphia’s all night bank, and Turkish women joining public life.
A late poet Bloodgood H. Cuttler left an estate largely bequeathed to the American Bible Society, though he did not earn his money from poetry. Amid notices, the shah of Persia pledges protection of subjects’ rights against attempts at a constitution. Police intelligence and a New York arrestee frame comments on law and order as Chicago and Indianapolis suffer heavy air deposits from smoke, raising health concerns.
A health column argues milk is not ideal for adults and can harm infants when cow’s milk is contaminated or fed inappropriately. It favors goat’s milk and exclusive monodiets, presents buttermilk as a safer, pre digested option, and notes iron, digestion, and liver health as links between diet and disease.
A survey summarized by Annette Austin portrays men’s critiques of college women as potential spouses. Critics call the college girl overly religious, masculine, distant, or uninterested in marriage, while others link perceived miseducation to a distorted view of sex and marriage. The piece also notes the practical electric systems on a great Atlantic steamer, highlighting turbines, generators, lamps, and heating.
A fragment quotes the Kansas City Times praising a work as a perfect serial type. The Hitch comments on a figure named Uecker and a scene about heading and footing a billy, suggesting willingness and reluctance in leadership roles.
An ad style fragment touts Defiance Starch as giving stiffer yet finer fabrics without the paste mess. It contrasts with ordinary starch, claiming greater strength allows thinner application and better wear, alongside a playful aside about a town child.
A Houston Post anecdote captures a reporter asking a man about the world’s most beautiful woman. He replies with a witty twist, saying the article should list his wife’s mother as the fairest. The exchange underscores media bravado and household humor.
Mercury in catarrh remedies harms mucous membranes and can worsen illness. The text warns against such ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from P. Chenay & Co. and Cheney & Co as a safer internal alternative, with testimonials offered.
The article notes that 12791 people own four fifths of England's soil outside metropolitan areas totaling 40 180 776 acres, with about 5000 owners overall and 600 noblemen dominating the share. It also highlights the latest Defiance Starch product promising stronger, smoother results by omitting harmful chemicals and adding a new ingredient.
The meteors that fall upon Earth in vast numbers each year add to the planet's weight. Earth gains a minute amount annually, imperceptible for thousands of years, aside from light-gas loss from the atmosphere, with no known way to shed weight.
A collage of disconnected lines from newspapers notes an invitation to an inaugural event on March 4 and asks about railroad fare, while the Birmingham Age Herald and other brands advertise household products, laxatives, and humorous quotes. The garbled text preserves a web of period voice and fragmented citations.
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