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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
10
A fragment recounts village superstitions about ghosts and spirits. It warns of a twilight ghost that can be avoided by turning away, and describes prowlers that enter homes and require specific door and doorstep rituals to deter them. The text includes admonitions attributed to workers and neighbors about these hauntings.
Mrs G A Selby of Redonda Ranch Cal writes of severe eruption starting as itching under skin spreading across body and chest. After two treatments no relief, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid improvement and complete cure. She notes Cuticura’s low price and quality and offers a free sample brochure from Cuticura Boston.
A fragmentary note traces varied meanings of mug as a verb from old English use to theater slang. It links mug houses to mughouses in the eighteenth century and cites Twain on mug meaning everything, while noting a modern American sense of mugging as facial photography.
Jease Sheath once lived as a hermit near Newport Isle of Wight for about forty years in a mud hut on white land in Chale village. The dilapidated hut was ordered demolished by the rural district council and he burned it before entering the workhouse. Mice and birds fed from his blanket as he lived alone.
A light exchange reveals a couple changing plans from visiting a summer cottage to remaining at home for daily fresh milk eggs and butter, highlighting a shift in country living priorities.
A fragmentary note reports the first religious book printed in America dated 1645, produced in Mexico City by order of a local bishop. It mentions the effort as the earliest movable type printing in the New World and references a broader work on Catholic Churches in the United States with numerous identified contributors in the American hierarchy.
A traveler recounts his return to British East Africa where white poachers led by ex Nile engineer Bennett and others roam the Albert Nyanza and Congo frontiers seeking ivory. He details captures, brutal treatment, perilous forest crossings, and encounters with figures like John Hayes and Rupert Craven as they chase tuskers amid colonial tension and Belgian policing.
A North Carolina health board warns that ninety five percent of consumption infections come from coughing and spitting droplets. The advisory notes droplets travel up to 100 feet, spreading disease through air and contact, urging caution to protect others from contagious illness and urging sanitation.
A fragmentary artsy note from Marine Eye Homedy Co of Chicago mentions a special favor and venue details. The readable lines reference a show or act with a convoluted praise line and a potential location in a theater or hall.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a dubious admonition about beverages and morality. It mentions indigo eyes and indulgence, with garbled names and references to tea, digestion, and conscience. The passage hints at reform themes and a warning on self-manufacture of tea by a person.
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