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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
2
A collection of witticisms and curiosities touches on medical venom prices, a new illuminating gas, Harvard lectures, ocean travel records, a tobacco chewing Connecticut rooster, and aging relics. Notes on Peary, the French Academy immortals, and a shift in dating phrases reflect playful commentary on science, travel, literature, and society.
An extended essay outlines hawks as both pests and vital controllers of rodents and prairie dogs. It contrasts injurious species like the goshawk Cooper hawk and sharp shinned hawk with noninjurious birds, detailing bold aerial hunts, farmyard risks, and the need for balanced wildlife management.
A professor famed for eccentricity is surprised when two parcels on his desk conceal a ham sandwich. He uses the moment to illustrate a lesson in vertebrate anatomy as students watch.
A reflective piece notes that many who fall in love do so gradually rather than with dramatic upheaval, suggesting that emotional exits from romance can be gentler and more uncertain than abrupt endings. The tone remains thoughtful and concise.
An Innocent man dies after commenting on a Merry Widow hat worn by a lady en route to the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. He grows red as he objects to the hat's size, argues with the wearer, then collapses and dies of apoplexy. The incident ends with the hopeful wish that Merry Widows stop troubling.
A wife recounts how coffee harmed her health and how after trying Postum brewed as directed she found relief. Her husband, once skeptical, eventually switched to Postum, and the family abandoned coffee. The advertisement cites Postum Co of Battle Creek and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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