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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
6
An account describes a petition for better treatment of Jews and the Kishinev massacres. The U S state department sent it to Ambassador McCormick in St. Petersburg who faced Count Lamsdorff. McCormick urged candid talk and the czar was persuaded to improve the Jews' condition somewhat after showing the petition.
Scientists deride a claimed ash-burning compound as useless for combustion. Professor Gil of MIT says it contains nothing and would, at best, match a pea sized coal in heating. The piece questions why fake discoveries gain wide attention while real science is overlooked.
The article mocks the long official title of King Alfonso XIII and notes how scholars and geographers will eventually settle on a permanent name for the infant prince. It also reports Postmaster General Meyer approving sea post offices aboard ocean steamers to speed mail to Europe, with plans for two more vessels.
In a manor house tale a narrator recalls an antique Gainsborough portrait of Marianne and a living revival of their romance at a house party. The unnamed cousin Reginald professes enduring love for Marianne and persuades her to remain the Lady of Kersey manor, despite a feigned battle of wills and family lineage.
Berlin reports the Kaiser owns a unique phonograph clock by a German inventor. It recalls engagements by moving a pointer after the ruler speaks the night before. For instance, it signals when to call a carriage to Chancellor von Buelow’s and lists breakfast reminders. The piece ends by contrasting American cities’ trivial woes.
A man recounts using nutmegs on a string worn around the neck as a neuralgia remedy. He says a South Carolina negress advised it after his wife’s hesitation. After two attempts, he reports temporary relief, though doctors cannot explain the effect.
An exchange shows a chorus of jokes about a cornetist sent by an agent. The orchestra leader replies that the player can play the cornet well but cannot keep time, sparking a lighthearted remark about performance and tempo.
A Cherokee County man Shelton in North Carolina killed his brother in a drunken rampage. Neighbors witnessed his belief that a halo stripped from his head by the slain man began a nightly vigil, leaving him bald over time. He died after exhibiting his bare scalp in a tent as “The Modern Cain.” A bride-to-be testified of nightly visits by the murdered man, and another case described a dismemberer whose severed head reportedly whistled a tune as it rode in a bag across a broom hedge hill.
Travel notes from Bellefonte indicate Milan Walker, son of former Center County sheriff Miles Walker, completed a free term teaching at Rock Forge. He commuted 1,696 miles by walking 14 miles daily in bitter cold and 560 miles by bike, totaling 2,156 miles for the term, and kept the classroom warm before 9 a.m. despite subzero temperatures.
The piece argues that Alaska’s mining and commerce are hampered by inadequate railroads. It notes only one interior railroad exists, with 390 miles on US soil, running from Skagway to the Yukon via Lynn Canal. Navigation open only June to October, giving the railroad control of Yukon valley trade.
A noted politician notes much hinges on how a man handles his friends. Benator Sorghum replies that controversies keep the public engaged, and stresses the importance of selecting em femles as a key factor in political appeal.
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