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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
8
Washington police report a 9812 annual population rise, projecting a decade growth toward 100000 more residents. By 1910 the population could reach about 355000, as the city becomes an attractive winter home for wealthy families and an expanding center of government driven prosperity.
Former blacksmith Jim Tawney becomes a force in U.S. politics as a ward politician turned congressman. His blunt, insurgent style helped him win influence, and he now chairs the pivotal Appropriations Committee. He has fought rivals, including Goebel on carriers pay, and shown steady resolve in fiscal battles.
Senators Knox of Pennsylvania and Crane of Massachusetts appear unusually friendly in private sessions. Their routine includes early arrivals, shared meals, and discreet signals similar to historic pairs like Edmunds and Thurman. The tale recalls the Capitol’s old social rituals and a famed red bandanna signal.
A fragmentary article reviews how different jurisdictions classify beverages as intoxicants based on alcohol content. It notes Texas and Massachusetts standards and discusses post exchanges in prohibition states and possible legal interpretations for army exchanges.
Manteo North Carolina reports the Wright brothers are rebuilding after a recent accident. They will return in August with a stronger machine to resume experiments. The planned August test aims for about one hour and twenty minutes in the air, roughly 80 miles, and may involve endurance flight for government consideration.
Washington dispatch says James Wilson secretary of agriculture plans to resign after 11 years of continuous service, unique for serving through four administrations. He reports he has worked hard to build up his department from a small agency.
Mr Wilson joined McKinley’s cabinet on March 6 1897 and has remained in the government family since. Friends urged him to stay through the president’s term but he will not promise to reconsider without consulting them again. If he resigns Gifford Pinchot may be named in his place. Pinchot is United States forester.
Inventor note offers a patent self bas ting pan for roasting and a patent self aring needies for mending. The dialog, from New York Weekly, shows a buyer expressing interest in the items and a seller presenting the inventions.
Nine million plus annual sales mark Lewis' Single Binder cigars made from mellow lasting tobacco. Advertisers tout top quality and urge buyers to insist on the genuine brand from Lewis Factory Peoria Illinois. A separate notice offers rich land and water rights in Southern Texas with affordable monthly payments.
Youth is the best time for building character and shaping principles, notes Rev. G Denton. A farm in South Texas offers 10 to 640 acres plus 3 town lots for 210 dollars, payable at 10 dollars monthly, with contact through Dr. Charles F. Simmons in San Antonio. People never help a man blow his horn because they like the music.
The readable fragments present a jumble of advertising phrases and odd slogans. It mentions Red Crow Ball Blue, costed items for grocers, a call to hope for the best and then try, and mentions names like Dr Th. King and Kline. The text reads like stray ad copy and partial phrases from a historical page.
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