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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
6
A new wireless emergency device, praised by the American Chamber of Commerce in London, would allow ships equipped with an automatic transmitter to bell callers on other vessels within range without an operator on duty. The bell on the called ship starts the alert, promising immediate attention to distress calls.
A southern Oklahoma cotton camp meeting tale recalls a minister praising heaven while a brother shouts for June bug flight. A sister quips that a woodpecker could strike him down the way, reflecting the colorful rhetoric of a New York Evening Post clipping.
A returned soldier is offered a chance to learn a good business and begins at the bottom. The exchange contrasts enduring hardship with advancing step by step, noting that slow progress can still pave the way forward.
A disapproving editor rebukes a new political reporter for phrasing a report as if backing a candidate. The reporter defends experience, while the editor insists on neutral language and neutral presentation of who spoke. A railway lunchroom gag closes the piece.
In a concise dialogue Milo Coloration faces parlor chatter labeling him socialist. Miss Dag enone argues against the claim, predicting he will remain unchanged and not turn red.
A terse quote about a person described as an agricultural failure. Fragmentary dialogue questions what is meant by the remark and hints at a decline or decline in prospects. No identifiable names or events are provided.
An Asheville inventor, Charles B. E. Lyman, has placed a novel auto horn on Dead Man's Curve in Buncombe County North Carolina. The oblong road piece uses linked tread wheels and ratchets to continuously toot a horn as cars roll over it, signaling approaching traffic while preventing unnecessary honks from opposing vehicles.
An experiment to upgrade a county highway between Baypoint and Pittsburg California tests concrete over adobe land. Past failures here and in other states prompted a two eight foot wide concrete bands with a two foot center strip of macadam, topped to a smooth surface.
Advertisement claims a small bottle of Danderine from any drug store works in minutes by rubbing into the scalp. With regular use, most dandruff vanishes by morning and hair appears livelier and thicker after two or three applications. The claim is presented as a consumer ad for the product.
The Louisville Courier-Journal quips about life’s value with an exchange about mail. A postman and Pete joke about names on envelopes as a playful aside. The odd phrasing hints at a satirical or humorous clipping rather than a full news item.
Warning about avoiding carelessness with blood supply urging proper nutrition and purification. Mentions a vegetal medicine and claims vitality benefits. Includes contact references to Medical Director and Swift Laboratory in Nissta, Ga, for free availability.
A Nashville woman working in an Indianapolis music shop recalls a customer who asked for Caruso and exclaimed she had never known he sang. The remark plays on Caruso, Crusoe and Friday, highlighting a misperception about the tenor.
A terse saying notes that what arrives to those who waste time rarely matches what they have waited for, implying timely action and patience as keys to reward.
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