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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
8
A narrator notes a diplomat father’s subtle manipulation of his son Bill’s feelings. William injures his hand and, in a mellow mood, suggests ice cream as a remedy. Dolly and a discussion reveal a contrasting pattern of miscommunication and reconsideration, in a fragment from the London Mail.
Advertisement from the Boston Transcript notes a clearance sale of planes with surreal framing about fear. The snippet shifts to a children's physiology anecdote where Robert explains heart blood as a vein’s stuff to his younger brother, who asks what it is.
Wooden water pipes used to carry Boston water from the Revolution era to the 1872 fire have been unearthed and found well preserved. A nearly perfect 1808 coin was discovered near a pipe, suggesting the pipe’s original laying date.
Report from a recent sale of government cars in London notes one car described as rattling good. The event also included a tame squirrel trained to run behind and pick up falling nuts, reflecting English humor described by Living Age.
The piece notes Paris as the world’s largest city for centuries until London surpassed it by the end of the 17th century. In 1680 Paris housed about 690,000 people while London reached 30,000, reflecting rapid Tudor-era trade and commerce growth.
First Iron Works at Plsmouth dated to Pilgrims landing December 21 1620. Saugus river forge began in 1643, claim as America’s first. A small iron pot cast there is now in Lyon city collection within Lynn Public Library case.
A brief note recalls a curious Tudor law prohibiting street peddlers from selling plums and apples to prevent servants and apprentices from stealing employers' money to buy the costly fruits, reflecting strict shop discipline of the era.
Florida dwellers born in the North cherish the mocking bird for its varied song, claiming it replaces many northern birds once heard in orchards and hills. The South's songbird is described as a perfect fit for Southern life, as northern migrants settle permanently.
A small oyster is placed on the honorably retired list as a symbol of a shift in church funding. Miss Laura J. Wright of the Interchurch World Movement explains the stewardship plan will end reliance on fairs and sales for church income. The Ladies Aid Society will abandon oyster suppers and similar fundraisers as better financing methods are studied.
Stewardship plans show how churches gain financial strength and fund larger Gospel outreach while boosting pastors' salaries. Examples include a rural church raising its budget from 900 to 1120 dollars and a city church of 200 members giving 18 dollars per member to mission work. The report stresses motive and spiritual consecration, not merely fundraising.
A farmer combats the thunder fly, a tiny pest that peaks in hot sultry weather with frequent storms. An inventor developed a suction device on wheels powered by a ten horsepower blower to harvest pests from vineyards, aiming to wage successful war on the pest.
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