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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
6
A patchwork of quotes and jests from multiple papers laments politics, language, fashion, and travel. Anecdotes touch on an American pie, a Chicago princess in Paris, rats in gowns, and a sea of whimsical observations about air travel, advertising, and roads. The jumble hints at public sentiment and cultural curiosities of the era.
A humorous letter from GEO. V. HOBART recounts Bunch and Alice in Europe, jokes about French menus and poker nights, and notes on friends in Paris. It sketches a lively New York home scene with Uncle Gregory, Aunt Jella, and neighbors playing cards, phonograph, and the warmth of small-town hospitality.
An aged schooner James B. Drake at McPhee's shipyard in Boston suffered a bizarre cyclonic event. All four masts twisted mid voyage as a rotary wind forced them half a turn without damage to the vessel or masts. The incident, deemed the strangest in local navigational memory, drew skeptical visitors to inspect the yard.
The Princess Friedrich Luitpold, sister of the Kaiserin, recently had a sacred concert in Dresden amid royal composers confronting public opinion. The Duchess of Orleans, eldest daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria, earned praise for her enchanting songs many set to Hungarian words, and Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria is also noted.
A boss gathers his staff to read from John Wesley’s diary claiming lifelong vigor. The entry notes aging with vigor at 81 and 84, crediting early rising and relentless work, then declares he never took vacations. The staff respond with reluctant nods as they resume writing.
Dialogue fragment features Stubb and Martha with Mrs Stubb asking about Brown beating the carpet. Two hearts beat as one referenced in a stylized line from Chicago Daily News. The item preserves a noisy OCR excerpt with characters and setting implied.
An article extols Borax as a simple safe preventive against contagion and a versatile cleaner. It describes hot flushes to remove germs, laundry whitening, cleaning of kitchen items, moth prevention, skin care, and preparation for baby bottles. A free Jingle Book offer accompanies two one-pound Borax tops plus 6c in stamps to Pacific Coast Borax Co. Chicago IL.
A fragment from Smart Set features Mr Hennypeck debating philosophy with Willie, noting a married man who does not wish he Wasn't in playful dialogue that weighs clever wits against social norms.
An old-time ad notes Instant Relief for eyes irritated by dust heat or canoe wind with Pettit's Eye Salve five cents. Sold by druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo NY. Also mentions a political barbed quote about maturity and a tobacco slogan from Lewis' Single Binder cigars claiming value from a Peoria Illinois factory.
The letter from Sallie French of Pancannla Ind Ter describes seven years of female troubles and general decline. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports newfound strength and health. The advertisement urges sick women to write for free advice and assurances of confidential treatment.
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