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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
3
A jumble of humorous vignettes and oddities from Jasper’s pages. Notes on summer warmth, fashion covers, aviation attempts, and curious quotes about politics, crime, and daily life. Candid musings mix with light satire as readers scan a collage of society, travel, and culture.
Dorothy Kerin a 22 year old bedridden tubercular and diabetic patient at 204 Milkwood Road London is described as revived by an angel at death’s door. She recounts hearing the voice Dorothy your sufferings are over and you can walk and now moves about the home, writing an open letter about her experience and its spiritual implications.
Julius Bone, watchman at a Brooklys stone factory on 765 Stone Avenue, smelled gas and lit a match causing an explosion. The fire damaged five thousand dollars of property and displaced about one hundred families from rear tenements. Bone was rescued by Siemen after the blast.
Concrete wall repair work moves forward as workers hasten to complete repairs. A resident named Wone hastened home amid ongoing maintenance and safety precautions in the area.
Lightning struck the national memorial to the forefathers on Afonwent Hill damaging the Faith figure. Large stones near the Parth monument shifted. a tablet honoring Mayflower Pilgrims darkened. The central Faith figure may be lowered and restored at great expense.
Capt E C Weaver, 75, claims sole surviving crew member of the steamship Discovery lost off the Southern Alum na count near Puget Sound. He says the ship weathered a storm near Yakuza, hit an iceberg near Juunaau, sank in five minutes, and that he escaped with a steel hook in his wrist. He was rescued on an iceberg, survived paralyzing exposure, and later returned to Washington, with his tale corroborated after the British steamship Theile wrecked his fishing boat off Cape Flattery.
Neilie Mallery and building contractor Mallory faced a divorce petition alleging threats with a revolver held by Mallory’s stepson and assaults by Mallory’s stepdaughter. Mallory claimed his wife backed the children in mistreating him after he was ordered to leave the home. He said the revolver was taken from his trunk and he was warned he would be killed with his own gun. The couple, who married in November 1931, separated in June 1912.
Hackensack resident Lengnan and accomplices plotted a kidnapping style Black Hand letter scheme. Lengnan was to receive money from a tree stash via a rope tramway, but authorities intercepted the plan as the suspect confessed. A New York mule accident injured driver William McLean when a mule shattered a windshield.
Lesson analyzes Mark 6 11 56 and John 6 15 highlighting Jesus walking on the sea to calm fears. It notes Jesus sending disciples into the storm, praying alone, and comforting them with be not afraid, while Peter’s attempt mirrors faith and doubt amid wind and waves. Healing follows after feeding the five thousand, showing reliance on Jesus.
A woman describes a persistent gut issue and a plan to test a theory using specific tools and a mentor. She asserts five years of close observation and a belief that the right method will yield a steady result without variation.
In Roswin two young women were arrested after a dining gathering where they allegedly kissed in public. Convictions were upheld on appeal for indecency and the sentences include a stay of imprisonment. The case mentions a 16 shillings fine in a prior judgment and a 26 billion placeholder amount.
A description of an early vacuum device operated by water power. The design uses two air action pumps driven by a water wheel and a collection chamber where the dirt is held until washed away by waste water.
The United States shows rising exports to South America with total shipments hitting about 35 million dollars in 1902 and projections near 50 million this year. Lumber, leather, mineral oil and railway materials drive gains, Argentina remaining the dominant client with exports likely around 25 million, more than doubling since five years ago. Turn About describes a new sensational murder in New York as citizens and police seek the suspect.
Mrs Julian Heath argues for several neighborhood markets rather than one large central market to aid households. She contends long standing accounts with grocers and butchers contribute to high living costs and urges home care to be treated as a profession.
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