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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
5
In a tense parlour scene, Craven comes under scrutiny as Peter Quoin reveals a trail of burglaries linked to him. The group debates his character and a plan forms to recover the necklace with no publicity. Betty grapples with the risk to her reputation.
Drama unfolds as Lydia Craven and Betty Merrilees confront Craven’s supposed role in a string of crimes. Quoin weighs evidence while the Dowager Dragon orders restraint. Lydia plans a meeting at the Plaza, and Peter Traft races to intercept a necklace transfer amid mounting romantic tension.
In a tense escape scene Peter bursts into Lydia’s car and orders the driver to hurry along Fifth Avenue. Lydia protests as a wary ride begins, the moment ending with a cliffhanger for a continued tale.
A writer from the Indianapolis News contemplates setting clocks forward to gain an extra hour each evening for home gardens. The piece notes the convenience of evening time for leisure and weighs the pros and cons of shifting time in the morning versus the evening, suggesting a potential to extend daily hours.
The piece describes how plants defend themselves by spikes and venom, naming bramble gorse and holly among armoured species while deadly nightshade bella donna and nux vomica use venom. It notes less aggressive defenses like taste deterring animals and mentions figworm with a strong scent kept away by most livestock except goats.
Dr James Cantile reports adopting bleeding by fine needles after observing Chinese physicians. The technique appears to relieve tension in inflamed areas and eases neuralgic and rheumatic pains. It may reduce swelling and stiffness from sprains or fractures and helps indeterminate hip pains often labeled sciatica.
In Crimson Gulch townsfolk express general relief at prohibition. Broncho Bob notes the anticipated end of saloon era, predicting crowds will be eager as saloons prepare to close and liquid supplies are dispersed.
A Berlin scientist estimates the commercial value of electricity from a single lightning flash lasting one thousandth of a second at 20 cents. The remark is playfully challenged by Egbert who jokes the doctor would gain more from striking him.
The exchange presents Lear scolding his daughter for mistreating him and her retort echoes a popular proverb. She tells him to go and fare worse, reframing the elder’s rebuke with a sharp, ironic twist reflective of common saying usage.
Dream lore ties hearing a cuckoo to a girl learning how many years until she wears a wedding ring. The count equals the number of times the bird is heard calling in the dream.
A fragmented ad style item mentions a man preferring popularity over principle, a white clothes display, and a Red Code Hell Glow. It references grocers, an adv, and a "Big Man" whose wife is linked to show business. A downtown bar bouncer is described as a feague theater figure.
An 19th century style testimonial advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action through blood on mucous surfaces and notes a forty year price of 760 with testimonials offered free.
In the house of commons much amusement arose over an official admission that the national service department notified the speaker of a proposed transfer to Wolverhampton at about one dollar daily with a weekly war bonus of a little over one dollar. The change was justified on the grounds that the new employment was deemed more important to the nation than the speaker’s current role.
A Greencastle public school opening prompted a patron to request Physic and Health and a Compound Arithmetic. The clerk at Sayers & Hamilton misread the title and offered Physiology and Health and a Complete Arithmetic, highlighting the confusion parents face with book names.
In Real Forenight, Mrs. Krones reveals a wedding dress kept in tissue, claiming it is for sentiment and economy. Her husband taunts the idea, arguing economy means using the dress now for its value. She remains calm, insisting she plans to wear it at a future wedding.
A compact note warns that Asn result drains time and money, framing inefficiency as a costly, recurring problem across projects and budgets, with emphasis on wasted opportunity and resource losses.
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