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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
4
The Los Angeles Times notes Georgie and his brother Roger as sources of slang and memory tricks. Professor Jorgan reflects that kids often shape language through informal speech and shared phrases.
A school teacher quizzes Tommy Smith about halves of eight. Tommy suggests half off the top is cut, but half of it sideways is three, provoking a humorous clash on arithmetic and perception. The exchange highlights how common teaching tricks can confuse young pupils.
The piece presents fragmented lines about campaigns, poems, and a dog’s loyalty. It mentions a philosopher’s claim that people live forever if they stop worrying, and a character Semater Bor gshum remarks on front and attic imagery.
A brief note records that the term magnet derives from the soudstone and its discovery influenced early understanding of magnetism. The piece highlights a historical linguistic link between material names and natural magnetic properties.
Fragmented OCR text discusses a scheme involving Infante in America and mentions The Passing Show in London. Content is incomplete but hints at proposed impressions or actions connected to a broader scheme. No clear individuals beyond Infante and a London show are identifiable.
The sermon reviews John the Baptist and Isaiah prophecy about the kingdom, urging repentance for the Messiah's earthly rule. It notes Jesus' authority, commands to the fishermen to become fishers of men, and their immediate abandonment of work to follow Him, as He travels Galilee teaching, preaching, and healing.
Nasty colds promised instant relief with Pape's Cold Compound. A two hour dose schedule aims to clear nostrils stop runny nose and relieve headache feverishness and sneezing. Contains no quinine and marketed as inexpensive and fast acting. Knicker and Bocker reference part time schooling at home.
An advertisement urges parents to ask for California syrup of figs by name to ensure their child receives a mild safe laxative. It promises a fruity taste and full directions on each bottle, emphasizing the word California in the product label.
A Baltimore rumor about a person named Jack and Mildred stirs local chatter. The claim, described as a result of some social event, has sparked public interest and speculation. Local residents discuss the supposed “spoons on Mildred” remark and its social ripple.
An old advertisement fragment notes remedies and claims for catarrh and general cures. It mentions F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and a whimsical saying about every cloud having a lining. The text also includes a proverb about a boy with mumps avoiding school.
A historic note recalls Dr Pierce once practicing in a rural district and becoming famed for cure success. He later settled in Buffalo, New York, and placed his Golden Medical Discovery in U S drugstores as a tonic corrective and blood-maker. The remedy used roots and barks and claimed to support stomach liver and heart. Over twenty four million bottles were sold nationwide.
Fragmented OCR fragment discusses health claims about blood purity and appetite, with garbled phrases and stray numbers. Notable terms include nature remedy, appetite, and vague references to watchful battles or remedies. No clear persons, places, or organizations are identifiable from the readable text.
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