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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
4
Alfred Westfall of Colorado Agricultural College argues that the telephone reflects American instinct and efficiency. He notes four fifths of the world's telephones are in the United States and praises the U.S. exchange system for fast connections. He asserts phone service accelerates business, lowers costs, and shapes modern society.
A reader recalls seeing a garter snake wrapped around a tree in a yard, claiming it appeared unusually long. Local skeptics suggest the creature may have been misread or exaggerated in transcription.
A New York reporter notes John D. Rockefeller quotes the adage about wealth. In Richford, a mean man leaves a small fortune after injuring his lip at a church supper. The parson’s two cent stamp and a penny from the squire stop the bleed, prompting a grateful reply and a quip about a penny earned.
A quoted exchange shows a willing worker acknowledging fear that a large campaign fund may erode public confidence in the party, with the respondent agreeing the campaign spending could have the same effect.
A collection of dessert and cake instructions including a cocoa cake, maple cake with frosting, and a pear Bavarian Cream. Detailed steps cover creaming butter and sugar, beating eggs, mixing flour and leavening, and finishing with frostings or molded desserts. Includes gelatin preparations, pear juice bindings, lemon juice, and decorative jelly accents.
A fragment from a homemaking guide describing preservation steps for fruits and produce. It includes instructions on making jelly without cooking, barbados-style rhubarb preservation, tomato prep, grape jelly without heat, and old pickles with brine and spices.
A fragmented advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin tablets in unbroken packs with directions for headaches and various pains. It notes American tin boxes of 12 cost little, then shifts to random cultural snippets including jokes about latchkeys, a public farewell, and a glass eye from Shanghai.
An old advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness or itching then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently dust on Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance. Price listed as 2 shillings each.
A humorous exchange shows a man adopting family language and teasing about teaching his little brother manners. He notes his father smokes rotten cigars and shifts toward joining family chatter, reflecting growing acceptance in the relationship.
An old promotional note touts a catarrh cure by internal blood treatment. The advertisement promises to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the patient, offering free circulars from Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio.
A local library exam asked who Babe Ruth is. A student replied Babe Ruth was a race horse, prompting embarrassment amid current events questions reported by the Indianapolis News.
The dollar sign has several proposed origins. Some link it to a modified English pound sign (£). Others claim it derives from superimposed letters U and S. A third theory suggests two uprights symbolize brass pillars before Solomon’s temple that appeared on early coinage and intertwined with a scroll.
The dialogue features a joke about a flyer described as a high filer and a playful question about his altitude record, reflecting humorous banter over aviation achievements.
A fragment discusses seeking lasting skin remedies beyond temporary relief. It mentions old blood medicines and consulting an expert to tailor treatment, claiming better results with a new solution than common tonics.
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