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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
A collage of quips and jokes from various papers. Snappy exchanged lines cover humor about singing before breakfast, lost inventions, fashion fits, fire rescues, mystery books, handshakes with strangers, and politics. Witty exchanges include a retired battle with etiquette, a fire response, and a door to domestic satire.
Edward G Clark urges readers to attract birds by building martin, wren, and bluebird houses. He condemns English sparrows, offers nest dimensions and entrance sizes, and suggests poison methods to reduce sparrow numbers. The piece also advises yard prep with shrubs, brush piles, a water pan, and tree duty to invite orioles and other songbirds.
Little Katherine visits a farm and observes a thrifty neighbor praised for being fore hand. She stares at a man seated in a chair and asks if he is “alttin’ on ’em” while seeking to see his other hands, exposing rural expressions and childlike misunderstanding.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reports Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary troubles in January 1903 and, four and a half years later, states she has had no kidney trouble since She notes ongoing sales by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 60 cents a box.
A mother recounts her baby niece suffering constant itching and sleepless nights from eczema. After a year with doctors, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming a cure in three months. Letter from Alice L. Dowell of St. Louis dated May 2 and 20, 1907.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a London bishop shared a classroom joke about an East End school exam. A pupil lists Indian foods and struggles to recall India’s fame, finally blurting Indla-geation as the punchline in a lighthearted moment.
Laundry work at home would be more satisfactory with the right starch. The paste must often be thick to stiffen fabric, marring appearance and wear. Defiance Starch claims to require far less quantity due to greater strength, avoiding the paste problem.
A humorous exchange between a man offering life guidance and Mr Pinkley about prosperity and bedtimes with chickens. The adviser urges backing chickens for success, while Pinkley agrees to humor the idea yet notes the owners' trust and the unusual metaphor.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative choice. It praises its cleansing and gentle action without debility or dosage escalation, notes physician approval, and urges buyers to purchase genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through licensed druggists.
A playful shopping dialogue leads to a tally of summer wear costs, including Lottie's pink Merry Widow and Elia's green pieces totaling 99.90 with the remaining ten cents for another item. The piece extols cleanliness and starching, promoting Defiance Starch as a way to improve home laundering results.
In a witty exchange, Scott and Matt quip about dramatizing ads and columns. They joke that ad columns are ripe for alterations and peek at a slogan urging smokers to choose Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
A compact ad promotes Red Cross Hall Blue laundry soap in a 2 oz package priced at 6 cents, promising beautiful, clear white clothes. The offer emphasizes low cost and household cleaning value.
Fragmentary cryptic OCR text references a tramp in the woods, mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a children teething claim, and nonsensical lines about pain cures and goodness. No clear event or identifiable entities beyond Milton attribution.
A Leesburg Virginia woman Maude F Forgie writes that after months of feminine illness Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. She praises the treatment and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance at Lynn Mass. and share her health recovery.
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