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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
6
In the Sarcoxie Record an editorial discusses the term chicken applied to a fashionably dressed yet perceived immature woman. It critiques economic pressures and social expectations, calling for reflection on public standards and protection rather than punitive labeling.
An auto was stolen last Saturday from Tomisen's barn near Carotoan. The thief forced the barn open and damaged the vehicle, breaking an axle. Mr Thompson and wife and H G Griffit and wife are reportedly in Koureks Spins awaiting word.
A judge in Bhoredinely County court expressed doubt that truth telling would lead to a divine reckoning, noting the earth will not open to swallow those not speaking truth. He observed that while witnesses recorded much apparently true, the case cannot be settled by fear or magical expectation.
The text outlines Julius Caesar's calendar reform ordering 366 days in leap years and 365 in common years. It notes shifting the year start from March 1 to January 1 in the Julian calendar, a system that remained in use until AD 1582.
A simple home remedy outlines a salve using olive oil turpentine white of camphor and coal oil with a required proportion. The note suggests adjustable variations and cautions proper mixing for cauterizing concerns.
A fragment advertising subscriptions for the Star Times Journal of Kansas City Globe Democrat and Republic of St. Louis. It urges readers to subscribe to get daily European war news and ends abruptly.
The Alpha Club closed its summer entertainments with a Tucway afternoon banquet at Mr Omer Webb's home. Hostesses included Mrs Webb and Mrs Wells among others. Dominoes on the lawn provided friendly competition, won by C P Rex with a fern, while Mrs Scott claimed a small plant. Refreshments followed and attendees listed many club members and guests. The club resumes study work in September with Mrs Hallared as hostess and a special opening lesson plan.
A fragment notes tablets, pens, and assorted writing supplies linked to Schoolers Drug Store. Readable details are limited, but the item centers on school-related stationery and pharmacy offerings.
A cryptic notice mentions Kiet and brewing trouble as the world appears in tune. It evokes a June day with a sense of shifting mood and unsettled surroundings. The fragment hints at a forthcoming event or warning without detailing specifics.
A dense fragment lists shop notices and community items including Fresh fruits at Wheat's Cash Store, horse and alfalfa feed mentions, shoe maker Sev Corde & Son, and various neighborhood names. It references W H Hager, W T Peterson and family, and Miss Burke Thomson visiting Neodestha, with scattered mentions of local trades and farm goods.
Memoirs attributed to Napoleon are presented as written by his secretary Haron De Meneval. The text notes the works cover absorbing incidents during the last general European war and reflect on historic European struggles including France, Austria, Italy, Britain and others.
A young Englishman, a keen chemist, failed to cure a pimple problem until a solution emerged after four days. His relatives found him mentally unwell, and he spent a year in lunacy. The report mentions disease carriers like rats and fleas spreading a plague, including references to cancer, with uncertain details from a fragmentary text.
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