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Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Volume IX, Number 176
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .Eminence
Chapter #93 Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday, February 26th at the Masonic Temple, 7th
and Maple. 50-year membership pin will be presented.
Did Ya Know?. . .The Friends of
the Carthage Public Library will hold their monthly used
booksale from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 1st at
the Library Annex, 510 S. Garrison Ave.
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today's laugh
MORE INTERESTING LABELS:
On a bag of Fritos: ..You could be a
winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the
shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Dial soap:
"Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that
would be how??...)
On some Swanson frozen dinners:
"Serving suggestion: Defrost." (but, it's
"just" a suggestion.)
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine:
"Do not drive a car or operate machinery after
taking this medication." (We could do a lot to
reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could
just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those
forklifts.)
1903
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
In Honor of Mrs.
Mills.
A very pleasant reception was held at
the home of Mrs. S.H. King on South Grant street
yesterday afternoon by the ladies of the W.C.T.U. in
honor of Mrs. Lizzie Mills, state secretary of the
Southern California unions. Mrs. Mills was formerly a
resident of Carthage, and at the request of the president
of the union, Mrs. R.B. Hall, gave some interesting
reminiscences of the crusade, in which she took part, and
of the first organization of the W.C.T.U. in Carthage,
after which refreshments of coffee and cake were served.
Forty-one ladies were present.
Ben Bennett, a Joplin man who is
serving a jail sentence for attempted assault, and who
has been a trusty about the jail for several days, was
today given a job sawing wood for the jail. The gift was
a thankless one and Bennett declined to expose his figure
to the sharp wind. He was promptly thrown back into the
bull pen.
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Today's Feature
Five Stores Sell Alcohol to Minor.
On February 21, 2003,
officers of the Carthage Police Department
accompanied a 20-year-old male student from
MSSC’s Law Enforcement Academy on Liquor
Control Compliance Checks of all business’s
in Carthage that sells intoxicants by container.In all, thirteen business’s were
checked with five failing by selling beer to the
underage person. Eight passed the compliance
check and three business’s called the police
department about the apparent criminal activity.
Businesses that passed the
Compliance Check: Casey’s (called police),
Fastrip North (called police), Four State
Beverage (called police), Wal-Mart, Mizzou
Liquor, Snak Atak East, Discount Smokes, Fastrip
South.
Businesses that failed the
Compliance Check and the name of clerk summoned
to City Court: Good Times Liquor, 137 E. Central:
Antonio nmn Marroquin, 54, Carthage; Price Cutter
Grocery, 1223 W. Central: Joshua F. Eddington,
21, Carthage; Snak Atak West, 1224 W. Central:
Rocky D. Barlett, 43, Joplin; E-Z Mart, 1308 Oak:
Jason L. Conley, 23, Carthage; Kum & Go, 824
E. Fairview: Kelly J. Thomas, 44, Carthage.
The last enforcement check in
the Fall of 2002 resulted in eight failures and
five passing with none calling the Police.
Letter to
the Editor
Opinions expressed reflect
those of the writer
and not necessarily those of the Mornin' Mail.
Dear Editor,
"Dump" is such a
gross word, why not call it the more politcally
correct ID, like "Garden of
Obsolescence" -perhaps?
Regards,
Dick Ferguson
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
A buddy a mine is
headin’ off for a fishin’
trip this weekend. He didn’t ask
if I wanted ta go along. Saved me
tellin’ him I don’t do
fishin’ in the middle of winter.
I don’t mind a
little fishin’ ever now and
then, but mostly I enjoy just
sittin’ on the bank. The
fishin’ part is just an excuse.
The scene I
envision when I’m fishin’
is a warm breeze comin’ across
the water coolin’ off the summer
sun. Maybe even dozin’ off for
an afternoon nap.
I’m not a big
fan of cleanin’ fish either,
specially after a good nap. So the
fact of whether or not they are
bitin’ on a particular day
isn’t really a factor.
Sittin’ in a
snow storm waitin’ for a fish to
bite just doesn’t fit the
picture I have of an enjoyable
getaway.
This is some fact,
but mostly,
Just Jake
Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
TO
YOUR GOOD HEALTH
By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Could you
please tell me how to test for dementia? I am 76
years old, and other than having emphysema from
smoking, I consider myself in good physical and
mental condition.
I applied for a health
supplement policy but was refused due to my
"medical condition." The insurance
company said that my physician’s report
stated that I had "ongoing chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease" and, to my
total amazement, dementia. How are these
illnesses diagnosed? — R.L.
ANSWER: "Dementia" is
a word that encompasses a large number of
illnesses. Its hallmark symptoms are impaired
memory, disruption of coherent thinking, an
inability to retain new information, confusion
about the date and surroundings, and a lack of
competence to handle simple tasks like making
change.
Many quick and easy tests
detect dementia. One is the Mini-Mental State
Examination, which a doctor can administer in the
office. It tests memory, familiarity with
surroundings, and the interpretation of aphorisms
such as "A rolling stone gathers no
moss."
The seriousness of emphysema
can be quantified by pulmonary function tests
— breathing tests that can also be done in
the doctor’s office. Once emphysema is here,
it’s here to stay. But many have a small
degree of emphysema and suffer no impairment to
their activity or their lives.
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