Mornin' Mail

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Monday, April 12, 2004 Volume XII, Number 209

Did Ya Know?. . .The McCune-Brooks Hospital Auxiliary will meet at
10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14th in the hospital cafeteria.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Women’s Minstries Council of First Church of the Nazarene, 2000 Grand, is sponsoring a fundraiser "Poor Man’s Lunch" on April 16th. They will serve ham & beans, coleslaw, cornbread, coffee or tea, and homemade pie from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m. in the church multi-ministry gymnasium. $3.50 for adults, $2 for children. Open to the public.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Humane Society is offering a $5 Gift Certificate towards the spay or neutering of your pet. Call 358-6402 or 358-6808 for more info.

today's laugh

One guy was accused of being wishy-washy, and he retorted, "Maybe I am and maybe I’m not."

When I kissed her, I knew it was puppy love. Her nose was cold.

Last week I bought one of those collapsible pools for my kids. Two days later, it did.

1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

WITHOUT EATING 49 DAYS.

Dr. Wolf, of northeast of town, and Dr. Wise, of this city, were called in consultation yesterday evening over the case of J.G. Meyers, of nine miles northeast of town, who life was despaired of. The doctors found him very weak and much emaciated – apparently having deliberately starved himself to that condition.

"Our information was that he had eaten nothing for 49 days," said Dr. Wise this morning. "This was an utter surprise to me. It beats the record of Dr. Tanner, the champion faster. Dr. Wolfe is Mr. Meyer’s regular physician but had not seen him for some time and did not know of his condition. Mr. Meyers had in the meanwhile been opposed to sending for him."

"We prescribed milk and whiskey and eggs and got the patient to take some of it. We do not know whether his family can keep him in the humor of taking nourishment at regular intervals or not, but even if they do, we consider recovery very doubtful, as inanition has progressed so far that it will be very difficult to rally him.

"He is over 60 years of age and that is against him. Mr. Meyers is imbued more or less with ideas of spiritualism and Christian science teachings, and has an idea that his first wife wants him to join her. This seems to make him content with his lack of appetite and keeps him from making a fight to recover a normal condition of body. We found the neighborhood more or less incensed that the old gentleman should have gone so long thus without eating or seeking medical attention."

Some of the neighbors of that vicinity say that it is not true that Mr. Meyers has fasted absolutely, so long as rumored.

"He has been fasting," said one of them today, "yet for a week past his folks have been able to get him to eat a little each day, but it has been very light feeding at best, and the old gentleman is in a wretched condition. His family have been used to humoring his whims or they would not have allowed him to get so low."

Mr. Meyers is well known in Carthage and that he is so near death’s door will be both a matter of regret and surprise to many friends here.

Today's Feature

Cool Lending.

The Economic Security Corporation, the local Community Action Program announced that applications for the Air Conditioner Lending Program will begin May 3rd. The Air Conditioner Lending Program is sponsored by the Missouri State Department of Social Services. The Carthage ESC branch is located at 600 east Sixth Street and is open on Tuesday’s from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday’s 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Applicants must meet income eligibility criteria and be 65 years old or older, head of household or head of household’s spouse or disabled. This also applies for those who have a medical need for air conditioning.

Emergency Shelter Grants.

Western District Jasper County Commissioner Anna Ruth Crampton announced that the funding meeting for Emergency Shelter Grants will be April 15th at 10:30 a.m. in the Carthage Courthouse, room 101.

This meeting is for individuals directly involved with emergency shelter housing for person’s who are homeless. Funds will not be distributed that day, but grant applications will be reviewed. For more information, contact Anna Ruth Crampton at 358-0421.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin'

Used ta have a dog that would start shakin’ all over and hide behind the couch whenever it started to thunder. No talkin’ to that dog. Just wouldn’t listen.

No matter how calm we spoke, or how much we petted that dog, it wouldn’t move from it’s security furniture.

I don’t suppose it really hurt anything that the dog was so fearful of a rumble or two. There was somethin’ that made us kids want to get the dog to face the thunder.

‘Course we were prob’ly lucky not to be struck down by lightnin’ durin’ some of our adventures durin’ rain storms.

I suppose now there would be some dog shrink tellin’ us that we could somehow work the animal through its fears and make it a more functional pet. The dog lived a normal and healthy life. Sometimes you just have to let shakin’ dogs lay.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.