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laugh There’s a theory which states that if ever
anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for &
why, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by
something even more bizarre & inexplicable.
There’s another theory which
states this has already happened.
An aged farmer and his wife were
leaning against the edge of their pig-pen when the old
woman wistfully recalled that the next week would mark
their golden wedding anniversary.
"Let’s have a party,
Homer," she suggested. "Let’s kill a
pig."
The farmer scratched his grizzled head.
"Gee, Ethel," he finally
answered, "I don’t see why the pig should take
the blame for something that happened fifty years
ago."
"My son has taken up meditation -
at least it’s better than sitting doing
nothing."
"Half this game is
ninety percent mental."
1911
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
I. D. Davis, a Farmer
North of Town Severely Injured.
I. D. Davis a farmer who lives on the
Chas. Myers place three miles north of Carthage, was
kicked by a horse yesterday and his leg broken above the
knee. Mr. Davis was engaged in feeding the stock in his
barn and was passing behind the horse when he was kicked.
He slapped the horse lightly on the hip and spoke to him
at the same time but the animal probably mistaking him
for another horse kicked with the above result. Dr. F. W.
Flower was called and reduced the fracture. Mr. Davis is
well along in years and the hurt will probably cause him
a great deal of trouble.
Chas. Huth and Wesley Bruffett will
leave tomorrow morning over the Frisco for California
where they expect to locate.
Walter Wood, who now holds a position
as train news boy running out of St. Louis, is in
Carthage for a short visit.
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Today's Feature Storm Victims
Receive Free Legal Help.
A toll-free telephone number
1-800-829-4128 -- has been established at The
Missouri Bar to receive requests for legal help
from storm victims. Callers will be asked for a
brief description of their problem or question as
well as a return phone number. Within 48 hours a
volunteer attorney will return the call and
provide free legal help. The volunteer attorneys
cannot represent callers in court or accept the
caller as a paying client. After talking with a
volunteer attorney, callers may be referred to
their local lawyer referral service if they
decide they would like a lawyer to represent
them.
After natural disasters, storm
victims typically have many questions about
insurance matters, mortgage or rent issues,
contracts for repair work, lost legal documents
and government financial assistance. "The
lawyers of Missouri want to help ensure that
storm victims have the legal information and
advice they need for rebuilding their lives and
communities," said John S. Johnston,
president of The Missouri Bar.
Jasper
County Jail Count
Monday182
Total
Including Placed out of County
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
It must be somethin’
in the stars.
I get ta feelin’ that
sometimes that ever’thing mechanical is
bein’ influenced by the whims of the
moon, like the wives tales about
plantin’ potatoes and such. These minor
aggravations are not much when they come
ever’ now and then, but it seems that
durin’ certain phases they pile up and
become all consuming.This is the time when
the lawn mower, automobile, remote control,
light bulbs, telephone, and other various and
sundry items become contrary. Shoe laces
break, ball point pens run out of ink and the
pocket calculator battery runs down.
The only solace is the
faith that at some point ever’thing that
can break will break and it will finally be
over till the next lunar intrusion.
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.
Fibromyalgia
Is an Elusive Ailment
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a
43-year-old mother of three children, and I also
teach school. Since last spring, I have lost all
energy, and my muscles seem to hurt all over. I
have consulted three doctors. None has found
anything wrong with me or my tests. The last
doctor has suggested fibromyalgia. I am scheduled
to see him again in three weeks. I know nothing
about this illness, and I wonder how it’s
treated. Please summarize for me. -- L.J.
ANSWER: Fibromyalgia is an
elusive condition. It’s defined as
widespread body pain, an ache-all-over feeling,
just like you describe. Accompanying symptoms
include disturbed sleep and fatigue. No lab test,
X-ray or scan discloses anything amiss. One aid
to diagnosis is tender points -- specific body
sites where finger pressure elicits pain far out
of proportion to the pressure applied.
No one has a definite answer
about what’s going on. One popular
explanation is that people with fibromyalgia
perceive pain with heightened sensitivity because
of an imbalance of brain chemicals and a
misfiring of brain nerves. Disturbed sleep is
another consequence of these disorders.
Often the first treatment for
fibromyalgia is an antidepressant. It’s
given not so much to relieve depression --
although fibromyalgia is a depressing situation
-- but to restore normal brain-cell communication
and normal brain chemistry to dampen the
brain’s magnified perception of pain.
Savella and Cymbalta are such antidepressants
that are approved for the treatment of
fibromyalgia. Another medicine often prescribed
is Lyrica, a drug whose primary purpose is
seizure control. Heat and massage might decrease
pain.
Exercise is an essential part
of treatment. It sounds absurd to ask someone in
pain to exercise, but a carefully graded exercise
program goes a long way toward restoring normal
feeling. You can start with something as simple
as a walk. Increase the time, the pace and the
frequency of walking until you are finally doing
30 minutes a day.
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