The Mornin' Mail is
published every weekday except major holidays
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Volume XV, Number 52
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The
American Business Women’s Association Peace
Star Chapter of Carthage invites you to join us
for "The Daniel O’Donnell Show" in
Branson, November 25, 2006. Shopping and
sightseeing at "The Branson Landing",
and Lunch at "B.T. Bones". Cost for the
trip, $69.50. Reservations before Oct. 3rd, call
Sally Metcalf, 394-2213.
Did Ya Know?... The City
of Carthage will be spraying for mosquitoes
Monday, August 28th through Friday, September
1st. Areas will be sprayed in the evening of the
day of regular trash pickup between 8 p.m. and
11:30 p.m. It is recommended to turn off attic or
window fans when the sprayer is in the immediate
area.
Did Ya Know?... The
Carthage Recycling Drop-off Center and Composting
Lot will be closed Tuesday, September 5th in
observance of Labor Day. Regular operating days
and times are Tues. - Sat., 8:30 - 4:30 p.m.
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today's
laugh
"Young
man, does your mother know you smoke?"
"Say, lady, does you husband know you stop
to talk to strange men on the street?"
"I see my friend gave you
a black eye."
"I didn't know that he was your
friend."
"Well, he's my friend now."
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Hobson Was at
Pittsburg.
Capt. Richmond P. Hobson
spoke a at the Pittsburg Kan. Chautauqua last Friday to
an audience of 5,000 on the enlargement of the navy.
He stated that it was his
purpose to again venture into politics after the present
lecturing tour. He lives at Greensborough Ala., and will
be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress
from that district this fall.
Notice.
During our 18 years’
experience as Practical Bottlers, we have realized the
urgent demand from families for Ideal Table Water that
could be used freely with beneficial results and have
constantly endeavored to supply it. We are pleased to
announce that in our Iron stone we have perfected a water
that fulfills every requirement at a small expense. Try a
case - 24 half pints - 75¢ delivered.
Carthage Bottling Works.
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Today's
Feature
Search
Continues for Director.
The Carthage
Chamber of Commerce is in the process of looking
for a new president/economic developer. The $20
to $25 thousand budget for advertisements and
expenses of the hiring process was approved by
City Council at the previous meeting.
At the same
meeting, much discussion was heard about the
specifications of the position itself. Council
reached the agreement to hire a chamber president
who can share duties as City economic developer.
The option of hiring two separate people for each
job was rejected during the course of the
discussion.
The Chamber has
received several resumes so far, strictly from
website advertisements placed on state chamber
websites for Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and
other states. With the approval of the budget for
advertisement, print advertisements are being
purchased in newspaper publications in Kansas
City, Springfield and Tulsa and other regional
publications.
The cut-off date
for resumes is slated for September 15. The
Chamber hopes to have the position filled by the
end of October or first of November.
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Stench Report:
Monday,
8/28/06
No Stench
Reported on Carthage Square.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
In the oil patch there is a
thing called tank "bottoms." This is
the thick gooey stuff that settles to the bottom
of the oil tank. It’s not good for much
since they won’t let ya dump in on the dirt
roads anymore. When the
gauger comes ta check your tank for the buyer,
they check ta see how much bottom there is in a
tank. Too much and they won’t buy the oil.
The usual practice is to stir the bottom up real
good as ya pump the oil outa the tank so as ta
get ever’thing floatin’ so it flows out
with the oil.
‘Course the buyers know
the practice, that’s one a the reasons they
won’t buy from tanks with over a few inches
of bottom. Course they’d prefer that the
mess wasn’t stirred at all.
Usually it’s not the
stirrin’ that causes the most problems, it
what floats to the surface that folks don’t
want to deal with.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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To
Your Good Health
By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have high blood
pressure. What’s unusual about it is that
I’m a 30-year-old woman with no family
history of high blood pressure. My doctor has had
a hard time lowering my pressure, and he now says
I might have renovascular high blood pressure. I
would be indebted to you if you can explain this
for me. -- M.C.
ANSWER: Most people, 90
percent, with high blood pressure -- hypertension
-- have primary hypertension, also called
essential hypertension or idiopathic
hypertension. Less than 10 percent of
hypertensives have secondary hypertension --
elevated blood pressure secondary to some other
distinct process going on. In your case, that
process is suspected to be a narrowing of one or
more arteries that serve the kidneys.
Secondary hypertension is odd
in a number of ways. It often begins at young
ages, and it can be quite difficult to control
with the usual blood pressure medicines.
The narrowed kidney artery of
renovascular hypertension makes the kidney think
body blood pressure is too low. It starts to
produce, in great abundance, renin, a substance
that elevates blood pressure. Correcting the kink
in the kidney artery restores normal blood flow
to it, and the kidney stops pouring out renin.
You have to prepare yourself
for special tests. Scans of the kidneys, X-rays
of their arteries and sampling kidney veins for
renin levels are examples of some of those tests.
If the suspicion proves
correct, the artery narrowing can often be
expanded with a balloon-tipped catheter inched
into the narrowed blood vessel.
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