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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
An Illinois dairy town editorial warns against mail order firms selling shoddy goods and draining rural markets. It argues home merchants printers banks and manufacturing firms keep taxes in county and state, sustain jobs and churches, and preserve a vibrant local economy. Community notes follow with visits moves band events and local happenings.
A concise editorial urges readers in Jackson to stop outsourcing and to support local businesses. It emphasizes pride in hometown commerce and encourages sustained, neighborhood investment over external sourcing. The piece reflects a regional stance favoring community resilience and economic self-reliance.
Scientists uncover bones of ancient men in a Swiss cave dating back 100000 years. Modern life is plagued by disease today, says A W Brown of Alexander Maine, who credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing his severe lung trouble and stubborn cough. It promises to treat sore lungs colds and prevent pneumonia with 50c and 1.00 guarantees and a trial bottle free.
The fragment appears to discuss obtaining money at a low rate of interest and in time but lacks clear names, dates, or a concrete event to frame a news item. No identifiable persons or organizations are present to anchor a proper summary.
An Indianapolis paper notes Prince ton county jail is empty after a dry territory purge. The jailer opened doors for a cleaning, surprising locals who say such a vacancy is history rare. In Kokomo, Indiana, the city reports its jail also empty after releasing the last prisoner that morning.
At midnight on July 10 more than a thousand saloons shut their doors across Texas. The notice directs readers to Cape County Abstract Co. for a complete and perfect abstract of title.
Creditors and others are notified that ROXIE FULENWIDER as Administratrix will make a final settlement of the Jas. R. Fulenwider estate at the next Probate Court term in Cape Girardeau County Missouri. The hearing will begin August 9 1909 in Jackson Missouri.
Guardian R A Hitt appointed for Grice Brown insane patient in Missouri. Letters issued June 21 1909. Creditors must file claims within one year for allowance. two years bars claims.
A Missouri resident testifies that twelve to fifteen years of kidney trouble with rheumatic pain improved remarkably after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She describes sediment in urine, frequent passage, and says the remedy exceeded expectations. Sold by W. F. Wood’s drug store. Foster Filburn Co. Buffalo NY sole U S agents.
The report lists local happenings including wheat threshing curtailment due to rain, ownership of a threshing machine by the Robins family, Alfred Reynolds selling a Whitewater farm at profit and buying a Whitewater home, conversations with W. S. Allen, local remarks on Bill Cochran, visits by Jake Hinkle of Jackson, Monroe Kinder’s return from Oran, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tate visiting Jacob Proffer, John H. Patterson on Marble Hill business, H. E. Alexander in his auto from Cape, Rev. Lincoln’s three sermons at Spring Church, J. A. Van Amburg's trip to Lutesville, Jake Roberts and Laura Lowery visiting Hugh Roberts, a wedding at Wm. Craig’s home of Ivy Hutson to O. W. Hutson officiated by Rev. K. V. Propst, an old time ring at Snider’s mill, and the Southeast Missouri Short hort Breeders Association meeting at St Francois Hotel in Farmington on August 2 at 1 30 p m.
Creditors and others interested in the estate of Chas. P. Priest deceased, that I the undersigned intend to make a final settlement on the 9th day of August 1909 Christina B Priest.
In the estate of Henry L Jones deceased I Lulu B Jones Administratrix give notice of appointment and authority dated August 8 1909 as administratrix seeking all claims.
Wm A Yates aged 50 and Mary G Cox aged 42, both of Cape Girardeau, obtained licenses. Lester Boatright of Caruthersville aged 25 married Milly Cox 20 of Cape Girardeau. C D Taylor 23 weds M B Cil ders 18, Randles. Ode S Hutson 81 of Millerville weds Ida Craig 25 of Jackson. George Lane 26 and Anna E Bell 28, both of Cape Girardeau, also licensed.
Pastures for Hogs outlines guidance from the State Board of Agriculture on feeding housing and land use for swine operations. The note emphasizes pasture practices, grazing rotation, and management to improve hog welfare and farm productivity.
The bulletin notes Missouri led hog production with 3,878,863 hogs shipped in 1908 and a total value of about $79 million when including breeding stock. It summarizes field reports from major hog-raisers and lists pastures and feed options like bluegrass, alfalfa, and cowpeas, plus sowing schedules and pasture tables. A separate notice invites bids for Jackson Public School bonds totaling $6,000,000 to be issued August 1 1909 with 5 percent interest and semiannual payments, bonds awarded to best bidders with required certified checks.
Bids by Cape Girardeau bankers or individuals to handle the Jackson school district funds are invited until 7 30 p m on August 5 1909 bids must state the daily deposit interest rate and be backed by a security check of at least one half of one percent of the previous year’s district revenue as bond security under Missouri law O L Hoffman secretary Jackson Missouri July 15 1909
We are selling farm lands in Nevada at five dollars per acre with a quarter dollar down and the balance at one cent per day payable monthly. Free map and booklets available on request.
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