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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
5
Last Monday marked Squire L. N. Torrence’s 71st birthday with a dinner inviting local citizens over 70. Attendees included Levi Hurst 86 Henry Sperling 78 Mathias Wiesbroad 76 and J. M. Snider 75. Mrs. Torrence prepared a fine meal and guests valued hearing the veterans’ decades of experience. Prohibition notes follow with local option tallies and court schedule for Missouri counties.
A fragmented directory page lists various town offices and officials including circuit clerk county clerk treasurer assessor surveyor and mayor. It mentions the presiding and associate judges of the district and notes ward aldermen and city officials. The piece also contains train connections times and routes linking to nearby towns and cities.
A stitched collection of corny jokes local color and odd anecdotes. It mentions Miss Mary Weeks taking a vacation and a comic misadventure with a ladder. It describes a wedding plan a Michigan town’s plant and a funeral scene with a Krioekem cure anecdote.
A notice invites any child aged 3 to 7 to enter a bazaar contest hosted by the Methodist ladies. Also advertised is Pazo Ointment offering a guaranteed cure for piles with a money refund if it fails within a stated period.
Claus Kerstner a longtime Gordonville merchant and former Cape Gipardont County Savings Bank director died last Thursday at 62 years. He had lived in Jackson for six years and leaves a family. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 in Southern St. Paul Church with burial in City Cemetery. The town and county mourn a valued citizen.
The Periodical Publishers Association backs a plan to create a permanent postal tribunal like the Interstate Commerce Commission to settle second class mail classifications. A three member body would decide eligibility and violator penalties with appeals to the circuit court, aiming to curb misused periodicals and stabilize rates.
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