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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
8
Advertising space rates listed for fast page and inside pages at ten cents per inch per issue. Front page space fully contracted. Local notices charged per line with insertion by Tuesday evening. Resolutions of respect cards of thanks and obituary poetry priced per line.
Miscellany of visits and moves in Jasper Idaho and nearby areas. Frick of Maco visits his mother and relatives in Jasper while Corp. Guy Webb of the Ninth Mounted Engineers in El Paso is home on furlough. Jerome Woodmansee recuperating from malaria with his mother. A list of moving families, visits, and local engagements surrounding Camp Funston and nearby towns.
Governor Frederick Gardner urges Missourians to subscribe freely to the Third Liberty Loan. He frames thrift, patriotism, and global sympathy as core American virtues, calls for large purchases, and declares bonds safe, non taxable, backed by the U S government. He stresses duty to fund the war effort and asks timely response to the third call.
A soldier in France laments home front slackers and urges Americans to buy U S bonds to fund the war. He argues profits must be spent for national defense, warning that failing to loan could embolden the enemy and bring regret if the Hun wins.
A new American engineers project proposes a 260 mile canal from Kandalaska on the White Sea to Torne near the Swedish frontier on the Gulf of Finland. Estimated cost is $150,000,000.
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds as a man murmurs about distance and softly sings, then he yields to a harsh request and departs into the cold night, leaving the scene steeped in icy mood and distance.
A brief item notes a calm kitchen setting yet hints at a rare stir in one exchange as cooks and guests discuss cake in a restrained but lively moment. The tone suggests light domestic drama rather than major event.
Advice to avoid soap and water on varnished kitchen woodwork. Rinse with a kerosene and water solution to brighten natural wood, even if it smells briefly.
Glen Flolmes, from Liberal and Missouri Pacific Station, appeared for examination before Carthage draft officials. The board sent him to Joplin for a special review on Monday. no final decision yet. He previously enlisted once more than a year ago but was sent home due to a rupture. He remains ready to serve if accepted, or to stay home if not. Nearby residents attend Biederwolf revival meetings in Carthage, including T. H. Hammond and wife, Mrs. Dora Hastings, Mrs. H. T. Peterson, Roy Carter and wife, Chas. McClintock and wife, Clarence Hammond and wife, and Thos. Edwards and wife. Also noting surplus back issues and subscription label reminders at The News Office.
Comedic exchange features a husband boasting about honesty like George Washington and a wife quick with a witty reply about telling a lie. The dialogue relies on humor through contrast and sharp wordplay.
Anita told a friend about her visit to a farm where she saw mother and baby cows. The playmate added that he saw many cows and the cutest little cowlets during the trip to the country.
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