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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
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The piece criticizes merchants who outsource printing or mail orders while urging locals to support home services. It derides hypocritical behavior and stresses keeping money circulating locally, invoking the old maxim practice what you preach as timeless.
August 31 to September 5 feature the Hig Baxter Reunion with a strong speaker lineup. Notables include Sons of Song, Curtis of Kansas, Jeffries of Arkansas, Gore of Oklahoma, Rep Madisor, Camll, Goy, Haskell, Att’y General Jack, Col. Metcalf, J. K. Dublin, M. Porterang, Fitzstrii, Rev. J. J. Martin of Lamar, King of Mound City, Col. Chas. More, W. R. Stubbs. Events promise clean entertainment and family access with improved grounds and free admission.
A fragment notes the sale of Dr Kings New Life Pills as a laxative cure by Webb Bros Drug Store. The ad claims the pills are effective and cause no disturbance, with a casual, odd phrasing typical of the era.
CORRESPONDENCE reports rain welcomed by farmers and a water melon haul. Griffiths head to Arkansas and guests with glasses, cherries found. Emma Clark visits Mrs Helms. Tom Clark cited as sick. Seybolds buy a new organ. Red Brush urged letters. Ice cream supper draws a large crowd. two young men found asleep in a buggy between Rose Branch and Esrom. John and Clara Clark head to Dade county. Mr Miller ill. Everett mournful. hay fields called. Preaching crowd gathers. Roy Walker visits home folks. preaching at three.
Miss Emma Cline called on Mrs Smith last week Abb Cline and Lou Morley haul watermelons this week Call at Mr Brouse's for a horse back rider Mary GuyS she likes to ride in new buggies Chas Edison called on Mr Smith's last week Fay and Charley say they wish they hadn't run that home race Clarence Tyler is taking down a big
Fragmentary note mentions Bothel said to be dead then alive again. References to Poodle Sunday and Earom are unclear. Mira Nors Lawless returns from Springfield where she studied. Ray Brous buys a rubber tired buggy. A shot gun fired in Abb Clinn's watermelon patch Sunday night. Question about harm to boys. Ends with garbled line about Two Litrie Bovary Biv.
Mrs M M Davison of San Jose California extols Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headaches biliousness and sluggish liver and bowels. She claims one bottle provides more digestive system health than any other remedy she knows of and notes it is sold with guarantee at Webb Bros. drug store.
Dewey residents recorded several short social updates. Miss Patey and Ruth Underhill were out Friday, Mrs Handley visited Thursday en route to Kansas, and Frank and Peter Hadley were said to be in New Mexico with Arthur Maggie and Martha in Kansas. Mrs Gaddis and Harry Pringle returned from Webb City, Rev Suter preached his last sermon at Salem Suodsy, Mrs Turner hosted, Agnes Crow visited, Mr and Mrs Fletcher Carter visited Arch Rice, Everett Thompson of Carthage stayed with Clarence Simmons, and Jim Crumm of Johns town visited the local police.
The threshing machine returns to the neighborhood as Ollie Hall of St. Louis and others visit Mrs. J. F. Curtis. May Sanford and Lula Tunnell attend Springfield school. Mrs. Wheeler and May of Avills visit. Carthage guests include Patsy and Ruth Underhill and Mrs. Stockdale. Flyers mention Zion preaching and Golden City reunion with local attendees.
Miss Ida Crone is on the sick biat. Mr Hance and John Brown returned from Kansas. Mr Budd is reported very sick. Henry Hane of Oklahoma visits his brother John. Charley Hane haas a new buggy and the first ride went to someone. Miss Vira Pugh works at Mr Frank Cline’s now. A report says someone tied up near Frank Wood’s grape patch the other night. Park rides around with his sister. Frank Cline bought a new horse last week. Johnny Miss Adah Wright of Moran Kansas visits Mr and Mrs Add Joyos.
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