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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
8
Local paper clipping from Jasper Missouri imprint notes postal designation and historical filing, indicating entry details including date and classification. The fragment references Jasper News and 1498 as part of the processing note.
Rates quoted for newspaper space include 125 percent per inch for last and inside pages and front page space contracted. Local notices priced per line at five cents per issue. Copy must be in by Tuesday evening. Resolutions of respect cards and obituary poetry charged by the line.
Additional mentions many returning from Illinois and Kansas with two months away. Ed Preston and wife visit Ruth McQuillen near Lamar. Tom McCall heads to Sedalia with Poland China hogs for the State Fair. Mrs A F Drake and daughter Mary Alice spend weekend in Columbus Kansas with W E McGhie. Levi Kitterman returns from Kansas City to assist at the barber shop. Mrs E E Johnson and son Harold return to Springfield after weeks with L A Corde family. Joe Thomson, 14 months with the A E I in France, discharged at Camp Taylor and visits sister Nellie Thomson. A literary note closes with a New York Times quote and Edinburgh Scotsman quip.
A woman writer argues husbands should frankly share all with wives while wives should respond with generosity and trust. The exchange highlights reciprocal expectations in marriage, emphasizing honesty paired with belief.
Charles Dickens edited Bentley's Miscellany starting in 1837 and led All the Year Round, shaping periodical literature for about thirty years until 1870. The notes reflect his long tenure as editor across two major publications and his influence on Victorian journalism.
Carthage MI Aug 44.Great county fair opens Tuesday Aug 1st for four days. This year’s program claims to be the largest yet for a western county fair with harness and pacing races daily plus auto and motorcycle events on Friday. Free attractions include a circus act with elephants and monkeys, a daylight fireworks display, and a well known “wise guy” elephant. Livestock show and judging are emphasized with new departments for Belgian hares goats and youths canning clubs and expanded tractor and auto exhibits. Daily Thought includes quotes from Uncle Eben.
A Boston Transcript excerpt contrasts a character named Shinbone who mocks contentment as laziness with Uncle Eben who rejects praise without action. The dialogue highlights a theme of self-reliance and pursuing better opportunities through personal effort rather than idle approval.
Uncle Eben reflects on soldiers’ experiences, remarking that reading about their hardships makes it hard to sympathize with minor complaints like a hot day. The passage also contrasts enduring old friendships with lessons learned over years and references Lowell’s line about wisdom in treasuring friends.
A concise statement urges that obedience to the Law of Ife proves discipleship and that a willing follower activates an unknown machinery unique to this world, illustrating a call to act despite mystery.
A short note on historic beliefs about sneezing. Forefathers treated sneezing as omen, with directions of luck or misfortune. Sneezing before dressing or near graves was considered unlucky, while sneezing to the right was seen as fortunate.
Julia Ward Howe praises Milton for savoring Italy's mirth and majesty in his Allegro and Penceroso while noting his return to serve his country with a brave heart and philosophic mind deemed more needed than sacred song.
A sequence of old dates and names shows listings of individuals and distances from towns like Avilla Jasper Golden City Carthage and surrounding areas. Entries mention Boyle Knight Hendricks Hilton Johnston Wilkes Kinney and others with locations described as miles southeast or west of nearby communities across August and July.
New York City holds the status as the United States' largest coal market, driving significant regional demand and shaping national coal trade patterns. The city consumes vast shipments and serves as a central hub for distribution to nearby states and industries.
A witty Toledo Blade note avers that despite great age of machinery, the best alarm clock remains the aroma of frying ham and eggs, prompting a smile at simple sensory signals.
A composer boasts a new song will be a hit. The concert manager questions sense fun and music, finding none in the piece. He declares the “success” lies in its complete absence of note or tune.
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