The Piano to Miss Fox. Finish of Contest Marked by Tremendous Interest
The piano contest ended with Nora Fox narrowly winning a $400 Malbar piano in the closest race yet. Four leading girls Nora Fox Zelda Covert Jessie Johnston Miss Thomson held top spots. Covert earned a silver tea set and Johnston won silverware. Nearly fifty entrants participated while votes for other contestants were sparse.
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Covert
Johnston
Thomson
Nora Fox
Zelda Covert
Putnam and Bishop Grocers in Dr Hendrix Building on Grand Ave
Putnam and Bishop advertise as staple and fancy groceries with canned and fresh meats in the Dr Hendricks Building on the north side of Grand Avenue. They promise always new and fresh goods and the best the market offers, inviting a trial to win customers.
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Dr. Hendricks
North Side
Grand Ave
We Cut Some Ice We Cut Some Ice
Ice delivery promise to all city parts until 11 a m daily. aims to satisfy every need big or small with prompt service.
To the Country Trade We Are Ready to Wait on You
The notice states during the busy season the store will wait on customers at any time with hours from 5 30 a m to 9 p m and offering phone numbers 112 and 142 for after hours service Do not fail to call us up for assistance
Jasper News piano contest winners and prizes announced
The Jasper News piano contest concluded with Nora Fox 294,680 votes, Zelda Covert 277,920, Jessie Johnston 255,670, Burkie Thomson 251,830, and others rewarded with prizes from fountain pens to silver tea sets. Three weeks of secret ballots generated surprise tallies and a boost in the paper’s circulation. A local boy Frank Steiner won first prize for white corn, presenting two ears weighing three pounds fourteen ounces.
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Frank Steiner
Jasper
Steiner
Corn Contest Returns Seed From Rexall Store Effort
H F Pitts of Rexall Store used top ear corn from last year's contest plat to seed 25 acres this year. He expects yields over 50 bushels per acre despite a poor corn year. Steiner grows Boon County White and reenters the contest seeking the Frisco Carthage Press scholarship.
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Steiner
Boon County
Frisco
Carthage Press
Frenzied Finance Joke About Bank Money Inheritance
A humorous exchange features Tom and May joking about asking a father for a band marriage and the father's focus on money in the bank. Tom implies he had funds and the father wanted to borrow them, highlighting comic tension over wealth.
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Tom
Settle Up Sept 1st Demand From Wess Bros Merc Co
A blunt finance notice from Wess Bros. Merc. Co. urging customers to pay what they owe by September 1. It warns that if funds are unavailable, they should borrow from their banker to settle debts and avoid delays in paying their bills.
Mrs A J Baker and family visit Milo relatives
Mrs A J Baker and her two children returned Thursday from Milo after a two week visit with relatives.
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A. J. Baker
Milo
The Farmer Fades From Field To Fortune
A rural portrait recalls a farmer who once rose before four to milk, plow, and sing in muddy boots. Now he counts money, his calloused hands softened by time and labor giving way to enterprise and wealth. The poem laments changes from nature’s pace to modern finance.
Silent Matinee Sparks Mock Courtroom Style
A quip filled scene shows a calm girl denying tears at a matinee while a coiffed companion pretends to cry with lace handkerchiefs. The exchange pokes at theatrics and social performance in a tense domestic mood.
Extra Particular Fashion Note From Mise De Style
The fragment mentions Mise De Style as ultra fashionable and willing to serve anything for looks. It notes a fiancé given a back due to a knee tag, and a Santern paper urging patrons to avoid patronizing neighbors rather than pleasing. The disjointed text reflects a gossip-like local column tone.
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Miss Fox
Jessie Johnston
Putnam & Bishop
Putnam
Jasper, Mo
Wolf
Jasper News
Zelda
Burkie Thomson
de. V. H. Hendricks, W.C. Thomas, T. B. Harpaway
Miss Zelda Covert
Miss Jessie Johnston
Harrie Thomson
H. F. Pitts
Rexall
Wolf Hardware Co
Dugan & Kaufman
Wess Bros. Merc. Co
Santern
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