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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
1
A local dry goods shop announces new lace curtains in the latest patterns and cling laces for shirtwaist suits. Special cut prices on embroideries and additional reductions on summer goods, plus telescopes and suit cases on offer.
Local store advertises new La Prelle Shoes from St Louis with Ladies Shoes priced at 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00. Also offers a few remaining Low Shoes at extremely low prices.
A surge in building keeps many residences under construction by January. Homes at various streets including Goyndl Avenue, Belle Street, Maiden Lane, and Second Street advance quickly with plastering, interiors, and additions. Neighbors Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, and others push sites forward as plans for living rooms, offices, and storage areas unfold, while social visits and daily photos at Eckles Furniture cap the scene.
Postponed public sale near town due to low turnout. Beaty Brothers plan a sale at their farm next Saturday August 2 with cattle mules hogs and various goods. Other auctions include Chas Ob Stith on the 4th, Reub Brown near Jasper September 3, and auctions by Jasper residents with farm property transfers and household goods sales.
Fragmentary notes show a rural district preparing for September 7 with teachers named from Kirksville and Warrensburg, a new primary building, and staff assignments. Local families and farmers discuss moving classrooms, hiring measures, and real estate trades as the school term approaches.
An explosion at the Carthage powder plant kills four men and injures five others. Superintendent Holle and workers Fearon, Ebsworth, and Lee Barty are named among the injured. Investigators examine corporate safety lapses as officials promise new precautions and a cautious upcoming inquest at the site. The disaster disrupts daily life, with families displaced and local businesses reporting aftershocks to the community.
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