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Newspaper

Jasper News

Location

Jasper, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1919

Page

2

Little Glendene Simmons Dies After Illness

Little Glendene Simmons died Friday after three weeks of suffering with a complication of diseases. Funeral services were held at Salem at 3 p.m. Sunday. Trey Keys preached a beauti ful sermon, and the choir sang. The quartette included Mr. and Mrs. Allen Peterson Miss Mary Drake and Mr. Gus Campbell with Mrs. McCune at the piano. Pallbearers were Minnie and Frances Gresham Aretha Flowers Edna Yarner Hazel Courtney Gladys Rusk Helen Gaddis Kathryn Crumm and two Jackson girls from Carthage. The note ends with local social items and upcoming Salem events.

Glendene Simmons Salem Trey. Keys Allen Peterson Mary Drake Gus Campbell McCune Minnie Frances Gresham Aretha Flowers Edna Yarner Hazel Courtney Gladys Rusk Helen Gaddis Kathryn Crumm Mr. Jackson Carthage

Rebekah Lodge Meeting Encourages Full Attendance Next Week

The Rebekah ladies held an enthusiastic Tuesday gathering with ice cream and social time. The noble grand hopes for a full turnout next week as refreshments will close the meeting.

Rebekah

Blue Star School Opens With New Teacher

Mrs Myrtix Cohen and others visit residents as Blue Star School begins Monday September 1 with Miss Captallin Cavenee teaching. Local families move and host gatherings. several neighbors attend social hours and help with threshing season. Miss Ella Mikesell leaves for Nevada to attend school this term.

Sheridan News Community Mentions and Visits

Misses Meare and Ruth Wright spent last week with their sister Mrs Charley McClintock. Walter Tabler and wife and Hattie Hyder spent Sunday at Floyd Winder's. Mrs Carl Deninger visited John Gresham's Sunday. Basil McClintock and family visited Mr Winans. Homer Wampler and family visited W L Lukens in Carthage. Ollie Harvey spent a week with Amos Harvey. Floyd White and family visited Joy Kerney. Charley McClintock and wife Easie and Roth Wright visited Will McClintock. Oscar Fusken's family visited Nellie Harris. John Edwards and family called on Joy Kernay. Mrs Robert Gresham is reported sick.

Olara Wright Edna Malone Mrs. Coiner Carthage Tomson John Taffner Mr. Taffner Ty Tunnell Taffner Mr. Tomson Jack Bell Mr. Bell Elsie Kauffman Conner J. E Blue Star School Meare Ruth Wright Charley McClintock Walter Tabler Hattie Hyder Floyd Winder Carl Deninger John Gresham Basil McClintock Joy Kerney Easie Roth Wright Will McClintock Oscar Fusken Nellie Harris John Edwards Joy Kernay Robert Greshata

Fourth Estate term traced as press power

The phrase powerful Fourth Estate refers to the newspaper press as a distinct state power. Historically it contrasted with the lower unrepresented classes, highlighting the press as a separate societal influence.

Chinese Dietary Practices and Meat Consumption Notes

Chinese cooking centers on a general basin chicken broth or poultry jelly with a red sauce, a dissolved meat jelly flavored with pimento and coriander. Pork and mutton are common, horse and camel meat are available, and dog meat is estimated at five million eaten annually.

China

Colored Rain Myths Explained By Dust in Air

The text explains that colored rain and rain of blood are explained by dust in the atmosphere. It notes rain can wash down dust pollen small insects and other particles, while tadpoles have no record of being washed down.

Cottage for Sale Near Center with 5 Rooms

Nice new cottage with 5 rooms and bath on lot 46 by 150 close in. Inquire at this office for details and subscribe for your daily Western News at the News Office.

Ae Eads

Busy farming town as threshing and plowing continue

In Diamond Missouri farmers endure a busy season with threshing plowing haymaking and corn cutting. Canada wheat belts report drought and no harvest. Local families visit move and attend events while preparations for fairs and Lamar in coming months are noted.

Army Food Sales Open Here At Small Takeup

Postmaster Hardaway reports weak demand for War Department bacon and beans with only about six applicants and total sales around $50 indicating minimal local interest.

Hardaway War Department

Complete Recovery From Illness Shocks Eldorado Youth

An Eldorado young man is said to have completely recovered from a recent illness. He jokes that he has forgotten what his purse looked like. The remark highlights his return to health and a humorous take on his memory loss, as reported by the Kansas City Star.

Kansas City

Gweetie Sympathy Reflections on Life and Kindness

A brief prose meditation on sympathy as a force for good, describing how kindness dissolves hardness and fosters better human nature. The piece treats sympathy as a secret to overcoming evil and sustaining virtue.

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