31 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
1
An old style storefront pitch touts trading eggs for goods in Jasper. It markets hens layable eggs as currency for wares from hardware to dry goods, promising bargains on wagons, manure spreaders, dresses, hats, shoes, and suits requiring only eggs as payment.
The notice mentions the life of Ted Bilvakers and new bedding and furniture lines. It references Alto Bed Comforts and an extended line of Heliant Table Limuts in Wesel and unbleached markets. Details are fragmentary but indicate product introductions and regional availability.
Clarence Schreckengaust, wanted since January, was captured Saturday by Marshal John Ward and jailed. He had escaped officers six months earlier, evaded pursuit, and was traced to a Lysolemtad school area. He faced arrest warrants, was briefly ill, then recaptured, held in Jasper, and slated for trial in Dodd's court with fresh charges related to stolen property and threats.
A flood of opposition erupts in Jasper over plans to open a pool room. Rev Ferguson and Prof Sweetland urge residents to oppose, urging civic action and public demonstrations to halt the establishment. Community leaders warn of social ills linked to pool rooms and saloons.
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