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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
Entry at the Jasper post office announces second class matter status and subscription rates for the year with six month and monthly options. Advertising rates are available on application and matter runs until ordered out.
A public notice explains that renewal must be paid in advance by the date shown with the address. The paper urges subscribers to notify and remit before expiration and asserts no one should receive unwanted paper. The message emphasizes renewing promptly to continue delivery.
Letters of administration granted to J. S. Ross for the estate of Virginia Rose Deceased by Jasper County probate court on November 21, 1907. Creditors must present claims within one year for allowance. if not, they will be barred after two years from publication.
A Iowa man from Webt Brow praises Dr. Kingy New Discovery for rescue from death after severe lung and throat illness. He reports a dramatic recovery after using the tonic, claiming it cured his cough and cold. The ad guarantees the remedy with a money back offer and bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
A man identified as Lonnie Dayringer, son of a resident six miles west, had his foot mangled when his foot got caught in a press while helping operate a hay baler last Monday. He escaped with a bruised foot, but the injured one required treatment from Dr. Knott, who fears the foot is in very bad shape and that recovery could take months.
La Rayaville merchant Woolever promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for sores and boils, claiming it helped him 20 years ago. Available 250 at Webb Bros. drug store. Also notes Franklin Logan’s Sunday return from Springfield after visiting Jasper, with Rev. Logan. Harxe & Son advertises new and secondhand beaters at 11-281.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly recounts Rowland Hill’s encounter in England with a young woman who could not pay postage. He paid the shilling, prompting thoughts on a code system and the origin of a postal system based on stamped postage.
A florist describes a large orange tree thriving in a small pot and explains chemists now make plant pills no bigger than chestnuts. These pills, containing sustenance for six months, are buried at the roots and dissolve slowly to feed the plant daily. Pills also aid weak plants with remarkable results.
Arnold White explains that ad miral derives from amir al Bahr meaning commander of the sea. The older form amiral loses Bahr to yield a mutilated sense of commander of them, with Arabic al plus noun translating together. Examples include algebra, alkali, alembic, alcohol, and elixir from al kelr or allkelr.
The piece outlines royal titles from duke to knight, noting the ordinal order and common usage, including distinctions such as lords being often the earl or courtesy titles for younger sons. It references the Philadelphia Bulletin and Hertzean Waves at Sea, then describes a German invention for collision avoidance using miniature wireless systems on ships.
A shopper muses about a hat advertised at ten dollars with a ten dollar reduction from twenty. They hope for a future sale, considering the possibility of a repeat discount tomorrow.
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