This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
4
The article argues that permanent graded roads raise land value and attract buyers, despite high initial costs. Dirt roads demand constant upkeep and never become truly permanent, whereas improved roads reduce maintenance in the long run and enhance farming district reputation for future generations.
The nation advances toward a unified road system with work at 2985 points and 90000 miles approved by the secretary of agriculture. Estimated cost approaches 400 million dollars. By June 1920 the government reported 2116 projects totaling 14000 miles completed.
A fragmented excerpt discusses how field location relative to markets affects shipping viability. It notes that proximity via accessible roads can offset distance, with references to weather bureau reports and transportation priorities. The text hints at editorial promotion of permanent highways appearing intermittently.
A historical sermon outline on the kingdom of heaven, Christ’s sacrifice, the parables of the hid treasure and the dragnet, and the search for pearls. It discusses the buyer and seller imagery, salvation as a free gift, and the role of Christ in redeeming believers.
A period dining column presents lamb broth with rice hash or croquettes, mock oranges marmalade from carrots, tapioca and date sponge dessert, and onion toast with cheese. It muses on wealth, mind and soul as true riches and asks if one would be a millionaire for such riches.
Recipe notes describe onions stuffed with bread crumbs and peanut butter with paprika or chili pepper substitute. Instructions include peeling and coring onions, stuffing, cooking about 15 minutes with hot milk baste, and serving with cream sauce.
Schenectady mayor quotes opposition to a machine candidate who won a senate seat six months earlier. The boss defends the victor, while John Citizen challenges the senator’s achievements. The tale underlines political cynicism and ends with a jab about promises and actions. A separate anecdote features a professor quipping to a football star pupil about watching time and breathing.
France pursues oil industry growth with early refining efforts traced to Pechelbroen. Initial attempts began four centuries ago with many failures, yet records show a refinery operating there for 180 years.
Wisconsin Chippewa gather annually around a large stone in the State Historical Museum at Madison. They invoke old gods and place a pinch of tobacco on the stone as part of the rite. The stone, collected years ago by a cedentlet, traveled via Chicago and St. Louis before arriving in the museum.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.