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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show a strained postal or class meeting reference at Jasper Missouri with unclear names and dates. The text mentions September and names like Hepeliaays Peet and Joe Yew, but details remain garbled and unspecific.
The article notes alfalfa can be grown across Missouri with irrigation and local adaptation. W. F. P. Duvall in Bates county reports 45 dollars per acre from hay and 37.50 dollars per acre from seed, with total crop value around 60 dollars per acre, suggesting alfalfa could help pay high land costs and boost local agriculture.
Rev Irl R Hicks announces the 1914 Almanac is ready and prepaid mailing costs 35 cents. Professor Hicks' Word and Works magazine offers a yearly subscription and a copy of the Almanac for one dollar. The works include astronomy lessons and storm forecasts, published by Word and Works Publishing Company in St. Louis Missouri.
Regular correspondent away I send a few items in her stead. Hatcher and family extend greetings to Clatcher’s parents at Sproptied. Weather remains fine though harsh on the farm. Burnsides, Lowe, Crusa and others move or host guests as season changes. Several neighbors relocate near Lamar and Okla home. A Light social chatter item references a phonograph puzzled by a guest.
A wry Victorian style dialogue mocks idle sons and boastful parish talk. Mrs Twlekumbury frets that Horriblet's youngest may become a parricide while social climbers boast of heavenly choir chances.
A judge records a terse exchange about a resignation. The messenger explains being summoned twice that week and choosing to leave before causing trouble for the defendant. The dialogue mirrors a tense, early courtroom moment.
An advertisement touts Hobson's Ointment for various skin conditions with claims of rapid healing and lasting effects since the Civil War. It cites a Dr Hobson Kezeme Ointment and references Pfeiffer Chemical Co in Philadelphia and St Louis, urging trial and money-back guarantees via druggists or mail order.
A fragment portrays Mary Helen and her mother, aging grandmothers, preparing for departure. On the morning of their final day, the mother sorts shirts and collars and asks who will dress daddy while they are gone, highlighting family duties and worry.
Crumbling stone arch railroad bridges in Germany were strengthened by boring holes into the arches and injecting cement mortar at five atmospheres. The technique aims to stabilize aging structures and extend their service life amid mounting maintenance needs.
A teacher explains that an acclivity is a slope upward while a declivity is a downward slope. The dialogue includes a student named Johnny Jones who is distracted by chewing gum as the lesson unfolds.
Parmer challenges a horse dealer in a terse exchange. He warns against being pursued by wolves and asks that the horse he bought not be used against him. The dialogue carries tension as the buyer asserts his stance.
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