Disease in the Neighborhood and Local Movements Mentioned
The neighborhood reports sickness including grippe and fever. Names of residents and visitors appear with illnesses, travel to Joplin and Alba noted, a farmer selling his farm to Ed Pander, and a teacher planning a Christmas program for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Buorvard
Link Milton
Mra. Loni
Mr. Osborn
Frank Crabtree
Edwards
Elting
Walter Mosley
Parkerson
Sturgard Thuralay
Chas. Elling
Will Moser
Joplin
Will Llandall
Grace Gulick
Elmer Pugh
Clary
Ed Pander
Carytown Social Notes and Local Visits
Mrs Clarence Simmons was very sick last week. Sidwell children spent Sunday at Turner and Wood homes. Mrs St I Hicott stayed with her daughter Helen in Carthage. Miss Florence Miller has grippe. A party at Miss Lora Kreener's Saturday night drew a large crowd. Sherman Horsely held a sale Thursday noted by many. Salem church held practice Monday Thursday and Saturday nights. Mrs Turner hosted Salvation Army members for dinner Wednesday. They were soliciting for a free Christmas dinner for the poor in Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Simmons
Sidwell
Local notices from Frakes area and surrounding farms
Blue and Bethel report Chorge Tilly buying a new Overland car. Mrs Mack Monroe and daughter visit Paris Taylor’s family. Farmers donate rock and haul forty loads east of Frakes Bros house last week. Vivian Costley and children visit Cotton family. Hugh Kincaid of Asbury visits Agnes Kincaid. Atkinson and son Andrew bale hay for John King. Marion King hosts a party last Tuesday. Issuce Herring calls on Fred Pugh. Dr Palmer has trees pulled on Robert Kincaid farm occupying about 48 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Warton
Tilly
Mack Monroe
Carthage
Paris Taylor
Frakes Bros
Vivian Costley
Cotton
Hugh Kincaid
Asbury
Agnes Kincaid
Local grippe affects Dry Fork neighborhood
The Post children miss school as several flu cases appear. Mary Wood recovers from tonsillitis while Homer King and J. R. Sloan of Carthage visit. King, wife travel home from sea. Charley McClintock visits W F King. Mount Moriah ladies host a launch raising over $2. Rotech family plans westward travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wood
Homer King
Mr. Sloan
Carthage
C. Jr. King
Seago
Charley McClintock
W. F King
Louis Gresham
Smelser
Itay Patrick
W. F. King
Irene Winans
Leota McClintock
Merman Rotech
Indies
Mount Moriah
Woman 75 Years Old Testifies To Tanlac Benefits
Mrs Charles Pulliam of Wichita Kansas testifies that her 75 year old mother Mrs A J Myers improved after three weeks on Tanlac. Stomach pain belching and catarrh eased and she can walk again. Tanlac offered in Jasper at H F Pitts Drug Store for $1.00 a bottle, three for 275 or six for 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H F. Pitts
The Place for Lovers Gaelic Phrases Highlighted
Tan MacLaren writes Gaelic is the beat of languages for terms of endearment with many ways to say darling. He notes the Isle of Man language offers myriad forms for lovers and phrases like my dear in varied spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan MacLaren
Isle of Man
Ialand
Ireland
Scotlnd
England
Too Much to Ask A Woman Loses Case in Divorce
A woman in Los Angeles fails in a divorce case after her husband refuses to provide funds or support, leaving her to struggle with a liquid diet and reliance on scarce soup supplies. The report notes she consumed about five cans weekly and questions viability of such a restricted lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
True Happiness and Labored Phrases Refrain
A fragmentary verse style centers on unconventional images and invented terms. It hints at seeking happiness through simple acts, nature, and prayer, though the passage remains highly oblique and exploratory in tone.
Instant Action for Digestive Ailments Offered by Jasper Druggist
Jasper readers are told of Instant Action a remedy used in Jasper for rapid relief of bowel issues digestion and gas. The advertisement claimsOne spoon relieves constipation sour stomach and gas and even notes dogs once relieved or prevented appendicitis. A short tonic is said to help chronic stomach trouble. H. F. Pitts, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Thorn
H. F. Pitts
Seward Optimism and Its Enduring Allure
Gamaliel Bradford lauds Seward for “splendid energetic imaginative optimism” as a key claim to posterity, citing “The improba bility of our race is unlimited.” The piece links optimism with a bold image of progress and vigor. It also notes scarlet fever patterns in the tropics and links milk consumption to disease avoidance, mentioning the streptococcus present in raw milk and its relation to scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Gamaliel Bradford
Tropics
Birds Build Bowers Create Colorful Mating Bowers
Australian bower birds construct galleries under hanging ranches and decorate them with feathers rags shells and bones. The bowers serve as mating displays during the breeding season.
Fancy Groceries and a Christmas Cake Ingredient List
A humorous verse touts smiles and Little lessons about not finishing last, then pivots to a recipe type list. It notes a cake made from Crisco preserved citron peel lemon peel cherry London lager raisins and currants among other items. The piece frames these ingredients as essentials for a good Christmas dinner sourced from familiar brands and foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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Rural School
the News Office
Diamond
Mrs. Crames Norrsne
Carytown
Evrrit Tunnen
Blue
Bethel
Dry Fork
W. F. Kine
Tanlac
Chas. L. Hayzlett Grain Co
Petroleu
Morris& Co
Douglas Somumer-Richardson Fletcher
Palace Cafe
LEE Chambers Proprietor
The
Kansas City Star
Times Or Journal
A. W. Radford Auctioneer
Jasper, Missouri
Cash Clothing Store
Crandall Bros. Meat Market
Jasper News
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