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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
Local notes from Dewey and surrounding areas recount cheerful visits, illnesses, and social events. Residents report improvements and travel, with names like Mrs. Dear conce, J. ER Hull, and Miss Lena Alma Buster appearing amid community updates.
Local notes recount a light heavy snow in Pleasant Hill on Sunday night despite warm weather. Community members attend lectures, visit Carthage, and celebrate Esther Patterson’s twenty fifth birthday with games, prizes, and refreshments. Several travelers and neighbors join family gatherings and church events, with late reception of items from nearby Picasaint Hill.
A fragmentary reflection by Rev. W. Kk Sb monds discusses the history of evolution as a record of triumph over obstacles. The piece argues that humanity confronts seemingly insurmountable objections yet continues toward the impossible amid time and folly.
An item notes weekly moot meetings each Monday night. Mentioned participants include visiting brother and local figures KNOTT NG T BALK and See. No clear location or full details provided.
Local store activity features numerous named customers buying items from heating stoves to nails, kettles, barbed wire, fencing, cro ss-cut saws, and Delaval separators. Notable buyers include Roy Harris Lee Johnson John Hartley Lizzie Stansbury Earl Thacker J. H. Pugh N H Patterson Albert Rice Ralph Berry W F Isenman Chas Nett Hi J Stansbury and W McConnell. The week also sees promotions and sales of royal American fences and various farm supplies.
A weekly feature invites readers to watch neighbor shopping trends. Each week the column highlights distinct purchases by local residents, exposing small items and notable brands. Read for clues about the community and its evolving tastes.
A reader recalls how Dr King's New Discovery saved his wife's life. He writes that she suffered a severe cold and could not rise from bed until the remedy began, after which she quickly improved. The letter illustrates the medicine's reputed effectiveness during illness.
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