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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists prices for one year pastage pictatas at 81.00 and six month terms with various rates. It mentions three month options and single copies, plus advertising rates furnished on application and ad omissions until ordered.
A fragmented line suggests a local scene with playful misreads and ambiguous chatter about a boundary or route. The odd phrasing hints at a lighthearted puzzle or neighborhood puzzle column. No clear names, places, or dates emerge.
Community notes from Jaspar area include visits by Mr and Mrs Herbert Stevena to Bheldoo and Mrs Jones, Ron Rebingon of Kansas City visiting Rey Jacobs, Arthur Radford visiting Ft Collins, and Dr Cook with A Will Marsh birdshooting near OC Cavert. Notices of illness, school absence, a Campbell Wanner wedding invitation, and the death of Mrs Frank Brown in Colorado with burial plans in Jasper. A testimonial touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs with a trial bottle offered.
Rotseh Minkaid lost a five horse team after the horsefoot became trapped in a balter and hanged itself. Mr and Mrs Carnahan of Carthage visited Mrs Estey. Mrs Gaddis children of Webb City plan Xmas with her. Mrs Sterling visited in Duenweg. Mr Simmons hosted a Mexican visitor. Kyte and others visited with Herman Rotech and families at Mr Owens. Fourteen men work on the road in front of Judge Brock this week. Chas Wilson’s brother Marion Carter, formerly near Mr Ducket, died in Webb City.
Leo F. Zelinaki of 68 Gibson St Buffalo NY reports he cured a severe cold sore using Bucklen's Arnica Salve applied once daily for two days. He states every trace vanished. Sold under guarantee at Webb Bros drug store.
Blue Star Misa Eden Harmon, a high school student in Weir City Kansas, enjoys a two week home vacation. Mrs. Bair of Farmers Union visited friends and handled business. Jas Hull sold 20 acres to J O Cartwright of Jasper who will run a sawmill there. The land lies west of the Hull farm. Crondal Bros. advertise the largest up to date groceries in town.
H Ecklea a professor at the University of Missouri outlines economical dairy feeding. Begin with maintenance needs before milk production and adjust grain by milk output. Feed one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk, noting Jerseys may require slightly more.
A historical sketch details Draughon s Practical Business Colleges expanding from a $60 start to a nationwide chain with headquarters in Nashville Tennessee. The firm now runs thirty one colleges in seventeen states with over eighty five thousand alumni in good positions. Locations include Missouri and Arkansas campuses in St Louis Kansas City Springfield Little Rock and Ft Smith.
W C Paisley assistant manager of the National Corn Exhibit sends apples from a prize winning Idaho display in Omaha. The fruit are praised for size and toothsomeness but no longer remain at the News office as they have gone with other exhibition items.
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