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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
6
Editorial urges local support for home merchants to keep dollars in circulation, arguing that spending out of town weakens the community. It cites potential losses, the benefit of supporting local labor and services, and the broader growth this creates for town prosperity.
The section 5480 revised statutes outlines penalties for anyone who schemes to defraud or improperly open correspondence through the U S postal system. It specifies fines up to 500 dollars, imprisonment up to 18 months, or both for placing, taking, or receiving mail in misuse cases.
People are warned about so called cooperatives and investment plans that pose as joint ventures. The piece explains promoters use trusted sounding systems to extract money from the public, forming stock selling and membership plans with promised discounts and large dividends. It cautions against investing in unknown cooperative stores in big cities and stresses that apparent soundness hides personal gain for a few.
A historical warning against self destructive action urges readers to avoid quack doctors and fraudulent cooperative mercantile setups. It cautions farmers about risky investments promising high returns and stresses supporting local town businesses instead.
A Philadelphia Record summary notes rapid growth of children’s play grounds in cities with populations between 25 000 and 300 000. Over two years playgrounds expanded by 64 percent overall and 48 percent in school yards and parks, reflecting a broad rise in municipal recreational facilities. Lumber Boom Will Be Abandoned
Proposes building a large cold storage plant connected to an ice house to store fruit ogee and other produce from surrounding country. Such an establishment would reduce losses and save farmers money by extending market reach and shelf life.
Washington Gossip reports a new method of patronage in the White House as President Roosevelt uses a coin toss to determine appointments when Senators Kittredge and Gamble fail to agree. The procedure awards national bank examiner to Kittredge and names other posts to be filled by chance, affecting land agents, Indian agents, a U.S. attorney, revenue collector, mint assayier, and treasury auditor.
Read about how post office records reveal towns renaming themselves with quirky or dramatic titles from Booth replacing Starrout in Douglas County to new names like Getup in Alabama, Crack erjack in California, and Hellgate in Montana, reflecting changing local pride and national quirks in early 20th century times. The piece notes visitors to the white house and frustration with access, hinting at reforms and presidential bureaucracy.
The article notes the president is very busy and often cannot meet all callers. When blocked, a representative may take constituents to the executive mansion, where Roosevelt greets them and mentions facts about their hometowns. He seems to know much about many cities and towns with possible travelers to Washington.
Government mint workers in Philadelphia toil around the clock to meet surging demand as Secretary Cortelyon orders 100,000,000 dollars in gold coinage over three months. New machinery, longer shifts, and high production target push the facility to extreme overtime while shortages in dimes quarters and other coins persist. Oklahoma gains statehood with 46 stars on the U S flag.
A man in a flat reports a night disturbance with screams from a rear flat and neighbor speculation, while humorous ads and patter blend with mention of a burglar aiming for a wallet tucked in his wife’s dress. The text preserves odd anecdotes about laundry starch and pie making in a fragmented, era voice.
A fragment praises Syrup of Fige and Hilixir of Senna as effective laxatives. It asserts the remedies cleanse and relieve internal organs without debility or repeated doses, acting pleasantly and naturally, with known components and claimed official approval. The text stresses authenticity and safe purchase.
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