Polar scene prompts frigid blanket discounts
A fragment mentions reduced prices on blankets amid a Polar season sale. The terse note highlights discounts and stock on warm coverings, with no clear dates or store names.
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
4
A fragment mentions reduced prices on blankets amid a Polar season sale. The terse note highlights discounts and stock on warm coverings, with no clear dates or store names.
Hastings Kansas City journal promotes its metropolitan daily and sister weeklies. It outlines editions for daily and Sunday issues, pricing, and a request to boost circulation with new writers and expanded national and foreign news content.
The Nevada Mail reports Missouri Pacific railway work near Nevada with crews of about thirty at two locations, laying rails from Newhan Jonetson to three miles south and from Carthage to Nevada. It cites 63 pound rails and mentions various local sales, auctions, and notices including big stock sales, farm auctions, and a ticket agent travel inquiry, with community names like Harton county Carthage Kenoma and Jasper.
March is near as residents plan shifts across farms and towns. Freeman moves to Joplin while Storrit Bain Nelwon Gaddin and Replogle relocate farms and properties in Carthage Jasper Carytewe and nearby areas. Local events include James Bouldin winning a ten dollar gold medal at Hooper Institute and plans for a marathon delivery at Lucas Literary Friday night.
A temperance column surveys divorces in Kansas City and Carthage from last week noting many women blamed husbands for drunkenness. It cites cases from Judge Fischer and mentions names such as Mellin Rudolph and Emmet, Lusher, and Nathan P. White, plus related claims of abuse, neglect, and damages sought.
Notice lists special rates and sale dates for Knights of Pythias Ban Francivon trip to Los Angeles with return by September, Imperial Council Shrine gathering in San Francisco with round trips to June, Federation of Women’s Clubs in Los Angeles with tickets sold in April, and colonist one way and intermediate point fares to Portland Seattle Spokane. Calls at depot for details from agent Mrs A G Daxen.
A carload arrived containing Kyy Hurd Wheat Flour and cay products along with Shorts at Jasper Mills. Local handlers verify contents and prepare for distribution to area markets. The shipment signals continued supply of specialty flours and related goods through the region.
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