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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
2
A fragment of timetable text lists No 208 No 204 No 210 and No 201 No 299 No 207 trains with daily or sun-except schedules and times such as 2:56 p m 8:20 p m 6:17 a m 11:00 a m and mentions freight and passenger services in a southbound direction.
Local news and classifieds list alfalfa and molasses at Hammond's feed store and pump repairs by McCune Tallman. Crow Mercantile offers testing and top prices for cream, poultry, and eggs. Lost items include a plush laprobe near Jasper and a black hog with identifying marks. a Goodyear tire rack and license 86730 missing between Joplin and Golden City. Rewards offered for information.
The town newspaper announces new advertising rates at five cents per line for notices and event ads, including church and lodge cards. The rest of the page lists a flood of local items: sick recoveries, market asks, visits, and small town happenings across Jasper and nearby towns, plus word of several newspapers raising subscriptions and a humorous exchange about coffee versus river water.
A reflective item critiques insomnia cures and notes a light reading approach as first aid. It shifts to a nostalgic home newspaper voice tracing a life arc from birth through school, college, marriage, children, and passing, concluding with a tongue in cheek warning about trespassing and life’s gates.
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a internal treatment acting on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine, with testimonials available. Also promoted are Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Expression of appreciation for sympathy after the loss of husband and father with a loving pledge to remember. Brief local notices include subscription info for The News, John Hartley attending a Farmers Elevator meeting, and small ads offering used cars and fur/hide buying. C. A. Lilly and Jay J. Kesney are also listed.
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