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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
2
A historical Jasper Missouri newspaper snippet dated September 1883 shows editor H Griffith and post office details. It notes second class matter status, subscription rates, and single-copy price. The readable text centers on publication details and pricing from the era.
The Kansas City Star and Times offers full twenty four hour news coverage daily on thirteen issues weekly. Regular subscribers receive the full day and night Associated Press reports. Distributor H C Bure delivers to subscribers’ doors on train arrivals.
The Brooklyn Citizen reports a tale of disguise after a daughter's wedding. Mrs. Doolan grieves over a lost pair of elegant new gloves worth two dollars and forty five cents. The husband advertises them in the paper as an old cotton pair to lure the thief.
Crackerjack Soap and Crackerjack Laundry Soap offered 10 bars for 25 cents at Crandall Uros in Tryst. Mrs Spriggs of Molly Colorado visited the household of Mr and Mrs W Cagandy for the first of the week.
James Montgomery Bailey, a Danbury News man, recounts a caller seeking property near Newtown. The stranger asks how large a river is, and Bailey replies, to the best of his knowledge, that from the comb rotary to the railroad bridge it is navigable for flat bottomed eels.
A London Times excerpt reports superstitious omens signaling death for distinguished English families. Owl pairings on Arundel and Wardour battlements, a sturgeon rising in the River Trent for Clifton Hall, a Benedictine nun sighting for Middleton, and a floating tree trunk before a Brereton heir's death are cited as common belief, with Camden noting the Brereton superstition.
The Old Corrier mocks a dull, lawless town resident urging him to seek a legislative seat. He highlights the absence of honesty self-respect and family ties while joking about the community's support and public scrutiny. The piece captures a satirical street tone and a call to political action.
Horace Walpole recounts a 1750 White's coffee house episode where a man collapsed at the door and the clubmates wagered on his state. When bleeding was proposed, betters against his death argued it would affect fairness and halted the procedure, illustrating brutal betting culture of the era.
Pioneer photographer Edward A Curtis known for documenting Indians was initiated into the Hopi Order of the Snake in Weshtaggsi. Pierpont Morgan donated 76000 dollars, Roosevelt named him to photograph Alice Roosevelt's wedding. Curtis endured nine days in an underground cell with fasting as ceremonies were explained, and 150 snakes were used with fangs intact.
A letter reveals a man sought to be loved without the beloved learning of his circumstances. He sent an anonymous note to request marriage, prompting reflection on ulterior motives and the ethics of secrecy in courtship.
A Missouri state horticultural society letter to Misa Nora Fox, secretary of the Alpha club, urges citizen led beautification. It notes trees can be donated by Stark Dros Nurseries with freight paid by recipients, and favors Norway maple for rapid growth and resilience.
A long awaited update from Lamar reports Col Beamer’s oil well showing deep drilling progress. At 1600 feet a drilling attempt yields strong oil smell and sand with over twenty percent paraffin. Beamer vows to persevere and case the well, believing a major oil strike may follow if the waste is removed.
Dr Kingla New File Pille aids constipation indigestion and indigestion issues, claiming safety and health benefits. The ad mentions 250 at ebb Bros and lists conditions including live troubles and kidney diseases.
The readable text hints at a promise to credit and redeem rewards but provides no concrete event, names, places, or dates. The fragment mentions "redeem your credit" and "Cranpate Bags" without context. No verifiable facts to frame a proper news item.
Report notes telegraph crew relocated to Carthage carrying Alvin Wilson and Grover Robing, two Jasper AP members, described as part of a gang. The fragment references local youths and criminal ties without full context or details.
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