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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
1
The notice advertises a dry goods sale with men’s underwear two prices 25 and 40 cents and various children’s undergarments 25 cents. Includes flannels Canton prints remnants and cheap patterned fabrics with remnant table bargains and new ideas patterns.
Funeral services were held at the residence southwest of Pasper Batialas for Chas W King known as Father King. The service was conducted by Rev Furgio and Rev Lee at the local church, with interment in the chin locality. King, a longtime Methodist, was a former Union and Confederate-era figure in Carthage history and father to three living children Nancy Hadlay, Lydia Morris, and Frank King. He arrived in Thayer county in February 1406 and lived on a farm southwest of the town. He celebrated his first wedding anniversary earlier in January with his wife, then widowed. the family included seven grandchildren. The King household was noted for its hospitality to missionaries and soldiers, reflecting the old days of the Civil War era.
Obituary notices for Samuel Ale of Mt Moriah neighborhood aged 81 describe his Christian character and family survivors. The column reports real estate transfers nearby, listing farms sold, parcels bought, and county land deals, including names like Bowder Hare Deardorff Curtis and locations near Jasper Newville and the railroad. The piece notes transportation concerns and grain shipping mentions, with commentary on railroad rates and market stability.
Samuel Davies ten wealthy farmer in Chew town reports a disturbance at a wagon yard and store. Weston Holmes plans a store change after a meeting, while Elsie Sleyer ten years old is mentioned in a land dispute. Gow Webb attends a convention in City Losey.
A garbled earlier text from Carthage Missouri hints at dental extraction activity or advertisement. The readable lines reference teeth removal and a dentist or dental procedure with unclear names and dates.
Farmers report higher prices at Jasper the Gest Markets compared with KD Leawall and nearby towns. A local grower, Mr Gearall, notes the area yields a strong crop, with a forty eight acre tract producing about twenty five hundred bushels total. The overall average per acre and specific yield figures are hard to verify from partial text.
Jim Bowers and a teammate Jaaper attempt to pull a wagon from mud at Buck Branch near Sloan Farm on a dry Monday evening. After hours of effort, Bowers escapes the mud with assistance from Sloan and Pierny, as a crowd helps haul the wagon free.
A fragment announces a collection titled Dont You Wish To See with embroidery items to attract shoppers in the city. The readable line invites all to view the display, promising quality and appeal.
Fragmentary text references R. L. Roberts & Son and claims about fines or prices and comparisons to other places. No clear event, date, or outcome is discernible from the readable portion.
A brief catalog enumerates items with prices including one dollar, twenty cents, and miscellaneous terms. The fragment lists 1.00 and 20¢ alongside unclear descriptors such as ioe abet g8e, reflecting a catalogette from an old newspaper page.
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