San Francisco New Year Festivities Compared With Missouri Style
Deay Editor and Friends reflect on California winter scenery and New Year celebrations in San Francisco. They praise the valleys and mountains near the city, contrast California and Missouri traditions, describe bohemian revelry, confetti, and nocturnal street scenes, and wish readers a prosperous year ahead. The letter expresses pride in San Francisco and hopes to meet readers at the Exposition.
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San Francisco
Cal
Deay
California
Missouri
United States
New York
Restie Crandall Elliott
Roses and berries bloom in Los Angeles letter home
A letter from Mrs. Ed Owen Mrs. J. H. Disler describes arriving in Los Angeles years ago, family losses in 1904 and 1906, and the improving but chilly season. She notes earnings from berries, blooming fruit trees, and hopes to see old neighbors Jasper and family someday. The writer mentions health of Andrew Houck James Herrod age 88, and general weather. Strawberries sell for five cents a box.
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Los Angeles
Gertrude
Igto
Anna
Igit
Joan H. Disler
San Diego
George Disler
James Herrod
Andrew Houck
Hinds
Jasper
Ed Owen
J. H. Disler
Two Letters From Waterbury Dear Sir and Friend
In a letter to The News LT Waterbury thanks Jasper friends for kindness during a stay and notes plans to seek a hospital in Kansas City for a surgical operation on January 4. He and his wife still eat three meals daily and express resolve despite business quitting, sending regards and well wishes.
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The
News
Jasper
Mr. Drake
Kansas City
Thornton and Minor Hospital
LT. Waterbury
Kansas City visit ends with nonoperative plan
L. T. W. reports going to Kansas City as prearranged but doctors advised against surgery. A course of treatment was prescribed and the writer was sent home, expressing disappointment yet hope for eventual recovery.
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Kansas City
They Enjoy Their Letter From Home in Jasper News
Miss Lizzie Etter sends a subscription payment to the Jasper News from Reeds Missouri. The letter requests continued delivery and expresses the need for the newspaper to keep the household informed.
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Jasper News
House
Lizzie Etter
Letter to Jasper News From JL McCarty
A reader named JL McCarty writes from Pontiac and asks to credit $1 for a subscription to the Jasper News. He cannot mail the paper and expresses wishes for a successful new year. The tone is personal and request-based with a brief note on finances and paper access.
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Scop Iel
Jasper News
McCarty
Subscription Enclosed for Homestead Montana Reader
A Montanan writes from Homestead requesting credit for a subscription renewal. He mentions sending in a check and expresses interest in the newspaper’s weekly letter from home. He notes winter viewing and references Missourian ties through A Noland.
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Homme
Frogen North
Jevenn
Montana
California wine brings memories of Old Missouri and warmth
W. C. Kyle writes from Artesia California to Dear Editor recounting how California’s climate lets him work in shirt sleeves by day and bundle in quilts at night, compares sun heat to past winters, and notes friends Jasperites including Van Dusen’s move to Pomona. He cherishes Missouri memories and wishes neighbors a happy new year.
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Artesia
Cal
Evitor
California
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Son
Mr van Dusen
Pemona
Pomona
George van Dusen
Chino
Los Angeles
Missouri
W. C. Kyle
Loves Old Missouri in Spite of Fifteen Years Absence
Riverside California writers send greetings to Jasper friends from The Old Friends Edition after a 15 year absence. The letter expresses fond nostalgia for Jasper and emphasizes ongoing ties to their native state through weekly news and familiar contacts.
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Missouri
Riverside
Cal
Jasper
Riverside City and Its Orange Belt Appeal
The author describes Riverside as the Mission City near the Glenwood Mission Inn, a booster town of 17,000 to 18,000 residents. He notes its central orange belt location and reliance on orange trade, with favorable weather after a freeze scare and a welcoming, sociable community inviting Missouri friends to visit during the fair.
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Papa
California
Riverside
Mission City
Glenwood Mission Inn
Orange Belt
Mapa
Sone
United States
Missouri
Cou
Oldham Paisley recalls Jasper News days and a 1908 basketball classic
The writer reminisces as the Jasper News editor, praising the old printing role and reporting work tied to the University of Omaha. He recalls a 1908 Jasper High School vs Kansas City High School game and the stellar Kyle brothers lineup, Crawford, Wagner, and Probert, praising Griff’s future coverage and wishing the new year success.
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Jasper News
Jasper
Aml T
Comiupe
Oma Na DT
Amy Wert
University of Omaha
Jasper High School
Kansas City High School
Kyle Brothers
Sharkey
Crawford
Fred Wagner
Joe Probert
Mmore
Griff
Oldham Paisley
Old Friends Edition invitation from West Butte resident
Dear Mr Editor. Your invitation to help along the Old Friends Edition found us in the beautiful and prosperous Sacramento Valley, where we have lived since we left Jasper vicinity twelve years ago.
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Old Friends
Sacramento Valley
Jasper
A Mis sourians Christmas note from the Fisher family
The writer describes pleasant Missouri winters with warm winters and a sunny climate, notes mistletoe and holly beyond a mile away, mentions Santa Claus preparations, and recalls health and local schooling. The Fisher family sends greetings to friends, especially Mrs Forrie Fisher.
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Missouri
California
Santa Claus
Fpistier
Lela
Fisher
Ellifriendis
Forrie Fisher
Mrs Henry Hall Writes From Idaho
Mrs Henry Hall describes life on a Cassia County farm near Burley Idaho in a letter from Bakey Idaho to Jasper friends. She notes Albion Mount Harrison and Sawtooth views along with local crops cattle and a beet sugar factory and mentions Burley school enrollment and teachers.
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Jasper
Burley
Cassia County
Snake River
Goose Creek
Albion
State Normal and Training School
Harrison
Saw Tooth
Squeze
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Golden Gate
Los Angeles, Our
Waterbury
Richmond, Kans
Reeds, Mo
Pontiac
Homestead, Mont
Ww. C. Kyle
Omaha, Nebr
West Butte
Henry Hall
Idaho
Bakey, Idaho
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