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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
6
A short feature profile highlights a long established retailer known for dependable products and customer service. The piece notes a commitment to value, steady inventory, and community trust built over decades. Local shoppers praise consistent quality and responsive service.
An Arkansas farmer, weary of effort, jokes that he can earn more by accident than by farming. The remark, echoed by diplomats who praise letting events unfold, captures a wry view on success and luck in contrast to deliberate work.
Nice new cottage with five rooms and bath, lot 40 by 150, close in. Inquire at this office for details and price.
Daniel C. Roper ordered saloon owners to ship surplus whiskey to licensed druggists for medicinal use. New rules require pharmacists to hold a $25 annual license and sell only by prescription, limited to one quart per person per month, with strict monthly sales records reported to the internal revenue collector.
The Sunday School of Sheridan and Lincoln Townships hosts a full day program on Sunday July 20 at Grace Church. Sabbath School at 10:00 a.m. Convention sermon by Rev J M Tate. Basket dinner at noon. Afternoon sessions include songs led by Abe Ritchart devotions by T M Gardner discussions on an ideal Sunday school led by local speakers, addresses by Rev Rucke and county superintendent remarks, and committee reports. President Walter Bradbury presiding with temporary secretary Algeo. Forward March.
A persuasive column from Border Telephone extols the home merchant as the credit partner and community supporter who serves locals, funds churches, aids the sick, and aids the town’s growth. It urges residents to trade locally to keep money in the community and bolster local prosperity.
Additional local residents travel and news from nearby towns. Herbert McGhie and Mrs. McGhie of Columbus Kansas visit A F Drake family along with Miss Cora Dersham of Chetopa. George Campbell, son of T H Campbell, returns from months with the A E F and greets Jasper County kin. Mr and Mrs George Costley report a fine St Louis trip but warmer weather. Rev Roy Bowers of La Russell attends Centenary in Columbus Ohio and visits Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago. Hob Mikesell, home from the Navy, notes growth and reunites with Cornelius Mikesell and other Jasper men in New York. Ina Mikesell of Kansas City is also back home.
A farm hedge fence case highlights a drastic state law requiring all hedge fences to be cut to proper height before August 1. Fines range from 50 to 500 dollars and create a lien on the land. prosecutors must sue on a complaint, or risk removal. The issue draws nationwide farmer attention.
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