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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
4
Editor receives a letter describing the death of Tony Her ausmit and his father in law. The note details age about 46 years, burial at Evye Southearn Church, and mentions his wife three sons Fritz Oscar and a daughter. The letter requests publication as written and thanks locals and Rev Tubalblinz.
Robert Dunn, a West Barton resident famed for eccentricities, has arranged his own epitaph and funeral. He has hired A Guffy to engrave the tombstone and supply his driving mare and cart in exchange for Dunn?s furniture and horse. Mourners will drink wine from a barrel at the grave after planting and epitaph loading, then seal the barrel with staves. Dunn is seventy and the epitaph mocks Christian belief and mortality.
From Lamar Democrat: the 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Clay Hopkins nearly died after drinking poisoned water from a saucer meant to attract flies. Mr Hopkins alerted Dr Allee who treated him with mustard and hot water acting as an emetic. the child escaped serious harm.
A charming woman needs health to match beauty and temper. The text claims constipation and kidney issues show on pimples and skin, and promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy. They supposedly regulate stomach, liver, and kidneys, purify blood, and improve nerves, eyes, breath, skin, and complexion. See H F Pitts.
A spark from a Missouri Pacific freight engine started a large fire last Friday in Carterville. Carterville and Webb City fire departments battled the blaze, destroying the White Flint mine mill but saving several other buildings. Three stores and seven residences were damaged.
Agricultural note explains lime and lime carbonate undo soil acidity, improve drainage, and loosen cold clays like gumbo. It advises liming with lime rock dust or limestone prior to growing alfafa and cowpeas, warns against burned lime, and suggests testing soil drainage to gauge need for liming.
The Golden City Reunion returns August 7 to 4 days of events at the park with water, pier, and grounds open. The event promises grand attractions and daily addresses by Splendid Grators drawing large past attendance and future visitors.
A fragmented note from a Privilege Committee reunion in Missouri discusses taxation, the capitol valuation, and a possible August election. The incomplete text hints at a tax rate, a vote threshold, and mobilizing support with a two-thirds margin, referencing local figures and terms like San Sha:tiv and Wat ers as acronyms or signatures.
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