Local ads urge home merchants and town pride
A collection of small notices promotes local merchants and products. Crandall Bros potato chips, Schooler's paints, lead remedies, and Pitts druggist subscriptions are advertised alongside window decorations by a sign painter. Lost glasses case noted, a farm horse for sale, church services announced, and social events at the M E church lawn. Local businesses tout window displays, Cres-o-lac furniture polish, and Wheat's fruit windows with fresh produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Nora Fox
Jasqwr
Follmer
Jasper
Presbyterian Church
Rev
McWninley
Joplin
Letter From Omaha Describes Grand Bouncers Club Activities
Editor notes sending Omaha Bee for June 4 with a story on the Grand Bouncers new club formed this school year with eight members. The letter recalls a summer hay ride with seven dozen people, a camp trip tied to Harlan Iowa while exams and commencements loom, and mentions Jasper Mirror and university copies. OLonaM Patsney signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
O. P
Jean
Harlan
Iowa
Strike Called Off At Webb City Mines
The recent mine strike at Webb City ended last Thursday as all plants resumed operations. The stoppage began after a 10 percent wage cut triggered worker resignations and union organizing. Owners agreed to restore the old pay scale and miners returned to work. Take your cream to J.R. Wheat.
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Webb City
Would Be Poland's King Parting Words From Polish Orator
Col John Zobieski addressed two audience groups at Christian church on consecutive evenings delivering a prohibition plea and a secular lecture titled The Rise and Fall of Poland. His recounting of Polish struggles and descent from King John III drew deep sympathy and respect, while Howard W. Kimsey’s bass singing complemented the program.
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John Zobieski
Christian Church
Simon
Poland
Mark Twain
Zobieski
John the Third
Europe
Howard W. Kimsey
Col. Zobieski
Jasper
Kimsey
Special Sale Saturday June 11 at Crow Merc Co
Nice short lawn kimonos 25¢ full line of white waists 1 to 4 dollars 36in wide 1 ta ffeta silk 1 black petticoats 75¢ Men’s dress shirts 50¢ 25 percent discount on all millinery Ready made corset covers 25¢ 1 cups and saucers 75c 7? dinner plates 75¢ cups and saucers engraved blown table glasses set Nice heavy table glasses set 5c Brass curtain poles bring your produce and take home a load of these bargains
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Crow Merc Co
Sunday Surprise for Ed Owen on Fifteenth Birthday
A church day gathering at Ed Owen's home turned into a pleasant Sunday surprise dinner party in honor of his fifteenth birthday. Attendants included J H Coiner W E Teeter Ed Calvert W Taft Perry Coiner F M Wright from Carthage Miss Messia Grider Pearl Tunnel Ethel Owen Alice Edgar Taft Dollie Tucker Earl Wright Glenn Chester Teeter Earl Roy Owens Loyd Coiner and Rev. Rogers.
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Ed Owen
Messrs
Mmes
J H. Coiner
W.E. Teeter
Ed Calvert
W. Taft
Perry Coiner
F. M. Wright
Carthage
Messia Grider
Pearl
Glenn
Chester Teeter
Earl
Roy Owens
Loyd Coiner
Rev
Rogers
Paint supplies advertised at Pitts drug store
An advertisement notes Pitts drug store offers painting items including Frecks Louse killer liquid and powder and a few paint barrels for sale at Bayne and Sons.
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Bayne and Son's
Pitts Drug Store
Law partnership formed at Carthage by three attorneys
T H Hammond H L Shannon and L A Wetzel have formed a law partnership at Carthage. Mr Shannon is one of Jasper county's best known lawyers. Mr Wetzel is a rising young attorney from Greenfield in Dade county. Meal meal ad content about sacks is noted in the text.
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H. L. Shannon
L. A. Wetzel
Carthage
Shannon
Jasper County
Mr. Wetzel
Greenfield
Dade County
Death of a Pioneer Gilbreath Bivans Buried in Dudenville
Gilbreath Bivans born in New York state died last Monday at his son George Evans in Columbia Missouri. He was a Civil War veteran in the 35th Illinois Infantry and had lived on a northeast Jasper county farm since 1866. He was buried beside his wife in Dudenville cemetery after shipping the body to Jasper. Surviving are a brother James Evans of Dudenville and relatives from Weaver Iowa who attended the funeral of Robert Patterson noted elsewhere.
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Gilbreath Bivans
Here
Dudenville
George Evans
Columbia
Jasper
New York State
35Th
Illinois Infantry
Jasper County
James Evans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schooler's
Crandall Bros
Fleck
Crow Mere, Co
Schooler’s
H. F. Pitts
Rex & Patterson
Ward & Moulton
Kansas City
Grand Avenue
Cres-o-lac
Pitts
Ladies Aid Society
M. EE. Church
Forrest Chandley
Missouri
Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Jones, Rote
Nebraska University
Olonam Patsney
G. B
Oldham
W. H. Woods
Delitst
Dugan & Kaufman
J.R. Wheat
T. H. Hammond
W. L. Rice
Acme
Joseph Peal
Peal
Iowa Patterson
Weaver
Robert Patterson
New Mexico
Jasper, Missouri
W. H. Hendricks
Chm
Thos, Roberts
J. A. Coza
D. Chandler
Thos. A. Tiller
Bam'l
N. H. Patterson
G. 8
Wolp
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