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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
8
Advertising rates listed for last page and inside per inch at ten cents per issue Front page space contracted all space used Local notices charged per line per issue Copy due by Tuesday evening Resolutions of respect cards of thanks and obituary poetry charged by the line
Jasper farmers note corn knee high in parts as wheat yields reach 15 to 30 bushels and oats 30 to 50. The Jasper City Fair is eyed for September 15 to October 1 this year, promising a major agricultural and stock show if crops stay good. The Y M C A asks Missouri donors to support war work at camps with reading rooms, education, and outreach.
Ex-President Roosevelt urges saving through Liberty Loan Bonds noting their value for ordinary wage earners. He cites small denominations and bank plans to allow weekly or monthly purchases, making bonds accessible to the general public. The appeal emphasizes civic duty and national finance.
The text extols Liberty Loan Bonds as superior securities tied to patriotic duty. It argues investing now secures tax free interest and a potential premium after war, with easy payments and guaranteed safety while supporting the nation and building a saving habit. It frames savings as prudent for unknown postwar futures and stresses absolute security and income.
Local items include Ned Frick of Joplin spending the week in Jasper with family, McCune & Tallman unloading bale ties, Dr and Mrs Schooler visiting Mrs Schooler’s mother, A M Brown from Heavener visiting his brother, F W Brown and wife from Arma visiting here and in Boston, Roy Robinson and wife from Kansas City visiting after Webb City and Joplin, E A Schenck in Jasper with son en route to Nevada mobilization camp, R H Wolfe buying 80 acres near Jasper, Miss Nell Hughes under quarantine for dystheria, a windstorm causing hay barn damage, and Fred Pike enlisting in the Missouri National Guards at Camp Nicholls. Also a note on postal security urging readers not to mail small notes in parcels amid a broader reminder about writing on margins and envelopes.
St Joseph Missouri June 14 1917 Two years ago I wasn t expected to live but today I m enjoying better health than for many years I owe it all to Tanlac A J Zimmerman prominent resident of Amazoonia Missouri near here made the claim in late May I suffered from stomach trouble for ten years could eat little food gas bloating shortness of breath now I can eat anything without gas or bloating I m gaining strength and my general health is much better Tanlac the Master Medicine is touted as helpful for stomach liver and kidney troubles and is being introduced and explained in Jasper at H F Pitts s
Mrs. W. A. Wheeler writes from Montana thanking Jasper readers for kindness. She recounts a long journey home via Carthage Alma Kansas City San Bernardino Rialto Daggett Salt Lake City Butte Great Falls Bainville Plentywood and Froid, with a mountain auto collision injuring her hand but not seriously. She praises the Golden State and mentions guards at bridges and tunnels during travel.
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