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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
Local shop advertises painting supplies and farm products including mixed paint at 1.15 per gallon, linseed oil 60c, white lead 7c per pound, and Osborne Twine. It notes June as ideal for painting, mentions ground conditions, and promotes a Plymouth Twine with a long track record. Also touts a mower with four pawls and a field-test offer for a machine against competitors.
The Jasper News describes local topics from Jasper Missouri, includes rail timetable details for KC Joplin lines, property value notes, editor remarks on politics and reform, references to Mr Folk and anti corruption efforts, public notices, ads for medicines and groceries, and comments on regional development and temperance era issues.
The piece highlights Joseph W. Folk, city attorney of St. Louis, and his three year arc from reluctant appointee to nationally known prosecutor of boodlers. It notes his perseverance, public courage, and the impact of his prosecutions on officials, reflecting on duty in office.
A jumble of old advertisements tout Hallard's Boon Liviment for rheumatic and nerve pains, Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism, and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Included are farm sale offers near Jasper, Texas, and notices urging return of survey tools. Promotions emphasize health, digestion, and household cures with local druggists named.
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