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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
Rainy weather prompts a sales pitch for home paint and farm supplies. Osborne binder and Plymouth twine promoted with pricing on Farm and Home Mixed Paint at $1.15 per gallon, Pure Linseed at 50c, Southern White Lead and other items. A field-tested machine touts durability and a try-before-pay option.
The paper notes Jasper will likely celebrate on the Fourth of July for the first time in five years, urging a rowdy but friendly town turnout. It discusses corn planting guidance from the Missouri Experiment Station, urging completion by early July, and references local school board debates over an extra room amid Reconstruction plans. It also covers the Neck City Alba Purcell depot dispute, with Neck City winning the depot arbitration.
The piece argues Perry Heath used political patronage to run the Post Office Department, showing civil service law violations in appointing clerks. It cites the Civil Service Commission records to claim sixty improper appointments in one year, with thirteen advanced to inspectors, and accuses Heath of broad political influence across offices.
Fragmented ad copy touts White’s Cream Warmitie, Electric Bitters, Botanic Blood Balm, Witch Hazel Salve, and Herbine as cures for indigestion, liver and bowel troubles, skin diseases, and summer fatigue. Druggists E. I. Lauderbaugh and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel feature. testimonials claim miraculous recoveries and free samples in a sales pitch.
Readers seek information on August Flower marketed for digestion liver trouble and related symptoms. They request reports of cures or failures from anyone who has used it, offer a contact to discuss experiences, and note a recent price and location at Webb Area.
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