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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
10
An antique advertisement urges readers to test a swamp root preparation for nerve and health issues. It promises relief from nervousness and other ailments, asks readers to send ten cents for a sample, and ends with a quip about knowing enough law to avoid it.
A fragment of an old advertisement touts remedies for women’s ailments. It mentions Dr Pierce’s products and claims relief for nervousness and fatigue. Names and addresses appear, including Buffalo, New York, and St. Louis Missouri.
Guidance on spring road maintenance stressing drainage to keep foundations dry. Daily checks for clogged drains and road edges, use of road drag to clear slush, and timely grading to solidify before summer. For clay soils add sand as traffic works the surface.
The article recounts F. J. Chamberlain and Allan Nicholson's journeys from the United States to Manitoba Canada in 1916 and 1903 respectively. It notes hardships, hard work, and eventual success with land, equity, and cattle. Chamberlain describes building a house, acquiring animals and machinery, and aiding relatives. Nicholson moves from a Iowa farm to an 820 acre Manitoba farm with bumper crops and high land value.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bears the Bayer Cross and claims genuine status. The label urges buying unbroken packages with directions for relief of colds headaches toothache earache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism newirth joint pains and general pain. Tiny tins of twelve cost a few cents with larger packs available.
An advertisement quotes F. H. Hewitt, a Canadian government agent in Kansas City, praising Western Canada for opportunities in grain and livestock such as Percheron horses, Shorthorn cattle, and Berkshire hogs. He values his Manitoba experience, cites lower medical costs, and offers to share information with old friends. A separate blurb notes a film era gossip item about a "Rattlesnake Bill" actor in contrast to train robbery days.
A brief item notes a popular destination for children. It cites an estimate that the average sand depth in Africa’s deserts ranges from 30 to 40 feet, suggesting curiosity about natural conditions.
A terse dialogue unfolds as a clerk asserts pressure and an employer questions if a delay is intended to stall. The exchange hints at workplace tension over authority and obstacles to progress.
A playful exchange weighs romance under starlight against moonshine as more substantial. Garfiel d Tea advertised promises relief from coated tongue vertigo and constipation. A fashionably charitable ownerage item attaches a card to it.
When bridges or culverts are rebuilt use permanent construction and ensure ample runway for water. This reduces future repair costs and the money wasted will be evident in reliable, year round flows.
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