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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
4
An advertisement touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic for hair loss with claims of scientific formula, antiseptic action, and dandruff removal. It promises risk free trial, two bottle sizes, and availability at The Rexall Store in BLFL Pitts.
The text stresses persistent advertising of valuable goods to attract buyers and warns poor offers lose attention. It argues ads must reach possible customers through strong local papers, noting that advertising pays when honest and backed by goods, with a price detail of high patent Hour S195 per sack at Silhooler elevater.
Pearl R. Smith, newly named editor of the Golden City Register, weighs in as readers share candid letters from last week. A caller asks for advice on removing freckles, writing about gender and privacy, reflecting the paper's lively inquiry page and community tone.
Mrs. George Couch, living southwest of Sheldon, heard a commotion last Saturday and found a wolf inside her chicken coop. She quickly fired, killing the animal and freeing a chicken it carried. Wolves are not uncommon in the area, but daylight intrusion near a residence is unusual.
In Golden City a hailstorm caused an optical illusion as the train halted, with observers noting a rail track appearing to enter a lake. Ground hail four to five inches thick produced dense steam rising, prompting the engineer to stop the train. The effect spanned about a half mile.
Hope of near Moundville, Ge. was killed Monday afternoon on the Means place east of the village. While helping to saw stove wood with a circular saw lacking gasoline power he tried to kick the belt from the flywheel and his leg became entangled. He was drawn into the wheel and fatally injured, dying a few hours later, according to Sheldon Enterprise.
Mise Eroma Knell, former secretary of the Knell fair at Carthage, was chosen secretary of the Jasper County Fair Association last Thursday, succeeding G. W. Asendorf who resigned. She has served as secretary for the Muskogee Oklahoma fair association for two years and will hold that post concurrently.
Northern grown garden seed is ready at J P Brights store. The ad urges customers to get it now, highlighting quality and availability for the upcoming planting season.
A reader from Omaha Nebraska writes about renewing a newspaper subscription for another year. He reports his grandfather’s illness in Lincoln Illinois, mentions his last year of high school and role as a high school reporter, notes a land show success, and that his father has started work.
A. J. Blake, perhaps Jasper county's oldest settler, died last Saturday at his son's home in Avilla. He had lived within a quarter mile of the death place for over 67 years, a long continuous residence. He was an old Confederate soldier, serving under Price as an artilleryman.
T. H. Hammond advertises premium payments for cream, urging producers to bring supply to their market. The notice emphasizes top prices and reliable service for butter and dairy producers in need of prompt cash.
A local advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a gentle safe regulator and tonic that relieves constipation with no griping or nausea. The ad guarantees full relief or the medicine free, and promotes two sizes at 25 cents, sold only at The Rexall Store run by H. F. Pitts.
The Lamar Democrat warns of a gang of counterfeiters operating near the western Barton county line. In recent weeks many merchants have accepted forged quarters and half dollars until bank verification. Also notes fresh bread at Bright's.
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