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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
4
The Jasper New-Editor of Jasper Missouri distributes weekly content and lists railway schedules for Jasper and nearby routes. The notice includes train times, through-ticketing, baggage handling, and agent Baker’s contact, dated March 22, 1906.
Rates: one year 81.00, six months 40.50, three months 22.50. Single copy 25 cents. Advertising rates furnished on application. Advertising matter runs until ordered out.
The ticket lists JOHN A. WARD for Marshal and THOS H. LOWE for Police Judge as the specified candidates on the local ballot. Voters are advised to review the slate ahead of election day and note the positions.
A local note from Jasper argues for a warmer campaign as winter lingers. It denies saloon plans, mocks Ground Hog, and urges voters to fight before election day. It cites fiscal ideas on seed franks and cites Taft urging voting for good men beyond party labels.
A discussion claims saloons are harmful and unprofitable, noting three Missouri murder trials from Oregon county with total costs of $2,607.96. It asserts state expenses from whiskey cases exceed license revenue by about $20,000 over ten years, arguing saloons fail to pay financially or morally.
A garbled scatter of vintage newspaper ads tout various cures and goods. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is offered with a reward for cures, plus testimonials about F J Cheney. Other items promote Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, Early Risers pills, cash for eggs and hides, and job advertisements.
The article argues that biblical signs and the example of Moses illustrate education by symbol, declaring true riches lie in spiritual treasures such as a pure mind, clean conscience, noble character, and righteousness. It contrasts worldly greed with heavenly happiness and cautions that wealth cannot buy inner peace.
An advertorial collage cites W M Therma of Cushing Maine praising Electric Bitters after kidney inflammation, touting cures for liver complaints dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria. It also runs multiple hiring ads for district sign posters and travel reps plus promotional copy for Kennedy laxative honey and tar and telegraphy schools. Royal Supply Co ads seek 10 traveling men with monthly salary and expenses.
An old advertisement for Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tes promotes cleansing and purifying the blood and body as springtime renovation. It claims to drive out impurities and enrich the system, priced at 35 cents at Dr. Schooler.
Kenneth Molver of Vanceboro Me rebounded after three doctors gave him up due to throat inflammation and lung congestion. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery, saying it saved his life. The remedy cures worst coughs colds bronchitis tonsillitis weak lungs hoarseness and la grippe. Trial bottle offered by Webb Brosser Co 50c and 1.00.
An old style classified ad extols Stark Trees and a Reliable Stark Nursery with improved stock and prices. It promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and cautions against counterfeit versions. Also lists sugar corn and a sale of land near town for farming use and fruit crops.
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