Jasper News Editor and Missouri Rail Schedule
The Jasper News Editor of Jasper Missouri issues a Thursday paper March 29 1906 with statements of local politics and weekly train times. The Missouri Pacific Time Table lists southbound trains including Joplin and Kansas City routes with arrival times and through connections. Agent A H Baker notes ticketing baggage through to private points and subscription rates for one six and three month periods with advertising rates available.
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K C & St Louis
Stl & K C Mail
St L
K C& Joplin Mail
K C Stock
Union
A. H. Baker
Don't Lose Sight of the Issue in Jasper Election
A Jasper election piece urges voters to focus on the main issue as campaigns heat up. It argues the core question is whether the city will legalize an evil, opposing the Anti-Saloon Ticket while noting the mayoral race and Hadley vs Standard Oil as contemporary topics.
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Brother Loch
Tie
Jasper
Hadley
W. A. Barry
Buster Jasper News
Doeper
Patent medicine and job ads mix in 19th century notice
A clutter of pharmacy claims and employment pitches. Advertisements promise cures for catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Doctored tonics while offering sales jobs in hardware, groceries, and district representation. Firms include F J Curissey & Co Toledo and Ball’s Caturea Cure with testimonials and prices. Local ads push Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Do Witt’s Little Early Risers along with district man posts and sign distribution.
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Hall
Curissey & Co
Toledo
Cheney
Watpish
Kinxax & Manviy Wholesale Druggista
Tolado
O. Ball
Voice from Colorado condemns saloons in Jasper
A reader named W A Benny from Coro Colorado writes to the Jasper News arguing that Jasper thrives without saloons. He cites a jail sentence for theft and links murders in Carthage to alcohol, urging Jasper to keep saloons out and praising local temperance.
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Carthage
Jasper
Colorado
Jagper
Saloon Curse Drives Man to Struggle and Shame
A Ash Grove letter recounts a cultured railroad worker driven toward drink by saloons. His wife and mother plead for work so he can quit, while he recalls a fall from grace, the loss of family and status, and a vow to vote for men who would close saloons. He reflects on the saloon as a cause of ruin and social harm.
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Carthage
Leggett
Ash Grove
Tam
Laxative Honey and Tur Promises Cough Remedy Benefits
An advertisement touts Krevedy’s Laxative Honey and Tur as a laxative cough syrup that cleanses throat and lungs, claiming it treats coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by J K Schooler with a note urging telegraphy training ads and a recruitment pitch from ROYAL SUPPLY CO offering wages and travel stipends.
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Krevedy
J K Schooler
Spring House to Body Renovation Link Highlighted
An old advertisement promotes Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring body cleanse. It claims to drive out impurities enrich blood and purify the system. Available for 939 cents at Dr. Schooler.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Hotusven
Dave Courayy
Madison
J. K. School
Stark Trees and Nursey Stock Offers by Masters
Intending buyers are urged to visit CH Masters for reliable Stark Nursery stock and improved prices. E C DeWitt & Co. of Chicago promotes genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, warning against counterfeit versions. J KE Schooler and Boucher & Son advertise best sugar corn at two for 15 cents or four for 25 cents.
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Columbia House
Chicago
Monon
CH Masters
Stark Nursery
E C DeWitt & Co
DeWitt
J KE Schooler
Boucher &Son
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