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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
2
Jasper Maine issue lists subscription costs and office details, Missouri Pacific and Texas express timetables, through-carriage to depots, ticketing and baggage checks, with agent H. O. Vankk quoted. Local freight and mail services include connections to Kansas City and St Louis, reflecting era travel and commerce.
Church notices list Methodist and Presbyterian schedules with service times and classes. The page also includes scattered editorial items on national topics, rail and grain prices, and political commentary, citing figures like Roosevelt and Funston and opinions on public figures.
A letter urges Jackson County Missouri farmers to trial alfalfa citing successful local experiments. It notes alfalfa grows well in Missouri, yields multiple cuts, and can provide feed even in dry or wet weather. It mentions a grower claiming four tons per acre per cut at a stated price and encourages widespread experimentation, warning against missing a Missouri staple opportunity.
An elderly notice describes Dr King’s pills as improving digestion and appetite while expelling poisons from the system. It mentions local sales at Webly Hiros and a resident, Lr. V. A. Hendricks, advertising personal availability and remedies for years of stomach distress and diarrhoea.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrasing and nonsensical product claims. No clear event, persons, places, or organizations can be reliably identified. The readability is too poor to extract a coherent news item or factual summary.
A fragmented programme for Jasper High School closing exercises lists performances and speakers by students and guests, with numerous mis-spellings. It includes musical numbers, orations, and duets, naming performers like Marion Van Dieu and Delia Owens, and mentions a Benjamin Franklin style parade of acts. The text also references local advertisements for cough remedies and rheumatism cures, with shop names Webb Drug & Hardware Co and Creams Separators.
Programs and notices for the Sunday School Convention at Lenoland on May 18 at 2 PM. Includes songs, welcome addresses, committee mentions, discussion prompts, election of officers, and related items from local schools and officials. Also contains medical and business advertisements for Webb Drug & Hardware Co, nursery stock, and local suppliers.
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