Jasper News by A F Drake Editor Jasper Missouri
The Jasper News, edited by A F Drake, serves Jasper and surrounding Missouri readers with local stories and community notices from Jasper, Missouri.
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
2
The Jasper News, edited by A F Drake, serves Jasper and surrounding Missouri readers with local stories and community notices from Jasper, Missouri.
A French article highlights cane handles adapted for gambling and utility. Innovations include a cane with a coinbox and concealed blade, a Petits Chevaux betting form, a roulette-handle parasol, and a multifunction sheath with a paper alert sheet penknife needle and tools. American readers see wide ingenuity.
In France golf is a rarity yet growing with the La Boulle and Chantilly courses attracting players. The French girl golfer often is a married woman due to societal norms, with chaperons or protective brothers shaping outings on the links.
J Speweht of Potteville Pa halted on a state road to tend his horse after a fox struck him in the head with a stone. The fox, a large gray animal weighing 24 pounds, was captured alive and will be used for a summer fox chase.
Wardens are ordered to watch for mocks of fugle starlings and strike at night to stop the predacione uauteh bird from becoming a poet like the sparrow. Starlings have appeared mainly in Bucks and nearby eastern border counties near New Jersey, with bad weather forecasts not being great.
A Missouri Pacific operation uses a blind mule to pump water at Rik City. The animal circles the tank daily, triggering a zinc and pole signal when the tank overfills. The mule resumes pumping as trains pass, while the owner, who left last spring, campaigned to keep waterworks bonds from removing his working mule.
A Hawaii newspapers note reports snow in the Hawaiian Islands, Molokai seen from the coast and atop mountains near Pukoo, marking a rare cold wave event. The piece quotes workers exclaiming recognition of the unusual weather with shouted phrases during coverage.
By Exercises Heck like your wife made her mile. Peck-No she is merely developing
Chicago Advertising association heard Lawrence G Sterman argue that printing history rests on advertising. He cited Colimbia and a pawned queen, urging truthful, timely, and permanent advertising built on merit to reach busy people instantly through effective media. He warned advertisers must be clear, current, and aimed at real persons.
Advertising is a powerful tool that can expand sales and growth, but it cannot create success alone. It benefits those who already would succeed on their own sales ability, rather than supplying the core principles of success.
Merchants often lack a defined store policy and let personal bias dictate exchanges refunds and treatment of customers. A clear consistent policy boosts trust reduces disputes and yields long term advertising value from satisfied customers and employees.
A garbled excerpt depicts a violent interaction with stabbing imagery and shifting motives. A male figure overlooks aggression while a female figure uses wiles to influence him. He dismisses restraint, then reacts to her tears and pleas amid a dampened plan.
Advice column fragment from Virginia writer Merri offers a playful, youth focused exchange about age sixteen and dating. It includes a whimsical “trees” contest list of symbolic tree prompts and ends with party ideas for a sixteenth birthday featuring twelve sweets and light snacks.
A man and I debated fyles and drens tastes during a casual talk. I criticized his style and he showed me a certain item. I placed it in my collar and forgot the incident until the next day when I learned that 1. 1 was an unknown return request.
A writer explains returning a lost pin and offering a replacement, but the recipient insists on the original. They seek advice to reimburse or compensate. The suggested plan is to describe the pin to a jeweler to attempt a plausible duplicate and present it, with acceptance uncertain.
A teen girl asks about a nineteen year old boyfriend and if he is using her. Advice urges not to limit herself to one boy at sixteen, to date others for safety, and to make the young man understand that he is not required to provide all outings.
Improve skin and hair care with simple remedies such as olive oil for nails and vaseline for lashes. Use white soap over colored soaps, glycerine sparingly, and a starch iris powder mix. Drink ume water, eat nuts, walk with deep breaths, and apply a lemon-egg pomade for a smooth complexion.
A vintage sketch describes a novel nightdress case crafted in one piece from linen or muslin with a lace-trimmed Nap edge. The front bears the word Nightdream with a floral design, and a ribbon loop allows attachment to a bed rail. It can be washed normally.
Mrs Carrie Boumer of 2423 N Hamilton Ave Chicago says cold exposure damaged her kidneys and bladder causing intense pain. After failing to find relief from a doctor she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was entirely cured, with no symptoms for eight years. The poster lists Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the seller.
A woman at the village edge instructs her man of all work to bring a paper in the morning. He promises to fetch it tonight rather than risk forgetting tomorrow, showing a small domestic routine captured in dialogue.
An ad for Murine Eye Remedy by The Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes eye care. It mentions nine in each package and describes a quick acting formula with instructions implying a four step process. The copy uses misspelled terms and promotional language typical of early 20th century medical ads.
Fragmentary lines reveal a witty exchange about single status and relationships. The text jokes about vanity, vertigo and occupation while noting sweethearts versus wives as costly. No clear events or figures are established.
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