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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
5
The Jasper News lists Arthur Drake as publisher with a Missouri Jasper address. It notes post office entry on September 21 and provides subscription terms: six months and single copies priced, though figures appear partially obscured in the OCR.
The News is authorized to announce Judge Jas. A. Daugherty as a Democratic nominee for Congress from Missouri's Fifteenth District. Tax Assessor J. W. Meredith of Carthope seeks Jasper County Asse ssor under Republican action. A Kansas writer condemns two girls kissing, and urges women not to be forced into men's work. Agricultural Circulars offer free copies on fence post creosote treatment, the San Jose Scale in Missouri, fertilizer inspections, and Growing a Woodlot from Seed, with details, costs, and benefits for farmers.
A fragmented verse scene recalls spring as the green returns to trees and fields. The speaker notes labor and garden tasks, barefoot days, and rustic labor under a hopeful thaw, ending with a signature line about Whitcomb Kiley.
A WSJ style tribute recounts Mrs Isidor Straus clinging to her husband as disaster struck and many papers praise her selfless fidelity. Across editorials from Philadelphia to Savannah the story is framed as emblematic of nobler womanhood and love beyond life.
Missouri health officials warn that whooping cough caused 264 deaths in six months, more than four times scarlet fever, urging strict quarantine laws. They criticize lax enforcement in communities, call for school exclusion and careful segregation to curb spread.
An observed star, claimed as a new celestial body, is questioned by critics who doubt its novelty and suggest it may be an ancient light now reaching Earth. They challenge astronomers’ use of light year distances, arguing the term misleads public understanding of cosmic scale.
Fragmentary historical note quotes Henry Van Dyke on lofty ideals and mentions a painter, a grocer at Wheat's, and references to ice. Content appears as a decorative or misread OCR snippet rather than a cohesive event or report.
A deteriorating case of heart disease in a young girl prompts a doctor to warn of imminent danger. The ad claims Miles Heart Remedy can treat various heart symptoms and improves outcomes, endorsed by Dr Miles and sold by Miles Medical Co. with nationwide druggist availability.
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