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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
2
The Jasper News from May 6 2002 lists Missouri Pacific Time Table No 60 KC4 trains with through car service and baggage checks. It notes subscription rates for Wood Coal and Potatoes and announces advertising rates on request.
The page lists multiple church schedules including Union and Epworth events across First and Fourth Sundays, with services at Mt Moriah, Pleasant View, and Christian groups. It notes weekly prayer meetings, Sunday schools, and league activities, interspersed with a political editorial about Carnegie library funding and local government debates on public building and delivery routes, highlighting Jasper County concerns and voter sentiment.
A Chicago Record Herald survey notes that voters focus on trusts and tariff, with the money power vs Roosevelt in the Republican convention. A western representative reports widespread concern over high living costs, abuse by railways and packers, and calls for vigorous prosecutions and price controls. The piece reflects public sentiment on the Philippines war and Atrocities, and mentions major figures and events shaping the 1904 campaign.
Fragmentary ad copy lists various ailments and suggests a penetrating liniment as the best remedy. Mentions remedies like soda and gargle patterns, with references to headaches sore throat cuts sprains bruises and eye irritation. No clear dates or names beyond generic brands.
The piece portrays Guglielmo Marconi as a sociable yet reserved genius who values his work over social agitators. It notes his multilingualism, athleticism, and simple lifestyle, and highlights his close bonds with his mother while detailing his desire to meet leading figures globally. The article mentions access to royalty, including King Edward VII, and his broad circle of influential connections.
An advertisement style paragraph cites remedies for whooping cough and cough syrup with testimonials. It mentions Webb Drug & Hardware Co Cream Separators in Springville Alabama and various cures for sciatic rheumatism and skin conditions. It touts Dr King pills and Huekina Salve and Mallard's Horehound Syrup as cures. Names include Wm Baynes and A M Craxpaun. It evokes local business promotions and medical claims.
A prominent physician notes patients refuse to follow prescribed hygiene or diet, leaving only drug treatment as a remedy. For chronic constipation he endorses mild medicines like Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, cautioning others that overuse can dull bowels. Webb Drug & Hardware Co distributes.
An assortment of old ads touts Dr King’s remedy for throat and lung diseases with claims it purifies blood, frees infected tissue, and relieves coughs. It also mentions products for piles, skin, and poultry pest control. Local merchants advertise trial bottles and low prices.
Creokenridge Missouri reader J. T. Konower reports suffering from a mouth sore or ache described as a rating sore. After using Dr Tichenor Antiseptic, relief came almost immediately with two to three applications healing the sore entirely.
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