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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
4
A jumble of local merchandise ads and notices includes paint and oil retailers at Schooler and Crandall Bros, Hess stock food, Japalac for all cans, and Band promotions. Also listed are subscriptions offers, grain and feed, a Jackson Auto purchase, and a bankruptcy notice for G W Pool, plus social notices on teaching moves and community events.
The article warns of an expected visit this year from the seventeen year cicadas, noting uncertainty about impact. It recalls the 1893 outbreak that caused heavy damage to fruit and describes the cicadas as longer and darker than ordinary jarflies, lacking their singing ability, and that they live only a few weeks. Sidewalks may become slippery with their dead bodies before June ends.
A Liberal man faced a mean trick when boys stole from a barrel of bottled goods after it was emptied. The owner pursued the culprits but refused money and chose not to arrest, calling it a dirty low down trick. O Douglas arrived from Lebanon to deal with Little estate settlements.
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