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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
The U S Food Administration in Washington outlines a wartime wheat saving plan with a one half pound per person weekly limit on wheat products and two wheatless days per week. It urges households to cut consumption by about 50 percent to sustain allied bread supply and keep grain available for soldiers.
Dr W H Hendriks received notice Tuesday of his selection by the medical board of the Council for National Defense for Army service. He has lived in Jasper nearly all his life and practiced medicine about 18 years, building a substantial practice. If he proceeds, he will depart with community well wishes.
Mrs. Josephine Welsh and Ernest O. Seifert wed in Carthage last Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. J. Dr. McUaughry officiating. The bride, daughter of G. I. Johnson, is wife of Jasper. the groom is son of Ex. M. Seifert of Sedalia. They will live in Jasper for now, with best wishes from the community. Also notes a list of new subscribers, Alumni banquet details, officers elected, and renewals of News subscriptions. Lively remarks on readings by Mrs Rhodes of Tamar and accompanying musicians.
A brief item requests the finder to notify D. H. Wampler about a lost neck strap. It also advises Jasper route residents not to use B-cent stamps and that 2 cents will carry letters. Subscribers are urged to subscribe to the daily paper at the News office.
The Probate Court of Jasper County Missouri granted letters testamentary to John I Buerge and Lydia Buerge on the 40th day of March 1918 for Christian Buerge, deceased. Creditors must present claims within six months for allowance or be barred, and within one year to avoid further loss of benefits. J I Buerge and Lydia Buerge act as executors, with J Frankeberger Judge of Probate Court signing. First published April 16 01.
Letters testamentary issued by Jasper County Probate Court to Carrie Jenks Lowry and G Roe Lowry for the estate of George B Lowry. Heirs must present claims within six months for allowance or be barred. claims must be filed within one year from letters. Judge J Frankeberger signs, May 1, 1918. notice published May 0-64.
Quote from Bishop Mant on the value of friendship during distress. It speaks of coldness from some and hostility from others, and how the warm supportive friend becomes more precious and deserving of gratitude.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote notes that a mother with several children may not divorce because she lacks time to dwell on unsuitable thoughts. The remark underscores the burdens of early family responsibilities and social expectations on marital stability.
A humorous exchange plays on marital honesty and cunning. A man claims his wife is like George Washington and cannot lie, while another quips that his wife can tell a lie as soon as he speaks. The brief joke contrasts idealized virtue with everyday manipulation.
A compact reflection noting that life is tough for the poor and art can bolster or bitter them, echoing Robert Louis Stevenson’s view on art’s influence on daily hardship.
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