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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
4
The note lists subscription rates including one year at a fixed price, six months, and single copies. It appears as a brief price offer from the newspaper, with emphasis on the per-year and half-year terms and single-copy cost. The readable fragments mention pon earnings and the newspaper name in a partial form.
A brief, unclear snippet notes that after a pie was cut, the Mexican revolution supposedly ended. The fragment raises questions about why such a moment was overlooked earlier.
The item notes a bet that the Standard of company will not be doing business at its old stand six months from today. It hints at a change of location or operation, implying potential relocation or rebranding without detailing specifics.
A Chicago library hosts a book listing readers greatest life blunders. Entries include not saving earnings, ignoring education, early drinking, quitting school, running away at fifteen, and failing to stay with a chosen career.
Dr. Knott reports births since the last issue. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Liberger Carytown welcomed a boy on May 18. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wright Jasper welcomed a girl on May 19. Also notice Waldorf $2.50 shoes equal to any $3.50 shoe, available at H. L. Bishop's.
Round About Us lauds Julia Fancher of Lamar High School for overcoming illiteracy and poverty to complete twelve years of schooling in six years. She grew up in Forest Grove doing hard work, paid for her clothes and books, and now stands as a beacon of perseverance for peers, likened to Carnegie Medal-worthy heroism.
Rumor from the Lamar Republican Sentinel notes Missouri Pacific plans two new steel passenger trains between Kansas City and Joplin to run after night. KC and along the line report growing passenger traffic and improved on time performance, promising welcome service expansion for local residents.
Readers seek advice on curing constipation from Dr. Gee who claims Syrup Pepsin offers success. The ad-like piece invites letters to Dr. Gee at his Oklahoma address, promising guidance for stomach liver and bowel ailments with over forty years of experience.
A St. Louis dispatch reports Wells Fargo will absorb Pacific Express Co starting July 1, replacing it on the Missouri Pacific, Tron Mountain, Wabash and Texas Pacific railroads. The deal links Wells Fargo to Harriman Rockefeller interests, while Pacific had been Gould-dominated, prompting railroad men to view the transfer as an underground clash of rivals.
Bob Sheppard brought in oats standing thirty inches high grown on Barton county land labeled as poorest soil. He described deep plowing then subsoiling and manure, owning thirty acres just north of town with a modern home and barn. He aims for a solid income plus three percent return on a costly investment.
Alba Christians plan a one day church building effort on May 16. Volunteers from several nearby congregations will pipe gas wire electricity and complete occupancy ready for evening services. The project replaces the lack of a church building with a community effort.
Carey J. Smith a noted Carthage citizen died at his home last Friday. He served as Jasper county treasurer from 1902 to 1906 and last year ran for the Republican nomination for county collector but was defeated at the primary.
A four year old Carterville boy, Arthur Hale, died when steel frames used to mold concrete blocks toppled from the top of a chicken coop where he played with his mother. He was found dead less than an hour after the accident.
Two masked men held up a trolley car near Prosperity, taking two watches and about $30 from the conductor, motorman, and passengers. Two suspects were arrested but released for lack of evidence.
J P Lane, a skilled telegraph operator, runs a telegraphy school and maintains an intern program at the Bartlett building in Joplin. The notice highlights Lane as an experienced instructor guiding students in Morse code and dispatch practices.
Mrs W UD Knott and Master Rollins left Wednesday night for Keokuk Iowa to spend several weeks visiting the former's parents. Dr Knott joined them Saturday and will be away from Jasper about a week visiting his old home at West Point Illinois and one or two other places.
Mrs Thomas Taylor of Blum Texas hails Dr Miles Nervine claiming it raised her from the grave and boosted nervous energy. The testimonial touts relief from nervous exhaustion sleeplessness and poor appetite, noting a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
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