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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
5
In Liberty the crop outlook shows wheat in fair condition while oats and flax badly need rain. Beans mentionны no. Local social notes include an ice cream social at Liberty Grove netting 813.25 for the WCTU and various visits in nearby towns.
Blue Star Mr and Mrs C S Andrews visited Tom Kelley on the I Y Byers farm west of Jasper Roy Mikesell of San Francisco visited his father Neil Mikesell this place Monnie Davis left for Joplin to visit friends The Blue Star farmer baseball team beat the Diamond bunch last Sunday in a slow game 21 to 5 Batteries for the farmers were Newell Rathburn Cones
Corn cultivation progresses with second plows and good wheat blooms. Residents joke about missing mutton, and dogs attack sheep causing minor losses. Grandpa Woodrow remains ill in bed. Local trades include L Miller selling a gelding for 225 dollars and Jess Miller buying new buggy and harness. Mines and Des Arc visitors join Rex family visit. Ice cream supper planned for Lebanon on May 17.
The region reports corn planted and cultivated up to a third pass while wheat promises about twenty five bushels per acre. Oats suffer from drought. rain is hoped soon for any decent oat crop. Local residents attend social events. improvements and farm notes appear with multiple named residents and farms in Jasper Pleasant Valley Rockford and nearby areas.
A health focused storm of malaria fears in swamps bayous and lowlands warns against fever chills and typhoid. A testimonial from William Fretwell claims Electro Bitters cleanse malaria from the blood and restore health, pitched by H. F. Pitts.
A Missouri editor brands a rival as an insolent puppy and viper, calling others plain liars and a robber in a heated clash. He vows a dignified reply once his new Standard Dictionary arrives.
Zion Zelda Covert and Willie Bowers visited Mr and Mrs Frank Magers in Webb City. Wheat looks fine but needs rain. harvest may come early. Miss Ina Strecker leaves to take charge in Jasper. Miss Pearl Johnson returns home. Rev Rider wraps up revival. prayer meeting and Y P C U planned. M E church south strawberry event set for May 27 from 2 to 10.
In Jasper County, families moved between Stiths and Crow homes while Mrs. Estey visits Carthage. The Salem WCTU held a Dry Fork picnic at Matthews ford with $3.85 contributed by Mt Moriah’s union. Various residents report visits, weddings, travel plans, illnesses, and weather impact on crops, including Mr Edwards building a new porch and Miss Vandai’s group touring Lawton and the Indian camp.
Memorial sermon to be preached Sunday at the M E B church by Rev. Thompson. Decoration Day address set for Tuesday at 2 PM at the Christian church by Elder J B Cochran of Greenfield. All are invited to honor the memory of the departed heroes of 1861 to 1865.
A damaged OCR fragment from Toledo ad copy mentions medical claims and possible remedies. It references F. Sheney & Co and Halle Cataract style terms, with unclear patient outcomes and internal notes. The text is largely unreadable but signals an old vendor notice for medical products.
E. B. Jacobs and his family from Carthage spent Sunday as guests of W. D. Woods and family, sharing a day of fellowship.
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