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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
4
The Jasper News basic publication info shows Arthur F. Drake as publisher in Jasper Missouri. It lists post office imprint and 1898 circulation details including subscription rates for one year and six months, with single copies. This item documents the historical newspaper’s branding and mailing class.
Beggars in Costa Rica are privileged once a week on Tuesday to beg from shop to shop. Local merchants prepare for the mendingants and give small coins or trinkets. Some peddle goods in poorer quarters when merchandise is taken.
Mrs M T Cackter dismisses the Kansas City Star description of the Muehlebach hotel as cozy noting the hotel’s tea furore cafe centurion marble floors and luxurious decor imply a grander more elaborate setting than cozy.
The ad touts Sloan's Liniment for pain from injuries and congestion including neuralgia rheumatism lumbago neuritis toothache sprains and bruises. It claims rapid penetration to the sore spot and urges readers to buy a 1.00 bottle offering six times the 25 size at H. F. Pitts.
The head of an insurance company visited a lagging district to inspect firsthand. When asked how the company fared, he stated they would be about half a million ahead of the first half of the year, replying they were ahead of the undertaker.
The passage cites Michelangelo on marble waste shaping a statue and compares losses to ketone chips that must fall away to reveal the image of the Lord in human life. It frames pain as a precursor to grace and beauty, urging perseverance through chisel like trials.
A Far West advertisement claims deafness results from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and asserts cure only by constitutional treatment. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges readers to send for circulars.
When a long envelope is needed but unavailable, two small envelopes suffice. Trim the right end of one and the left end of the other, nest them with open ends overlapping, and paste at the edge. The result is a longer envelope that appears nearly as neat as a standard long envelope.
The late Doctor Moorhouse, former bishop of Manchester, renowned for wit, tells a favorite story about a missionary’s return from India. An old lady asks if in India female converts are called zenanag and male converts bananas, illustrating how dangerous small knowledge can be.
Mrs Corntogsel warns to avoid counterfeit money while in town. Her husband responds that he never suspects others and would tremble if he detected a counterfeit, making it easy to pass it along to the next passerby. The exchange underscores caution and mutual honesty in a small-town setting.
A New York writer visits a famous entomologist whose microscopes reveal life in the tiniest beings. The writer reflects that he left believing himself an individual and arrived understanding he is part of a community.
Advert for Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey tonic praising pine forest healing for colds. Claims to stimulate lungs, strengthen throat lining, and combat cold germs. Promotes daily use at home and notes price 26c at H B Pitts.
In a wry exchange the speaker notes that even if Smythe were a friend he would not help, but the aim is to keep him so cordial that Smythe won’t act against the speaker. The remark highlights wary social manipulation and distrust in dealings.
A dialogue notes the value of concise inquiry as Miss Cayenne contrasts quick questions with a habit of asking why. The exchange centers on greeting politeness and thoughtful curiosity when meeting multiple acquaintances, reflecting a literary mood.
A man insists to his aunt that his statement is correct, replying with a humorous dialect line that he is sure it is as he says. The exchange centers on confidence in speech and the amusing use of language.
A terse reflection on how fearing an imagined danger can drive people into peril, echoing Lucan’s warning about the real-world consequences of anticipatory dread. The quote underscores the peril of letting fear dictate action rather than clear reason.
A plea from Crandall Bros appeals to locals in California to donate meat groceries vegetables candy tobacco and cigars to raise money for Ase to return home. The note asks debtors to square accounts and mentions lingering payments and remaining vinegar gold as part of the collection effort.
Final settlement of the estate of Isaac Y Byers by executrix Sarah E Byers will be made at the next Probate Court term in Missouri. Creditors and others interested are notified to appear on the Sunday in November 1916 for the settlement proceedings.
J N Marah is named executor of the estate of William Mashall Deardorff following a probate court order dated October 6 1015. Creditors must present claims for allowance within six months and those not shown within one year from the last publication will be barred. First published October 14 4t.
The Order of Publication informs defendants in Jasper County Missouri that a lawsuit seeks to quiet title to four acres from the west edge of a described tract in Section 21, Township 30, Range 31. The action targets claims derived from Stephen Hair and H D Kaercher and is returnable at the next term in Carthage. Defendants must appear and plead on the first day of the November 1015 term.
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