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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
3
A historical piece argues farmers are wealth producers for the nation and essential to local towns. It warns against purchasing from distant centers and urges keeping earnings at home to strengthen communities, taxes, and local industry while improving market access via the telephone to receive timely market news.
The text argues that town prosperity depends on employment and surrounding markets. It notes that manufacturing and shipping facilities elevate towns like Fall River and Providence, and that cities rise with regional development. It predicts vast growth across states as commerce expands, urging readers to help their hometowns toward greatness.
A scam uses strangers posing as free hospital agents to gain signatures on medical statements and obtain funds from farmers via notes from their banks. Farmers in Minnesota and other western states report losses of 60 to 200 dollars, with authorities warning against signing uncertain forms.
A fragmented OCR excerpt notes electricity becoming widely used in bookbinding and related work, highlighting cost implications and debates over efficiency. The text is garbled but indicates a focus on electrical power boosting production while raising questions about expenses and standards.
The piece argues that local merchants must compete with modern tools and advertise well to keep customers. It emphasizes fair pricing, courteous service, and quality goods as vital to sustaining the town’s economy and preventing outflow of money.
In a reflective aside the piece notes that there is always a reason behind a man’s good or bad fortune, ascribed to a quotation attributed to Emersce. The writing hints at moral causality and human judgment in everyday life.
A Southern Kansas man, Ya as, declares the year was a banner bumper wheat crop. He cites neighbor Sie Edwards and a ten acre field with such a stand that he rented the field beside him. The judge notes the shock and ground growth.
A short dialogue depicts a fatigued man recovering from influenza unable to crawl while another urges him to walk, saying it is better to move. The exchange captures a wartime or social setting where infirmity and resilience are contrasted through banter.
A fragmented dialogue features references to an opera company and a Yonkers paper. The scene includes exchanges about prefixes and misheard names, a teacher description of the spine, and remarks on a judge and a hurt woman. Names such as Ethel and Arthur appear amid scattered lines and street chatter.
B Frank Doremus of Roosevelt Avenue Indianapolis recounts kidney trouble since discharge in 1897. Severe headaches dizziness and dropsy left him weak as his left leg swelled. Doctors urged amputation but he refused and used Deans Kidney Plug and Kidney Pills, with swelling and pain easing. He has been well for nine years. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo New York for 60 cents a box.
A fragmentary travel magazine excerpt describes a voyage with references to Mackerril, a captain, and crew routines. It mentions bunk arrangements, foredeck activities, and the crew eating in two shifts while stresses and galley issues are noted. The tone hints at a maritime setting and daily discipline aboard.
Walter W. Paglusch reports a yearlong eczema relief after using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills costing 4 dollars 25 cents. He says itching stopped and he was completely cured, detailing address in Chicago in October 1906.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease to soften and soothe tired feet. It promises smaller sizes after use, highlights trial and a free package offer, and includes a Victorian quotation about kindness and devotion.
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