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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
4
The Jasper News Editor issues weekly Thursday editions serving Jasper and vicinity with local politics. The paper lists Missouri Pacific Time Table trains including Joplin and Kansas City routes with schedules and through service notes.
A Chicago 13 year old found an unlocked store door and entered a deserted grocery, returning $1,100 to the safe after a claim it was too much money, then took $40 from a till as his share. A pair in Ohio claim aerial navigation is possible, kept secret for now. Oklahoma court rules possums are not game and may be hunted any time. Wyoming man believes Christians can be politicians. Kansas farmers seek corn huskers as the big crop raises labor questions.
A Missouri letter condemns supporting a man “too stingy” to subscribe to the county paper. It blasts a donor who boasts without his name on the Democrat list and declares the line drawn against further boosting for office. The writer offers no endorsement and mocks the contrived praise.
A satirical tale traces birth to obituary, detailing editors’ payoffs and a minister’s rites, then shifts to a promotional block for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming internal remedies cure catarrh, with testimonials and drugstore pricing. The piece blends humor with an herbal patent-manned ad.
Advertisers say Jones Dry Goods Company of Kansas City spent last year on advertising with the Starned Times, totaling 8156 000 or about 842 30 daily. The business began modestly a few years back and occupies one city block, described as enormous by some.
Thirty years ago thrashing was a strenuous annual ordeal for farmers and their households, lasting days and demanding many hands. Now a mobile crew with modern gear handles the work in minutes, loading grain directly into wagons while straw is stacked automatically, transforming a full day’s labor into a brief, efficient operation.
The article notes fashionable riding attire in the Roosevelt circle with Mrs Roosevelt leading in simple black cloth riding habit, black straw sailor hat, and veil. Companions Mrs Lowndes Miss Tucker mane and Ethel Roosevelt wear tweed and plaid ribbons, with red white and blue accents on their whips, as the season shifts from past color robes to streamlined styles.
A Forest City reader lauds Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The letter says it quickly ends coughing fits, prevents Pneumonia, cures La Grippe, relieves Asthma and Hay Fever, strengthens weak lungs, and wards off Consumption. Trial bottle offered. price 50 cents to 1.00. Webb Bros. drugstore guarantees.
Blood poisoning results from chronic constipation and is claimed cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. They remove poisons from the system and revive vitality, curing sour stomach, headache, nausea, dizziness, and colic without griping. 25 cents. Guaranteed by Webb Bros, Druggist.
A terse item notes bargain pricing on fancy box paper with a bold claim of half the normal price in New York. The brief reads like a trade promotion, highlighting value and urban retail effort to attract customers.
The New York store promotes cheaper union suits for boys and men, highlighting value over rival retailers. Customers are drawn by lower prices, wider selection, and perceived quality in a crowded clothing market. Locals compare offerings with similar outlets and plan purchases ahead of seasonal wardrobe needs.
A vintage remedy claims Kennedy's Laxative Honey ood Tar opens the bowels to drive a cold from the system. Sold by J. K. Schooler, the note promotes digestive health as a path to quicker recovery.
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