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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
Poultry judging listed Best sow awards for various ages and breeds with names like H G Griffin Ab Beason Thoe McCall C T Woodrow. High School notes report about $60 cleared at the fair for the piano fund, basketball practice starting, and new separate athletic associations after a buggy accident to the Gresham girls with no serious injuries.
The list records prize hens and cockerels for White Rocks, Leghorns, Anconas, and other breeds with winners Roe Cline, Roy Radford, Mrs Benson, and C. T. Woodrow. A nostalgia column recalls life “Twenty Years Ago” with daily town scenes and prices, plus an ad for Sanol kidney and bladder remedy at 35 cents and $1.00.
A Detroit Free Press quote questions a merchant on his business theory. It notes he believed people must buy goods at his store, implying financial difficulties from that stance.
Philip Campbell, son of Hamp Campbell, and Miss Lucy Strecker, youngest daughter of W A Strecker, were married in Girard Kansas last Wednesday. They did not return and may locate in Kansas or Oklahoma. Campbell has taught in the area since Jasper High School graduation four years ago. The bride is noted as the youngest of Mr Strecker’s daughters and well liked by many. The News extends best wishes.
Correspondents are requested to mail their letters on Monday so they reach the office that same day in time for the Monday evening deadline.
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