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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
3
A Jasper post office received six hundred pounds of Chicago mail order catalogs last week. The piece argues that large mail-order houses grew by persistent advertising, and urges local merchants to imitate that strategy or risk losing trade.
Anderson Lear who has been employed at the Harbur store the past six years resigned the position last Saturday and is succeeded by J. W. Black who came here recently from Louisiana. Mr Lear has been popular with the trade at Harbur's but his successor is a young man of considerable experience in merchandising and is highly recommended. Mr Lear has not announced his plans for the future.
A testimonial notes King's New Discovery as the faithful remedy for coughs and colds, recommended for seasons changing and exposure to sneezes. The author claims no prior testimonials but asserts strong, tested healing value for self and family, pricing 50 cents and one dollar.
Henry Bofferman and wife visited J C Stalter and wife the past week. Shields of Lockwood in Jasper. Wallar of Joplin and Waller of Caney visited Tuesday. Mrs C S Johnston and daughter Jennie Johnston en route to California. Hamel sisters of Springfield visited Jasper. Ben Gearig and wife return from Ohio. Mrs T J Wilkins and daughter and Mrs W S Crowl visiting Mrs J C Kauffman in Roosevelt then left for Oklahoma. Baptist Ladies plan lunch at Jasper City Fair. Jim Johnston in Lawrence, hinting at a romance.
John Marsh and Arthur Teeter traveled to Kansas City last Thursday night where Marsh bought a four passenger Regal. They drove the car home on Saturday.
Harve Coiner drives the Overland he recently bought from N F Pitts. The car, described as wider than before, has seen limited use since Pitts owned it for about two years.
Anderson Lear and his wife entertained many young people last Thursday night in honor of Miss Loraine Nogers of Webb City and Miss Nellie Bacon of Joplin.
An old advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as an antiseptic that kills germs and poisons to stop infections and relieve pain. It claims the product destroys infection, aids natural recovery, overcomes congestion, and improves healing, urging constant household possession with 25c or 50c and 8100 sizes.
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