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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
8
Notice notes Jasper Missouri as a second class matter at the post office with a filing date of September 21, 1894 indicating mail handling status or eligibility under postal rules.
Advertising rates listed for last page and inside pages at 10 cents per inch per issue. Front page space fully used. Local notices priced at 5 cents per line per issue. Insertion copy due by Tuesday evening. Resolutions of respect cards of thanks obituary poetry require line compliance.
J C announces candidacy for Presiding Judge of the Jasper County County Court. The statement notes it is subject to the will of the Bore of Jasper County.
ALE announces his candidacy for Judge of the County Court in the Eastern District, subject to the will of the people of Jasper County.
Herbert C Hoover, federal food administrator, arrived in New York after visiting England and France and pledged that the United States will share food sacrifices with the Allies. He outlined next year’s food exports totaling billions of pounds of fats and beef, cereals, and sugar, with phased rationing only for sugar and beef in allied countries after September 1. He praised women's harvest work and noted America must export a program to sustain health and morale in Europe while feeding its own army.
Secretary McAdoo announced that the Fourth Liberty Loan bonds will bear 4 percent interest and urged stabilizing the government rate at 4 percent. He warned that a small rate rise on $10.6 billion in bonds would raise annual interest by $25 million, funded by taxes shared by all classes. He urged financing the war with a fixed rate to protect against rising rates and urged patriotism beyond fractional measures.
The U S Food Administration urges Americans to limit sugar to two pounds monthly or half a pound weekly until January 1 1919 to ensure supplies for the Army Navy Allied forces and civilians. Sugar sources including Cuban beet and Louisiana cane will arrive later this year but allocations drop in many sectors. Households are urged to conserve fruit crops and delay canning or use little sugar until supplies improve.
Passenger mileage books are on sale and accepted for train fares and extra charges. One book has 1,000 coupons worth 3 cents per mile, priced at 30 dollars plus 240 dollars war tax. the other has 500 coupons, priced at 15 dollars plus 1.20 dollars war tax. Both books are transferable and usable by any number of passengers simultaneously.
Herodes employed twenty four young slaves of Atticus age to teach him through alphabetic naming. Each child bore a Greek letter name and was educated alongside Atticus to counter his son’s exceptional dullness. The boy learned the alphabet to call their names during play.
A Boston Herald verse quotes a speaker pleading to stop being called Hun as the nation braces for war. The piece contrasts affectionate nicknames with hostile labels, urging a shift in address to reflect growing tension and unity.
A sale notice lists 14 head of cattle including several aged cows with freshening dates and milk outputs, one a yearling heifer, one yearling steer, two spring calves, and a Jersey spring heifer calf. Also listed are a 18 months to 1 year old White Face cow with milking, a Poland China hog, and assorted farm gear. Items include a Jersey calf, driving and buggy harness, work collars, cream separator, post maul, crow bar, vinegar barrel, feed troughs, and other assorted junk for sale.
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