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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
4
Selections show club rates for newspapers and periodicals with prices from the Press and The Republic to Hicks Almanac. Items praise the Jefferson City Tribune and discuss Dingley and Reed tax notes while noting political figures and a Missouri legislature update.
Fragment mentions McKinley and a White House coldness, lists ten English poems then shifts to a 1896 collusion specimen from Bollinger County. It records a publishing agreement between Thomas R. Green and J. G. Finney dated October 17, 1896, noting ballot types and a county clerk’s furnished type.
In 1906 an agreement set the Banner and Times to publish a ballot for two weeks with one side printed in each paper. Thomas K. Green and J. G. Finney receive specified pay per 250 ems square for both insertions. Warrants issued to cover payments. Green assigns his warrant to Finney. Sworn October 7, 1906 before county clerk.
A historical notice explains that subscribers who do not object are presumed to want continued service, while those who order discontinuance may still receive issues until arrears are paid. It also details liability for uncollected papers, moves, and noncollection, and cites J G Pinney and J G Finney on stopping delivery by refusing the post office.
The Jefferson City Tribune lauds the Thirty-ninth general assembly for enacting many laws and improving statutes. It calls the adjourned lawmakers representative Missourians, notes Democratic harmony and a diligent, hard-working Republican minority, and highlights bills passed and sent to the governor for signature.
An advertisement claims urine sediment signals kidney disease and promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for back pain, kidney and bladder issues, and urinary problems. It touts safety with liquor and night urination relief, offering samples and price details from Kilmer & Co. and a newspaper guarantee of genuineness.
The article lauds a legislative session where the Democratic party backed a fellow-servant bill, passed early amid public expectation, with about 1,200 bills introduced and around 200 enacted. Governors vetoed three measures and the leadership in both chambers earned high regard, with Bolte in the Senate and Farris as Speaker.
March session adjourned March 22 after six days of pay under the dollar a day system. Governors Stephens poised to veto few bills but sign most, calling the session an honor to Missouri. News notes from Cape Girardeau Dunklin include L H Davis visiting and J T Wells returning from Jefferson City, plus a Kennett barn fire destroying 850 bushels of corn with $176 loss.
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