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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1891
Page
4
Official county paper with subscription rates and advertising terms. Includes advance payment details for one copy six months three months and brief notes on mailing and pricing. Contains scattered OCR errors but conveys rate structure and subscription options.
An article warns that Jagripe disease will rise yearly and possibly depopulate Earth. It predicts universal spread, increasing deaths, and eventual population decline despite speculative remedies like medicated air.
The piece argues for bimetallic currency as a remedy to inflation and debt, attacking depreciated money. It stresses that the US seeks honest money and urges Congress and the Senate to act. It reports the death of Dr Howard Crosby in New York from influenza at age 63 or 64, noting his roles at Rutgers College and church leadership.
The text chronicles political remarks on currency and free coinage with Senator Joyall’s statements, calls for a new party to counter corporate influence, and criticism of the postal telegraph bill. It also notes Miss Mexico Vinney’s candidacy for school commissioner, sugar duty changes benefiting the Sugar Trust, and Missouri census findings on black populations across counties.
Nissouri Pennt Crop reports favorable overall with apples pears and plums showing good prospects though injuries north and west from drought and frost. Peaches show mixed injury from Cass to Missouri River while southern counties appear uninjured and raspberries and strawberries hold. Another report will follow in April as spring progresses.
A correspondent presents a hopeful view of agricultural trends. Urban growth, rising meat demand, and shrinking cattle supply foretell higher beef and pork prices. Swine and lamb losses pace price hikes in 1891, while severe winter may yield a bountiful season. thus the low-spirited farmer should brace with new courage and cheer.
An Arkansas woman comforts a newly settled Eastern widow whose husband has died. She shares her own losses and urges the widow to move forward, inviting her to join in cooking beans with salt pork, elderberry pie, and tea to lift spirits. The passage captures local color and neighborly support.
A recipe describes dissolving gum arabic in water to a thick paste with plaster of Paris to cement broken china or pipes. The mixture sets in about half an hour and hot water seems to speed curing.
A compilation of playful verses from the Chicago Post noting a boy’s wide range of sounds and feats. The poem humorously imagines a boy mimicking animals, instruments, and even a brass band, ending with a tribute to boys and a jab at dull surroundings.
A vented entertainment described as a “Trammar and needle party” invites ladies to bring sewing supplies while men select tools. Contestants race to hammer nails and drive buttons in set times, with light ridicule and light provocation noted. A New England Homestead correspondent adds a practical cow milking tip to prevent kicks by placing a back brace in stalls or stanchions.
A humorous, verbose set of resolutions by Deacon Bundershin lampoons private vices and social follies. He vows against lying, braiding a mule’s tail, stealing, gossip, and even the urge to steal a turkey, ending with a witty line about wanting twenty three children to avoid excess.
A racial confrontation in the Arkansas legislature unfolds as a Black representative debates a white opponent over extending the regular session and pay, arguing that state duties require longer work while the other insists on cutting expenses. The exchange touches on labor pay, plantation talk, and mounting tensions.
Mexico V Finney states he will not enter a political campaign for the county school commissioner role. He argues the Legislature moved the office out of politics to keep elections free from partisan influence and urges voters to assess his qualifications without party bias.
Lodge resolutions mourn the death of John Limbaugh noting he was a worthy member and family man. The order expresses sincere sympathy to the bereaved family, drapes the lodge in mourning for thirty days, and directs copies to the family and Marble Will Piss for publication.
A public sale of the personal effects of Wm Minor deceased will be held at the courthouse door in Marble Hill on Monday the 7th day of April 1891 beginning at 10 o'clock a m. Terms cash in hand. L Mayer Coroner.
Dam announces a first class saddlery and harness business at his stand in Lutesville with John Castator as shop foreman. He offers to sell or repair goods promptly and at the lowest reasonable prices.
An authorized notice proclaims Miss W M Finney as a candidate for Bollinger County School Commissioner, pending the school election on the first Tuesday. A second authorized name Geo B Myers appears as a candidate for the same office at Bollinger County elections on the same day.
Letters of administration granted by Bollinger Missouri Probate Court in 1891 to Tohn Muffnitt for the estate of James B Leming. Creditors must file claims within one year for allowance or be barred. two-year limit from publication for claim exclusion. Warred Hiram Fowler listed as administrator.
Notice is hereby given that the testamentary estate of J. P Limbaugh Sanceed late of Bollinger County is in probate. All persons with claims against the estate must present them to John W Limbaugh executor within one year after publication or be forever barred.
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