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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
8
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company lists FE EB POSLY as General Passenger Agent and JOHN G MANN as General Manager based in Mobile with affiliations to the company.
A brief humorous exchange notes that rushing to marriage invites regret, with Craik quipping that a fool would not have the sense to perform such folly all at once. Proyn questions the proverb while Craik delivers a sharp, comic rebuttal.
A compilation of word origin notes and anecdotes on English terms. It covers roots of words like curious, grostesque, rottos, imperial Palatine, and many others, pairing historical beliefs with modern understandings. The piece mixes linguistic trivia with assorted quotes and local notices.
A compact glossary noting origins of miscreant from a religiously diverse past, Saracens as earliest label, psalm from a twang of strings, calculate from pebble via Latin, once common usage, inaugurate from temple rites, Roman officials inducted by priests, adien meaning to God your commend, farewell phrase good
The story notes Judge Cook near Cape Girardeau sold two large chickens weighing about 61.3 pounds each. The piece asks which chicken raiser can beat that record and presents a bragging anecdote on poultry size.
An elderly man in a schoolyard recollects his boyhood while a prank erupts. A boy snatches the speaker’s hat, provoking an over-the-top scolding from the old man who then chases the culprit, echoing a scene from decades earlier as the crowd disperses through a rear fence.
In a brisk rustic scene, a speaker orders spade and hoe to battle rain while joking about a neighbor’s lawn mower. A playful exchange follows with lovers promising letters, a playful apple reference, and a quip about watermelon theft. An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure from Witmer's Drugstore as a rapid relief for grippe.
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