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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
4
A dated promotional piece extols Prince Albert tobacco as a cheerful, enduring smoke, promising constant satisfaction with a patented process that reduces bite and dryness. It invites readers to “carry on” with P A through thick and thin, likening smoking to wartime resilience and daily joy.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Dean G Hill as editor and manager and references a postoffice matter with Marble Hy and a lad. Readable names imply a newsroom or publication staff item. event unclear but documents personnel roles.
Marble Hill faces growth limits as vacant residences linger and demand more housing. C D Teesexerree becomes editor of Greenville Journal, promising a strong Wayne county paper. Hon Doc Bryne acquires Bloomfield Vindicator and will lead editorial work. Robert Seabaugh loses a wheat crop to fire near Burfordville, illustrating how facts can distort after travel. Airs concern over newspaper credibility amid rising labor unrest and possible national strikes.
The piece laments Chicago race riots and nationwide wage and cost-of-living pressures. It criticizes white blame, notes 10,000 troops deployed, about 40 deaths and 200 wounded, and argues editors face endless demands while profits surge for the wealthy amid inflation and political action.
In compliance with a resolution and a request of the state Democratic committee I am calling a meeting of democratic women of Bollinger county to convene in mass meetings in the several townships of the county on Tuesday August 12 at 2 oclock p m for the purpose of electing one member from each township to serve on the Democratic committee The township committeemen are requested to be present to assist in the various meetings The resolutions which appear else where in this issue of The Press will explain why the call is made and the dates for the other meetings LT Kevner Chairman Democratic County Com.
Parms letter from Parma Idaho reports good weather breezes and fine crops including excellent fruit and ongoing spud picking. The writer notes residents of southern Idaho enjoy favorable conditions and mentions several men working in the harvest as planting continues.
The note discusses daily wages of $12 and fruit picking, a wheat crop described as fine, and land available for lease though hard to rent. It recounts two car accidents last Sunday including a fatal train collision and a crash overturning a vehicle. Local prices rise as hay, corn, and coal prices are noted, with reference to buyers and correspondence.
Lutesville area folk report travel by A J Harvey visiting Hessville, Chas Shows from St Louis meeting his wife, and various trips to Rogers Arkansas Morthey and other nearby places. Community updates include road work graveling, a small fire at Jasper McGee residence, crops described as poor in Havti, and multiple visits among neighbors. Church attendance at Lutesville and Point Pleasant featured baptisms and plans for Arcadia assembly. officials discuss attendance laws and a county audit of nonattendance with new requirements for teachers and an attendance officer.
The compulsory attendance law requires every child aged seven to fourteen to attend school for the full term and those fourteen to sixteen to attend unless employed in useful work for at least six hours daily. Enforcement includes a county attendance officer appointed by the county superintendent of schools and placed under official supervision.
A Real d Herald report describes a boastful stingy man who mocks lantern bearing as he accepts a gift. The hired man fills the lantern, then remarks on the result, highlighting the man’s folly with a terse exchange.
The Creighton News notes a man in the adjoining quarter storing liquor while fearing depletion of his resources. He remains afraid he may run out of alcohol and has quit drinking.
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