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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
4
The Charleston Courier notes political race entries for Representative Walter L. Hensley and Sharrock, presiding judge J. M. Welker, county collector L. T. Kinder, and prosecutor William C. Morgan. It also chronicles Mrs. Wiccrow Wilson’s death on August 6, her funeral in Rome, Georgia, and critiques sensational tragedy reporting while urging restraint for the youth.
The Missouri State fair at Sedalia will host a Better Babies contest September 26 to October 3 in the woman's building. Judges, including physicians, assess babies by weights, measurements, and development against expert caregiving standards, aiming to raise child health and strength much as fairs improved livestock and crops.
A local notice describes the Better Babies contest urging families to participate and improve infant health for future fairs. The rest lists community updates: Perry Baker sick, Mrs. Isaiah Parks recovering, pastor and neighbors visiting, kin from St Louis to Charleston, Obana visitors, rain improves mood, and various trips to churches and relatives near Scopus, with multiple family gatherings and birthdays noted.
A column mixes ads and local tidbits. editors reveal a plan to profit from advertising while listing names of local officials, preachers, and residents visiting or in court. Items include lost watch notices, political hints, revival meetings, and expected payments for obituary notices.
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