17 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
1
The article notes Wall Street backing Justice Hughes for president while home-loving citizens back Wilson for reelection. In Nodaway Democratic circles, sentiment favors Wilson as the alternative.
A health pamphlet stresses disease prevention linking poverty and illness. It notes the Public Health Service will send a booklet on pests and disease to applicants. It warns that tuberculosis and poverty correlate, urges physical fitness as preparedness, and mentions communicable disease concerns from asthma to pneumonia and cockroach transmission.
The correspondent from LieSoto Press notes that Congress hopeful WoL Hensley led in the primary by twenty five votes more than his two opponents. The article praises faithful service to the district and suggests strong support for November election.
An oral speech at the depot by a local colored Democrat is described as scornful toward Republicans. The speaker claims Republicans invoke race and slavery era language, recounting threats against Black people and criticizing figures like Wilson. The piece labels the remarks as from the Paris Mercury.
Fragmentary text appears to mix religious verse with personal lament. It references blessing the Lord, family resilience, and hopes of reunion, spoken in a mournful, archaic tone.
Fragmented OCR summary of a school board convention with attendees including district officials and educators. Mentions approvals, advantages, and discussion topics such as legal considerations, district leadership, and teaching standards. Unclear names and dates due to garbled text.
A long obituary column details the death of Ben Page son of Rev Jesse Page of Kennett from typhoid fever. It notes his Baptist church membership, conversion date, and many mourners in Hollinger county. The piece frames his death with Christian reflections, prayers for comfort, and mentions his interment at Mt Zion cemetery. It also includes other obituaries about Mrs. dala Vandwibure Estes and Henry Smith Clemo, with brief lines on their families and faith.
Fragmented OCR text parrots a campaign scene with mentions of Gardner Charles McBay Cal Frederick D. Ganda and John M. Atkinson, plus a graveyard of disjointed names and events including a fatal hay press accident near Minden and a call for unity in the Democratic line. The passage is garbled and difficult to verify.
Col Gardner praised by Mr Hay as fearless and respected in Missouri voters. The dialogue notes Gardner’s popularity and a plan to unite party lines while opposing President Wiley, aiming to advance the state ticket amid Missouri’s dry controversy.
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