26 Aug 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
1
A chaotic mix of notes reports and commentary covering lynching claims in Illinois disputed Senate appointments amid tariff talk a Klondike mine pledge and wheat market surges. The piece probes political maneuvering tax policy school politics and local reform while recounting a judge's reversal and Missouri finances amid wheat price highs and export gains.
A local store outlines deep discounts across clothing and household goods. Ladies corsets at reduced rates, gowns, shirts waists, and undergarments show major cuts. Men’s wear, hosiery, caps and trunks heavily discounted along with lace, embroidery, and valuables. Groceries also on sale: sugar, coffee, soda, and salt priced to attract buyers.
Farmers plow for wheat and reports of dry weather cut corn yields. Local deaths include May Hahn and another child. typhoid and bilious fevers affect families. Meetings, church work, and school planning noted along with building projects, store plans, thrashing tours, and upcoming jail vote.
An odd miscellany of notes and anecdotes unfolds. Mount St Elias and Mount Wrangle are listed with altitudes, plus territorial leaders and economic details. A Detroit youth explains baseball to his shy sister at a game until she disrupts play with humorous outbursts. The piece blends local lore, family scenes, and quick sketches of people and places.
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