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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
4
The state tax commission outlines its plan to lower tax rates for all, enforce economy, and ensure equitable collection. It argues that actual cash value assessments plus rate reductions will reduce burdens on current taxpayers and uphold the supremacy of the law.
Clinton County Democrat notes a surprising trend as many American parents rely financially on their sons, a situation highlighted in a brief regional reflection.
A speaker stands beside an unnamed grave and reflects on the fallen during wartime. The scene recalls heroic deeds and the hope of reunion with loved ones, while prayers rise under a somber, silent night as time weighs the costs of conflict.
A Kansas City figure known for his notoriety sought church membership after a Billy Sunday revival. The church committee, aware of his past, urged a one month wait for prayerful reflection. At the end he addressed the congregation, saying God warned him not to feel discouraged for twenty years without entry.
The readable text references disease, treatment, and constitutional questions debated in a historical context. It mentions medical terms and IC references, with several garbled names and phrases suggesting a discussion of care, cure, and state authority in public health.
The piece reports on United States Army Corps recruiting for European service with clerks stenographers and other trades offering salaries 1000 to 1200 plus ration Quarters and transportation. It notes draft number quirks in James F. Laney’s case and a mockup of seven come eleven as a cautionary tale about exemptions.
Scottsburg Indiana resident Annie Johnson recalls long suffering from constipation and stomach upset. She tried doctors and purgatives before using Thedford's Black-Draught, felt better, and was cured with regular use. The ad touts Black-Draught as a natural bowel regulator and remedy for related ailments.
A Ubiengo teacher writes to the Witness tee warning that alcohol harms education and families. She argues most issues originate in homes, with alcohol draining teachers and hindering child development, urging long term reforms.
The excerpt discusses examinations and enlistment in the United States Martine Corp and mentions alcohol maturity and confitiens. It notes a wave of anathtem spread by newspapers, with ninety nine percent of US papers covering the fanstica-Miias Criterion from the Liquor Journal in Chicago.
The Marsfield Mirror reports Wilt County farmers claim a row of vegetables eight miles long as their claim of wartime food effort. The tally says more than six acres of sweet corn and a quarter of an acre of turnips. The joke notes the cows of vegetables would not truly stretch eight miles, but the concept illustrates scale of produce.
The citizen blames the president for the United States entering war with Germany and notes the Kaiser’s actions and German ships insulting the flag. The president capitulates after polls and public pressure, cutting relations with the Kaiser as the war drags on.
Linneus Bulletin notes American physicians involved in German hospital work claim the food shortage has improved public health. They suggest Americans could observe similar effects at home, reflecting on health and longevity associated with U.S. newspapers.
A missionary sent to a godless area seeks a church site and gains permission to use an old henhouse. He instructs a loafing local man to clean the henhouse at Sinnickson's barn, prompting the quip that one does not clean a henhouse in daylight.
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