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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
4
Fragmentary timetable note places a public square opposite the courthouse with two lines of train times. The text lists times around 12:30 pm and 2:04 pm for local and passenger services, referencing a north south route and a Sr. L. Mk S station noted as Time Tages.
A fragmented clipping notes club rates for newspapers including The Press and The Republic, Post-Dispatch, and New York World. It mentions political shifts, defense fears, a missing Mrs Harrison related water prize, and a Missouri House sergeant-at-arms bid by J L Baapter. SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS celebrate Bryan’s defeat with a Kansas City banquet. The Missouri Press Association met at Dexter to discuss advertising and local matters amid bad weather.
Six months of payments determine leading merchants in ope news coverage while the association plans its next Charleston meeting in May. A three member committee will craft an engaging program for the gathering. Local reports note varied market prices and political shifts with regional observations.
The text notes a populist Utah governor who avoids neckties and predicts a trend toward conspicuously flashy neckwear. It draws a comparison to Jerry Simpson who shifted from sockless beginnings to wearing silk hosiery, suggesting the Utah official may adopt bold, voluminous neckwear.
A fragmented historical note surveys dental advances and curiosities. It mentions braces and jaw training, a China scene with a gong during extraction, royal incomes in early times, linguistic diversity, religious count, rising tooth preservation, Kepler as a practical astronomer, and a brief, garbled note on women dentists and a marble statue.
For the benefit of the people the Chicago Cheap Store will stay in Lutes ville until Monday evening December 7. To save expense of shipping we will sell everything in the store for 30 cents on the dollar. Be on time and prevent a rush and get in while there is an assortment of goods and sizes Warren Building.
In a nod to journalistic duty, Ben Adams of the Democrat finds a purse containing $104 near the Sturdivant bank and returns it to owner Robi. L. Taylor of the Bend. The incident echoes a nearby discussion of the Houck railroad extension from Morley to Morehouse and Cape Girardeau with surveys underway. Detroit Free Press notes a related remark about test evidence and legal testimony.
The narrator recalls a Tennessee health trip and a moonshine trial in October. A young lawyer defends a man charged with selling moonshine. evidence hinges on a bottle said to contain whiskey. The jury cannot agree after testimony and the case is dismissed. foreman’s exchange hints at confusion over the evidence. The account portrays legal maneuvering and juror doubt.
The Weekly Commercial Appeal offers a cash gift to subscribers who guess the correct or nearest correct number of cotton bales received in Memphis from September 1, 1896 to April 15, 1897. Prizes range from 1500 to 500 dollars depending on the month of correct guess, with entries requiring a 50 cent subscription. The contest closes March 31 with the earliest correct guess winning.
Five well cultivated farms offered for rent with flexible sizes and prices. Each farm is well fenced, has comfortable houses, and reliable water. Additional A 4 farms are also available for rent.
Notice is hereby given that letters administration on the estate of MF Biffy deceased were granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Bolinger County MA on November 9 1806. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of letters or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate. If such claims are not exhibited within two years from date of publication they will be forever barred. A B Warner Administrator
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