21 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
1
Doniphan Prospect News urges unity to fund and build improved roads, arguing good highways cut transport costs, boost farm markets, and aid schools. It questions the county commissioners duties and calls for citizen service for the public benefit, warning against renewed criticism.
Historical note lists weights of U S coins from gold pieces to silver dollars. It quotes several coins with grain weights, including double eagles, ten dollar gold, half eagles, quarter eagles, and the silver dollar, along with discontinued pieces and dates of authorization and withdrawal.
Fragmented OCR describes coin weights and compositions from copper and nickel pieces, noting 5 cent, 3 cent, 1 cent coins with various alloys and discontinuations. It weaves in unrelated social notes and holiday greetings from a late 19th century newspaper, mixing coin data with local society items and personal notices.
A catalog of toys and decor items appeals for Christmas sales. It lists doll carriages, dolls, wheels, toy guns, kitchen sets, trains, Noahs Ark, story books, swords, tops, toy watches, animals and more. Many colored or decorated items promise broad selection for holiday shoppers.
We have received a large line of capes and jackets for ladies misses and children delayed in transit. Prices marled below actual values. Includes children's coats ages ten to twelve, misses jackets ages fourteen to fifteen, and a fall line of ladies jackets. Also an elegant line of suits and overcoats for men boys and children suitable for Christmas. Extensive clothing line with options from cheapest to best.
A fragmented account recounts a colonel questioning a young woman and discussing hardship at a frontier settlement. The girl laments failed plans for marriage after her lover was killed by an Indian, citing persistent sorrow as she urges the colonel to move on.
A humorous mixed bag of aphorisms and jumbled thoughts touching on dreams plagiarism life pace wealth women and travel. The voice muses on human folly habits and social dynamics with playful misspellings and archaic phrasing throughout.
Noting scattered items the writer reports on trades and chores around town. Jolu and Rufus Green traveled to Maryin for business while J W S Maho restocks his grocery store. Minor Deck rebuilds his dwelling as D J Shell orders a stump puller and C Wiseman runs the local mail route. A prayer meeting and church services are noted for upcoming Sundays.
A garbled recap mentions Dr. Marshall Baker and postmaster A B Wathits in Sturdivant, with shipments to St Louis on the 12th and a carload by W H L Killian. Marble TUT painter W W Grimsley, Aimericean army, and Philippine forces are noted obliquely. Zulina Lodge No 54h A W A M lists officers J W Dixon W M and others, with Greens brier resident ill.
A fragmented, archaic style text offers scattered maxims about safety, honesty, friendship, and self-improvement. It mingles odd spellings and nonsensical phrases, naming virtues and vices while inviting interpretation of moral guidance. The readable parts resemble a garbled, antiquated reflection rather than a coherent article.
A garbled Mississippi era recap notes a 17 year old Jesse Nunley hanged five miles north of Maldon on the 12th, and mentions other local cases including life sentence for Jes Moore in the assassination of Rev Jesse Alvore. Discharges, indictments, and bonds are reported amid a bustling county scene with politics and crime.
Tuition per month lists 82.00 for preparatory and 3.00 for music in the intermediate department. Board, term details, and other information are available from T. B. Wingo, Principal, Marble Hill, Missouri.
An old political appeal urges readers to subscribe to the semi weekly Republic newspaper and its Sunday magazine. It touts broad political coverage, telegraphic services, and low rates for combined subscriptions from St. Louis Missouri.
A solicitation seeks two men to sell Prairie Farmer subscriptions in the county during fall and winter. Promising big earnings through a special plan, the ad cites current earners making 2 to Sunday with potential doubling as subscriptions open. It lists contact and location details with scattered garbled text.
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