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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
1
Local store advertises heavy discounts on men s wool suits cut to low prices with many items sold at half price or below. Also features dry goods muslin calicos and ginghams plus groceries including coffee, soap and Kraut, all offered at reduced rates to attract shoppers.
An old year sale at Wood Snider offers hats and millinery at half price with ladies hats at 2.50 cut to 1.25 and 75 cent sailors cut to 37. The notice also mentions Alaska relief funding, a St. Louis jewelry building fire, wage cuts by Fall River spinners and Royal Weaving, plus a critique of political and economic issues of the era.
In a terse St Louis appearance Lirria Ma Rexers spoke on banking and currency, drawing sharp counterpoints from business leaders who doubt his grasp of finance. Critics warn the talk may mask parrotlike repetition and seek public attention rather than real analysis.
An undercurrent of gladness fills a home as children share quiet mysteries and eager expectations. The piece hints at festive anticipation, playful secrets, and the contrast with dismal voices outside, all wrapped in a sense of intimate happiness and yearning for a loving wish.
A compact, period flavored roundup notes Louis Houck winning the first round of his Queensberry contest with the Cotton Belt, the Supreme Court granting an alternative writ against Judge Riley in Gray's Point condemnation, and Cape Girardeau preparing to host bankers next May. It mentions a saloon fixture purchase by a young man, strong pork packing activity, and holiday advertising advice. Fredericktown reports illness in Judge Fox, and Rev Dodson’s absence from Cedr Fork. Christmas wishes close the item.
The Union Ridge youths will host an entertainment on the night of their Christmas tree on the 24th. James M. Tedera, sick with measles, is recovering at home. Mrs. Sallie Martin hosted visitors including Clovis Burkett and his family. Several locals are mentioned in passing as attending events and aiding neighbors, reflecting small-town life and winter activity.
The author laments shallow entrants to teaching and urges entering the noble calling with courage and proper preparation. He stresses patience and dedication, warns against toilsome avoidance, and hopes all may serve with faith until they meet a master in God. A.M. Aunsnnny, Bessville, Mo.
A fragmentary historical survey traces kiss customs from ancient Rome to Christian ritual, noting papal and royal kissings as acts of homage. It quotes a sourceless mix of phrases about oath rites, sacred touch, and colonial or colonial-adjacent anecdotes with garbled names and dates.
A historical note explains bull as a grotesque incongruity in speech and ideas, crediting the Trish with a talent for making "bulles." It offers a string of early lighthearted anecdotes about Pat and friends mispronouncing, misunderstanding, and bungling in humorous, superlative language.
A garbled exchange mentions Uncle Joshia and Tallor W discussing a fifty stellar note and its denomination. The dialogue is unclear with missing context and names, limiting definitive details about who, where, or why.
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