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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
8
A fragmented OCR item notes irregularities at Marble Hill post office involving unusual handwriting and a catalog of publishers. The text hints at a chaotic creation or distribution process tied to a local press titled Manace Hue and a Thursday reference, but specifics are unclear.
Local notes report Pond Creek residents in good health with colds noted. J W Clubb travels to Zalma on urgent business while Mollie Fowler sells books well. Kerr builds a large barn. Rea and Clubb tour Lowndes for business. Beckthan returns from Arkansas buying a farm and stock in Pol Creek Telephone. The community jokes about using the telephone to arrest people as rabbits abound in the snow.
The community reports a hard first snow, sicknesses including measles and typhoid, and ongoing farm and mill activity. Residents like A. F P Cunningham plan moves to the Cape, while Jasper Francis opens a new post office and Ned Wagner wins mail carrier contract. Local church services, school events, family visits, and a spring-like shift toward farming fill the pages.
Prank Branch reports a heavy snow storm Friday changing the weather. Linder Allen of Burfordville traveled nearby for business. Newt Huffman and Lee Simpson visited Doc Clayton and family last Wednesday. Various locals, including Roy Farmway, Linder Miller, Mr Barrett, Lester Hahs, Doctor Clayton, Willard Kinder, Daniel Proffer, Henry Schreiner and son Charley, were seen in surrounding towns. Hog Creek school reopened after a brief closure. George Call was in Lutesville last noted.
Mrs. Hannah Masters broke the large bone in her left forearm after a fall near the foot of the hill between Bessville and the schoolhouse. Dr. Gale set the fracture and she is recovering. Other notes mention illnesses and social visits among local residents.
Patton Winter has appeared at last. Mr and Mrs Will Mungle and children returned to their Caruth home Monday after two weeks visiting relatives in the county. Mrs Amanda Barks visited sister Mrs Joseph Venable Sunday. John Knowles and family visited R Samples last Sunday. Mrs Mary Myers and Mrs G L Myers visited Joseph Shirleys Monday. Charles Yamnitz resides three
Health remains good in this locality as families like the Coopers welcome a bouncing ten pound son. Ed Whiteusr and son Ed visit Olathe to buy a barrel of water while Cora Cooper moves with her family to a ranch on January 24. Newt Whitener and Cora Cooper host meetings on the California mesa. Z M Rhodes claims to glimpse Missouri only by faith, and Tom McKelvy is expected to become a Coloradan soon. A Baptist meeting yields souls saved and Edward Whitener studies carpentry under Core Cooper. Chris Picker recalls Taft era sled travel.
Daughters and Willard Kinder spent Saturday on business in Lutesville. Herman Blanken visited his son John and family Sunday. Mrs. Tom Formway, ill for weeks, is improving. Marion Fox and Mr. Sample visited John Blanken Sunday. John Kinder of near Marble Hill saw his sister Mrs. Kendall Proffer Saturday night. John Mungle and family visited Mrs. Mungle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Proffer, a few days ago. Herina Hann.
Local notes record Miss Julia Bess and Miss Flora Richards visiting home and college contexts. Rev Milfred Riggs preached at the Baptist church, with chapel exercises Thursday. Community updates include school progress, teach ers reviews, a spelling match, various visits by residents, and local trades. A reader’s testimonial on Chamberlains Tablets closes the item.
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