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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
1
The Leader announces a grand semi annual clearing sale to close out fall and winter stock. Bargains include men's and ladies garments, furnishings, hats, by the piece, and Queensware, with deep discounts on other groceries and dry goods to make room for spring stock. Limited space curtails the list, but shoppers can expect wide savings across clothing, groceries, and housewares.
Community letters describe unsettled weather, crop concerns, and local happenings in Zalma Missouri. Items note new ground preparation, a burglary loss of about $3, school progress, visits by residents, political chatter, weather impacts on farming, and various social tidbits with names like F F Yount C Z Underwood J D Spain and Rev J Schrader.
In Cape Girardeau, the county groundhog failed to see its shadow. Normal enrollment rose with fifty seven new students in the first week of the third term. The A. O. U. W. held a meeting on the 27th with Grand Master W. H. Miller of St. Louis and Deputy Grand Master Frank L. Bohn among speakers. A local military company is now named Third Missouri and drills regularly. Captain McKnight, with ten years in the regular army, surpasses prior claims of six. The Normal School youth societies plan an opera house entertainment on February 22 with music and a Shakespeare scene under Prof. Wood. A recent society ball dedication at the Normal building was postponed but finally held with a large audience and formal ceremonies.
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