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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
8
Hill and Chandler publishers entered at the Marie Hill post office as second class matter. This brief notice appears in the Hill Press indicating official mailing status and publication details for local readers.
Our Correspondents report routine notes on health, telephone changes, visits, moves, and local business. A sawmill near G W Mayfield will soon be ready for sawing while health at Secdonewiehnville is not good and Mrs Fikuart is on the mend after illness. Tragically, little Ruby Bollinger, age one, died after a fire incident caused by coal oil. father rushed from the barn to help but could not save the child. Master Glenn Mayfield has been sick.
Last week neighbors and relatives from the area visited in Jackson and Marble Hall. Mr and Mrs Avery Bollinger spent a night in Jackson. Jonas Parks and other youths attended a party. Ernest Mayfield and Truman Mayfield visited their uncle J. Mayfield. Peter Bess and Mrs M ah Mayfield visited Friday.
A long list of names and events describes neighborhood life including gatherings, visits, skating, and family news. References to residents such as Mr and Mrs Vavak, the Whitener family, the Barretts, and several others appear with activities like shopping, church services, and parties. A sense of routine and local concerns runs through the fragmentary report.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions individuals around Marquaul and Elorstigoth, with references to a home visit, residents and a society meeting. It references a February 2 date, officers being chosen, and a program presentation, but details are unclear due to text damage.
Community clippings list visits, purchases, and local happenings. Names like Caleb Laigi, Alex Grable, JD Ridings, Fred Long, and Bertha Bollinger appear beside visits to Burfordville, Millercap, and Mayfick. The irregular notes mention illness, church ap pointments, carpentry, and shipping goods, with several families moving or hosting relatives and a push for fence sales.
Mrs. Robert Shetley is on the sick list this week. Mrs Newton Whitener visited at the Whiteners Friday. Mr and Mrs William Bollinger are reported improving. Mr and Mrs John A. McKinnis of Coldwater are visiting their granddaughter, Mrs Alice Beal. Mr and Mrs Thomas Allbright of Duke Oklahoma, were guests of Mr and Mrs J M Kinder last week. Miss Esther Pridy plans to visit her sister Mrs John McKinley in western Kansas.
Angles, Cal February 8. Mr Senter leaves Forest Bollinger and family were guests of Noah Burns and family Sunday. Myrile Betha Guy Bollinger and Amy Kinder were guests of Ernest and Mary Wilvener Sunday. CD Whitener and wife were guests. Jonny Rickman and family Sunday. Will and Frank Senior of Gravelton attended church Sunday. Woe died the young ryget culatte Newton Whitetert at teieated. Miss Rose Isentower of Gravebiog visited Carl Sivelleys Sunday. Pwell Kinder as wife and sete, Miser Fret, viewed at hy Pick matt's. Sinrdow attertion Joe Miser and wife were the guests of Hares Whites Siewlag Nery lds etla at pair not. The ait is thin't he Wired fl wage but pee. Tre vo lod duitd Ast aug pasty af Lareecha Sbar fl
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