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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1894
Page
6
The Press official paper lists local notices and schedules with scattered fragments. Names and times appear alongside phrases about county routing and a Las Sun out-of-county reference, indicating a miscellany of transit and publication details.
The paper announces a new city editor E L Drum and pledges robust coverage of public and political news. It urges readers to buy the Pass for fair reporting while noting wheat outlooks, local improvements, and calls to clean neglected areas around Glen Allen.
B EF Stevens and Mrs Hobbs were married at Bloomfield on Christmas Eve by the local Methodist pastor. They returned home Christmas Day and were entertained by the Marble Hill cornet band. Stevens, cashier of Bollinger County Bank, is noted as a leading local figure.
The Marble Hill Social club held two Brand balls in Witmer's hall during the holidays. The Christmas and New Year events drew a good attendance with solid music and dancing.
The record lists marriage lines issued in December 1893 for multiple couples including W R Bartle and Addie L Berry J M Chronister and Haitie R McGregor W L Beasley and Laeids Fowler and more. It enumerates names of brides grooms and aligns with a period registry entry.
J R Thompson of Morley and Ada C Baker were married at Ada’s Marble Hill home on Tuesday at 6 o clock in a small ceremony conducted by Rev. L Bowman. A few attendees were present.
Miss Clara Snyder entertained about twenty friends at her father’s Glen Allen residence last evening. The event featured instrumental and vocal music, lively conversation, and a late hour lunch at 10:30. Guests included Mr and Mrs Tom Allen and many local youths and neighbors.
A kindly gift to the United States Academy is praised for its fine engraving and careful binding. The atlas promises to aid students with up to date geographic research and is described as a valuable addition to the school.
A reflective piece on visiting the sick, detailing social customs, family roles, and the balance between sympathy and intrusion. It weighs the value of brief calls against the harm of overcrowded rooms, praises practical aid to the ill, and urges moderation, courtesy to caretakers, and charitable acts toward the poor.
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