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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
1
The piece outlines pensioner schemes with monthly stipends and lump sums, noting Senator Cockerel’s objections and a wave of fraud against black beneficiaries. It also relays Mr. Dooley’s humorous take on President McKinley’s message and includes assorted local notes, anecdotes, and community tidbits from Hamn and Sedgwickville.
A historical political voice argues Missouri faces a near half million surplus while railroads and trusts consolidate power. It attacks Democratic and Republican stances, warns of antidemocratic influence, cites a proposed constitutional amendment, and condemns magnetic faith healers in Nevada Missouri amid a broader critique of political corruption and public fraud.
Senator Pettus of Alabama proposed a by request bill to pension former slaves. Senator Missouri attacked the measure, demanding committee referral and reporting adversly to the senate. He charged promoters planned to profit by fees and mediation dues as the bill hung in the balance. The proposal offered slaves aged 70 a cash payment of $500.
A Fresno explorer party led by Cap Lynn describes discovering a petrified giant tree near the Baker County line. The stump measured 60 feet in diameter and 680 feet long, with amber petrified pith beads and noncentric growth rings visible, inspiring visions of a grand interior use.
Fragmentary OCR yields a claim by Vie May Wht about entering a house associated with Blank and Blank, suggesting a dispute over labor or effort not being valued. The text is garbled, with key names and context unclear, but hints at a controversial event inside a residence linked to a business or estate.
A citizen is praised for支持ing local trade and institutions. The text extols buying at home, supporting town enterprises, and loyalty to local causes, promising prosperity and neighborly regard as rewards for such patriotism.
A Sunday evening hold up occurred on the Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad as the express car on the Paxico train was robbed of about five thousand dollars. The Paxico Bank money was in the package delivered to the messenger before departure. Detectives pursue leads. the incident raises questions about Sunday travel and routine.
Health is good. Christmas has come and everybody stored to enjoy yearly mien. L B Parkins returned home from Kennett last week. Teun Orites of Clubh's Creek was in town last week. DL Shell our fruit grower bought a stamp poller and is ready to pull them. Local merchants J W G Taha and H L Grey are doing fine business. Rev Grant Galloway preached at Baker school last Friday. A B Green went to Marquand last week. Miss Mary Baker of Clarib Creek visiting relatives near Stalin. Jeasie M Shell's dwelling nearing completion. Judge Hindman visited on business. A E Moses and wife visited A S Shell and family. Some men oppose hunting on their land but hunt on others' land. Holidays over, all back to business. Mrs Henrietta, wife of Titan Sitees, ill with typhoid fever and neuralgia. Polly Yount spent Christmas in Marble Hill. P W Wilkerson home for holidays. Oscar Yount and Neshet Greer on a Christmas fox chase but missed the track. Victor Roberson broke an arm last Tuesday but recovering. A series of holiday singings held. prayer meetings weekly at both churches. Robert Alexander and family and Avery Bows and family spent Christmas at J W Davault's. Ty and family took a white and died.
A 1809 letter from Manila Bay narrates volunteers staying home, hunger, and rough marching to Mahalaest. The writer details camp life, native huts, and improvised hospital space using white flags to signal friends. Descriptions cover weather, cattle gathering, and the sight of Filipinos in retreat as Union troops advance toward the front.
A Philadelphia Press account recounts Senator Pomeroy proposing an Indian agency for a colleague who sought a consul post. The offer included perquisites from government beef contracts, with the partner quipping veal might suit Indians better than beef, reflecting political crudeness and entitlements in Washington.
Cleveland inventor Henry Hollingsworth notes ideas come in dreams after sleepless nights. He recalls trying to apply a supposed perfect solution found in sleep, only to find it impossible to reproduce upon waking. He mentions a hypothetical car coupler aimed at addressing antagonistic issues.
An old telegraph operator conceived the ear clasp idea after a locomotive whistle prompted a thought on linking hands. A Western inventor dreamt of grooved railroad spikes guiding his patent, believing them to enable a 20 percent saving in rail and tie fastening.
A fragment from The Feminine Observer recalls General Lawton and Maj. Crieghton Webb guiding troops near El Paso. A tall corporal leads his dog mascot and jokes about the colored troops as they march. A humorous, anecdotal tone contrasts with light social notes on women and Christmas, ending with a Philadelphia Times quip about fur and dogs.
Neighbors recount a tense domestic scene in a Memphis household. A wife challenges her husband’s drinking, while verbal exchanges reveal conflict and strain within the well known family. The garbled OCR preserves the sense of quarrel and public interest in local antebellum gossip.
St Louis, the North and East Connections offered through trains from Union Station at St Louis with express services to Cincinnati Chicago Louisville Cleveland Indianapolis Detroit Buffalo New York Boston Philadelphia Washington and all principal eastern cities. Pullman buffet sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars available.
A fragment from The Republic discusses the 1900 presidential campaign, arguing the war with Spain raised enduring policy questions. It urges citizens to study the situation through newspapers, praising The Semi-Weekly Republic and The Republic Sunday Magazine for broad, unbiased coverage and features. It notes subscription promos and motivates readers to engage with current political discourse.
Our readers are offered a bundled deal including The Matin and The Twiget papers plus a new reference book. Two copies of the Aarne Tia Pyisw and four copies of The Veee Hees and the Free Press Year will cost only $1.70. The book promises a comprehensive encyclopedic report of events and general guidance on daily life. Orders should be sent to Marble Till, Missouri, with payment to secure delivery by December 22.
After the holiday rush, prompt attention is available for Watches Jewelry and Spectacles repairs. We do only first class work. GEO C HASSLINGER, Jackson Missouri.
Two men are hired to sell and take orders for The Prairie Farmer during fall and winter in the county. The ad promises earnings of 2 to 4 dollars daily, with potential to double after subscription season starts. Applicants should send references and write promptly to The Prairie Farmer, Chicago.
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