Local and General News From Bollinger County
Stephen Allen holds the grip and A J Bedwell is ill with la grippe. Kennett reports 32 new houses under construction and Bollinger County Bank buys county warrants. Balcony items note saloon licenses, taxes, oil wells, and local commerce. Marquand and Marble Hill gossip mix with obits, thefts, and farming notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Allen
A. J. Bedwell
la Grippe
Kennett
Bollinger County Bank
Bscott County
W. F. Kinder
St. Louis
Howells
Cosmopolitan
Jackson
de ‘Witt
Carroll County
Severac
H. M. Eure
Marquand
Charleston
Jaques
Faith Deere
Butler County
George Mitchell
Bolinger County Bank
B. F. Stevens
Tutt
Libertville
Missouri Baptist Board of Foreign Missions
Thorph
Beott Co
McKinley
Ensilage stored for winter feed at Poplar Bluff
John Bost is building a large silo to store corn and fodder green for cows through winter. The 16 by 82 by 16 foot structure will hold four feet of hay in fall, enabling cows to graze inside while people drink milk from December to March. Bost studied ensilage methods and visited Cape Girardeau expert J. W. Fullerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeper
Bollinger County
Ste. Genevieve
John Chaplin
Poplar Bluff
O. J. Sniper & Co
C. H. Shields
Piedmont
Ripley
Southern District Agricultural Society
Cape Girardeau
Lutesville
Marble H
Daily Enterprise
Mississippi County
Pneoa
la Grippe
W. EE. Rockwell
Masonic Hall
Marble Hill
C. A. Sander
O’kelley
Waverly
Thas
Cape
Bess & Whitner
Vand
Marquand
Mercer
Lawrenci
Griffith
Bessville
de Soto
Dr. Harbin
John Bost
Bostie
Bost
J. W. Fullerton
Flag facts and trivia list from a 1891 paper
A reader's quiz with twelve items covering flag symbolism, geography, and notable figures. It notes July 4 1891 as a state addition, definitions like Love Apples for tomatoes, and names such as Old Man Eloquent and Children’s Poet. The piece praises a Marble Hill school entry by Miss Emmauffenan and invites signed submissions next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Iceland
Quebec
Canada
Gibraltar
America
Venice
Italy
Henry Clay
John Quincey Adams
Henry W. Lohtgfellow
Childran
Colorado
Emmauffenan
Marble Hill Public School
Nestina
Adjourned term meeting January 4 1892 court actions listed
Proceedings show sheriff, clerk, and officials approving bonds and mortgages for school funds, appointing JPs and grand and petit jurors, and approving various fees and expenses. Named individuals include Kr B Hill John P BK Austin John Miller WJ Shinkard R B Estes M H Williams G W Benny E King J Kr Ford Moses Whybark H M Bratler James Mollingur J J Long J M Deck John Reith Moses E Bollinger Geo Reigen David Grindstaff J M Aitzes A J Zimmerman T H Snider D E Bollinger Wm Gray D T Currey Henry Jamison A We Liberty Robert Vanm Henry Vandergen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kr B. Hill
John P. BK. Austin
John Miller
John Huskey
F. M. Wells
WJ Shinkard
R B Estes
J P
Lorance Township
Ws King
King
M H Williams
Benny E King
KR R Ford
Amanda Lesater
W K Chandler
Bollinger County
Samuel McDowell
Chandler
Moses Whybark
Ruben McCormack
Bollingerounty
March Tern
Circuit Court
Water Township
H M Bratler
Union
James Mollingur
Crooked Creek
Daniel Hawi
J J Long
Lorance
M WcDrummond
Kri W Fisher
M W Bowman
Fillmore
A A Kirder
Wayne—Jease Glasoner
AC King
Liberty
A_E Myers
Henry Biiewall
Grewn Court
Whitewater
John Reith
Moses E. Bollinger
Geo Reigen
David Grindstaff
Crooked Uresk
J M Aitzes
A J Zimmerman
T H Snider
J Uvok
J M Deck
John Dunn
John Call
David Thesk
J P Revelle
WO Snider
D E Bollinger
Wm Gray
Wayne
J Currey
Henry Jamison
We Liberty
Robert Vanm
Henry Vandergen
Jacob & Wells
Trustgoa
Austinead
John Adudgen
Local notes from Castor area bring politics mills and church news
The letter reports Democratic momentum as the next president’s seating looms and Republicans fade. King and Grissom reopen their saw mill on Castor with reduced lumber prices, B J Corey works day and night cutting hickory, and R L Green walks with crutches after a runaway. A.O U W delays a Zalma supper due to weather. A two week meeting at Ladd schoolhouse adds 25 to the church, with several names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King & Grissom
Castor
B. J. Corey
R. L. Green
Carl Crosby
J. A. Crosby
Leenine
Zalma
Whs Huppisas
B.J. Corey
Conrad Crites
Ladd
Baptist Anh
W. W. Wallace
Wm. Bess
Thos. Killian
K. Byrd
P. Virgin
A. J. Corey
Buchanan
Shilol's Catarrh Remedy Free Nasal Injection Offer
A peculiar old ad notes a treatment with a nasal injection promised free with each bottle of Shilol's Catarrh Remedy. It touts a liver complaint and a guaranteed cure with no fallbacks, asking for an ever attentive reader to request pricing.
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Inkie Yard
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A. R. Jaques
Germany
Bos Wells
Congress
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Denver
Salt Lake City
Mark M. Pomeroy
Pulitzer
New York City
Ount Kels
R. Drums
Robert Drum
Marble Hill, Missourl
Backerville
Bondixoun
A. L
J. M. Wells
Clerk County Court
Slitom
A. J. Mpball
Prova
Hollinger
GEO. E. Clark & Son
Oliver
Blount
True Blue
Roele
Pittsburg
Big Muddy Coal Co
Lutesville, MO
Mayfield-Smith Academy
Phaned
Particulara Addrens Ki
Graham
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