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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
1
A letter from Edward Meypras details a life of simple labor and rural contentment near Norfolk, praising hard work over riches. He contrasts personal wealth with money, cherishing a quiet home, a devoted wife, and a self-made happiness, while noting a sense of abundance in daily labor and family.
A fragmentary verse asserts that there is no death. It contends souls endure, nature heals, and loved ones remain with us as immortal presence. The piece credits Edward Bulwer-Lytton in a historical, reverent voice.
The Army Recruiting Career at Sid and Olive streets in St Louis has received a list of owners for 4,500 unclaimed Liberty Loan bonds of the second issue. Bonds were subscribed for by reservists and enlisted men during the army’s issuance period.
A lengthy mixed item recounts regional college concerns and funding needs at the State College with mentions of regents and faculty, then shifts to local infrastructure work on a reinforced concrete Arkansas River bridge built near Kinsley Kansas. It includes casualty notices, obituaries for Daniel Rhodes and family tributes, and a personal letter from G A Cubbison describing ongoing construction and travel plans, closing with a hopeful signoff to The Press readers.
A quota of 12000 dollars is assigned to the University of Misavi by the student relief fund of the Hoowr American Relief Administration aiding stricken Europe. An expected million dollars is to be collected nationwide from American colleges and universities for relief work. Students of the University plan a theatrical performance to raise as much as possible.
The document outlines a tax collection drive with instructions to file returns and prepare deductions. Deputy Colleeney Frank A Brannock will assist taxpayers in Bollinger county with a schedule listing Marble Hill Feb 1 Tiatesvile Feb 2 3 and Zalma Feb 4. The notice warns that prior year filers and nonfilers will be listed for investigation and emphasizes meeting with revenue officers as needed.
Eldorado Ark January 11 The city and vicinity expect a population and economic surge as the Mitchell Bonham well on the Armstrong lease comes in as a gusher with an estimated output of twenty to forty thousand barrels per day This marks Arkansas first real well There are three gas wells located one mile south of the gusher spouting.
Samuel T Huxey, the largest holder in the city, dominates the new washer market as Deter Statesman reports.
A cryptic advisory urges relentless work regardless of illness or health decline, promoting steadfast labor as a supposed remedy. It promotes unwavering dedication, suggesting perseverance will align with fate and deliver recovery through effort. The message glorifies continued work despite risk, offering an untenable, opaque directive.
The readable parts present a jumble of words and phrases mixing religious imagery and landscape terms. Names, places, and clear events are absent, yielding a largely indecipherable collage of fragments with scattered allusions to earth, creation, and ascent.
The Poplar Bluff Methodist church plans a $100,000 building project as Methodist leaders say the current home has outgrown its size. Rev. P. G. Thogmorton announces the aim to establish a handsome new church at the southeast corner of Main and College streets, with a drive to begin soon after World War disruptions.
A proposed measure would detail how money from the sixty million road bonds is spent. Counties claim pride and progress toward a primary highway system, while others fear costly delays. Officials fear delays in funding and express mixed support across Missouri counties as debate continues.
A partial transcription shows discussions on a federal permit to erect a dam and the construction of a transmission line from the plant to Poplar Bluff in Southeast Missouri. The Western Tie and Timber Company is cited as a major Missouri firm, emphasizing financial dignity and regional industrial potential. The article mentions tentative arrangements and ongoing work on site details and agreements.
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