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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
1
Allen Grocery markets a promotional note urging shoppers to buy canned peaches and grape jelly as fruit grows scarce and prices rise. The item lists various goods and prices while referencing local events and community news, including a funeral and Prohibition enforcement updates, reflecting a small town bulletin from the era.
In an old account a household discovers red ants are deterred by placing items on aluminum plates. Experiments show ants avoid jars and boxes when left on aluminum. The writer notes success with a sugar can and dressbox, praising the discovery and hoping others test it. Mr and Mrs Otte Killen visited Rossville with relatives.
Pom Rin Napping man Laster was arrested after allegedly planning to kidnap Warren children in Sikeston. He hired a car with a small girl, and victims were found crying in the street. Laster claimed the girl was his daughter and was taken to county hall after authorities intervened.
The Twin City team advanced last Sunday and defeated their foes in a rough game marked by umpire disputes and crowd eruptions. Highlights include J Racketts and Meyue with three-base hits, a double play Alexander to Rickett, and Miller pitching strong for the winners as the late innings settled the outcome.
A chaotic incident unfolds on a rural track near a station where Col Rhitubhinn of Ba Lore and companions are assaulted by a bandit. The assault occurs as they walk along the road and a bystander or passerby is caught in the confusion. Police and local authorities begin investigations into the mistaken identity and the sequence of events surrounding the shooting.
A brief item records John M. Slinkard of Zalma Wasmo county as a senior visitor on Tuesday with no further details or context.
Public auction in Marble Hill Missouri scheduled for Saturday July 9, 1921 at 1 pm. Items include kitchen furniture, chairs, rocking chairs, kitchen cabinets, stoves, dining table and other pieces. Goods priced at ten dollars or more. six month credit on approved notes bearing six percent interest. two percent cash discount on sums over five dollars. Auctioneer Enoch Underwood leads the sale.
Henry Vietee travels to Lutesile Fridev and returns with a Ford auto. The event highlights a local purchase connected to Fredericktown Denyoorn Now.
A measure introduced by Representative Charles J. Pergason of Ripka County aims to direct state and federal highway funds to construction and perpetual maintenance. It requires each county to have at least two grants and a department to oversee allocations, with final control resting with the state commission. The bill, which could pass, yet awaits House action.
Muddled OCR text touts Heinz Summer Foods and convenience of preparation with scattered references to Heinz Spaghetti and Pickles. Mentions of brands, products, and a retailer R. F. Jones appear in a garbled narrative about popular convenience foods and home cooking.
The text outlines plans for a monumental Pageant of Missouri, a statewide stage production in St. Louis chronicling the state's early history. It details a 7 July opening, a 5000-person cast, elaborate scenery, and Indian delegates from Oklahoma, highlighting the vast scale and national attention the pageant aims to attract.
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