29 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
1
The item notes the Dingley tariff became law last Saturday and discusses expected economic effects including a large perceived uplift to U S business from tariff protection. It mentions Petor McNay swimming the English Channel, wind powered printing in Oklahoma, and various unrelated reform comments and notices.
The caller alleges readers were duped into paying for a newspaper it hired up as a Santa Fe railroad propaganda organ. They accuse the Journal of backing the railroad in a dispute with Governor Stephens, citing past fights over tax and railroad assessments. Citizens support Stephens as a natural born fighter expected to prevail.
A crowded column reports Cash-Back: Please Snider of Williams Hardware narrowly escaping a marriage rumor on a Tuesday night. It notes the death of Mrs. Lydia Fink in Brownwood and her interment at Bloomfield cemetery, plus a string of local items: divorces, market reports, injuries, power outages, weather, and community notes from Dunklin and adjacent counties with names like Paragould, Kennett, Caruthersville, Zalma, and Marble Hill. a collage of letters, editorials, and social happenings across several small towns.
One week to the community picnic as organizers plan for dry weather. J Want discussed treat preparations and O J Seider visited, with Pathor Hottels and Charles Vol visiting from nearby towns. Masters i i Phylps, and other locals mentioned visiting friends amid town events.
W F Cobb passed through town Monday. Dora Snider returned home after visiting her brother. Miss Richt confined to bed with fever. John Breinard ill with throat disease. Little Johnny Riley has typhoid fever but improving. James Pinnell joined Sunday excursion. Mrs Avery Zimmerman and daughter visiting Bessville. Harry McManus limited in activity. John Rhodes finished crop and went to railroad work. Mrs John Barka traded horses. Mrs Josie Walker ill but now up. Best wishes for the old man and Tur Pargs.
Health is good. Farmers have finished plowing corn. John Vaughan and wife visited friends here Sunday. Sam Andrews of Lowndes planned a corn stand venture. Dolph Mayer was in town. George W. Hastings will move to Senath next week. Mrs. L. C. Fink of Brownwood died on the 1th and was buried in Bloomfield cemetery. she leaves a husband and four children. Aug. 7 is a great day in Zalman. The second meeting of the A. O. U. B. W. was held July 24. members pledged forty to fifty acres. Farmers discussed fruits and berries. R. James criticized correspondent. no guardian needed for farmers. Me Minn Bros oppose it. The boys pledge support for fruitful farming and fair express rates. Armen Anoon delivers closing adieu.
A Columbia era column laments modern agnostics in New York papers arguing Bible debates. The writer attacks critics as pull-downers, cites alleged biblical episodes, and condemns supposed attacks on Christian faith.
The piece argues against medical fantasies of perfect human form arguing a calf in front a back eye and back action would hinder life. It mocks third eyes double joints and four limbs while praising nature miracles and human limits. It notes humility before God and reflects on Sherman-like illusions of bodily prowess.
The Missing Word contest by The Weekly Constitution at Atlanta Ga announces its fourth event. Ten percent of subscriber entry money from June July and August goes to those who correctly identify the missing word in a quoted sentence.
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