30 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
1
An antique medicine ad touts Simmons Live Regenerator as a universal cure for liver and stomach ailments, bad breath, fevers, headaches, and poor digestion. It brags of permanent relief, urges purchase from J. El Zrilin & Co. of Philadelphia, and notes accompanying local news from nearby towns and residents.
A reader letter from Aorrissy criticizes a republic speaker over public debt and employment figures. The writer urges checking Cleveland era surplus against Harrison and promises to prove Democrat prosperity with the party’s ticket.
A reader from Desoto argues that working people like laborers and professionals face money scarcity and distress under the current system. The letter backs the free silver and Buffalo ticket as a remedy, aiming to sway working and middle classes toward the Democratic cause.
A Bollinger County reader praises Bryan and Sewall and the free silver platform. He argues against trusts and monopolies, urges farmers to join the Peoples and Silver parties, and endorses Daniel's Chitazo speech. He predicts a large majority for the ticket and urges club formation to support the campaign.
Plenty of rain and heat. Dora Rickman Ollie Rickman and May Harris of Shetley's creek visited relatives Sunday. Rev M Davis preached at Trace Creek church Sunday. A debate at Trace Creek schoolhouse Saturday night on the financial question with Prof J M Rhodes for gold standard and J M Welker for free silver. Enroe Underwood paid a visit to his parents Saturday and Sunday. Prof W A Kinder of Castor was here last week. Died at his home on Castor July 25 Wash Sitges. Sickness prevalent but no serious cases. Best wishes to Tim Paras and readers. Zip
On the fifteenth a large camp meeting under the Holiness Camp Meeting association of southeast Missouri began near Lutesville and ran to July 28. The event yielded twenty-one conversions and about fifty sanctifications with strong attendance from distant areas. Despite no officer present and no formal order rules, officials and visiting preachers praised the orderly conduct, calling it the best in years and a source of pride for the community.
The Dollinger County Teachers Association announces a program for the upcoming meeting at M S Academy starting 9:15 a.m. on Saturday August 5. Prayers, debates on history and physiology, lectures, recitations, spelling, and pedagogy topics fill the day, with a 5:15 p.m. lecture on Christian education by Rev. Hembree. Secretary S M DuLaney invites all.
Richard Hamilton Winters born May 26 319 in Middle Town. He married Elizabeth Lorance June 13 1340 and fathered eight children, five living. A Baptist in Marble Hill and dedicated church member, he died July 19 1896 at his son’s residence amid a large gathering, leaving descendants and relatives to remember his Christian life. Funeral services were held at the residence and he rests beside family in the cemetery.
Miss Julia Schoebel, youngest daughter of Prof and Mrs M Schoebel, hosted a Friday afternoon party on July 24. Guests played with dolls, used the hammock, and enjoyed fruit. A lawn supper at six followed, after which the children departed contentedly, recalling their delight.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues the 19th century campaign hinges on gold standard versus bimetallism. It traces 1873 silver demonetization and subsequent policy shifts, contending silver money was struck down by hidden legislation and blaming debtors and railroads for current economic woes while urging unity for free silver coinage against the gold standard.
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