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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
The St. Laie papers discuss wartime policy and the administration’s aims as they urge voters to consider Senator Withey and the Wallington candidacy. Read the full speech in the Standard reprint to gauge the argument about leadership and political duties in the United States Senate.
Fragmented local civic note shows Leoffler entering congressional race amid wartime bread shortage talk. Candidate pledges support for allies and domestic cereals, urging voters to back him as the era’s demands unfold. Nostalgic call to unity and patriotism closes with references to Old Glory and soldiers.
Partial Red Cross total stands at 85 160 62 with several districts still unreported and some already sending in new funds since their lists were submitted. The figure reflects incomplete data from multiple regions facing reporting delays.
A fragmented plea urges mothers to weigh and measure 3000 Missouri children under six at the Dr. Witmer drugstore building on June 13 from 10 am to 3 pm. It frames the drive as a patriotic duty to aid national child welfare efforts and asks for active parental involvement.
Dear Editor I will write a few items to The Press so our friends hear from Fullinger county boys who left you on May 28 to enter military service to fight the Kaiser and defend freedom We reached our destination at 4 o clock Wednesday evening All of the boys in Company M 350 seem to be enjoying themselves though some barely speak above a whisper from cheering loved ones We know it is hard for fathers and mothers but the Stars and Stripes are precious and we will defend liberty when Uncle Sam's ten million strong march through France to show the Kaiser where Colney hid the iron wedge Berlin is the Kaiser’s home now
The Missouri Division of the US Food Administration notes growing use of communal kitchens in Germany and Austria as prices peak. In cities of 10,000, about a quarter rely on these kitchens while in 500,000 populations the share reaches one third. Two types exist: subsidized meals below cost and self supporting services. Initial middle class prejudice has faded under fuel shortages and cost pressures with clients now drawn from well-to-do middle classes, students, professors, spouses of officials, and military members.
A fragmented 19th century medical column outlines an assertion that deafness and eye diseases are cured by a dubious remedy. It notes skepticism from physicians and references a polemical debate about medical efficacy. The piece hints at a broader court case and public misgivings about unproven cures.
A garbled excerpt describes lower personnel at a municipal theater preferring shifts in the communal kitchen over earnings from rations. It mentions appetite for change and potential impact on meal provisions and morale, with no clear names or dates.
Lutesville residents and near neighbors travel for work and family visits with many staying or moving. Mont Hamilton and others toil at clay works, relatives visit Glen Allen and Whitewater, and Miss Hickman plans a St Louis trip. A local church sparked debate by voting to ban war talk from the pulpit amid broader wartime sentiment.
County Clerk of Hollinger County Missouri announces a primary election to nominate candidates for numerous offices. Voting will be on August 6, 1915, at designated polling places across the county, with the general election set for November 2, 1915.
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