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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
4
Local notes list preaching at Presbyterian church Marble Hill on the first and third Sabbaths morning and evening, with other area services in Whitewater Al Hance Commveall Ginghams stop to Tye Drums and town updates. Mentions several people and goods, plus upcoming picnic and social notices.
Notices warn hog cholera prevention and urges thorough manure burning coal access for hogs. The issue notes crop conditions in the county, harvest timing, and travel ads for Mobile and Ohio railroad excursions with dates and low rates. Deputy Sheriff Eldracher pursues John W Walker after he escaped custody and is tracked to Marble Hill.
Lutesville headlines note hot weather and rain Monday affliction. Luther Buford and two daughters visited Bloomfield last Thursday. Mrs. Jacob Taylor of Glen Allen stayed with Mrs. Jesse Lutes over weekend. St Louis ice cream at Eli Lutes’ restaurant each weekend. Marble Hill band performed Tuesday night. Died typhoid fever in Glen Allen. Many neighbors and church bells noted. Community updates include visits, illnesses, and traveling.
The item advertises The American Business College of Omaha Nebraska offering a thorough course in bookkeeping and business arithmetic by mail free of tuition. It urges enrollment for free students and notes testimonials from students and graduates. Several health ads and light anecdotes accompany the page.
An old advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy for back and urinary pains. It promises relief from kidney liver and bladder issues and nocturnal urination, with samples available by mail to entice readers. The notice includes price details and a newspaper guarantee of genuineness.
Barry Pain argues that permanent tobacco abstinence is not possible and exposes a fraud claiming lifelong non smoking. He shares personal anecdotes on quitting for marriage or under medical orders, noting social pressure, deception, and the role of willpower while advising cautious approaches to quitting.
A critic argues a man who bets to quit tobacco for a week should win honestly. The writer vows severity in enforcing will power and compares quitting tobacco to dismantling a cathedral to build a henhouse, underscoring the futility of forced self-denial.
In a candid chat, one woman recounts how she forced her husband Robert inside by faking a midnight intruder and police involvement. The other shares a similar ruse to handle Frank, revealing how women used dramatic extremes to curb their spouses nocturnal suspicions and assure safety.
A young couple, together a week or more, discovers a growing doubt amid a dreamlike relation. He accuses her of experience in kissing while she retorts not to be jealous of Fido the dog, highlighting playful tension and affection in their courtship.
A garbled list of quotes about women from Voltaire Adams Whittier Lamartine Heine Beecher Shakespeare and others. The lines honor womanhood, love, virtue, and influence, with varied views on women’s roles and strength.
A garbled antique text offers humorous, proverbs on good neighborly conduct. It extols minding one’s own affairs, sharing with neighbors, and handling disputes with humor, while winding through misspellings and playful advice about fences, fruit, pigs, and newspapers.
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