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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
1
A Southeast Missouri cluster of brief items reports robberies at least one home break in Ledward, crop and wheat price notes, smallpox cases in Hone Terre and Destoge, a miner fatality in Hoffman mines, a grand jury cost critique, a train fatality near Nash, and large local fishing claims. Also notes binder demand, land buyer banquet in Sikeston, an antique clock rescue near Cross Roads, and a miscellaneous legal warning.
Taylor Mercantile Company launches a big Clean-Up sale to reduce losses and clear summer stock. The county’s largest inventory offers clothing, shoes, hats, and accessories at substantial discounts, including $25 suits for 3.35 and a wide range of men, women, and children’s apparel and footwear.
A local ad offers a line of trunks and suit cases at bargain prices with items priced as low as five dollars. The listing emphasizes affordable luggage and storage furniture options for shoppers seeking value.
A noisy confrontation over water flow restrictions centers on Teetavor and nearby creeks. Officials warn of possible penalties as crews inspect channels, with residents citing property impacts and long‑standing grants.
The lead price climbs to seven as market demand and mining activity surge postwar. Reports from the Democraft News and Bonne Terre Register note miners in Mine la Motte may receive 30 percent higher than old scales if wages hold, making local miners among the best paid in the region. A Kansas City traveler’s humorous misfortune with furniture polish adds a light interlude to the era’s industrial notes.
A cryptic line questions how Chaucer dictated to a stenographer by pointing to the spelling of a place. The Columbia Jester is cited as the source of the remark. The fragment suggests a tongue in cheek critique of authorship processes.
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