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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
1
Southeast News notes a local option election in Sikes ton resulting in a majority favoring days by 173 and wards across the area voting against saloons. The report then covers farm, factory, and public notices including market gains, a St Louis Negro labor dispute, and wrecks and fires in nearby towns.
The Hessian fly is blamed for heavy damage in southeast Missouri, but no fly has been found by the observer. Every field examined shows infestation by the wheat straw worm, and control methods differ, so identifying the insect is crucial.
An agronomy summary from Lutesville describes how the wheat straw worm attacks stalks, signs of infestation, larvae descriptions, and control ideas including rotations and late sowing for Hessian fly. The Farmington News reports Dr Scott Wolf’s Democrat bid in the Thirteenth district, critiquing his platform and press access, with local editorial rebuttals and publishing norms from Ironton and The Press.
The harvest season begins as Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma seek 82,000 harvesters with daily wages from 2.00 to 3.50. The piece notes high farm wages and opportunities for workers, including strikers from Colorado coal mines, to find fair pay and freedom in agriculture. It highlights a shift from idle urban labor to farm work and subsequent city shipments after harvest.
An item notes calls from the agriculture department to redirect idle workers to western wheat fields. The movement aims to place men in need of work into farming, reflecting a national push to mobilize labor for agricultural production.
On May 24 1914 Audrey Mo Wagoner daughter sister of J Wagoner died at home after illness. She was born December 28 1895 aged 18 years 4 months and 27 days. Survived by a father four brothers and three sisters with many relatives and friends.
Missouri farmers face chinch bug pressure as May wheat fields show bug activity. Plan barrier ditches and dust or oil barriers before migrations peak late in June. Creosote and carbolic acids advised for weathered conditions. the Missouri College of Agriculture offers guidance from the Entomologist in Columbia.
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