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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
8
The Mannee LLL PRess ViLt. & CHANDLER, publishers, entered at Marble Hill post office as second-class matter.
Our Correspondents report Mrs Ben Whitener improving after illness. Bert and wife welcome a baby boy. Miss Silva Howard visited Miss Selah Whitener. Amta Kinder of Castor spent Sunday in town. School closes Wednesday with an entertainment. Ettie Clubb visited Miss Marie Whitener Sunday afternoon. A sugar supper at Frank Whitener’s drew a large crowd. Price Whitener of Castor bought alfalfa hay from E. A. Whitener. Mr. and Mrs. Sitze visited Clarence Whitener Sunday. Uncle Ben Whitener listed as sick. Mr. and Mrs. Moore visited Uncle Ben Whitener Sunday. Maret Wixi.
Fine weather brings garden making as Rev. L. Sherrow completes Gravel Hill appointment. Proffers, Schreiners, and Farmways attend church and visit relatives in Gravel Hill and Marble Hill areas. Neighbors discuss sowing oats and planting potatoes as farm work begins. Lone Girl signs off with greeting.
Local notes from Ladd report health improvements and everyday visits. C Hindman and Charley Hindman visited. Abbie Morris and Roy Bohnsack attend Greenbrier meetings. Ernest Hinkle and Charley Whitehead enjoyed a church outing. Continual moving noted. weather hoped to improve. closing by Lapo Guy.
Anthony Wilson of Loogootee recounts lifelong liver troubles linked to malaria. At age 10 he began using Thedford's Black Draught, reporting a rapid, lasting cure. He now 27 years old says the remedy tones his system seasonally and cured his liver issues. The ad promotes the remedy as a longtime standard for liver stomach and bowel disorders.
Local life items include Mr Bennett moving to the Chase King farm from Frank Hopkins, a Greenbrier revival ongoing, Zalma residents attending events, Geo Mouser on business in Bloomfield, John Clubb called home for his father’s illness and death, court attendance by Mouser and others at Marble Hill, A H Dunn visiting from Buchanan, Francis Staats moving to town, visitors Theo Gray and family, Rev Gaither’s Baptist sermons, Andrew Jackson building a new restaurant, a strong poultry year with incubators, births to Mr and Mrs Gobble, Mrs Willie Fields visiting Ezell family, St Louis visitors Mr and Mrs J J Howard. prayer meetings at Cox schoolhouse. local call for news from Blue Eyes.
Most residents suffer from colds while Ara Bell’s group enjoyed a Sunday evening singing. Farmers sow oats and plant potatoes. Overseer Jeff Clubb urges hands to work for poll tax. M. J. Francis has telephone news. J. A. Dunn and sons make maple syrup. Willard Burk traveled to Marble Hill. D. J. Thomas lost a cow. Sidney Smith visited Lowndes. Bertha Turner visited home folks. J. A. Burk visited Lutesville. Joe Bess builds a wheat granary. T. D. Bess plans a new house. Cow Boy.
Health reported good at this writing. Miss Ollie Wills closed a successful term of school last Wednesday with an entertaining program enjoyed by all. Elvert Montgomery of Silva works for W F Ezell and will likely stay through the summer. Miss Mildred Kirkpatrick visited home folks Sunday. Mrs W F Ezell rushed to her uncle’s bedside last Saturday as he was very ill. Our people seem to be fixing for the season.
A Castor notes column lists health updates from Forrest and nearby, visits by residents to Zalma, court attendance, and upcoming spring events. Obituary: William Shetley of Fredericktown dies March 5 and is buried at Kinder cemetery. Socials include school closings at Handimertown and Flatwoods and local shop sales as Patton Mercantile runs a large sale.
Mrs J N Burkhart visited Mrs C J Moore Sunday afternoon. R J Henson the mail carrier has resigned and moved to Gimle creek farm. Mr Burkhart the contractor now carries the mail. Miss Selah Whitener was guest of Miss Silva Howard Sunday. Judge and Mrs M M Alexander were in town shopping Monday. A petition is being circulated here.
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