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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
8
The item notes weekly publication by Hill and Chandler and indicates filing as a second class matter at Marble Hill Post Office. The fragment suggests a newspaper masthead line with publisher names and postal entry details.
Our Correspondents report Kennett preparations for an April play by Miss Cover the teacher of ex presion, with hometowners and students actively involved. The community also notes concerts, sports morale, and plan updates as many families, shoppers, and farmers visit Marble Hill and nearby towns. several deaths and local business moves are recorded amidst a busy spring mood.
Fragmentary letter describes health, weather, and social news. Mentions Harrold family visiting St Louis, Mrs Jane Cook, and friends Hello Hutton Mayfield and Sedgewickville. Prices shown include flour at 30 dollars per barrel and corn and potatoes per bushel.
Health issues steady locally as whooping cough appears in a few cases. Farmers busy with cutting stalks and ridges. Births: Charles Stewkton's child. Will Smith called home due to illness. Joe Mooppe, George Stiruts, and children noted for whooping cough. Mr Whitney gravely ill with appendicitis. School progress under Miss Mauri Starler. Sunday school well attended. Miss Maggie Cook ill but improving. Frank Hubbard employed at George Shrum's. John O Ridings and family dined with Shrum's. Box supper at schoolhouse poorly attended due to bad weather. Rev Patton to preach there Sunday. all welcome. Sanp Lover.
William Slinkard Leo Bollinger Charley Stallings N W Huffman and H Blanken and son John trans acted business in Marble Hill Tuesday Marvin Lutes Roy Formway trans acted business in Marble Hill Monday Romer Call and wife made a business trip to Marble Hill Monday and bought some furniture Mr and Mrs Wash Devore and son Viril trans acted business in Marble Hill Tuesday
A long local column shares monologue from a Bollinger County resident about life near Jackson and Hurricane Creek. It recalls past egg thefts, pride in Arkansas towns, church work, and plans for dredge ditching with seventeen boats in use. The piece weaves personal reminiscence with social notes about neighbors, schools, and local commerce.
Health is very dead, except for a few bad colds improving. R Meier made a business trip to Jackson Saturday. F G Schroeder and family visited at N C Oldham's Sunday. Harmon and Richard Davis visited their cousin Johnson Oldham Sunday. Linder Millers and family went to town Saturday. Aug Bartels transacted business at Jackson Saturday. Amon Nevins lost his barn by fire recently with stock, corn, hay, machinery and building loss around 3000 dollars. Mary Tucker was at Jackson Saturday afternoon. Sam Gladish preparing to build a barn on the Peterman farm soon. Linder Barrett and mother motored to Jackson Saturday. Mrs Claude Davis visited her aunt Sue Davis Saturday afternoon. Louis Schloss visited NC Oldham Sunday evening. Joseph Brennecke marketed a fine load of hay Thursday. Herbert Settles moved to Dr J J
Fragmentary legal notice from a 19th century county record describes the north west of the olives area near Martie HD and a deed of trust. It details a high estate on a distant boundary, ward lines, and a territory of forty acres or more to satisfy the deed of trust. Sheriff acting as trustee of Mallinger county signs the notice.
Mr Estes Ford agent in the neighborhood reports lost work. Joe McCormick remains quite ill. T D Bess and CF Thomas of Buchanan were seen on business Saturday night with grandparents RL and Mrs Vance. Mrs H of McClendon is suffering a severe cold. The remains of Mos T J Pound were laid to rest at McGee Chapel cemetery on Marel 14. A tree blew down on fan brit ieathe near Lake Vance. Jn. is quite sick. Mr and Mrs Will Harris returned from Colorado. Mrs JB Cooper is improving. George Baker and family visited Joe McCormick's Brack Lawn.
A verseish note from Gravette Arkansas reflecting a rural town’s reaction as a farm lad leaves the countryside fashionably dressed and dating a local girl, weaving humor and social tease about town life and mobility.
Three young men dining at a Pittsburgh pleasure park flirt with a waitress and order dessert. Two request devil's food cake while the third asks for walnut cake, the server noting two devils and one nut.
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