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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1893
Page
1
Local editor surveys residents on uniting Marble Hill and Lutesville for a single graded school. Many supporters cite better facilities and town unity, while opponents warn of tax burdens and governance concerns. some urge delay or reject the plan.
SopilG at work Mareie Uinn Mo March 18 invites W C T U sisters to join temperance effort as a means to stamp out liquor traffic by training the rising generation. She urges faithful participation to influence prominent men and rally support for the cause.
Stockholders met at F M Wells in Marble Hill with Bollinger Madison and Cape Girardeau counties represented. FW Wells president Jr M Witmer VP E R Graham secretary Henry M Smith treasurer. Building committee named. secretary to call in shares within thirty days. Funds pledged total 2500. 590 more needed to complete. Plans drafted by Rev B L Bowman. work to begin after May 1 with occupancy aimed for September opening.
The Schubert Quartet performed at Capt Guarleau last Thursday with strong vocal and violin solos. The group exhibited notable elocution and musical power, impressing listeners and drawing praise for a refined display.
A historical notice describes a multi floor dormitory with hot water heating, a basement store room dining area and kitchen, third and fourth floors housing twenty rooms and two rooms on the first floor giving forty six young ladies accommodations. Each room to be carpeted and furnished with bed table wash stand and bedding. candled lighting in silver candle holders per Prof Graham. The building sits just west of the academy and aims to enhance school facilities and appeal under a curfew provision.
Mr McClintock advances plans and cost estimates for a street railway and electric light plant in Marble Hill. He has calculated a total in the neighborhood of 8500 dollars and notes local interest including a Marble Hill resident ready to invest if others join. An unsolicited gentleman will arrive tomorrow with a proposition and price quote to install a plant.
A prose list defining the ideal husband as one who treats his wife with lasting respect, values her counsel, shares burdens, and speaks truth. It urges a man to adore his wife as an equal, avoid gossip, and maintain a pure life, with home and family as central priorities. March 29.
An abupance pemaerine millinery shop appears in the notice with a cordial invitation to Potts and others to join a gathering or event at a local venue, suggesting social or promotional aims. The fragmentary text implies a failed or incomplete message, but preserves the invitation tone and named person Potts.
Last Saturday morning George E K Clark found his Lutesville hardware store safe drilled and blown, with tools left behind. An attempt at F P Trautwein’s mill failed, door knob broken. two tramps sighted in town, possibly the culprits, tracks leading toward Glen Allen before being lost.
A praising note on the Spring catalogue from the John A Salter Seed Company of La Crosse Wisconsin. It extols flowers and fruits offered, calling the seeds old true and cheap and urging readers to send orders for reliable goods to the La Crosse firm.
At a sheriff's sale under general execution on High street opposite the courthouse, Professor J Monroe Robbins bought Mrs James Seahaughs property for $420 subject to a mortgage, making the total cost about $550. The price was below expectations, yet the property sold cheaply.
An incubator from Qi was placed a few days ago with 240 units of something, about two weeks to go. The notes describe an ongoing poultry farming effort and commendable progress.
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