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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
The notice indicates material entered at Marble Hill post office as second class matter, signaling the document filing status and processing category for mail distribution and archival handling.
Our correspondents note Shrum Health strong in the area as farmers finish planting and begin plowing. Peter Welker and family visited Glenn McPherson and family on Sunday. Henry Abernathy lost a mime. C M Robins and family traded in Lutesville last Saturday. Sunday school at New Salem church each week at 9:30 a.m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night. Everyone invited. M H Mayfield and family visited Mrs Mayfield’s parents, Mr and Mrs Peter L. Bess, Sunday. JT Pair transacted business in Lutesville last Saturday. Wloe Mo Shrum and family visited R L Samples last Sunday. FE H Bess and son attended the funeral of Grandma Caby at Marble Mill last Saturday. Ernest Cameron and family of the Flatwoods visited Mrs Lizzie Burton Saturday night and Sunday. Coy Lincoln visited a friend near Lutesville Sunday evening. Miss Jennie Shrum of Dunklin county is visiting relatives in this community.
Lone Grove notes a busy season as farmers plant corn while others travel or return to work. Several residents and visitors are listed: LP Cabbage moves back to his farm from Lutesville. Roy Baker of Marble Hill works for W. H. Heath. F. 3. Jones visits Elisha at Burfordville. L. Pierce leaves for Wyatt to teach. Henry Sehrek reports his sister Mrs John Hartle near Scopus is ill. Community meetings begin at Harmony. various neighborhood visits and Sunday relaxations are mentioned.
Cape Girardeau residents attended the southeast Missouri track meet at the fair grounds on Saturday. The shoe factory closed early at 1 p.m. in May, giving youths leisure hours. Local residents from Zalma and Lutesville visited, with several couples as guests of Henry James. A fire occurred at Hobbs' furniture store Sunday night but caused little damage as town officials voted on a new fire de.
Local readers share news from Patton and Brush Creek about health smallpox cases and farmers sowing oats delayed by high water. Mentions Dr Goodwin, J W Hammeck, Atlas Minnesota, and church attendance. A Jackson Cash-Book letter quotes Hon Walter Hensley, a Democratic congressman from the district, praising his service and influence in the Naval Committee and House.
Roy Smith and Roy Denman attended the basket dinner at Rhodes chapel Sunday. Mrs John and Perry Starkey handled business at Patton. Mr and Mrs Tony Smith visited Charley Smith Saturday night. Carrie Smith and W Limbaugh spent Sunday with Kathleen Smith. Will Green visits on the hill. Stanfill is still on the road. Johnnie is busy. Roy Denman visited Charley Smith Saturday night. Walter Green and Mrs in Patton Saturday. Rev John Starkey preached at Pleasant Valley Sunday. W G Stanfill runs a successful local business. Laura and Willie Henson attended church at Patton. Henson works for F Robinson this summer. Mrs Frank Heitman and daughter.
A public notice urges hog raisers to prevent cholera spread by not driving infected hogs on public or others land, displaying yellow flags at sick hog gates, burning carcasses within 24 hours, and avoiding burying infected animals. Violations can lead to prosecution or lawsuits. paper urges compliance and cites fines.
Guidance on adapting cow milk for infant use noting that cow milk differs in protein, sugar, and fat composition from human milk. It warns that high protein curds form in the stomach, suggests diluting boiling and cooking starch, cautions against excess sugar for weight, and advises careful use of starch before teeth appear.
Advice on safe artificial milk feeding for babies citing Dr M P Ravenel from University of Missouri and listing clean utensils and supplies. Also a profile of Holy Simpson, a University of Missouri track standout, who recently matched the world record in the 120 yard high hurdles at Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Simpson is a junior studying agriculture at Columbia.
The passage explains variable Easter dates and the rule for computing them, noting Easter can fall between March 22 and April 25. It then reports county printing bids, with Sikeston Standard at 24 cents per square and Sikeston Herald at 75 cents, criticizing Scott County editors for underbidding and affirming the Banner’s intent to bid profits reliably.
A rude exchange unfolds as an elderly country woman refuses to pay for a cramped room, insisting it’s a pigsty. A boy in buttons shouts to “Get in mom” and corrects her, saying she’s in the elevator, not her room.
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