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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
4
The fragment references a Missouri Pacific Railway valuation hearing by the state board of equalization and notes sympathy from congressmen for early adjournment. It also mentions a Poplar Blair convention and a story about a horse heroically aiding friends, all in a period newspaper voice.
A contemporary opinion mocks Cleveland’s civil service order, noting it would have been excellent if issued by someone else. It claims the republican district followed the razor backs and hazie splitters, and questions the bid of boodlers and Moaly’s refusal to cough up.
In Charleston last Wednesday County Attorney Elliott fought George D. Lynn, with Elliott badly cut and Lynn bonded for $1,000. Across the nation, McKinley emerges as the front runner for president while debates rage over the monetary issue and silver versus gold. Senator Teller attacks the party’s direction, insisting on silver’s return as money of final payment, and warns the party against pandering to finance interests. The piece highlights the heated money question dominating the political landscape before the convention in St. Louis.
In a Poplar Bluff meeting Republicans nominated John A Snider of Cape Girardeau for Congress on the fourth ballot amid a heated debate over debt and currency. Ballot results show Snider leading on the third and fourth rounds, with the nomination carried by acclaim, setting up a contentious race in November.
A shy, near sighted Willie Witterton confesses romantic confusion after proposing to Miss Dottie Deere by mistake while she and her freckled sister Dollie observe. The scene blends humor and heartbreak as Willie weighs joy and remorse amid an awkward family interruption and a sudden marriage entanglement.
Obituary for Mrs. George B. Cole aged 31 who died after a year of illness at her Marble Hill home. Converted in 1881 she lived a Christian life. Survived by three sons and four daughters. Poem notes memory as a loved mother gone before to heaven. Also includes a product of the Daily Post-Dispatch promotional text about subscription plans.
The Post-Dispatch will publish a weekly eight page edition starting Thursday May 14 aimed at farmers laborers and others unable to read a daily paper. Priced at five cents a week or half the regular yearly rate the weekly will focus on western and southern prosperity with minimal advertising and a people’s newspaper stance.
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