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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR notes show Chandler publishers and Marhie Fal Pontotios involved in weekly Thursday edition activities. Names appear garbled but indicate a press operation with recurring publication schedule and potential partnerships.
Local residents recount extended delays and crop concerns after a cold season Others attend college commencement at Marble Hill and visit kin Friends and family visit in Leopold Marble Hill and Lessley Ridge while repairs and painting boost homes Commerce and social events include a wedding near St Louis and livestock purchases Prices remain high as Dr Gale and Hull families assist Illness and hospital visits accompany regional updates May 26 and 27 quarterly Kinderchapel meeting scheduled with Uncle Tom reference
A fine rain Monday evening and night aided gardens while health shows only a few smallpox cases, all faring well. Avery Hunter and wife left for Flat River to work in the mines. Dora and Lizzie Hunter visited country. Mrs Lucy Young and babe visited Mrs Strand at Stroderville. Allman went to Whitewater on business. Edith Aroell canned gooseberries while out in the country last week. Dora Hunter and mother may move back to the farm this fall. Mrs Almus Devore ill with tonsillitis but improving. Methodist church strawberry and ice cream supper drew a good crowd, receipts near $25. A Reaper.
Marquand Rev. J. M. Welker of Bessville is to preach at Marquand Sunday May 27. H. B. Venable is in a hospital in the area for treatment and is listed as a local resident.
Health is good and our farmers are all busy Melvin Farmer Rufus Sample Laura Farmer Virgie Sample and Agnes Cooper visited at Mrs Anna Leiland's Sunday Mr and Mrs Jesse McDaniel and family visited at Ernest Cameron's Sunday The Sunday school at Union Grove is progressing nicely Born To Mr. and Mrs Frank Kinder a fine boy Mother and babe are getting along nicely Mr and Mrs C Cooper of Alton AI who have been visiting relatives in this section several days returned home Saturday Miss Mary Short of near Lodge will teach our next term of school Misses Laura Farmer May Leiland Dink Miller and Balis Newell visited at John E Cooper's Sunday Rev Hussong filled his regular appointment at McGee chapel Sunday morning and evening Prof and Mrs J A McCullough of Farmington visited her parents Mr and Mrs Reo Vance Saturday and Sunday Charley Skaggs traded a span of mules to Charley the Jew recently William Mouser and Melbourn Shell of Lodge attended services at McGee chapel Sunday Flatwoons Guy
Union Light News Health is very good with a few measles cases. Farmers largely finished corn planting. Edgar Yount and his mother traveled to Patton in a car and sold wool. John Stanfill and two sisters visited Mr. and Mrs. Charley Farmer Saturday night. Mrs. Nancy Grounds is very sick. Rev. Z F Yount went to Knob Lick Saturday for his appointment. Mrs. Loretta Moyers and her son visited her mother last week and headed home to Mine la Motte Thursday. Mrs. Z F Yount and two daughters with son Frank visited Jack Long Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Ora Ben Sharrock and Mr and Mrs Benton Bollinger were mentioned.
Temperance notes report Denver's prohibition impact, noting fewer drunkenness cases, declines in divorce, and a shifting economy with laundries gaining business. The piece includes editorials, reader letters, and a death notice for Nancy Wampler, detailing a fatal clothes fire and the survivor family.
The article urges planting root and vegetable crops to endure winter storage without costly processing. Parsnips beets turnips sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes store well with proper drying freezing and temperature control. It notes late beans navy beans and Mexican beans as resilient crops and warns that without quick marketing a surplus of perishables may occur.
Mrs Chas T Fuller of Palmyra Michigan reports in 1911 she suffered dull and sharp pains weakness back and head. After using Cardus she improved in a month and regained strength. She credits Cardus with lifting her illness, no longer needing doctors, and recommends it to others. The ad notes 40 years of use and urges readers to try Cardus today.
Notices of administration and land fence removal appear from Hollinger county Missouri in 1917. Letters of administration granted for Karl W Shall and Alag mratwigh estate with claims to be filed within one year. Inter County Seat Highway order requires fencing to forty feet width near Marble Hill Zalma route.
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