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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1891
Page
4
The Marble Hill Press, official county paper, lists subscription rates and advertising terms for November 5, 1891. Prices include one copy at $1.00, six months at 50 cents, and three months at 22 25 cents, with advance payment required and rates available on request.
Government clerks pay Republican campaign expenses and a rainy weather forecast by a goose prophet are discussed. Governor may not seek reelection, J M O Shea re elected grain inspection chief, tariff protests arise in Bellinger County, and plans for artificial rain contracting emerge. Interstate tensions with Chili and election results mix with pension reform talks and Florida Alabama convicts. A Tennessee wedding linked to a prize essay wins notice amid scattered updates from Missouri New York Ohio and beyond.
Read as historical OCR, the text depicts brutal abuse of imprisoned workers with beatings and starvation, ending in unconsciousness. It then shifts to a critique of printer advertising, noting reliance on bold ads for trade, and ends with a garbled mockery of spelling in the Rocky Mountain Cyclone’s debut, illustrating language improvisation.
Ripley County borders Arkansas with hilly terrain, pine forests, and swampy lowlands similar in productivity to Bollinger County. Doniphan, county seat, is on Current River with about 800 residents. Col Dalton of Ralls County spoke on politics. Democrats hold the majority, with Alliance defections to be reconciled by next fall.
The State Board of Agriculture will hold a Farmers Institute at Marble on Tuesday November 17. The program aims to discuss practical topics for farmers stock raisers and others. All interested are invited and county farmers are urged to participate with local leaders named as organizers.
Fragmented community notes listing visits by residents and visitors to towns like Whitewater, Bessville, and Cadet Mo, with names such as F A Stanton, M A Boice, Mrs Biggs, J M Poe, Dr BE Biggs, J T Wells, and W K Dickey. Mentions of millinery purchases, a new bank site, and a Teachers Institute invitation. Reprehension of some teachers and a call for professional ideas in teaching.
Weather stays dry and health is good in the vicinity. Residents discuss moves to Fredericktown and Marquand while visits occur to Cape Girardeau and Dexter. Protracted meetings at Cillee's Chapel draw interest as corn gathering begins and local farms and mills relocate or suspend operations. An infant dies and several residents announce moves or business trips. a for sale notice appears near Latin, Missouri.
Notice outlines multiple sheriff and administrator sales in Bollinger County Missouri. It lists details of the Aumministrator's sale of James estate with parcels in sections 25 and surrounding townships, and two deed of trust foreclosures. Sales occur at Marble Hill and related courthouses on November 1891 with cash payments required.
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