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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
4
An old newspaper snippet advertises a location at the southeast corner of the public square opposite the courthouses with a one year rate of $1.00 and mentions L. M. & S. Time Taare.
Reading notes hint at next week’s ice feature and room for election coverage. Mentions Democrats working at a precinct on Tuesday and a shift to family newspaper content for both young and old readers. Southeast Missouri Medieval Association to hold its next pug meeting at Jaelton with a 10 to 2 WS invite.
A weather and election note blanks in. the paper announces a premium almanac to be delivered with renewals and new subscriptions this winter, highlighting a farmer oriented incentive. The message references Rev. R. Micks and a promotional subscription drive.
The piece notes state returns showing McKinley’s election, predicting the decline of the Republican Party of Lincoln Grant and Garfield. It argues four years of plutocracy trusts monopolies and a high tariff will finish the party, with its funeral not far off.
Readers warned about Tom Green’s performance while a Missouri fish commission official promotes black bass crappie stocking. Applicants for young bass sturgeon carp funds should contact Forest Park hatcheries in St. Louis or the St. Joseph office, with shipping can cost 50 cents. apply promptly.
In a 1901 style exchange, Paragi Lomsey and his wife discuss Etta’s schooling and liberal religious views. They debate hell, mercy, and faith, leaning on the golden rule as they consider how to live and teach their children. A playful aside about Jibway’s control by his wife echoes domestic observations from the Roxbury Gazette and Indianapolis Journal.
In Michigan a Sabbath school superintendent finished a creation talk for children. A boy asked why Adam was never a baby. A 9 year old girl replied that there was nobody to muss him, prompting amusement.
Weather is fine for gathering and husking corn as wheat looks well though fly complaints persist. C Z Underwood and L A Sitzes went to Marquand Monday. Rev J C Hembree preached at New Trace Creek Saturday and Sunday. Married at the bride’s home Sunday Nov 1 Felix Hawn to Rachel Goodson with Rev F F Yount officiating. Born Oct 31 10 to C Alexander and wife a bouncing boy. W A Kinder of near Fredericktown visited on our creek Sunday. Best wishes to Tuxow.
Avery Zimmerman nurses a mashed finger from a bridge incident near Bessville. L L Pinnell, the postman, is listed as on the sick report.
A report states John P. McManus family will soon relocate to Glen Allen. The writer says they would be a notable addition to the town and wishes success to The Press and its readers.
The prose notes crop up from BPSSville with election chatter and village life. Residents like Sam Thomason and W J Hale stay home to vote while others rally for Bryan. A new iron bridge near Indian Creek nears completion and several workers suffer minor bruises.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution sketches family news and rural tales. A woman notes Betsy Jane married, Tom ran away, and Jolman’s Jerseys. a farmer faces mortgage strain. An old man declares he’ll never run, despite the era of stumps and pine straw beds.
A Sunday school lesson on Samson prompts Tommy to recount a real incident among classmates. He and friends cut a rival football captain's long hair after a confrontation, confusing strength with hair length and prompting teacher reminders about the biblical story.
A midlife speaker argues that women who married poor men often fare better than those who sought wealth. She cites honesty as best policy, warns against pursuing money through crooked means, and notes many pairs who married for love now prosper, while those who married for money often struggle.
Demorest's Magazine offers a 54 color reproduction of Van Vredenburgh's Our Beach Show, 10 by 36 inches, with the December issue. Subscribers receive a bound enlarged edition and a Christmas themed issue for 20 cents, mailed with stamps to 119 Fifth Avenue New York. The magazine reports 180000 subscribers, up 100 6oo from prior period.
A Whiting Indiana refinery hub is described as the world’s largest oil refinery where kerosene and related fuels are produced. The article details crude oil processing through sweetening stills, compound cylinders, steam stills, and an agitator, noting waste products used as coke, and that carbon for electric lights also comes from this coke. It explains the refining sequence and equipment, including wax extraction and distillation steps, with emphasis on the efficiency and integration of the process.
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