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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1902
Page
4
Local items report on political races and the use of drummers in the area. Rev. J E Martin visits on horseback and praises year’s work. Obituaries note Antone Peters and Thomas Whitebread. Social notices include marriages, health trends, and local business promotions.
Latesville and Lutesville ads promote hats capes jackets cloaks and boots. A Sunday school meeting at Hahn Chapel set for November 9 at 3 p.m. and Marble Hill circuit stewards meeting November 8 at 12 p.m. are announced. Bollinger county advertises farming and fruit growing locations with ample land and growing interest.
Mr and Mrs F M Signe living near Gravel Efill were mysteriously poisoned last week with coffee. The child they are raising is rumored to be involved. The couple are improving. Eli Deck and a Lixville daughter visited town this week. Mrs Rogers of St Louisia spent days with friends. Mr Stone, a German township Democrat, is a good citizen and on the county central committee. it is hoped he recovers quickly.
Antone Peters remains very ill at home. Numerous locals and visitors appear during the week including N West of Jackson and A B Dolle of Alliance. Several residents move or travel, ongoing church activity, Halloween party, and community updates on schools and clergy.
The Marble Hill Baptist Church records deep sadness at the death of Sister Rath Welch. The church resolves to honor her loving service and piety, and to follow her example in Christ. It extends heartfelt sympathy to her bereaved family and asks God to comfort them as the Father of the fatherless and the husband of the widow. Clerks ordered to publish copies in The Manor News and Luterville Banner.
Resolution from Wannzas mourns the loss of George W. Mollineaux and expresses sympathy to his family. It directs memorial tributes, asks for records to note the grief, and calls the Latesville Lodge to drape its charter for ninety days in his memory.
In a local note, a doctor advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment as a purifying tonic for bowels kidneys and liver, claiming health benefits and a remedy for rheumatic and neuralgic pains. A testimonial from Greenville Texas praises it, and there is a light interlude about pantry reminders and a market quip from the Ohio State Journal.
Elder John W. Rogers of Filley Missouri recalls a winter case where his child suffered violent croup. After a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the danger passed and the child recovered. The remedy reportedly prevents attacks when used early and contains no opium or harmful substances. For sale by Chandler Witmer Latesville and Dr C M Witmer Marble Hill.
London Knight, a Cookey's Home Journal contributor, reports on the November illustrated piece about the coal strike. He argues miners are not as downtrodden as depicted, noting relatively high pay and decent homes, while accusing operators of misleading the public about labor costs and profits. He cites a 16 percent annual operator return and a 15 percent return for private mineowners, and describes social discontent in Shenandoah with depressed families and neglected schooling reflected in the broader community.
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