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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR shows a public notice text mentioning publication by Chandler Publishers and a posting at a post office as second class matter. Details are unreadable, but indicates voter registration or notice content. Entities include Chandler Publishers and Maride location.
Local residents respond to a rapid fire threat as forest blazes over two weeks keep the community busy. Mentions include Miss Ethel Mabuce returning from school, Rev J G Tint's Caledonia trip, and efforts at Ridge Our church. Greenbrier residents bought an organ for the church and held a box supper while improvements continue.
The article fragment lists several local names and brief events from last week including visits by James Null and Jesse Shell, a marriage of Thomas Miles to Miss Fannie Crabbh, and social tidbits about residents like Lewis Wiseman and Chriss Nell. Details are incomplete and some names unclear.
Health is reasonably good at this writing Eva Davis improving John Cobbeb on play list improving George A Conrad suffered fire loss at his firm near Greenbrier Isham James and Oscar Myers returned home from Bernie James Gobbel of Zalima will teach a stage school at Onion Hill Ted peenie George Baker recovering after artery cut in left arm Charley Baker optimistic about meat supply possums ripe Our school progressing under Charley Ford Our news scarce hoping Wd Bryan for president Oyatrra
Joe Davenport hosted a barn raising event last week in Sensville. A box supper at S Hl Mabuee’s Saturday night raised 6.50 to buy lamps for Ridge Church. Wester Venable and family visited his father. Mrs Joe Whitener held a quilting bee last week. John Sittes advances on his residence work. Steve Huffman family returning from Fredericktown visit. Taylor Rea and William Barnes sold their farms. Rev DE Barrett and Mrs Emma Williams began a protracted meeting at Ridge Church. R FE Sits was home for the election. North of here men were active locally.
A fragmented 19th century dialogue shows Jamie recalling his father’s limits on portions and then asking if he can stay with them. The rough line hints at family dynamics and household norms.
Fragments show a local candidate in Plankville engaging in informal talk with peers. The dialogue references impressions and drinking, suggesting a casual scene among residents. Names and places appear in rough form, indicating a neighborhood chatter setting.
An unclear clipping references a wedding incident and a failed attempt at kissing the bride, with the fragmentary text noting a “Bad Slip” and comments from a Pietlist source. The garbled OCR obscures precise names, dates, and places.
A patient visits a dentist offering a painless extraction for a shilling. The apparatus for sedation is shown as the patient hesitates yet consents, hoping the tooth will come out while asleep. The dialogue features garbled dialect and unclear action as the patient begins the procedure.
An American with his daughter encounters a white-haired elderly woman at a cabin, surrounded by broken furniture and Fowl. The father discreetly offers five pounds in sympathy as the daughter notes an eviction. The old woman speaks of her cold, mentioning whitewashing in Youth's Companion.
Taxpayers in Bollinger county are warned of collection times for 1908 and past due amounts at Crooked Creek Shrum post office November 7 Unton Hahn precinct Patton Tallent Bessville November 14. Delinquent taxes must be settled. W L Dunn collector. Also bids for steel bridge with wood joists across slough near Zalma Marble Hill road due November 12 2005 in Marble Hill County Highway Engineer J M Zimmerman reserves right to reject bids.
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