15 Nov 1917
Page 1
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
1
Fragmented text presents a 1917 proclamation designating Thanksgiving Day on November 29 and invoking gratitude and unity. It includes formal language about liberty, divine guidance, and national duty, with signatures attributed to Woodrow Wilson and officials. The source also contains local notices about county matters and war fund campaigns.
The page includes a long mixture of war era notices and community items. It mentions medical defense planning in Missouri seeking physician participation, a county auxiliary organization meeting at Marble Hall, and calls for physicians to enroll and support wounded servicemen. It also lists charity dinners and local sales, with detailed prices, and concludes with an obituary noting a woman’s 83 years of life, Christian faith, large family, funeral details, and burial.
The Red Cross plans a Thanksgiving Day dinner in the Wirecarver Store Building with committees busy arranging. Mrs J A McGlothlin is chairman of all committees. Despite skepticism, those touched by war describe the relief prayer provides.
The undersigned will be at Lutesville on Saturday November 17, 1917 to buy mules four to five years old and about 15 hands high. Will pay the highest market price. LE. E. Swink. Also includes unrelated text from a broader page with philosophical and periodical content and an advertisement for The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine subscription offer.
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