25 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
1
A mosaic of 1900s opinions lampoons politics and policy from McKinley to Dingley. It cites massachusetts mills, a Texas street duel, swamp land lawsuits, and looming deficits. It mocks Hanna, Hawaii annexation, and trust opposition while cataloging legal and fiscal frictions shaping the era.
William J. Bryan declares in St. Louis that the nation must prevent and annihilate trusts to give every son an equal chance in life. He links urban labor rights to mothers' concern for children, arguing mothers will fight trusts until they disappear.
Chauncey J. Filley’s critics in St Louis papers attack his greed and overbearing style. An interview with L W Chase portrays Filley as politically doomed, saying intelligent Republicans see his rift with Hanna and Manna as fatal. The piece foresees his removal from Missouri and Ohio politics.
A boy explains a 33 foot maple height by shadow measurement. He mocks superstition, while his mother questions the method. The piece blends playful dialogue with brief vignettes about family, kinship, and small moral quips from Exchange.
A farmer and his wife shop for winter supplies as their daughter Jennie urges ribbons. With little money left the father buys nothing for himself, choosing to fund his daughter’s dress in church. His quiet sacrifice highlights frugal, selfless love.
The state board of agriculture schedules sessions in Lexington Missouri from December 6 to 10 1807 with swine breeders horse breeders cattlemen and poultry associations meeting on specific dates and times. Road improvement and related exhibits will also be discussed with certificate fare offers and instructions from J J Riprs secretary of the board.
Fragmentary prose argues that vanity signals danger while silence can breed slander, urging movement beyond a narrow view. It claims three crowns exist for law, priesthood, and royal power, yet "the crown of good time" links them all, urging duty over discontent.
A.J. McMinn sprained his ankle recently. Nimrod Christeaberry, 65, buried at Greenbrier Cemetery on the 21st after dying on the 20th near Tied-Near Brownwood. J. W. Dixon returned from Marble Hill. Dr. J. Cubbage and son Charles traveled to Timos for medical work. Mrs Harriet James sick. Leo Slinkard visiting father J. V. Slinkard. John Grisham and wife of Belride visiting relatives. Families of Slinkard, McMinn, and Grishin traveled Monday. J. W. Dixon led post office duties Monday. BR James' new store foundation finished. Aiman Anoon.
A reader notes moral limits to modern improvements such as paved streets railways and electric lights arguing trusts hoard wealth and keep people poor. The piece cites 1886 Missouri prison data murders and reflects on money power and social reform, urging sane lending and a return to true liberty. It includes local notes on farming wheat and a humorous exchange about money in marriage.
A historical overview traces Thanksgiving from Winthrop's 1600 fast in Massachusetts Bay to later observances in Nieuw Amsterdam and beyond. It notes early, variable dates and the shift toward the modern last Thursday in November, framed by colonial and British connections and Harvard influence.
A colorful Detroit Prep Press profile recalls Dick Lobber, a magnetic performer whose quick wit and bold antics drew crowds. He wooed patrons with song, outspoke officials with barbed humor, and left a trail of hotel damage and hired help, prompting a costly hotel bill after a wild premiere. Dick’s bravado and charm made him a legendary, if controversial, figure in early theater life.
A distorted dialogue finds an old man quoting scripture as a younger man erupts in anger. The garbled text then shifts to travel details for rail excursions by Mobile and Ohio and notes on rates, dates, and destinations, with scattered company names and locations.
An offer from the Alaska Co-Operative Mining Syndicate based in Olympia Washington promotes stock in a venture to fund prospectors for Alaska gold fields. It outlines share pricing, pledged use of funds, and names trustees and officials as assurances of legitimacy.
An offer proclaims a one year subscription to The Warbler Press and St Louis Journal of Agriculture established 1866, plus The Farmer’s Almanac and Weather Forecasts for 1898, all for $1.50. The Journal of Agriculture touted as western farming weekly with extensive content, veterinary department, and sample copies available on request from 5 S. Olive and Second, St Louis. The Almanac described as a near 600 page encyclopedia with weather forecasts and extensive tables and data for farm use.
In 1897 a prospectus offers teaching staff and rooming options. Tensoynen Twelve teachers are listed as qualified. Musico education and pupil instruction noted with various quality tags. A rental address for JOAN S. McGHURKE announces multiple AI forms and adaptable housing for tenants, describing well fenced grounds, comfortable houses, and good water.
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