07 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
1
A column of varied clippings and comments on politicians, trials, and finance. It notes A B Stickney on national finance, the Luetgert murder trial, and the appeal of postal savings banks to women, plus remarks on McKinley and Bryan.
Figures show two year totals ending 1867 and dates from 1860 to 1896 reveal large gold outflows and net imports of merchandise and stocks surpassing receipts. Bonds sold to England funded by coupons left England with gains while the US paid premiums on bond redemptions. Critics blame the gold standard for perpetual debt growth and question its end.
The text critiques Senate clashes over the Dingley tariff and a proposed section 22 benefiting railroads, noting regional opposition and a return to sectionalism. It cites Detroit Free Press and mentions Ludgert trial findings, sesamoid bones, and Weyler, signaling broader political and medical digressions.
An appeal urges voters to approve a county jail to save expenses, boost local trade by boarding prisoners locally, and avoid repeated elections. It argues the county is wealthier than peers and could fund a good jail, reducing future transportation costs for prisoners. The piece also notes local tidbits about residents, transportation, and school activities.
The town endures heat and dryness affecting health and farming. John Tenholder has repaired roads while Miss Atta Thornburgh is ill near Marble Hill. Prof Elmer Robertson left to lead a school. several residents discuss winter moves to Alaska and work at local mines.
J A Berry visits Lutesville Saturday night. Local visitors J P Limbaugh Elison Hutson and Peter Cole. Glen Allen baseball team tied Marble Hill. Grandpa Shrum gravely ill. Mrs Burka visits mother in Turennai. Howard family moves back to local property. Susie Crader dies of congestive chills aged? Rev Pinnell attends conference. Doctor busy amid county sickness. Harry Keehn W J Reilly attend Lutonville service. Posaiin's wife at funeral.
Health remains generally good though hot and dry conditions chill progress of wheat sowing with only a very small acreage likely unless weather improves. Obituaries note David Robinson Sr. died on the 26th alt and Amanda Doggett is very low. J M Knowles and Johnson Smith drove cattle to Perryville. Several locals attended the St. Louis fair. M F Bollinger wed Miss Alva Knowles on October 3 with their honeymoon at the fair. A baby girl born September 25 to Mrs May Bollinger. Mrs Amanda Bollinger of Dallas, Texas visited recently.
Weather remains dry prompting water hauling while the stave factory runs full time. Died the infant child of F M Tallent. Church appointments listed for Farmington and surrounding districts. Carlisle Training School dormitory fire causes damage though building stands. Local ordinances propose harsh penalties and moral controls with unusual rules for marriage and Sabbath behavior.
A college professor known for his errant English argues with his wife over word choices. She misstates phrases intentionally and he corrects her, prompting a series of comedic gaffes about buckets, clocks, and rhetoric. The scene ends with a puzzling line about a Philadelphia Rovord and joking mispronunciations.
Fragmented OCR text about a training school and unnamed subjects, with garbled names and phrases. This item reads like a damaged local note or clipping and mentions a training school and a robin, sparrow, and eye imagery in a confused context.
A fragment from the Boston Traveler lists quirky definitions and playful misstatements. It includes playful lines about arsenic as normal, Backbiter as a flesh Blacksmith, and humorous misdescriptions of horse, seasons, and stars. The piece reads like a fragment of a humorous gloss or children’s wordplay.
A historical note on deer longevity from Highland proverbs and tales. It cites stories of deer aged beyond thirty years, including Capt. McDonald and Macdonald of Glengarry, but experts generally place the deer life limit around thirty years.
Beginning June 1 1807 ticket agents of the Mobily and Ohio railroad offer low rate round trips from Mobily to St Louis via Humboldt and stages. Tickets are sold daily until September 30 1807 with return validity through October 30 1807.
The Glen Aljed public school community expresses deep regret over the loss of Susie Crader. The student body offers condolences to her bereaved parents and asks publication of the resolutions in Tie Man We Hill Press. Committee members Flora Barryman Fiona Witynank Onville Zimmerman present the resolutions.
If you are not a regular reader of the St Louis Post Dispatch send your name and address on a postal card for seven days free. The notice promotes the Sunday Post Dispatch with 69000 words of telegraph, a 120 page magazine, a colorful comic weekly, and a four page Woman's World supplement.
Fragmentary aphorisms serve as a brittle relic of rhetoric with phrases like None but the brave and cultured lines. The text hints at a dated stylistic view, revealing truncated language and possible editorial slips, leaving the reader to infer intent from partial lines.
A cluttered collage of the sayings of Paley Talleyrand Johnson Aristophanes Pope and Plautus. the text interlinks quotes on knowledge negligence desire fear learning charity and lending with faltering transitions and no clear narrative. It resembles a mosaic of maxims rather than a single coherent article.
In the Cleveland Leader a man sits despondently as friends try to console him after a Sunday paper labeled his wife the most beautiful woman at Bath Beach. He proclaims he loves her and questions future happiness and social status tied to the photo.
A collage of aphorisms and wry observations on wealth, marriage, secrets, editors, and social norms. It touches on fortune, home, fidelity, and public perception with scattered jokes about grass widows, bankers checks, and the rolling stone.
Scattered lines from a Chicago morning paper show ad snippets about a second hand Columbia bicycle a damaged ladies clothing and imported goods. The text appears garbled mixing hints of auctions and personal notices with stray items and phrases without clear context.
A rambled piece notes queer department store ads for all wool boys sweaters japanned infant baths and solid oak child chairs. It then parodies a patent office scene where a caller asks to patent Tuesday for his birthday, illustrating bureaucratic humor and social mores of the era.
The Missouri Text Book Commission selects Perry 5. Rader History of Missouri and Civil Government for enbhe schools. The 400 page volume costs seventy five cents retail, eighty five cents with postage, sixty six cents wholesale. Publisher FE W Stephens Co of Columbia, Missouri, a native Missouri product. Orders sent to Mr Stephens in Columbia. The book covers state and United States civil government and replaces prior works.
Historic ad copy promotes the St Louis Journal of Agriculture established 1866 and its weekly Western agricultural content. It touts a 576 page Farmers’ Almanac and Weather Forecasts for 1898, claiming it covers over 10 000 topics with official data, tables, and veterinary notes, priced at one dollar.
Five farms offered for rent and sale in Lafin Wo. Farms are well fenced with houses, water, and careful cultivation. General listing also notes A L AAP TB for sale. Contact Jinn A. Mrtvan at the provided Lafin address for details.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co promotes routes from Cairo to Mobile and points in Florida and the southeast with daily Pullman service and fast connections. It offers 450,000 acres of farm and timber lands for sale on easy terms, plus government lands open to homesteaders. For details, contact Alabama Land & Development Co or the railroad's ticket agents.
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