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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1894
Page
6
A scattered item lists subscription terms for The Press newspaper, address for office in Smith Building at High and Water streets, and mentions rail passenger times. It also includes a political jab praising Democrats and contrasts McKinley and Wilson tariff laws with wool prices and consumer goods.
A printed appeal lists candidates for statewide and county offices in Missouri. Names include Supreme Judge Francis M. Black, Superintendent William T. Carrington, Railroad Commissioner Joseph H. Fines, and Congressional candidate Marsh Arnold. Local notices nominate county officials, clerks, and constables for Lorance and Hollinger townships with November election qualification.
The Press offers three prizes for the best and second best dozen ears of corn grown in Bollinger county. Exhibits close 4 PM Saturday December 1, 1894 at the office in the grower’s name. Prizes include subscriptions to The Press. names of exhibitors and prize winners published December 6, 1894. B Rosenblum, R Drum and H Estes weigh and award premiums.
A circular from Superintendent Wolf urges Friday November 30 as Library Day for Missouri public schools. All Bollinger county schools should host literary exercises and seek patron support, with small funds and book donations welcomed to grow district libraries.
J W Watkins builds four kitchens John King visited the Cape last Sunday Republican candidates spoke here Tuesday Colonel Murdock of Marble Hill visited town Monday Mr Ward from Cape county now resides in this city Rev Hembree preached here Saturday night and Sunday Will Hanna south of Zalma sold his farm to John Hopkins Sol Whitener and wife near Gravelton visited Dr Lager Sunday and Monday The box factory will open in a few weeks with a full crew All business will be done at this place.
Farmers near completion of sowing wheat. John Cook of Arkansas visiting relatives. Christ Seabaugh builds iron roof. An infant of Samuel Swindle died last Sunday. School progress good with Ben E Masters. Mrs Johnson Smith gave birth to a baby boy Friday before last. Dr O Kelle y confined to bed but now up. Benton Cook and family returned from Washington county. Hog cholera diseases many in the area. Community ball at Lee Smith’s residence Saturday night. John Conrad sold personal effects last Saturday and left for Oklahoma where he has a homestead. Auditors note Seibert was in town two days last week. James Fafferty prank becomes local chatter. Describes property and legal notice of a deed of trust sale by J M Shell, trustee, on Oct 22, 1894 at Marble Hill courthouse for eighties acres in township 30 north range 10 east. Sale to satisfy the deed of trust. Dated September 19.
An advertisement offers Nervine Pills with a claimed speedy cure and worldwide testimonials, priced at 1.00 per package with a six for 5.00 option, plus a 0.10 cent trial postage. Another notice promotes a forty acre fruit farm for sale near Mayfield Smith Academy, with 25 acres cleared, a farm house, outbuildings, and an orchard of 550 trees.
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