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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
4
The Missouri items report rising food prices, state crop estimates, and farm activity alongside police and crime notes. Highlights include pension promises for widows, vast Liberty Loan bond efforts, livestock losses by railroads, and multiple local incidents from Ferguson to Stone County.
Secretary William Wilson urges workers to contribute to national defense funding, likening collective effort to rain that saves crops. He argues wage earners bear greater stakes in democracy and must finance supplies for troops, factories, and farms through bonds and gifts.
A fragmentary historical ad or notice discusses supposed cures for deafness and ear inflammation. It mentions a “Walle Caterh Cure” and other remedies, including “Tebe Nails Famely Pilke” for constipation, with references to practitioners and places. The text is a damaged OCR sample reflecting period medical misstatements and marketing language.
A Caruthersville democrat complains that the war is a rich man's conflict as about 1 percent of income funds it. He argues sons of wealthy families will fight while poor farmers shoulder burdens, decrying the disparity in conscription and sacrifice.
Probate notices inform creditors and interested parties of final settlement intentions in several estates. Names include J C Ridings and others in Missouri and Kansas jurisdictions, with hearings scheduled in forthcoming probate terms and dates such as November 12 and November 2, 1917.
Notice to hereby giver that letters testamentary upon the estate of Henry Walker Sr deceased have been granted to the undersigned by the Probate court of Holliger county Missouri bearing date the 2th day of September 117 All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to me for allowance within six months from the date of said letters or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate and if said claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of the granting of letters on said estate they shall be forever barred Hearas Wubker Executor State of Missouri County of Bolinger I hereby certify that Herman Wubker was granted letters testamentary upon the estate of Henry Wubker Sr deceased on the date above written In centinony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 2th day of September 1017 W C Coie Judge of Probate.
Henry J. Terie administrator of the estate announces an auction at Merfie Hall in Halnger county on the 7th day of November 1917 to settle the estate. The notice specifies administrator action and venue for the probate court proceedings.
The Bal linger County Farmers Mutual Aid plans a meeting in Marble Hill on Saturday October 27 1917 to consider losses from a fire on April 7 1916 and a claim by George W Rhodes for a milk cow death attributed to lightning. Trustees W L Loves Walnace and Herman Evrema announce secretary W K Chanvier.
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