This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
4
Entry notes the Marble Hill post office classified matter as second class, indicating the postal designation for mailing. The brief text mentions a telephones number 20 for Drumber, suggesting a local contact reference or service note in the period context.
North bound Passenger at 58 for Hay pam South bound Passenger seven dollars. North bound Local at 2:12 pm and South bound Local at 4 0 3 40 pm. North bound fast freight at 0 34 pan and South bound fast freight at 79.00 0 34 pan.
A garbled listing mentions several newspapers including Democrat Atlanta Constitution Memphis Pepe New York World Home and Farm Detroit Free Presse and others with broken figures and locations. It references Lutesville Circuit Vaion Third Sabbath and Glen Allen first Sabbath with related service times and Saturday observances.
Local items report Ed Graves of St Louis visiting relatives, improving patients with typhoid, a doctor’s social visit, moved stock by a restaurant operator, and a sheriff moving to the jail. Details include burglar capture near Zalma, a notable shooting warning, births, school meetings, and community notices.
List of executors administrators guardians and guardians required to exhibit accounts for settlement on November term 1899 at the Bollinger county Missouri courthouse in Marble Hill. Names include Bennett Mary. Slagle Imess A.. Berry Jacob. Clippard F. S., etc. All listed and continued at last term must appear on their respective days to settle as required by law.
A recital mixes humor and a final settlement notice. An Irish interpreter replies to a judge about a prisoner’s phrase, claiming it has nothing to do with the case. The crowd laughs as the judge presses for a response. A later notice reports a final settlement in Bullinger county Missouri.
A fragment from Callier's Weekly cites Markham's The Muse of Brotherhood as a standout poem in The Muse of Brotherhood, to appear in The Saturday Evening Post October 21. The piece also mentions Bright Boys Started in Business and PENNSYLVANIA Cart seeking Missouri agents in Bollinger county towns Marble Hill Glen Allen Patton Zalma with free materials and end-of-month payment terms, inviting interested hunters.
A humorous tale unfolds at an open experience meeting as Brother Jones proclaims his role in the mill’s water supply and the woman in the event describes milled cows and payment. Sister Jones adds, a man from the rear claims he sold them the cow, prompting Brother Jones to regret his remarks.
An broad promotion promises free goods to warded ladies who mail name address and a two cent stamp for postage for a Sugar Shell item priced at 75 cents in jewelry stores. The offer touts no payment beyond a guaranty of good faith and references a monthly publication detailing high quality silverware and furniture. Nearby reports note an American officer killed and two wounded in the Philippines during Lawton's expedition with further gunfire near Rio Chiquite.
The New York Star offers a daily high grade bicycle for the largest word list formed from the letters in THE NEW YORK STAR with Webster's as authority. Two watches awarded for second and third best lists plus many prizes. Subscriptions and stamps required. Open June 26 to August 21, 1899. Prizes displayed at The Star offices.
A historic pitch for the New York World thrice a week, touting its wide reach and coverage. It claims combined novelty of daily service at weekly price, promising extensive pages, yearlong value, and strong campaign relevance as politics heat up.
The issue advertises a popular annual year book and encyclopedia titled The Marine Hit, priced at 1000 and claiming over 40,000 copies sold. It promises comprehensive information and urges readers to see another page for further particulars and advertisements.
Bollinger County collector W F Yount announces tax collection for multiple townships. Records show Crooked Creek Township entries at W G Kitchan October 26 and M B Whitener October 27. Fillmore, Wayne, Greenbrier, Liberty, Lorane, and other townships listed with stores and dates from October through November.
Mack McNamara, famed shoemaker based in St Louis, advertises his precision fitting for feet with various conditions. He offers scientifically measured lasts and custom heels, inviting out of town customers to mail feet marks and payment by money order.
Market report from Tuesday morning edition shows wheat futures for December and May and corn futures for May with modest declines. Wheat cash bids for No. 2 red and No. 1 red are noted, while receipts indicate a firm or mixed market with some strength in certain grain categories.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.