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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
In Concordia Kentucky August 21 the Circuit court recommends employing a representative to examine the merits of all divorce cases prior to trial and to promote peacemaking. In Jackson County by 108 there were widely several divorce filings daily, prompting calls for an official to oversee settlements.
The piece recalls river trade down the Mississippi to New Orleans with pork, coffee, tea, sugar, and groceries, then notes stern wheel steamers and trips to Memphis. It reflects on Bo llinger County improvements in roads, education, farming, and real estate, urging timely home purchase amid rising values and ongoing development.
A garbled passage discusses delaying home ownership and the idea of moving between places. It mentions patios or lawns and the risk of becoming discouraged, urging current readers to consider purchasing a home now rather than postponing.
Southeast News summarizes Fredericktown Democratic items and local notes including a car shipment to Montreal, a St. Petersburg bonder, a fatal shooting near St. Josette, and a detailed agricultural piece on seed corn selection and storage. The report mentions Andrew Jovkowon, a man named Jethcine, and farm topics from Missouri Agricultural College.
Bud Fletcher and Hud Smith, neighbors near Finch, were handling sticks of dynamite on the river bank when Fletcher lit his fuse. The blast tore Fletcher apart and severed Smith's right arm and damaged his face, with Smith fleeing two miles to alert others before collapsing.
The Missouri College of Agriculture captured the $500 Liver Cup at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. Knox County’s CoM Mc Williams led scorers, with John E. B. Ryland of La Fayette County second. Agricultural college instruction will be offered to short winter course students beginning November 1.
At a banquet a Missourian spoke about his state saying if all Missouri wheat were one grain the only place to plant it would be the Grand Canyon of Arizona, the only hole large enough to contain it. The remark drew laughter as a lighthearted take on Missouri’s agricultural heft.
The text describes impossible scenes where all the eights in Missouri become one cow or one eel, with fantastical details of harvesting milk from the North Pole and a mythical giant. It appears as garbled OCR prose from a Cape News page, lacking clear events or dates.
Fragment of a corrupted OCR page shows a playful scene where a clerk or official speaks about a market. The garbled text mentions terms like market, payee, and various scattered phrases, but readable content is minimal and names or events are not identifiable.
A fragmented religious parable discusses the prodigal daughter and the Master guiding followers toward the right path. It contrasts mercy with judgment, urging compassion for sinners while condemning moral decay and demoralization in society. The text calls for returning to the Christian path and avoiding temptation.
Fragmentary listing includes J A Black Medicine Co and named individuals such as Clara Janet York and others. The unreadable OCR shows a testimonial or acknowledgment with personal names and scattered phrases about care and recommendations, but lacks coherent context or dates.
A garbled poetic fragment evokes a coast a picnic and moonlit nights. It names no clear people or places but hints at summer, a king, and distant fame amid unclear lines and imagery. The text remains unreadable in parts.
Probate court docket lists guardians and parties with dates in November and December. The fragmented OCR mentions individuals such as Henry J. Walker James, McCutcheon, Mather, Westmvaday, and Witmer with dates including November 1 and November 12. The text references guardians and court actions pending on specific days without clear context.
Arch Whales aged 19 years 4 months and 5 days departed this life at home with bereaved relatives and friends. The obituary mentions his brother and friends, signals a religious farewell, and references a faith-based afterlife with mourners asked to seek eternal gain. The fragmentary text mentions a Cheiet enh ork ed with the Bigmneet and New su hem, plus Avago 25, MF, and Det Obie Of meri yy, but details are unclear.
A garbled OCR passage references Rev Pintenes Bollins and Mount Zion cemetery with scattered phrases about policies, agents, insurance, and various names. The text is fragmented, unclear, and interleaves unrelated topics and stray proper nouns. The core events and entities are obscured, leaving only disjointed fragments.
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