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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
1
A regional piece blends a moral sermon on family virtue with local notes on economy and weather. It praises the home and wife, contrasts it with social decay, and shifts to reports from Cape County on autos, tuberculosis care, a frost in August, farm hopes, flood recovery, and Marvin College’s presidential election.
The Saint Francois association of Baptists convened at Marble Hill Baptist Church with Rev. W. A. Davault presiding. Davault was re-elected moderator and W. Whitener re-elected clerk. Messengers from Madison and Bollinger counties attended, including delegates from Big Creek and Brush Creek churches.
A Marble Hill area article features Dr Guy L. Noyes of the University of Missouri warning that ear neglect causes school absences and long-term hearing damage. He urges prompt treatment by an ear specialist for chronic discharging ears and cautions against dangerous ear cleaning tools.
The article explains testing ripeness by breaking the end of a potato to see if sap turns green. It notes harvest should follow frost kill, careful handling to avoid bruising, avoid bulk piling, and transport in baskets or boxes. It describes stacking on well drained ground in a conical pile and covering with pine bark or corn stalks.
Obituary notes a respected pastor in St. Francois and Cape Girardeau Baptist associations. Describes him as a noble citizen and loving husband and father who baptized hundreds. His passing is mourned with faith and hope for the joyful meeting beyond life.
A long, vivid piece contrasts school teaching duties with a demanding salary and vows of retirement, then shifts to a peach orchard in Oklahoma and ends with a wry marriage notice about Nehemia Sandstone and Wilhmiu Whetstone and a grim joke about domestic infighting and doom.
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