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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
8
Our correspondents report dampened mood as residents seek rain amid chills and fever. Mrs. May Winters improves while Dr J M Pinney Jr. attended his ill father near Cape Girardeau. A Clippard picnic drew a large turnout with a generally good time. news scarce overall.
Names of residents like Mrs Louis Thacker Mrs Jenne Leadbetter and Mrs Janie Coyle appear in a record of Sunday visits and farm tasks. Hay cutting fodder chores long with trips to Scopus Gravel Hill and Huskey area are noted. George Stevens Tony Rice John Troutman and families frequent neighbors and relatives in a small community update.
Health remains good after a light rain and a busy week with farm activity and social events. Shipped sheep, land purchases, threshing, weddings, school openings, and church departures mark a varied local scene with plans for Rally Day and a Missouri State Fair exhibit by the University of Missouri highlighting agriculture advances.
Lucharan reports health fair with chills, Roy Wagner returns from Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Thomas visit W. A. Barrett. Henry Heifner and family visit Joe Burk. Mrs. John Chapel and her Tennessee son visit brother Tom Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Lige Bess and Ramon Ward attend Liberty church. Deputy Sheriff W. C. Myers is at...
Tending court this week and Mra Myers is visiting friends in Marble Hill and Lutesville James Bess, son of Mr. and Mra. Al Beas of this place, died at his home on Brush creek Sept. He leaves a wife, father and mother and several brothers and sisters to mourn their loss. His remains were taken to Marquand for interment. Mrs. Ed Vavak returned from Ilinois, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert Smith, the past three weeks. Mr. and Mr. Grover Myers visited at Chas. Thomas's Sunday. Stone Scott of this place was married to DeSoto a few days ago to Miss Ethel Donny Miss Lillie Thompson visited at Adam Sitze's Saturday night, Elder Vaughan preached a fine common at Liberty Sunday. There are quite 4 little crowd present, Mrs. Everett Tallent visited Mrs. Geo. J. Myers Monday Willard Younger, little son of Mr. Mee, and John Younger, is having a round of the hills. Jove Dunn had bmsiness at Marble Hill this week. Mrs. McKenzie and late daughter, Arazena, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home the first of the week Taree Cums
On the first day of September 1912 at the bride's home in Laflin the rites of matrimony united Franklin Sitze and Miss Edna Rose. Relatives and friends were invited to witness the ceremony and celebrate the union.
The narrator laments shifts from ailments and crude remedies to modern medicine and social changes. They recount throat infections, tonsillitis, surgeries, castor oil for stomach trouble, appendicitis, debts, and evolving norms from underclothes to lingerie, from restaurants to cafes, and from few crazy incidents to widespread brain storms, ending with a note on progress.
Timeless domestic advice covers keeping omelets tender with boiling water, preventing kettle boilovers, dating eggs, and preserving range and soap tips. Recommendations include using glass spice bottles, proper fish storage, cold salt water wrung cloths, and hot flaxseed bags as safer pain remedies.
Farm Progress of St Louis MO promotes a generous offer for a one year subscription or two year option. The ad claims six teaspoons free with a two percent font payment and features fivefold white metal spoons that will not tarnish. It urges existing subscribers to extend and asks readers to spread the word to friends and neighbors.
C R Home treasurer of the Missouri Anti Single Tax league and secretary of C Ro Home & Company Kansas City has filed a $10 000 fidelity bond for faithful performance of duties He will give full time to the work until election day.
Woodrow Wilson, accepting the Democratic nomination, argued two great tasks for government. First, regulate tariffs, trusts, monopolies, banking, and labor to advance justice, rights, and national power for the Philippines. Second, protect people and resources, keeping doors of opportunity open through conservation, development, and infrastructure to build a strong nation.
Cape Girardeau Missouri hosts the opening of the Missouri State Normal School on Tuesday September 10 1912. The article lists courses for rural and elementary teachers and certificates along with advanced professional studies culminating in diplomas and life certificates. It notes four well equipped school buildings two dormitories and a strong faculty with President W B Dearmont offering further information or a catalogue.
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