30 Sep 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
1
A complimentary ticket to the Dunklin County bird fair in Kennett spans October 20 to 23. The lengthy letter-plus-essay prose discusses politics, silver, and money power, referencing Bryan, Cleveland, and the Bank of England while noting local and national figures and events.
Crooks and thieves accused in local chatter as residents reject a Sunday school superintendent for the position. Mr Brady remarks underscore public desire for clearer selection criteria and accountability in local governance.
A striking seasonal exhibition promises top value with the largest crowd appeal and best attractions. Organizers tout broad appeal, affordable rates, and a varied lineup designed to attract families and visitors seeking entertainment at a popular price point.
Male and female performers including bareback riders aerialists gymnasts and clowns headline a premier circus. Mammoth waterproof tents double previous size roll into town by a special train of cars. Manager praises six years of continuous prosperity as this year’s production offers an entirely new display of features.
An entertainment notice touts Harry LaPearl and Miss Lizzie Guice in aerial acts and a Hagihara troupe from Tokyo with ponies and LaPearl’s Marine Band. It promises a grand free street parade at 10 30 and shows at 1 and 7 pm with a perilous 60 foot dive. Also mentions honesty in dealings and crowded tents as sign of success. Local items note Mild weather needs and community notices on schooling and marriages.
Grain and farm life notes with sugar cane hauling, school activity, illnesses, and church visits. Mentions Hahn factory, Perkins creek, Pocahontas, Stantonville, Bedgewickville, Lutesville, and Mayfield Smith academy board actions. Includes weather, health, and local commerce details from a Sunday through week snapshot.
Mealth stays dry and warm while Charley King and wife return from Texas to make Bollinger home. J W Slinkard versus Pittman attachment suit heard by Squire Gaines on the 23rd favored Pittman. Attorney Trouck of Bloomfield visited on business. J W Dixon returned from Marble Hill where he aided Sheriff Nenninger during circuit court. A J McMinn went home to Buchanan last week.
J C Zimmerman involved in Possum Creek calf buying last Saturday. Undler Jake Shrum ill with stroke. Olina Finke has chills. Harry Keene joins Berry and Son as new clerk. J A Taylor cistern project by John Bubler Henry Bubler and P M Taylor. Baseball team claims solid play with limited practice. George Bowman plans Cape Girardeau move with Houck rail line, family to follow Oct 10. Circuit court adjourned. Glen Allen area rents, doctors mentioned. Kiddie Green suffered tonic illness last week but is recovering.
Fragmentary OCR notes report wheat sowing as the day’s focus with mentions of Green and family visiting Margnand and a sorghum factory in a fall binat. It notes school progress with Wick Batterson as teacher and an apparent wedding reference on Perkins’ creek at a Christian church.
The record notes the secretary to secure academy keys and close doors, plus publishing proceedings in three county papers. A Dawson County incident reports Mat Boyles shooting his wife in Dudley after an alleged affair. Various regional items mention political figures, cooperative plans near Batesville, and local arrests for fishing law violations.
A doorway incident shows a persistent door to door seller trying to hawk items like a coffee pot, parlor gadget, clothes line, and safety pin with music box to a small household. The woman resists, noting they already have small living needs and even a smallpox issue, while the seller presses for purchases and boasts various features.
John S. Lane advertises cheap stationery including note paper envelopes and writing tablets plus cigars and tobacco. The shop touts 50 rolls of wall paper and heavy sheathing paper at 1.25 per roll as cold waves approach.
Charles Follon Adams muses on the idea of marriage as a failure using a splintered dialect, weaving reflections on money, Honeymoon questions, and old pioneers to question the institution. The voice blends humor and social critique while probing expectations of couples and society.
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