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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
4
Local items report visitors from Woodson and Grand Pass towns, marriages, a holiday visit with relatives, and several business and farming notices. Included are steers sold for 5.50, cows for sale, a Kansas City construction job association, a local steer missing, a family reunion planned, and a few residents traveling or ill.
In a bustling North town column Cornelius Bell reports progress at Quindaro Industrial School during holidays. Tulsa couple O C Fink and Miss Jeanett I Stephenson wed in Tulsa on December 17. Mose and Henry Lewis return from Garden City after their mother Sarah Lewis improves. A Woods resident anonymously gifts apples to New York Racket ladies. Mervin Sprigg and Beasie Thorpe wed at the McDonald parsonage. Van Buren of Union Hill thanks neighbors for aid after a brother’s illness. G W Bray notes Burds Price project north of Wackburn nearing completion. Roy Holtzclaw and family linked to Kansas City to San Francisco visit. incident of over $500 theft. J W Kent renews and shares a Bible find.
Mr Kent and Polk Corder supported large trees growing close together for safety in battle. Henry Reinwald visited from Rowe Valley, noting Mrs Gluck and son Ed ward visiting, and a Sunday dinner in their honor with Rev and Mrs Meyer, Mrs Gluck, Aug Kueker and family, Henry Kieker and family. He mentioned a big wash tub in the New York jacket filled with Christmas presents before returning home.
Ray Slutson eldest son of Mr and Mrs Marion Slutson of Shackelford wed Mrs Wiian Faulconer of Lamunte on Wednesday December 16 with Stew Eatty of Kansas City officiating. A Friday reception followed at the statson lane south Shackelford. The bride carries a veil of Jas Stevens.
A Missouri commercial college advertises its January enrollment as a record break event. It touts individualized instruction under the Byrne system to accelerate progress and claims its graduates secure positions, urging prospective students to read the catalog from Moberly Commercial College, Moberly, Missouri.
Friday night local talent presented Esther under Mr. J. M. Patterson. Dr. J. B. McKee starred as king, Mrs. J. M. Hanna played queen and singer, A. R. James as Mordecai, John Madard as Haman, Ruth Rose Zeresh, Viola Klinger the Prophetess, Roberta McCurdy the Persian Princess. Judson Brightwell, Harry Myers, Earl Morris did stunts. Myers drew audience notice. Ella Robbins Black sang, Gladys Houx and Arthur Tarnets praised. Mrs. Patterson led a neat benediction with a gift for her son Will to a sanitarum.
For sale 320 acres with hog proof fence six room house and out buildings. 80 acres in wheat and remaining in grass. Contact J. P. McGuire R F D box 59 Marstiall for details.
ARROW ROCK R W Watts J P Meges and wife and Mrs J H Wogge were in Marshall last Tuesday. A Lesler of Nelson visited sister Mrs T H Dickson Wednesday. Mrs E F Alexander returned to Cooe county after a visit with sister Mrs M Bingham. Dr McGuire family and Miss Lillian Reynolds shopped in Marshall last Thursday. Lem Thomas of near Sliter was in town Friday. Mrs J F Spence, out for some time, is reported no better. Jack Dysart and wife shopped here Friday. Mrs F P Mores of Cooper county visited with W P McMahan and family Friday. Miss Nora Diggs returned Tuesday from Oklahoma and southern Missouri. John Howel and sister were in town Friday. Watson Diggs and wife moved into their new home purchased from Will Eichman. Jim Marshall and wife of near Mackwater were guests Sunday of W H Edwards and family. Mrs Hogge and daughter Miae Jane visiting in town Monday.
An advertisement argues sickness stems from a weak nervous system and markets Dr Miles Nervine as a cure. It claims the nerve system powers body organs, asserts the remedy soothes irritable nerves, and includes a testimonial from John James of Riverton Nebraska. It notes druggists carry the product and offers a guaranteed first bottle refund.
Dr McGuire visited Lisbon on professional business Mrs Furgerson and daughter attended John Crawford funeral in Sedalia Mrs Furgerson’s brother Evelin attended John Crawford’s funeral Ras Breathitt in the bars John and Ed Green visited Ralph Shemweil Sunday Edna Park visiting Nackwater with sister Mrs Jack Watts Rev Bruce led Baptist services at the church Earl Martini returned from church to spend time at home Dr Bradshaw traveled to Mackwater Dan Fenwick and wife on the streets Rollins Bingham on business in Sedalia and Sweet Springs Hessle Bingham returned from Cooper county visit Lallete Lawless back from Southern Missouri and med Kansas trip
In Brittany the coast abounds with cuttlefish bones left by octopuses. Walk Breton Beach at low tide and spot many white, pretty bone fragments from six inches to over a foot. Peasants use them as bird food ash trays and possibly cigarette cases, proving octopus abundance in France’s rocky waters.
A London Chronicle excerpt notes how Charles I era Sunday rules restricted walks to church, banned public displays like kissing a spouse, and allowed church searches. It traces shifts in Sunday trading under James I Charles II and William III, including milk sales and food cooking bans.
Westchester County deputy sheriff Richard Harding Davis and his kennel master visited White Plains. He commented sport’s value abroad and described English wardrobes for various activities, recounting a duke and marquis exchange about a hare and pheasant costume.
Bournemouth led England in municipal golf with a 25 cent charge and $13,090 receipts last year. Nottingham and Sheffield are developing links while Brighton includes golf courses in municipal plans. Edinburgh charges four cents, with two top links. Scottish towns push cheap access to the game.
The New York American notes Demosthenes stands alone among orators for meticulous prep, while Cicero valued extemporaneous skill though not relying on it for major occasions. Both spoke without manuscripts yet built lasting reputations.
A small boy offers to carry an old gentleman across for ten cents, as he fears wetting his feet. The simple scene shows a street encounter with a touch of humor and pity.
A terse dialogue between a moralist and a woman centers on deeds over words. The fragment reflects a narrative style from Stray Stories with a brief exchange about reading a tele gram, implying a moral lesson.
A fragment from a domestic scene. Biel answers her father that they are striking a match, while Papa in the next room prompts lighting the gwin. The short dialogue captures a playful domestic moment with light humor.
A fragment shows a note about sending new photographs and critique of likeness. The writer laments the demand for another sitting and comments on people saying the likeness is exact. No clear event, date, or named entities.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a boy challenging a tramp about idleness with a sharp line. The tramp responds with a resigned jab about never mornings, implying fatigue with the routine of aimlessness. The fragment hints at social strain and urban hardship without a full scene.
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