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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
Christian church school pooled funds to buy food, fuel, and clothing for the needy. The children sacrificed the pleasure of receiving to become givers of presents, finding reward in the happiness they brought to others.
Local notes detail Mis Virgie McMeynolds planning holiday visits with friends at Misal. Numerous residents and visitors, including Misses Gasie, Stella Short, and Miss Peer Patterson, travel between Bleckbers Mars Marshall and Clinton for family gatherings and holidays. Letters, sermons, and civic items headline cheerful social rounds, a Missouri map gift, and seasonal shop talk.
The Presbyterian Sunday School held its Monday evening program at the Odd Fellows Hall. The show featured a decorated venue and varied performances by boys and girls including Joy to the World Chorus Arrival of the Polean features Christmas pieces and a reading selections by Misses McMillan Wood and Loules Hunter.
The Department of Travel rescheduled club day to Monday afternoon with a lecture by Elisabeth Whihaker, but she was detained. The Loutelens and the Shakespeare players offered their program instead with music by Mrs. C. A. Knight and Miss Rachel Wells. Prof. J. M. Penick delivered a well received lecture on King John, valuable for Shakespeare study.
A school held an old fashioned Christmas program with a heavy load of presents for the pupils. The event featured brief literary and musical choruses and closed with an address by the superintendent. The school also displayed a large Christmas tree decorated for the occasion.
The exercise began with singing and prayer, followed by a literary program. Santa Claus appeared, prompting a merry response from the students as each scholar received a gift. It was a happy occasion.
A misspelled but fiery critique accuses a thirty year political ring in Missouri of corruption and monopoly gains. The piece argues the ring harms the state’s fame and credit while urging cleansing reforms and honest conduct to restore public interest over private schemers. It portrays the ring as greedy conspirators defaming the state court and Missouri’s institutions.
A Baptist Sunday school event featured a traditional taffy pulling with a spirited superintendent who blended the festive mood with religious instruction. Attendees enjoyed the cheerful atmosphere, and his thorough engagement suggested he was in the right place for the occasion.
George Quicenberry died at his sister Mise Bettie Quicenberry’s home in Slater on Wednesday night around midnight. He was about 80 years old and had suffered ill health for several years. Funeral services were held Friday at two o'clock. He was buried at Sister Cemetery.
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