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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
7
Miss Winstanley reassures Tom Twining that Barbara is safe and the broken engagement was resolved. Dan returns buoyant with plans to run Alma Estabrook's Montana mining venture, while Barbara prepares to leave town with Dan for a recovery period. The pair discuss futures, family, and a new enterprise as they await the next steps.
A soldier comforts Barbara beside a crackling fire as months of separation melt away. They confess feelings, Barbara fears gossip and a costly gown, and a final kiss seals a brief, intense union before an arrival interrupts. The scene closes with tender vows and a quiet end.
Barbara returns after weeks away and agrees to a brief meeting with the narrator. He questions whether she can ever care for him again while Barbara, pale and poised, weighs the past publicity of her broken engagement. She hints she knows what happened, but says there is nothing else for her to tell.
A tense confession unfolds as one lover demands honesty and the other admits fear of giving her heart. He reels from past pretenses while she reveals she cannot care for him, exposing heartbreak, longing, and a looming departure toward Allah.
The river rip rap work is in full blast with heavy blasts lifting rocks from beds. Charley Janneck fell ill Wednesday at 10 am and doctors Quigg and McGuire suspect typhoid fever. He was reported better yesterday and hopes rise for a temporary illness. C. C. Wisdom and wife visited their son W. P. Wisdom here last weekend.
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recalls doctors telling his son he had consumption and no hope. After three weeks of using Dr King s New Discovery the boy recovered completely. The ad touts the cough and cold remedy as a safe cure for severe lung diseases. Trial bottle free, 60c and 1.00 at P H Franklins.
Dr Howard Slater reports a girl birth to Mr and Mrs James Brown on Monday the 4th. T E Quesenberry and family move to Columbia for their new home, with Slater residents lamenting the departure. Wm Fox, longtime resident, suffered a paralytic attack last Thursday and now uses crutches. Master Mechanic Campbell touts Alton expansion plans featuring a larger roundhouse, turntable, power house, a 100000 gallon water tank, two more cinder tracks, and space for a Road Foreman office.
Mr Campbell expects Winter work on new rooms and a supply area after an approved appropriation. Frank and George Wenzel buy W M Kite’s feed barn for 3100 dollars and plan to run it locally. A burglar broke into Mrs Tillery’s residence stealing a purse, then tried Joseph Smith’s home, waking Dora. Rustler,
Weather tips warn that coughs easily lead to pneumonia or consumption if neglected. Treat early with Ballard's Horehound Syrup, a standard American cure for lung diseases. Sold by P. H. Franklin in 25c, 50c, and $2 bottles.
The revival meetings closed Tuesday with strong interest. Twenty eight persons joined the church after an impressive service. Rev Cole preached to new converts and baptized members entered full fellowship. Eleven joined last Sunday. W C Cole and wife returned to Golefield Iowa to their field. Rev J H Randall col will preach farewell sermon Sunday at the AME Church. Minnie Fran kin returned from Coffeyville to spend days before starting duties in Kansas City. Mr Dow learned his daughter Mrs Fannie Smitherman is dead. funeral Wednesday.
Weather forecast hints at rheumatism weather so readers are urged to prepare with Ballard's Snow Liniment. The ad markets this remedy for rheumatism chilblains frostbite sore joints and muscles with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 available from P H Franklin.
Vacant lots between J D Moulton’s hardware and L M Haynie’s drug store on Main Street will host three modern structures. Haynie plans a two story block with upper hall. Dr Shucks office, the new bank home occupy remaining space. A chimney fire destroyed John Cullen’s Ridge Prairie home Monday morning, family saving most furniture.
A blaze gutted the front of the house, destroying a library and all kitchen utensils. The fire spread to the smoke house, which was also destroyed. Insurance coverage on the building was about $500.
A line in a historical ad claims White's Cream V is a tonic for babies and a remedy for worm infestation. It promotes feeding to restore a ailing child and attributes the claim to P. H. Franklin. The ad markets a product as a cure and strengthening aid.
The contract was let Saturday to Cauliflower & Taylor of Seralia for a new brick block to replace fires. Demolition and cleanup have begun and construction will start soon. Mrs Sally Van Buskirk of Sweet Springs and J H Morrison were married at Sedalia and will reside in Sweet Springs before moving to Mr Morrison's farm north of Houstonia. The Houstonian notes a pink-eyed albino squirrel found on Mel Mahen's timber lot.
Putsam FacELEss Dyes cost you no more than rivals yet promise brighter colors for goods. The ad-like line suggests a consumer buy option, touting vivid results without extra price.
Cholera is rising across Russia with 15552 cases and 6000 deaths in St Petersburg alone. In September infections spread to wealthy districts and the military academy, with 226 provincial deaths last week. Nearby regions show higher fatalities in Tver Yaroslav Kostromar, while southern areas report lower but growing cases. Europe faces broad risk of plague.
The piece warns boatmen to heed the river warnings and rising current to avoid disaster. It promotes Electric Bitters as a kidney health remedy, claiming a lasting backache relief and renewed strength, with a testimonial from J. R. Blankenship of Belk, Tennessee. Bottle price is 50 cents at P. H. Franklin's drug store.
Ralph Irvine and his family visited the state fair last week, traveling by car to the event.
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