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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
6
A New Orleans Picayune piece quotes a psychologist claiming all children are born criminals. He asserts innate lying, stealing, slander, and even potential for robbery and murder if untrained. He cites examples of childhood misdeeds and warns against lack of opportunity fueling vice.
Several scholars return to Sunday school after weeks away for illness. A girl notes measles and mumps, another joins in, and when asked what the boy Charlie had, he answers with a high pitched sing song that it had a little brother, prompting a hush and smile.
A brief Brooklyn Life item notes concern over securing support from the assemblyman to advocate for cate godd rolls and an automobile, reflecting local political chatter. The fragment suggests residents seek practical aid from elected representatives.
A tongue in cheek boast extolls the potato as a source for dextrine in gums and starch stiffening collars. It notes potato derived materials in vegetable ivory like compressed leaves, potato spirit in alcohol, and presence in cheap cocoa and fats. The passage playfully claims many everyday items derive from the potato.
A whimsical exchange shows Tortoise questioning if a motor car has begun, while Snail defends progress and adapting to modern times, playful dialogue about speed and change.
A jumble of humorous quotes and stray notices follows a village life tone. It mentions Almira Stang ending an engagement with Charles Hendry Tootwiler, a pastor taking vacation, a reader’s prayer request, a joke about a wife’s disbelief, a tobacco ad, a claim about headaches from eye defects, and a line about deep thought avoiding the undertaker.
The House rejected a statewide prohibition amendment by 51 to 0 and sent the measure to the Senate for first reading and committee action. A tax rider approach gains favor among some senators, with several names listed as supporters and opponents. The session covers related topics including railroad crew rules, passenger train prohibitions on alcohol, and a bill allowing higher railroad rates, with various legislators named.
Text as passed prohibits manufacturing keeping or dealing in intoxicating liquors within the state for beverage purposes. It also bars giving away bartering or trading such liquors. The General Assembly must enact enforcement laws and penalties. The amendment becomes effective January 1, 1913.
In Jefferson City a bill to raise justices of the peace fees prompts a lively debate. Calkins of Crawford county admits Brooks of St. Louis county authored the measure while Baker of Macon advocates the bill to improve Northeast Missouri pay. Wart of St. Joseph objects claiming soft jobs. Harker suggests 2 for sitting. Will moves indefinite postponement, vote ends 60 to 38.
In Jefferson City the senate passed four bills including measures on park districts in St Louis, creation of a reservation district and marking the Santa Fe trail across the state with $5000. Other actions included a vote on a railroad passenger tax, an excise commissioner for St Louis County, extension of the child labor law, and Gov Hadley naming L A Geserich to the State Fish Commission.
Mrs W G Davis of Growaback Texas says back aches, dizziness, and headaches vanished after taking Deans Kidney Pills. She passed several gravel stones and recovered fully. Sold by all dealers, 40 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Prof William Lyon Phelps of Yale lectured at West Point last fall when an Irish setter wandered into the chapel. Cadets remained rigid and solemn as the dog trotted onto the platform, drawing a bemused moment from the audience and the professor.
An advertisement fragment touts Murine Eye Remedy claiming quick relief and urges readers to send for a list of testimonials. It mentions price references and a promotion about eye pain relief and cure claims. The text includes unrelated brand pitches and a discussion on word origins.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a nephew urged by men to explain his failure yet again as past questions mirror the present inquiry. The brief exchange hints at a recurring moral or social test faced by the young.
A shortBrooklyn Life item recalls a dinner moment with Webster with a quip about his eating habits. It notes how a woman at the event asked about his varied diet and his reply about never overeating, followed by a light exchange about truth and constraint.
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