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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
3
A moral tale about a woman who questions men’s interests and defends intellectual taste. She dismisses a man’s attempts to woo with trivial gifts, argues about Ibsen Maeterlinck and Shakespeare, and learns that excess of a good thing can backfire, leaving her unwelcomed.
A moral tale about a woman who quickly won an eligible young man, praised by her mother, sparking envy among rivals. Other women imitate the tactic, delaying the match and letting the opportunity slip away. The moral: she who laughs last laughs best.
A wife of social tact aims to win a tennis admirer by blending sportiness and style, only to be told by her brother that attempting both is a mistake. The moral: you cannot skimp your skirt and have it too.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer mentions an old-fashioned man speaking in a rural conversational style about wartime chatter. The text then shifts to a bizarre note on cobra experiments and hospital color environments claiming blue rooms aid recovery over green.
New districts are opened enabling more homestead farming with age appropriate allowances. The plan adapts to mining farmland and grain raising, expanding accessible areas and opportunities for settlers in the districts.
Secretary Garrive discussed a plan for creating senior vice admirals amid naval reforms. A man named Brown, idle during slack times, sought work by canal boat but refused to work for passage after two days, choosing to walk instead.
A mixed ad piece extols Cuticura Soap Ointment to soothe red rough hands with a one night treatment. It also includes humorous anecdotes about American servants, a clever clock joke, and a quip about a manager losing his head. The text blends product promotion with comic vignettes.
An old advertisement fragment touts Castoria as a safe infant remedy with a signature mark and notes “In Use For Over.” It also references Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach and liver. The piece includes miscellaneous fillers about buyers and pacemakers, reflecting lurid marketing language of the era.
A rugged Erin man acts as timekeeper in a brutal bout between his fellow and a Black opponent in South America. Amid slurs and delay, Pat Stratton rises to knock out the fighter after a tense eight seconds, the timekeeper counting the count with taunting calls.
Mollie meets Muriel after the matinee and congratulates her on the engagement to Harold. Muriel denies any deliberate concealment about the proposal, saying she did not expect it, while Mollie notes that everyone else seemed surprised.
A Chicago heeler offers a candy box to a lady claiming to help her kids. The lady voter warns the act violates criminal code sections on bribery and vowed to eradicate misconduct as a new elector. The heeler responds ambiguously about the exchange.
Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigtown Pennsylvania suffered a year of dropsy with swollen limbs heart fluttering and fatigue. After taking sixty five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling faded and he regained strength. He endorsed the remedy and urged correspondence with Rev Heslop for further information. Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo N Y advertises the pills at 0c per box and offers additional household music and recipes.
In reply to a parliamentary inquiry the secretary of the treasury stated that the number of persons in Great Britain assessed for cap tax at an income exceeding 500000 dollars is 66. Separate divisions show incomes exceeding five hundred thousand dollars a year.
A neighbor reports a noisy dispute between a deaf and dumb couple in the next flat. The exchange grows heated as they argue loudly, drawing attention from surrounding residents who describe the quarrel as a real scene.
In a vivid stage moment the He-That scene delivers shock and wit as critics note a near breathless response from the audience. The exchange leaves spectators amazed by the performers’ timing and daring, underscoring the play’s bold edge.
Women recount relief from fatigue irregularities and inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs S T Richmond Providence Rhode Island Mrs J D Murdoch Quincy Massachusetts and Mrs Jem Ackerman Cloquet Minnesota tout improvements and renewed strength. The firm invites letters for confidential advice read by a woman.
Upton Sinclair criticizes lax financial laws and the power of wealth in America. The Chicago Record-Herald notes Gen John H Todd born 100 years ago in Legington, later West Point graduate, Civil War commander, Dakota delegate and governor from 1868 to 1871, dying at Yankton in 187. Putnam Fudeles is urged as the next entry.
A fragmentary report recalls a mourner asking why a crepe band bordered a hat after a man returned home in mourning. An elderly claimant responds with a brief joke about the frat husband and expresses sorrow over the death.
A western speaker recounted a colonel’s visit story about his large family and the joy of adding to it when guests arrive from the west. The tale ends with a quick, humorous aside as the colonel departs, noting he never expected to see a certain “working babe” behind the colonel’s glasses.
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