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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
A 104 year old Kentucky man reportedly took paris green in Marble Hill Missouri. The piece ponders meatless diets for leather by products. Minor notes mention Teheran politics and future longevity claims by Minister Wu. A Chicago woman faces theft charges for a set of teeth.
Local residents in Columbus discuss a sensational tale from the Klondike where a thirsty prospector reportedly paid 34 000 for three fingers. The report raises questions about rarity, risk, and value of such body parts in frontier lore.
A reflective observation notes how young boys along the wharves might envy a gentleman testing tobacco destined for navy use. The piece dismisses a Betsy Ross claim as harmless fiction, avoiding needless debate over its historic accuracy.
A Virginia woman secures a divorce from a man posing as a titled lord who has multiple other wives across the nation. The report notes we believe he may have wrong motives beyond love in the marriage.
A female lecturer dismisses men in starched collars as fools and questions whether she would approve men with deep necklines or openwork sleeves showing their arms, implying a critique of conventional dress norms.
A New York landlord lowers rent citing hard times. Men praise him as a good landlord while women withhold judgment until they learn his plans for papering the front parlor and back bedroom next fall.
The Master Car Builders association, after closing a session in Atlantic City, adopted a committee report urging improvements for better ventilation in passenger cars. The push for more fresh air and greater airflow is growing.
A young man claims a Kentucky girl imprisoned him for four days in her parents home and forced a ring on his finger to compel marriage. The report hints at social pressure during a leap year but argues masculine gallantry should not coerce a woman into such measures.
A New York newspaper chronicler describes the discontinuance of the Fulton street horse-car line with humor, noting it was “the best in the city” as it lacked the straps and most riders walked, sparking amusement over the stray “straphanging evil.”
In Chicago a ministers meeting heard a warning about the demoralizing influences of summer hotels and vacation dangers. The session adjourned until September with a program titled Vacation experiences and Fish Stories. The note suggests that once fish stories are told, the sermon on vacations may need repetition.
The Cunard line steamships Luisitania and Mauretania, built with a government subsidy arrangement, have demonstrated they can maintain an average speed of 24 knots in fair weather. The subsidy of 750,000 dollars annually rewards fast ships that could aid the navy if required.
After the search and recovery of Fanl Jones body, leaders condemn neglect and call for funds to build a permanent crypt. They argue the nation should honor a man whose services aided the War of Independence and warn that leaving him unburied would be a national disgrace.
Fire spreads through 100 square miles in the Crow's Nest Pass region destroying Fernie and neighboring towns. More than 100 lives feared lost with 3,000 refugees camped in a distant prairie as bridges burn and communication breaks down. Railways lost and entire area under threat from advancing flames.
A man fired a shotgun at the river steamer Island Queen as Taft watched fireworks. Mrs. C. R. Russell of Cincinnati was wounded in the face and others were hit by stray shots as the vessel was peppered like hail. Police hunt the shooter, believed to be an overzealous celebrant.
In Pensacola Florida a mob attacked the jail wounding many. Leander Shaw who assaulted a white woman was captured and executed by mob action after a large crowd gathered. Deputies exchanged fire, two were killed, and Shaw was hanged from an electric light post as more than 500 bullets struck his body.
Guthrie Okla The Prairie Oil and Gas Co won a writ prohibiting the trial of Attorney General Wests suit to stop a Kansas to Oklahoma pipeline. The writ, obtained by Gov Haskell, delays the case set for Aug 10 after District Judge Huston had refused to throw out the litigation. West said he expected the move and was prepared to fight it.
A vast wildfire roars across the hills surrounding Fernie threatening mine sites and coal coke stockpiles. Buildings lose the Crow's Nest Coal Co and Fikes Woodware, while the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific offices burn. Rail cars and rolling stock vanish as the blaze advances toward Montana, endangering open mines and prospectors' claims along the Elk River corridor.
In Warsaw Indiana physicians report a thirteen year old girl died after a needle point traveled from her hand through her arm to her heart. The postmortem found leakage of the heart and the exact entry point of the needle remains uncertain. The girl had suffered recent pains and woke her mother with pain before dying within minutes. Her mother Mrs Theresa Walden now lives in Denver Colorado.
In Carthage Missouri officials believe Dr E L Whitner was lured out of town for medical services and slain. An inquest began Friday to probe the mystery. Whitner had a right eye abrasion and a brain blood clot. A blackjack or sandbag injury is suspected. His medicine case was found beside the road two miles east of town. Initial apoplexy theory proved false.
Newport R I H H Swafford a seaman apprentice at the naval training station received a gold medal for marksmanship offered by the Admiral Trenchard section of the Navy League of the United States in New York. He scored 472 of 500 with Fort Worth Texas as his home. Six hundred apprentices took part in the outdoor range rifle competition at the station.
Evelyn Thaw visited Harry K. Thaw in Duchess County jail and, speaking through bars, rebuked Sheriff Chanler for the confinement. She said it was an outrage to lock him up and questioned the sheriff’s friendship with Mr. White.
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Emile Jabas aged and well to do were found on the floor of their Fort Wayne Indiana home Wednesday morning Both had been choked to death The murder occurred on Monday night and authorities suspect robbery but have not identified the killer
A plan to establish an open market for newspaper print paper in New York is announced. An auction sale of 100 tons in carload lots is set for August 5 by John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association, with more auctions to follow to fix prices and end secret rate practices.
A Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. freight plunged from a 60 foot trestle at the steel plant in Pueblo on Wednesday. Engineer W. T. Thomas and Fireman Roach were killed, with several other trainmen narrowly escaping. The wreck trapped and burned the two victims in the engin e and boiler area.
Mr and Mrs Emile Jacob were found dead on the floor of their home Wednesday morning, both choked. The crime occurred Monday night and authorities suspect robbery as the motive, though no clue identifies the killer.
San Francisco officials detain George Rosen who arrived on the Siberia with wife and four children from Tiflis Asia, claiming forced flight due to Russian persecution of his Socialistic teachings. Detention cited as suspected trachoma.
St Paul Minn Frank A Day personal secretary to Governor Johnson announced the governor accepted W J Bryan invitation to join a 15 member advisory committee for the presidential campaign.
A two year old child of Mr and Mrs S L Barr on a farm south of Webster City drowned after falling headfirst into a churn with several inches of water while playing in the yard. Authorities said the child was found submerged and unable to be revived.
New York banker Thomas A. McIntyre, head of T A McIntyre & Co which failed for over 1 million and faced six grand larceny indictments, died Wednesday in Baltimore at lawyer J C Boyd's home. He suffered from a liver disease and the nurse was Anna Boyd's brother.
Prof Hobbs of Geneva, an American, achieved a record Mont Blanc ascent and descent in 16 hours surpassing the prior best of 16 hours 13 minutes by Moorehead of England.
Twenty Burlington saloons will close as a result of new regulation on consent of adjoining property owners. Prospective closures prompt proprietors citywide to comply with laws, aiming to head off civic federation action after watching Muscatine and Davenport proceedings.
In Des Moines Iowa driven by heat to water 18 year old Fred Juber drowned in the Raccoon River Thursday afternoon. He sank from sight and with companions attempting rescue the effort failed. The body had not been recovered by late Thursday.
Warsaw Indiana mayor Charles Rizdon of Warsaw was appointed temporary national treasurer of the fraternal order of Eagles.
Beaumont Tex A fire devastated the small town of Mahl fifteen miles west of Nacogdoches along the Texas and New Orleans railroad destroying a dozen or more business houses and leaving the settlement practically wiped out.
The notification of E. W. Chafin, Prohibition candidate for president, will be held August 18 in Chicago. Prof. Charles S. Scanion, permanent chairman of the national Prohibition convention, will deliver the notification address.
In Rensselaer New York Frank Burdich aged 15 accidentally shot and killed his 19 year old sister while playing with a shotgun at their home. Police reported no foul play suspected and the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
A George Washington University professor described as rotund yet profound hears his children debating the meaning of absolute. The boys ask if a man can be absolutely good or absolutely bad, and a girl asks if a man can be absolutely fat, prompting the father to flee in disdain.
Mrs Lily Hedge of Cambiewell Green England recalls an almost hopeless eczema case in her son Owen from age three months to fifteen years. After four hospital stays and ineffectual treatments a six month course of Cuticura Remedies led to a dramatic recovery and a perfect cure. The report dates January 12 1907.
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution imagines heaven as a vast watermelon patch with Father July year round. Brother Dickey suggests the idea and Brother Williams cheekily invites him to go there, capturing a folksy regional humor.
In a brief exchange Miss Heamley notes a man from New England studying her face and asks if she was born during the war. Miss Knox confirms the inquiry and adds the man asked if Miss Heamley was "born that war."
A three year old girl May liked to cut things when she had scissors. She cut every curl from the back of her baby brother’s head while left alone with him. The nurse cried out in astonishment. May blamed the baby for biting the curls.
Pale and weak for years, a reader credits caffeine in coffee with causing illness. After quitting coffee and switching to Postum, health improves within weeks and months, culminating in restored strength and weight. The letter from Postum Co. promotes Postum as the healthier drink option.
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