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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
2
A jumble of peculiar notes from Marble Hill Missouri and New York discusses Mars, theft in language, hats for women, and a mix of opinions. References include Kang Yu Wei in New York, Stanley at Coney Island, and remarks on rail, finance, and theater.
A fragmented note remarks on South American publics conceding Russia has lost status in refined culture and style, signaling waning influence and shifting prestige in global culture.
A man who struck a Sowagin mobile in New York faced a breakdown as he turned the corner, with the incident noted as a consequence of the collision and ensuing mechanical failure.
An unusual classified ad from a Chiesen man seeks a lady stenographer. The text misprints suggest the bidder wants someone to “state her asec” and there are odd typos throughout, implying a request for employment in a formal typing or stenographic role.
Fragmentary sentence references English settlers and the port of Mosten Tost, noting they would have joined the Massachusetts Bay colony had they arrived over 25 years earlier.
A fragment states Mr Peary will take fragile instruments on his polar expedition and the narrator will later determine whether he has found the exact spot. The line calls this a necessary precaution.
A company plans to spend 5,000,000 to dredge the Tiber and open a navigable path to Rome. The project risks unknown finds from the dredging work as officials weigh potential benefits and costs.
A remark notes a singular lack of enthusiasm at Waldorf Astor house parties, claiming there is no evident notable excitement despite the chatter. The line suggests a restrained mood among attendees with an oddly specific but unclear complaint.
A fashion writer notes evolving skirt styles with the short walking skirt becoming shorter and a dressier long skirt appearing longer The piece predicts a period of alternating lengths until the styles converge with one another in the current taste.
Report notes a remark by Tosten Clobe about fishing summers, comparing started summers and winter fishing, questioning differences in technique and outcome. Source text presents fragmented quotes and unclear context but centers on fishing activities and seasonal change. Distinct entities include New Mipehand and Tosten Clobe.
A garbled report notes Peary and a teen avoiding a trip due to scarce provisions. It mentions food items like corned beef and Scotch fare as essential, with unclear references to confinement and costs.
A European scientist suggests fear springs from no germ and may be cured by a process described as tnecotation. He doubts this dyeary and warns his interpretation may be wrong. In Newark a New Jersey minister complains churchgoers read a fine magazine during sermons and an organist leaves to drink whisky, prompting a push to send missionaries to New Jersey.
A New York society woman launches a model dairy to ensure pure milk for infants. The report notes her venture as part of broader anti race suicide rhetoric, with comments about Mrs. Russell Sage and Uncle Russell amid mentions of a financial leak in the family circle.
A New York man was fined one dollar after assaulting Mrs. Shakspeare. He allegedly hired a Portia to present his case to the jury. Mrs Eugene Reilly of La Moure North Dakota has just given birth to three girls and a boy.
In Castle Kernsberg, Duchess Joan confronts Werner von Orseln over a bold plan to flee north as a Muscovite siege closes in. Von Lynar, the Dane, schemes as Joan debates loyalty and survival while a dangerous ruse unfolds with trusted allies and hidden captors.
A garbled account describes a magazine era scene where a striking woman, admired for her figure, is sought for artistic photographs. Dialogue hints at her status as a model and muse, with readers debating her true profession and the value of beauty in cultural work.
The widowless heiress Aliss Thelen Tavle inherits a vast art estate from the late painter Chapman. The estate, valued at fifty thousand dollars, includes major works such as Naples scenes and The Appian War, with several canvases previously displayed in Paris and London exhibitions.
The late Jace Jefferson was cared for at a friend's home when a concerned wife asked for spiritual aid. A nurse arranged a private room for prayer, urging the actor to seek divine relief for his condition as he listened and his anxious family awaited outcomes.
Judge Dixby of Treackton shows humor as he fines a confessed drunk on a drunkenness charge. The offender quips about the amount and the judge retorts that the fine cannot be reduced. The exchange is noted in a Boston Herald summary of the bench banter.
Sitvile Gabielle Marie Antoinette de Riquette de Mirabean, Countess de Martell de Janville, writes under the pen name Gyp and illustrates as Bot. The wording catalogs stylistic aliases and artistic credits tied to the countess in a brief note.
Portsmouth reports the Russian reply at the peace conference to be a negotiation on peace terms. Russia agrees to discuss all but two points, accepting indemnity and cession of Sakhalin only. Japan seeks immediate evacuation of Manchuria, Sakhalin, and Vladivostok port opening, with possible indemnity reduction for peace.
New Orleans Archbishop Chapelle of the Catholic diocese of New Orleans died amid yellow fever on a Wednesday. Dr. Larne announced the Archbishop worsened and a physician consultation was ordered as the fifth day of the disease passed. Chapelle had long served in the church and earlier held roles in the Philippines, Cuba, and Washington, D. C., earning trust among diplomats and political leaders.
A Moscow peace mission arrived with envoys from Russia and Japan, excluding Russia’s chief envoy M Witte who stayed to prepare dispatches at the Hotel Wentworth. Witte said he opposes indemnity and seeks peace, while Japanese and Russian leaders express cautious optimism about a peaceful settlement, though concrete terms remain uncertain. Notable figures present included Gov. John Mebane, Sen Jacob Gallinger, and other state officials.
A mob in Maris Texas, minutes after mort, buried Tom Williams a Black man in Sulphur Springs public square near Paris. Williams fled from Miss Nerja Frieses driving cattle but was captured by officers and citizens. He was severely injured by a gunshot and then hanged with a rope from a telephone pole and burned.
Thos Fitzgerald heirs receive $1000 each from his half interest in a Los Angeles racetrack. James Fitzgerald runs a wall grocery in Luce Falls, Patrick Fitzgerald works on the railroad, and Margaret Louise is a mill worker. A warrant for embezzlement is issued for Paterson New Jersey mayor who is missing.
Himla Johnson, 44, reappeared in Madison after being mourned as dead for 33 years. He left a different city where a man of the same name died in an elevator accident. Johnson, formerly from St. Louis, reports his father died last winter and his mother two years ago. A former business associate of Salmons sues a bank over alleged undisposed assets.
Tokyo reports Rear Admiral Kataoka has dispatched one squadron to Kamchatka and another to Okhotsk and they are carrying out their instructions. France doubts the Kaiser over the Morocco affair. Actor William Collier reportedly seeks a divorce.
The War Department will issue orders shortening the service term for Army staff officers in the Philippines from three to two years plus time counted from sailing to return. This reduces total service to two years four months. Former State Senator Farris denies statements made by former Lieutenant Governor Jul AL Lew.
A newborn in Hurricane New York is reported as the ship Graf Wallersee drifted off course after colliding with turbid seas during the Atlantic voyage. The vessel faced heavy waves, causing steering difficulties and drifting name confusion. Sweet Maria wins five dollar match race at Readville track against Tiverton.
A barn owned by John Kirchhoff nine miles southeast of California Missouri was struck by lightning and destroyed along with four horses feed and farming machinery. The loss is estimated around $1000 and mirrors a prior lightning loss on the same site about two and a half years ago. Field details show recurring fire risk from storms in the area.
The St Louis collector of internal revenue reports only a small number of clear violations of federal laws within the district, indicating enforcement actions are limited and targeted. Tax administration officials emphasize compliance efforts and ongoing monitoring in the region.
In Albany a department store roof collapse buried a large portion of John G. Myers store Tuesday morning. Officials estimate thirty killed with hundreds injured or missing. Rescue efforts have pulled twenty five injured from the ruins. three later died in hospitals.
New Orleans undertakes its largest sanitation effort with federal and volunteer support. Hundreds of carts and laborers remove refuse as thousands of volunteers join paid workers and prisoners from detention facilities in a citywide cleaning campaign. State health boards report parishes considering quarantine rule changes and allow passage for travelers with health certificates or post detention clearance.
Cole Younger heads a movement to build an electric railroad from Lone Jack to Kansas City. The Kansas City Lee's Summit and Eastern Electric Railroad company, incorporated in Jefferson City, says right of way is secured and financing arranged. The project aims to extend to Jefferson City to connect with a St Louis line for a through Kansas City to St Louis electric railroad.
Battle Creek Michigan reports Dr. William R Harper president of the University of Chicago will have a second operation. Preparations are being made at the sanitarium. Surgeons met Tuesday to discuss the plan. Radium treatment is not expected to help. Press arrangements specify reporting only official announcements.
Washington reports the State Department was informed Friday that the New York and Hermudez Asphalt Company filed with the Venezuelan Government two protests against the court's recent ruling against the company.
San Angelo readers report rainfall easing the long drought, with showers of varying extent aiding moisture in fields. Farmers hope for a strong cotton yield as the cropl plants endure the dry spell and continue growing despite past dryness.
Captain James Allen Martin aged 75 died at his home in Little Rock Friday. He served as deputy state treasurer and was a Confederate veteran. His father J. C. Martin was an Arkansas pioneer, arriving from Missouri in 1822.
George Adamson of St. Louis is named Panama stenographer at a salary of 1510 dollars annually.
Cleveland report says secretary John D. Rockefeller declares President Harper of the University of Chicago visited Forest Hill only socially, with no university affairs involved. Denison Dry Goods House in Denison, Texas assigns Friday to H. R. Burt for liabilities of 25,000 dollars. assets not listed.
A rare cloudburst drenched Canton Mississippi on Saturday with six inches of rain in one hour. Streets filled, low areas overflowed, and water entered businesses along Depot Street. Local officials warned residents to avoid flooded zones as damage assessments begin.
Marion Warner of Secor Illinois was killed by a robber on a train. The article notes tribal schools in Indian Territory face closure unless Congress provides funds.
Playing cards are said to originate in Arabia and were brought to Europe during the Crusades. The exact date and inventor remain unknown, but their Eastern origin is widely acknowledged.
A Frenchman who died in Constantinople left 45000 dollars to his nephew M. d'Albi who lives in Paris on condition the young man cycle to Constantinople to receive the legacy.
Louis de Moufflers nicknamed the Robust lived in 1504 and was famed for extraordinary strength. He placed his feet together to show stability, bent and broke a horseshoe with his hands, and could seize and drag an ox. He reportedly carried a horse on his shoulders on more than one occasion.
A New York nurse announces AVESTRALIAN IDEAL as a pleasant herb remedy for female weaknesses backache kidney and urinary troubles. Claimed to be a monthly regulator, available by mail order from The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York with sample mailed free.
In the Australian Women's Liberal Union annual conference a resolution was passed urging that all female citizens aged 15 to 18 receive instruction in the use of arms to defend themselves and their country in case of need.
The earliest English cemetery, distinct from churchyards, is Kensal Green. Consecrated in 1882, it predates the first separate American grounds. The name Kensal Green is said to mean Sleeping place.
The celery described is the cultivated form of the English weed smallage. It was introduced to kitchen gardens in England around the time of the Reformation by Italians who dubbed it cello or celleri in Italian.
The shock of being sprinkled with a solution of nitric acid by mistake for holy water revived Valthaire of Rube, France, who had been believed to be near death. The event occurred as she lay on her deathbed, bringing a sudden return to health.
Monticello Minnesota August 7 Mr J W Moore cites personal trial of Dodd Kidney Pills as a cure for Brights Disease after doctors predicted death within a year His swollen feet and legs improved after starting the remedy and he claims full restoration to health The piece also quotes a Liverpool Mercury line about urban restlessness and harsh living conditions.
The reader is presented with a philosophical musing contrasting Prosperity with intense worldliness and selfishness, noting that grander human traits like self sacrifice patriotism love of knowledge and devotion to great causes do not necessarily lead to fortune.
Scientific American notes that spider lines, though a fraction of a thousandth of an inch in diameter, consist of thousands of microscopic fluid streams that unite into a single thread, enabling them to stay true under the highest magnifying power.
A snippet quotes a modern author noting wide popularity of his new book and recounts a woman of 200 pounds praising it. He plans to forward the anecdote to publishers as a strong literary note, suggesting it will be a fitting promotion.
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