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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
6
A garbled local page comments on public health via clean streets, urges drivers to keep right, and hints at summer resort crowds. It mentions Orville Wilent and a hostile summer season, with stray musings on hay fever and a mock court challenge to free speech.
A quirky passage envisions daylight saving narrated as a clever age realism riff. It muses on tools to curb pests and cures while debating whether extra afternoon hours aid humanity, with a playful nod to baseball and a hypothetical Dreadnoughts prize.
The article notes widespread European and American magazine coverage on Germany's impact, with titles like Why England Fears Germany and Why Prince Fears Germany, claiming many nations in Europe show concern about Germany. It contrasts this with comments on national games and sportsmanship.
New York continues the Rood practice of letting poor people sleep in parks during hot nights. An asylum police guard is detailed and everything remains orderly. Some victims in stuffy hotel rooms yearn for a single night of poverty and rest.
Fragmentary line suggests caution about provoking a rattlesnake during distant travels. Modern science notes that past recoveries attributed to such remedies may rely on imagination, with no proven merit.
Germany is pursuing practical experiments in potato drying as an economic measure. Several potato drying plants operate in different regions of the empire. It takes 30 pounds of potatoes to yield 226 pounds of dry product, and rising grain prices boost demand for dried potatoes.
A Reading resident, living as a recluse, amassed a fortune of 40 to 75 million dollars. On death, the government will collect about 10 million in death duties and succession taxes. The piece notes wealth can accumulate quietly and emphasizes modestly successful individuals over public stir.
A German company announces four nonrigid dirigibles with a lifting capacity of 54 persons. The venture notes the California airship disaster where heavy loads caused a breakage. It warns that improper weight distribution can stress the envelope when the airship moves at speed.
A Zeppelin airship base remains permanently stationed at Metz in Alsace Lorraine, a fortressed region Germany seized from France after the Franco Prussian War. The German government relies on Zeppelin balloons for military needs while France has also pursued airships for defense. Metz’s history as a former French possession highlights the ongoing German airship presence and strategic value.
At a July board meeting in Kansas City the University of Missouri elected Prof FOR Mumford as dean of the Missouri College of Agriculture and director of the experiment station. Born in 1868 in Moscow Michigan, Mumford rose from farm youth to leadership, guided by a long record of administration and research in animal husbandry and soil surveys, and is noted for expanding enrollment and major agricultural programs.
A new Missouri law licenses all employment agencies under state labor regulation, requires a $500 bond, and imposes annual fees of $50 in large cities and $25 elsewhere. Agents must keep applicant registers, provide receipts, and can offer limited refunds. The labor commissioner, with state bureaus, enforces the act starting August 15, while immigration board elections and a stalled commission face funding and status issues.
Mexico City and Acapulco reported a severe earthquake shock that frightened residents but caused no loss of life or major property damage according to incoming reports.
Orville Wright and Katherine Wright departed Dayton for New York in secret. They will sail for Europe in a few days, and only a few people were aware of their leaving.
Thirty five of Missouri's 114 counties represented at the Farmers Educational and Co operative association with 16 delegates and 18 state officers present. Charles A Barrett of Union City Ga, president of the national body, spoke on nationwide progress. The convention also hosted county superintendents of public schools discussing the supervision law effective August 16 and plans for coordinated action among professional school teachers.
A jumbled OCR fragment mixes ads and quotes on starch for laundry, historical remarks about motherhood, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Julia Ward Howe. It references Rosimatian and Debt Resiliency of Language while noting women as strong mothers and the idea of the eagle as a great mother.
An Atchison Globe clipping recounts a family dispute with a mother refusing something to her son. The boy sobs as he explains she rejects the family and mocks them for status. By 3 p.m. four doctors attend to the mother, who remains in a swoon after an incident with water.
At a meeting in Atlanta Georgia the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the National Hill Posters Association decided to donate 1 200 000 to a nationwide billboard campaign. Billboards across the United States and Canada will display posters showing how to prevent and cure consumption. The Poster Printers Association also provides 200 000 in printing and paper for the effort. The campaign will be directed under the two national associations.
A dealer praises a cyclometer as accurate and reliable, contrasting it with cheaper models that misregister mileage. The dialogue includes a remark about avoiding faulty cyclometers and seeks a trustworthy option. The exchange highlights purchaser concern over true distance readings and dealer assurance.
A missive shows a speaker seeking courage to ask Mikes Aughtutan for five dollars. The message resembles a casual plea or note from a person named Mr Hardup asking for financial help at Inet.
Obituary notice reports Steald Deacon Hiraw widow of Prishte township aged 2? panted away after a brief illness. The Detroit Journal fragment references Marta Ligenis as a related figure in a local drama, noting a severe attack and subsequent events in Jamesville Clarion se lines.
A dialogue notes a wife’s eight month widowhood before remarriage and the husband's response about their two year engagement. The exchange hints at urgency and social perception of timing in marriage after bereavement.
A reflective piece argues unselfish living transforms life and brings personal happiness. It asserts helping others improves interactions, faith grows, and daily events brighten as one pursues virtue over self. The prose presents a mystical link between kindness and golden outcomes.
A garbled historical passage shows a general and an officer debating the ethics of fortification and the impact on civilian life. The general asserts charges against enemy defenses while the officer laments reckless leadership and amateur driving.
This rough quotation reflects Jeremy Taylor asserting that the worst harms originate within individuals. It urges self-examination to discover the path to virtue, suggesting inner reform as the route to collective good.
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