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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
7
The New York City health department led by Dr Sigismund B Goldwater declares an aggressive, systematic campaign to abolish the chief factor in condudtions of liquor. The program targets both elite and working class drinking like highballs and whisky to reduce alcohol harm citywide.
Washington reports note Dietterles Securities slid from around nineteen to as low as two and a half amid prohibition pressures. Distilleries going dry or liquidating and brewery firms in receivership are cited as causes, with stock market commentary warning of aliasing by industry groups and catchy slogans masking true aims.
Senator Reed reports broad approval for the president in Washington meetings. Missouri crop woes cited except corn, with ample rain. Reed notes strong Democratic health and desire to uphold national honor without war, while Remwan ferries optimism about postwar prosperity. Washington Post
William Allen White argues President Wilson pushes to mobilize national defense while Republicans today resist changes and rely on insinuation. He criticizes Democratic criticism turning to power, notes progress in currency and banking reforms, and frames Republicans as promising to whip Democrats and return to past policies.
In Springfield Republican and Houston Post clippings, the idea that thoughtful consideration precedes public statements is linked to effective governance and personal credibility. The fragments juxtapose Secretary Lansing and President Wilson, vs the claim that Mr Menn is a farmer, noting doubt about seeds planted over twenty years.
The ad touts 50,000 acres of rich, yellow loam land in Missouri suitable for corn, wheat, alfalfa, and more. It emphasizes abundant yields, long growing seasons, and the Lumber Company ownership with a history of stress-free sales to over 1,000 buyers. Down payment options include 10 percent, with 10 monthly installments and 5 percent interest, backed by a warranty deed. See for yourself.
A garbled notice references Himmelberger-Harrison Land Selling Company Cape Girardeau Missouri and The Brunswich-Balhe-Collender Co Chicago with scattered lines about business opportunities. It includes unrelated fable snippets and a dialogue about war, invention, and necessity, ending with a stray telegram fragment.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soap as a quick fix for skin troubles with mail samples offered by Boston. The rest of the clipped page mixes street caricature, humorous quotes, and observations about marriage, bachelor life, progress, and self reflection, with brief captions and jokes.
An unreadable block presents a discordant exchange mentioning a helper to a writer and a shift to another room when a scene ends. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or places.
A distressed boy returns home after a failed cinema outing and a harsh evening. He confronts his father at the doorway and begs for a kiss to calm his mother’s agitation, pleading for mercy and comfort in a moment of family strain.
A damaged dialogue fragment shows Nora speaking with a supervisor about leaving. The text hints at a seven month period, reluctance to share reasons, and mentions working with a company and a vegetable peddler in a crowded job setting. The garbled lines mix names, roles, and location clues without clear context.
A conversation records questions about why attendants in the telephone office are all women. Mr Brown replies that the managers know many attendants are devoted to the work and that women would prefer the job. The discussion shifts to what the work entails and leads to a broader exchange.
The householder asks why ice fees are high this summer. The iceman replies that early summer demand surged, forcing a price increase to cover living costs.
A fragment discusses belief in a wife’s influence over her husband and a man’s skepticism toward flattery. It mentions a “Breit storehouse” and grain concerns, with references to a plan and restraint in rhetoric. The passage reads as a garbled, period-voice excerpt without clear events or decisive outcomes.
A garbled report describes a strange scene at a courthouse nearby, with a judge remarking on a sentence while a cemetery overlook is noted. The text includes disrupted dialogue among a judge, a cleric, and a debtor, ending with a confusing exchange about an excess of iron and freckles.
The fragment discusses malaria elimination and a system related to old labels and potions. It mentions a person Addy and a past abroad, hints at a seer process turning flowers and tissues into metal, and references spiritualists claiming to return from the dead.
A concise observation notes that men openly acknowledge defeat or harm, while women rarely admit to similar situations, reflecting gendered differences in confession and social exposure.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at straight men, love, and heartbreak with references to a first love breaking hearts and a second love healing them. The text is incomplete and lacks clear nouns or events for a fuller summary.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Lae VOCeeeLy Pon Renee and a catalog fire test at a St Louis commercial college. The readable parts reference Olive BE and Cedral Sebowl, with scattered terms like patents and S28, but no coherent event or clear entities to summarize into a factual card.
An unclear historical snippet shows disjointed dialogue about viewing a landscape and a Virginia ceraper. The readable parts reveal two speakers discussing concealment or covering an object. Names, dates, or clear events are not present in the legible text.
Fragmentary OCR style note references elephants as valuable and needing men, with garbled dialogue about not letting them be killed and a reason for needing men. Character names and precise facts are unreadable.
Fragmented OCR excerpt mentions a person Sticklefritz D Mnewee Gan and bands in a factory, legal restraint, a wife, a dog, and cryptic phrases. Content is garbled with unclear events and lacks cohesive facts for a clear summary.
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