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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
2
A garbled excerpt from Marble Hill Press humor page includes quirky lines about summer wear, weather, revival of Greek attire, automobile confirmations, and odd anecdotes. It mentions Yale basketball, a Detroit pitcher advantage, Ty Cobb, a Philadelphia Inquirer quip on umbrella theft, and a millionaire spending $45,000 on ancient andirons.
The column riffs on quirky beliefs and headlines from the era, noting warnings about the sea border, fashion trends, a candidate scandal, superstition about thirteen, and political satire. It mentions a cyclone lifting a convention hall in Atlantic City and a heroic kiss after a drowning rescue in New Rochelle, reflecting period whimsy and public manners.
A man jailed for deceiving his wife about money sparks nationwide concern, as the case sets a precedent that stirs fears across the United States.
A young Mexican woman aligned with rebel commander Col. Laure Alanis led a raid in Juarez, disarming the provisional chief and police, seizing provisions, and riding out with followers. She is described as his militant wife, part of a border conflict involving rebels near Palomas.
Informal talks among Progressive Republicans and Democrats consider introducing a senate resolution to direct the privileges and elections committee to investigate Senator Penrose. The probe would cite alleged $25,000 payments from the Standard Oil Co to influence legislation and could open a broader inquiry into corporate money in politics. Meanwhile John Jacob Astor's son arrives in New York, heir to a fortune and linked to the Titanic era tragedy.
Clarence Darrow and Darrow were acquitted of bribing jurors in the McNauora murder case. The jury took 37 minutes to reach the verdict after a prior hour of judge Hutton's instructions, delivered in Superior Court.
President Taft has signed a 160 million dollar appropriation bill and thousands of veterans and their dependents, whose pensions were held up since August 4, have received their checks, ending a delay in payments across the service.
In Hurlbert Indiana a youth, Ray McGinnley aged 10, died after a baseball struck his right temple. The ball was batted by his father Robert McGinley during a game between Hurlbert and Boone Grove. Young McGinley played shortstop and did not field the ball in time.
A dispatch reports Williams Arizona, about 400 miles west of Albuquerque, was severely shaken by an earthquake lasting five minutes from 2:05 to 2:10 P.M. Buildings rocked, windows and crockery broken, and residents were greatly frightened.
Rabat Morocco Mulay Yussef is proclaimed sultan of Morocco succeeding his brother Mulay Haid who abdicated amid dissatisfaction with French oversight He has left for Vichy to live on a large pension from the French government
The United States District Attorney Wilkerson filed suit under the Sherman act against the Elgin Board of Trade alleging trust law violations in butter and egg market manipulation. The case mirrors a pending action against the Chicago Butter and Egg Board and may lead to criminal proceedings against the quotations committee members.
Mrs Jones shot Mrs Cove to death after domestic trouble at 9th Avenue North. The widow Mrs Cave, 40, wife of Stephen Cave, was seated when bullets were fired. Jones surrendered and claimed no warning or ring, and asked to be admitted to hospital. Preliminary hearing set as her lawyer seeks immediate confinement.
U S Navy ship Scorpion left Haidar Pasha to bring medical supplies to Marmora district after an earthquake. American aid was offered by W W Rockhill and accepted by the Turkish government. The Scorpion was to call at coastal sites along the Marmora coast for further relief distribution near Sarkot, about twenty five miles east of Gallipoli.
The House approved a parcels post substitute to the post office bill with a 14 to 16 vote, adopting a six tone parcels post scheme from Representative Moon of Tennessee. The plan is experimental, with rates varying from 2 to 12 cents a pound.
Alexander Philby aged 40 of 3523 North Clark Street died at St Francis Hospital after his horse stumbled during a pretend battle scene. He led cowboys in a staged clash with a group of Indians as riders dashed forward and could not stop their horses.
Helen Keller, once deaf and blind, sang without an interpreter before the Otological Congress at Harvard Medical School. Her voice is weak and easily strained, yet her enunciation is remarkable as observers note the unusual spectacle of a woman overcoming disability to perform.
Mob Rabbi Samuel Marke, active in establishing a tuberculosis sanitarium for Jews at San Antonio, Tex, declared he found a serum to combat tuberculosis successfully.
A Cumberland Md B O passenger train due in Cumberland at six p m struck a pleasure party on the Western Maryland extension one mile west of Frostburg killing three and injuring two of the young people on an afternoon outing.
W. Hunter Work man, the American mountain climber and explorer, is reported killed by an avalanche while ascending in the Himalaya range in northern India.
Councilman William Burke resigns from his Philadelphia post and reveals his former life as a convict. He says he quit to escape blackmail demanded by an ex-convict who had pressured him. Burke cites inability to pay the extortion as his reason for stepping down.
Col Roosevelt appealed for leadership from New England in the Progressive movement during his first speech since nomination in Chicago. He urged unity and emphasized the campaign's statewide reach as he addressed supporters in the province.
A $7000 barn owned by Jesse McClain eight miles southeast of Harrisburg was hit by lightning. Henry Hobie of Johnson County died in the incident and the barn burned.
Washington House Democratic leaders failed in their third attempt to override President Taft. They sought to pass the legislative, executive and judicial bill over his veto, continuing a battle over the measure. The failure preserves Taft’s veto and the administration’s position in the confrontation.
Mrs. Charles D. Teat announces the birth of twin children to twin parents Golden. The mother is a twin with a twin sister, and her husband has a twin brother. The father’s father was also born a twin.
In Pekin the new Chinese republic revived empire style by arresting and executing six Hupeh generals including Chang Chen Wu who was alleged to head a recently unearthed Hankow plot.
The United States collier Justin arrived from Panama with 256 Marines to reinforce 160 American bluejackets aboard the gunboat Annapolis, stationed in Managua Nicaragua.
General Paccual Orosco withdrew from Juarez leaving a small rebel guard to maintain order Gatil as federal troops arrived. The guards looted the customs house but did not secure any cash.
Rawson Twin, son of famed Rawson twins and grandson of English actress Laura Keene, is identified as the father of twinag, with both boys reported in Hilledale New Jersey.
Salt Lake City man William Groeeback and Los Angeles resident R M Bradshaw died after leaping from a car that narrowly avoided a train collision. A locomotive struck them, ending the perilous escape.
A Scottville Michigan mother extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for family health woes. She claims it relieves back ache and pelvic and menstrual pains, credits it with aiding her children, and notes her eldest daughter benefited from it. She emphasizes it contains no narcotics or harmful drugs and calls it a successful remedy for women's ills.
A garbled OCR fragment asks about why a doctor’s wife calls her husband duchie and mentions pot and quack. The readable bits suggest a casual or slang exchange, possibly a stray line from a larger piece, with no clear events, names, or locations to anchor.
A fragmentary exchange shows a proud individual declaring self made status while a listener quips that the speaker is fine except for his head. The remark notes the gap between speech and judgment, saying the talking part is too large for the thinking part.
A cautionary note discusses risks of exposing a child to prolonged darkness. It warns the nervous system is delicate and harmful impressions can linger, urging light instead of forcing fear.
John Nurroughe, a noted nature writer, visits his brother Eden Purrougha in Hobart. They hunt. Nurroughe bragging about a fox kill leads friends to remind him the fox skin sold for five dollars. He later earns seventy five from a magazine reprint of the tale.
A physician reports using Postum in his family and then with patients as a substitute for coffee. He notes it aids convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid fever and claims stores widely stock it. The physician offers his letter as a reference and cites The Road to Wellville. There is promotional language for Postum Co of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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