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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
3
A fragment notes Iceland's Piret Theater in Reykjavik, described as the island’s first, opening in October and closing in April with widespread local interest. Gov. Cobb of Maine and Hon. W. B. Powers visit, discussing political figures and a quip about Powers’s ancestry in a car conversation.
Rome dispatch recalls an awkward moment with Pope Pius X when a splutter and prickling finger spurred a light comic scene. He resisted retreating audiences, insisting on continuing the event while joking about his bandaged finger and pressing on with the ceremony.
A prominent speaker denounces city control over money banks railroads and commerce claiming elites and Washington influence dictate rate legislation private car limits and perishable goods. He argues country people must unite through the country press to retake power and direct policy for farmers and labor across the nation.
The account notes La Paz as distant from main roads with few modern amenities. It records about 60 000 residents including Germans French English and around a dozen Americans. A military band plays twice weekly and the Chola class is described with distinctive dress and mixed heritage.
John Sharp Wit lama comments on adjusting to circumstances on a Pennsylvania Avenue trip. A crowded car forces two smokers to stand, while a non smoking rider occupies a rear seat. A smoker reasons that a non smoker should move forward, and asks for an extra cigar.
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor spent much of the year on immigration matters and the San Francisco earthquake relief as the president’s special representative. His broad duties and tight congressional appropriations limited his ability to delegate.
A Roy al Magazine snippet shows a witty exchange about marriage and money. A bride asks about pin money while a matron quips that money and clothes are what keep a wife occupied. The dialogue hints at gender norms and social humor of the era.
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffered severe kidney pain back ache fever headaches and frequent burning secretions. After eight boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills her symptoms disappeared and her strength and spirits returned. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Mrs Anxious and Mrs Knowing-Well discuss summer travel options for Grace and Ethel as a matchmaking angle. Sulphur Springs is proposed as a change and noted for its influence in arranging marriages.
The Boston Globe notes rice is the principal food in China and its dependencies with 400 million people, India with 276 million, and Japan with 40 million. It is a chief diet for other Asian and African peoples totaling about 815 million, or 60 percent of humanity.
The Cape to Cairo railway reaches the Kafue River on a 13 span bridge with pillars 10 feet below water. The line runs 266 miles north of Victoria Falls, total distance from Cape Town 1 008 miles. Track continues beyond Broken Hill 847 miles past the falls as the bridge was still under construction.
The New England Lime Company of Winstead Connecticut says it is the first to use gas as fuel for lime burning. Gas eliminates clinkers and cinders, produces whiter lime, and yields higher heat. Daily output rose from zero to 700 barrels across kilns, demonstrating gas viability beyond experiment.
A New York Times writer recalls a boy aboard a Manhattan to Coney Island excursion steamer. The child, wide eyed at sea and harbor heat, exclaims hoarsely asking which is the skipper, in a moment of nautical imagination and wit.
A Washin family recounts long stomach troubles and sallow complexions from tea and coffee. After switching to Postum they report improved digestion, clear skin, cleaner tongues, and steadier nerves within six weeks. They praise the product and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
Washington lawmakers confront a proposal to expand free distribution of common garden seeds, arguing it wastes public funds. Critics note 247000 yearly spends yield few seeds per packet and clerical costs inflate value, while supporters urge redirected funding to agriculture colleges. William Wolff Smith leads opposition inquiries.
A Boston writer describes a disciplined daily schedule from morning to history writing for children, while a blunt New Yorker questions when he finds time to rest. The piece shifts to advice on house colors, noting warm tones resist heat and suggesting avoiding lemon yellows and grass greens.
Lealle's Weekly reports Alaska as twice Texas in size with California added, a white population around 30,000 plus 10 000 to 20 000 seasonal whites, and rich fur fish and mineral outputs. It notes fur shipments of 50 million, fish 60 million, minerals 70 million, and gold production rising from 9 million in 1904 to 16 million in 1905 and projected 26 million in 1906.
Maryland physician G. M. Aerence endorses Cuticura Remedies claiming long time battle with eczema since 1807, says Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap cured where other formulas failed after sixteen years of practice. He urges publication of his letter as proof of merit.
A woman's idea of economy is to use a gas range to reduce the household coal bill.
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