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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
The item surveys local misprints and observations from Marble Hill Missouri and Boston Globe remarks. It mentions Bernard Shaw pride in his play and a Chicago glassworkers strike impacting hotel diamond stud industry with light commentary on romance and fall flowers.
Seoul dispatch states the Korean emperor has accepted Japan's terms. The item notes humorists active in Seoul and hints at ongoing political maneuvering as Russian rival claimants surface in a provincial area. The piece also mentions New York society and a growing trend toward English as a universal language.
A contemporary speaker extols the ideal battleship as driven by powerful artillery and a capable man behind every gun, underscoring a doctrine of strong firepower paired with skilled personnel.
A stark comparison places Jack Frost as Russia's faithful ally, chilling the blood of even ardent revolutionists as in Napoleonic times amid a harsh blizzard.
A Chicago woman who burned fifteen thousand dollars of her own money and later sued her husband for support framed the act as a pursuit of vengeance and financial independence.
The piece notes Norway's history with a Queen Maud and wonders why King Alfonso of Spain could not match by selecting a Queen Daisie for Spain. It presents a playful royal comparison across nations and monarchies.
Smith questions if any social function has ever succeeded without praise for the food. He notes the common habit of calling refreshments delicious and wonders about the genuine quality beyond habitual compliments.
A Chicago man in his seventies is mulcted of $15,000 in a breach of promise case while another report notes a marriage to a young girl. The item also remarks on the climate being full of electricity.
In preparing a forty horsepower car for her American tour Queen Margherita has ensured a warm reception among society's most exclusive circles.
A musical version of Romeo and Juliet is to be staged in London with Edna May as Juliet. The article cites Shakespeare’s line about base uses as an aside.
A remaining survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava has died in England at age 78. Records list him as No. 1708.
Report says the so called elite of Jersey City are stunned to learn a society man is a professional burglar. The irony is noted that security and profit favor being in a trust.
Yale plans to receive sixty three thousand dollars from gate receipts for the games against Princeton and Harvard this season. The figure underscores continued opposition to abolishing the annual contest as a public issue.
The query asks for the number of salaried men who, after a day of analysis, could determine how much they were worth above their debts, as posed by Secretary Shaw to his department clerks.
In New York a political leader drew $50,000 in $1 bills from a bank the day before voting. The incident sparked questions about influence and popularity in Manhattan as supporters rallied the next day.
A Massachusetts widower kissed a pretty woman on a trolley and was fined ten dollars. After paying the penalty he remarked the kiss was worth the price, praising the man as a trim fellow for sooth a philosopher with rare powers of discernment.
A French misogynist argues no woman aged 70 has spent a year before a mirror. He then contemplates how many years the average man spends with a glass in his hand at a barroom mirror.
A fragmented opinion piece argues medals celebrate success in art life saving science and philanthropy but overlook millionaires. It claims one who gathers a million could buy medals and mocks gendered sports comparisons suggesting girls excel in tackling but face age and rule biases.
A Butler County man maintains two skunk farms with several hundred specimens of Mephitis americana. He plans to segregate the entire supply to avoid objections in the northern country.
In 1888 era fiction Joan of the Sword Hand governs Courtland as Plassenburg forces approach. Werner begs obedience but is sent to his post. Joan and Margaret confront love and vow while Boris and Jorian report heavy Muscovite pressure and Hugo’s looming march. Joan opens gates to Plassenburg riders and moves to the wounded in the market hospital.
Boris and Jorian argue aboard the Muscovite escort plan amid preparations at Courtland Castle. Enter sisters Anna and Martha Pappenheim with playful mischief, taunting captains about war looks and disguises as they tease the duo.
Vastly discomposed dialogue shows Jorian and companions in a guard room exchange with Marthe and Anna. The women admit intruding into the gentlemen's dressing room while joking on wit and duties, referencing a princess and Wendish gentlemen as they seek weekly engagement.
In a Little Folks vignette three ragged boys share a small umbrella and gum as they dream of a dollar. Pinky Dumpy and Popsy imagine buying gum, a giant umbrella, and strawberry ice cream with the imagined money.
The article explains how Russians preserve cucumbers in oak, cherry, and black currant leaves in a two gallon jar with salted water and a wooden top to keep air out. It notes cucumbers are eaten with hot meat and valued for flavor. It also mentions French braising and that mutton and beef are often overcooked when roasted.
A toy seller asks for payment as two dirty-faced boys inspect his wares and admit they have no money. He offers items at five to fifteen cents, but the boys stay silent until finally he orders them to leave.
A recollection from the Maine state fair in Bangor recalls crowds gathering to see President Roosevelt. The narrator describes a country woman who, upon seeing the president, exclaimed he looked like any other man, displaying clear disappointment.
Thomas humorously drafts a cow beside Miss Brown, sketching nose body and tail with curved lines. He glances at a nearby yard, then, with an embarrassed smile, mutters that perhaps it should be called a pump, per the judge's quip.
Gouldsboro in Lackawanna county Pennsylvania named for Jay Gould lies deserted. A report by School Superintendent Taylor notes the public school now has only fifteen pupils and local tanneries and sawmills have vanished.
Washington reports the Fifty ninth Congress opened with Joseph G Cannon elected Speaker over John Sharp Williams. Vice President Fairbanks presided in the Senate while Clerk McDowell led the House. A memorial adjournment for Senator Platt followed. Alice Roosevelt attended with New York doorkeeper Frank Lyons as visitors filled the Capitol galleries.
An insane female passenger in Girard Kansas keeps a Frisco Railroad car retiring room locked since Friday midnight. She fires through windows at any target within range, has no food or sleep for three days, and the car is exposed to freezing temperatures. Efforts to extricate her have not begun.
Chicago preacher John Alexander Dowie, delivering a Shi loh Tabernacle sermon in Zion City, tottered and collapsed on the platform. He sat to preach, signaling a possible second paralytic stroke as followers feared for his health.
Paris reports a serious Monday panic on the bourse as French rentes drop 40 centimes. Analysts blame tension in the international situation and concerns over Russia and Germany. Uncertainty over Turkey, Morocco talks, and the Algeciras conference additions are cited as contributing factors.
Berlin dispatch reports martial law in Kieff and mutinies in Kharkoff and the 33rd artillery brigade. Strikes erupt on the Poltava Moscow and Voronezh railway line while telegraph and portal departments walk out, halting Moscow central offices. Authorities face widespead unrest as workers demand satisfaction of grievances.
Liebcfonte Pac reports a student strike at State College expanding from a minor protest on vacations to a campus wide action. Acting President William Buckhout will send notices to parents asking them to enforce attendance or recall the defiant students from college.
Miss Anna Schaub aged 23 was stricken blind while dancing in Newark. It marks the third time in a year she has lost sight. She lives with a widowed mother and sister. A prior attack showed paralysis of the eye nerves from strain. another episode occurred during a theater outing earlier this year. Doctors call the case singular in their practice.
Judge John F. Phillips of the Western District of Missouri held the court lacked jurisdiction in federal cases accusing Missouri Pacific Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and others of rebates on salt shipments in Kansas coal in Colorado and other products in violation of the Elkins Act. Railways' motion to quash proceedings granted.
Wilkes Barre Pa The anthracite region mine workers fear illness of President John Mitchell may prevent him from attending the December 14 convention at Shamokin. He was to preside and outline policy. if absent, the convention may refer the decision on demands to a committee to act with him.
A well dressed young woman named Jessie Johnstone from Omaha Nebraska was found dead in her Jefferson Hotel room on Monday afternoon with the gas on and a nearly empty chloroform bottle nearby. A letter among her effects indicates prior suicide attempts.
The President today sent nominations to the Senate for Secretary of State Elihu Root of New York Secretary of the Navy Charles Joseph Bonaparte of Maryland United States Attorney William C Bristol of Oregon Marshal J F Shea of North Carolina and Interstate Commerce Commission member Franklin Lane of California.
A compact collection of quotes emphasizes character building through action not just study. It urges duty over mere knowledge and argues happiness grows when shared and forged through patient effort rather than idle murmuring.
A witty column mocks weather officials and contrasts male and female views on love and money. It notes women's credulity and vanity while joking about marriage, money, and romance with satirical humor. It also pegs Florida politics as paradoxical with bad bills from good men.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt marked their nineteenth wedding anniversary with a family dinner once all immediate relatives were together. The celebration was postponed from Friday when they attended the Army Navy football game at Princeton.
A Sunday night blaze at Stahl Urban & Co clothing manufactory on Ninth and Ohio Streets gutted four upper floors. Losses total about 200000 with 75000 damage to the building, largely insured. The fire is thought to have begun by spontaneous combustion.
Washington reports the secretary of the treasury has submitted the budget estimates for the year ending June 30, 1907 and the Indian appropriation bill is in preparation. Representative Curtis notes the Indian service estimate requests $700,000 more than the prior year.
A London Tit-Bits quote argues women lack logic due to imagination and sentiment. It claims women's friendships center on love, mocks female fragility, and praises motherhood as superior to wifehood, portraying the heart and affections as a woman's domain.
London reports the resignation of Premier Balfour officially announced on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Ann Read, 70, died after a ram charged her as she crossed a field toward a neighbor in Hagerstown Maryland. She was knocked down and repeatedly butted, never regaining consciousness before death last night.
A bill by Representative Dixon of Montana seeks discharge of civil service employees who fail to pay debts for groceries clothing rent or services. If an employee refuses three times to pay a bill he would be suspended and if unpaid after three months he would be struck from the rolls.
In La Crosse Wisconsin the heirs of James Showers filed a $5000 damages suit against a telephone company alleging the fatal lightning strike was caused by defective wiring delivering the bolt into Showers’ home.
Report from Washington says a successor to Capt. Frantz as Indian agent at Pawkuska Indian Territory has been chosen and will be announced soon. Ret Millard, current assistant agent, with endorsements from Delegate McGuire and other Republicans, is favored for the post.
A collection of sharp remarks on gender, business risk, apathy, and gentlemanly conduct. The lines juxtapose a woman fainting only for a man to catch her, label a Kansas State refinery a bomb of the American variety, claim general indifference to distant events, and note men who withhold compliments without a receipt.
The French Senate votes to enact a measure separating church and state, aiming to redefine the role of religion in public life and governance. The bill advances to final approval and will impact public schooling, civil ceremonies, and state funding.
A paragraph from White’s Sayings in American Advertiser compares loose business methods to a loose board and to burnt matches. It argues that poor advertising, old slogans, and cosmetic varnish cannot fix underlying quality and warns that halting a clock or business requires no effort without effective promotion.
The piece assigns flowers to age groups and heights, suggesting daisies for youth and lilacs for tall debutantes. It notes violets suit youth or age, while roses color and size require care across all ages.
A collection of witty observations on honesty pride and social behavior. The passages reflect on gossip judgment hypocrisy and the cleverness of youth versus deceit.
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