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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
2
A collage of syndicated quips and humor notes covers topics from Chew ing gum to international affairs. It jokes about soap trusts, auto travel, and spelling reforms while noting social quirks, public opinion, and lighter takes on notable figures across varied locales.
In a report to Congress President Roosevelt details conditions in Porto Rico after a November visit. He cites strong educational gains, a capable insular police, and a native Porto Rican regiment, plus record trade of 45 million dollars. He urges granting full American citizenship and consolidating insular governments under one department to improve administration.
An old Spanish tradition linked a linen dowry to each peasant girl. Rising linen costs have reduced this trade to a negligible figure, signaling a decline in the custom.
A Tit-Bita quip contrasts a claim that a character called Shifter is ten years ahead with the landlord insisting Shifter is only six months behind on rent. The exchange sharpens humor on time and debt.
A monarch in Italy amasses a vast coin collection exceeding sixty thousand specimens. He is not musical, much to the regret of his many musical subjects in the sunlit land.
A notice honors veteran Harry D. Woes from Stourbridge England. A Crimean and Indian Mutiny veteran, he served in the Royal Horse Artillery and attended ten engagements during his military career.
Sir F Trevias told a health society meeting in London that advances in treating meat precede progress in human habits. He warned against regressing to the ways of cave dwellers.
Joseph Lang the public executioner of Vienna wore a heavy gold watch chain and a massive watch secured by a thief proof hook. A pickpocket in a crowded Austrian capital street failed to steal the treasure. the thief was captured and the watch survived the encounter.
The Strassburger Post reports a St. Etienne chemist and engineer has allegedly found a method to remove color from silk and recolor it to any tint without harming texture. If proven, the invention could transform the silk industry and eliminate risks from strong chemical coloring.
O J Ieweneon reports in Technical World Magazine that the Cobalt Ontario mines yield solid silver nuggets weighing from 200 to 67 pounds each. The vast finds highlight unique ore samples and mining scale.
The 1905 farm season smashed prior records with production totaling 7 900 996 500 dollars, vastly surpassing all previous years and signaling a historic crop and livestock yield across the sector.
Washington reports that the Panama Canal commission will reserve the right to reject all bids and may reopen to foreign bidders or proceed without a contract. A bond reduction to 93,000,000 is set and the contractor's liability is limited. Changes include relief from responsibility for defective materials with written chief engineer approval and potential cost time adjustments if plans alter.
Reports from Polish towns quote widespread terror after firm government action. Thousands killed while business stagnates and poverty grows. Drumhead court martial executions counted at seven in Ceanstochowa and multiple other localities over two days.
Harvard plans a major ethnological expedition to the Andes led by Dr. W. C. Farabee with general oversight by Prof. F. W. Putnam. The expedition seeks to investigate Indian tribes in South America, funded by a private graduate donor who remains unnamed.
Law yer Albert T. Patrick, under death sentence for the Rice murder, signed a petition to Gov Higgins asking for a commutation to life imprisonment. John T. Milliken, Patrick’s brother in law, pressured the appeal, and it is believed the governor required a personal letter from Patrick.
A Journal report notes 3000 empty freight cars stand idle in Kansas City terminals for lack of motive power. It also records at least 1000 loaded cars waiting, some ready to move for two weeks, indicating no car shortage but a diesel or steam engine shortage.
Six men were killed instantly in a dynamite explosion 24 miles from Newport Tennessee near the state line in North Carolina. They were workers on an extension of the Tennessee and North Carolina railroad.
Robbers looted the Lincoln Bank in Arkansas, taking $1,800 after wrecking the safe and causing partial building damage with a nitroglycerin blast. A separate report notes a collision involving the Pennsylvania Flyer near Canton, Ohio, with details unclear.
The report notes an assessed valuation of 110000 per teacher and average salary around 6910. Compulsory attendance added 26269 children. rural teacher pay tops at 9000 for eight months, lowest near 00 for four months. Levy averages are 47 cents per 100 in rural districts and about 82 cents in cities. Normal schools are well attended with enrollments: Kirksville 600, Warrenaburg 700, Cape Girardeau 400, Springfield 200, Maryville 200.
Springfield-Lavi Boater, aged 116 born 1790, died at his home near Houston Texas County. A Missouri resident since 1848, he wore homespun clothes and cowhide boots with a gray beard for decades. Survived by sons William Boster and Doc Boster aged 76 and 67.
Gov. forbids further respite for Aggle Meyers sentenced to death with a 60 day reprieve granted earlier. Pardon Attorney Mosby wrote the involved residents at Peay county. The governor reiterates no more delays will be granted in this case.
All Turkey Records Broken with over 2000 birds sold in a day. Farmers earned nearly 5500 dollars from local merchants as wagons clogged principal streets. A special car carried turkeys and 70 additional coops were shipped out from Pilot Grove.
November postoffice receipts show gains with St. Louis at 528 274 dollars up 4.14 percent, Kansas City at 137 004 up 3.45 percent, and St. Joseph at 20 179 up 6.52 percent. Other items note a fatal fall in Perry county, a bank robbery at Drexel, a Rolla fire, and a steamer cargo of cotton.
Lavender travels by canoe with Owatoga away from Gonzaga toward the woods and a hidden keeper known as the old man. The plan aims to prevent a forced marriage while Lavender clings to hope and mother’s worry, trusting her ally despite danger and uncertainty.
Owatoga guides Lavender to a rustic cabin where a hunter meets them with wary greeting. The man studies Lavender and the Spaniard, while Owatoga jokes about the marriage plan and the old man’s role in safeguarding Lavender. The scene ends with questions about future arrangements.
Miss Cayenne answers yes and the dialogue hints at candid conversation. The fragment shows a direct question and a brief affirmative reply without additional context.
A retired captain recalls the 1870s Mars wreck where six men and a bride aboard a lifeboat struggled ashore after two days of hunger. She signaled rescuers with a white petticoat on a pole as the crew, including a husband, endured wounds and exposure before all were saved.
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