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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
2
Marble Hill Press notes a Cobless corn announcement from Bloomington Illinois and laments the idea of eating corn from the cob. The piece quips on diplomacy involving Mr Wu and the unsettled state of horse racing in the country.
The record cites volatile phrases about lynching and arson in Tennessee, mentions nonrenewal of Chicago school board members Jane Addams Dr Cornelia De Bey and Mrs Emmons Blaine, hints at a stage star’s volatile husband, a Dutch women’s suffrage league, and Holland church voting rights for women, all in a garbled summary of public affairs.
A veteran New York tradesman remarks that the toughest bill collectors face are those with no money and those with a great deal of money, highlighting the peculiar challenges of collecting payments from both extremes.
In days when Methuselah and others lived to around 70 or 900 years the microbe blamed for aging by Prof Metchnikof had not yet been discovered.
A young woman in New Jersey died from shock and terror after encountering a mouse in her path. The incident is reported with caution about fear and not demonizing mice as monsters.
Chicago interests contemplate a 246 million dollar merger as a lone entrepreneur with one million dollars attempts to negotiate. The broad business scene signals large-scale consolidation amid modest personal capital.
Observers note a partnership of mutual advantage when two one-legged men entered a Broadway shoe shine shop in New York. Each received a shoe shine for the same nickel dropped into the shoe shine slot, illustrating shared interest and simple commerce.
The Baltimore American suggests a walking test to try sea legs for naval officers. It could relieve fear of dancing a hornpipe and the paper even suggests they be made to dive and swim.
Daily News correspondents say living abroad is cheaper but earning money is harder. The saying that there is a rose with a thorn hints at possible breakthroughs by Luther Burbank in growing a resilient rose.
Prof. Elie Metchnikoff plans to devote his Nobel prize to longevity research and argues that useful lives should not end at 70 or 80. He remains silent on prolonging lives that are not useful.
Citizens complain about dangerous numbers of motor omnibuses trucks and traction engines in congested areas. A conference at the Manelon house discussed methods to reduce speed noise and smell of heavy motor traffic and limit ongoing ear nose and throat pollution from the noise and fumes.
The piece notes China’s historical resistance to railroads and its growing embrace of automobiles in cities. It argues that cars, like trains before them, can civilize and spur reading and general development, signaling a shift in openness and progress for the country.
An eastern paper stopped its comic supplement and sparked discussion about the merits and faults of such features. President Hadley argued in The Youth's Companion that a newspaper’s offerings are shaped by reader demand and market experience, and that the public determines value. The piece concludes that blame lies with readers and neighboring papers.
The passage notes a new female ruler replacing an old dowager in power. It remarks on the paradox of a society that despises women yet sees a woman wielding broad authority. It cites historic precedents of female leaders.
Miss Ruth H. Northrop of Norwich Conn has won the scholarship offered by the Norwich Art Students associations. Her submission comprised three groups of animals and figures modeled in city front life.
A gang derailed a bank raid injuring no one as they dynamited a safe and escaped with about 3000 dollars. Police hunt the robbers and urge witnesses to come forward. Detectives trace the crime to a suspected group known for other small bank heists.
Three men robbed the State Bank of Ceresco in Saunders County Nebraska early Saturday, escaping with $2,000 in currency. Believed to be the same group known as automobile bandits who looted Keene and Gibbon the prior day, they avoided capture by fleeing in a buggy and horse team. Posses organized in Lancaster and Saunders counties expect to arrest the gang soon as they are linked to multiple robberies yielding about $16,000 in under 24 hours. One member may have been wounded, reducing the number of robbers to three in Ceresco.
Rufus Sumner and family in Metropolis Illinois are gravely ill from arsenic in coffee. John Brooks, a Black man, jailed for the deed. Sumner, a farmer two miles away, had paroled Brooks from Chester penitentiary nine months earlier to work on his farm. Four family members fell ill at dinner. arsenic found in Brooks room. Brooks claimed innocence, saying an unknown man bought it for him.
In Mound City UIL officers hunted for killers of Charles Vosplekert found dead on the IL linotis Central yards with his throat cut and eighteen stab wounds. He had kept money from the pays car for four months totaling at least $240. no money or check was on the body.
A Memphis clipping reports the death of Dr John P. Long a prominent unmarried German born specialist found dead Saturday. The cause appears to be inhalation of gas with authorities noting his wealth and long residence in the city. A minister's sermon about wreckers of homes is mentioned beside the card.
Cape Haitien reports Antoine Simon elected president of Nayti with enthusiasm. Te Deum at the cathedral then receptions at salons. Delegates to the congress that chose Gen Simon welcomed nationwide with rejoicing. Public contentment noted with current government condition.
Henry Mitchell, 27, of Carnu was killed while coon hunting when a limb broke as he climbed a tree to flush a coon from its den. He fell breaking his back as companions watched.
Philadelphia police officer Thiwald Meones was struck by a streetcar in an early Saturday incident. He was thrown from the vehicle and killed, as investigators review the scene and identify contributing factors.
A judge forbids a witness from answering questions about the character of Annis, ruling such line of inquiry improper in the ongoing proceedings. The decision narrows the scope of testimony and may affect how the case develops.
Thornton J Hains stands trial for the murder of William E Annis. Frederick Storm testified that Hains talked real estate at the Bayside Yacht Club dock before the shooting. The defense plans to show Jefferson, a real estate agent, as a witness. A missing boatman, John Tanning, has been found and may testify. A demonstration with the automatic revolver used in the tragedy is planned, though city permission is disputed. The trial likely will not finish this year.
Official tally released shows Taft 7,637,676 Bryan 6,298,182 Debs 448,453 Chafin 241,252 Hisgen 53,186 Watson 0 Gilhaus 15,421. All candidates total 14,852,238, exceeding 1904's total by 1,341,531.
In Frankfort Kentucky the court of appeals awards twelve hundred dollars for the loss of a tooth after a fall on a loose curb stone. Mazie Kendrick is the plaintiff in the case.
In Hemlock Ohio Benjamin Purners town constable was shot dead by his brother in law James Cochran after a quarrel over Cochran's wife. Cochran remains sought by authorities as investigators review the case and motive.
London dispatch reports Kaiser has taken a lifelong pledge to abstain from all alcoholic drinks. In line with his personal reform, he will not drink alcohol at dinners where he is present, but a non alcoholic temperance drink will be served instead for courtiers.
The Swedish steamer Lindholmen of 903 tons sank off Goodwin Sands after a collision with the German steamer Friederich Mulloch of 1790 tons en route from Grimsby to Stockholm. Eight Lindholmen crew members perished. survivors were landed at Dover.
Astoria, Washington reports a giant log pulled out Friday via Sorenson Logging's road at Evenson. The tree measured 128 feet to the first limb and 108 inches in diameter at the top, containing 47,573 feet board measure.
New York report from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis says only 15,000 beds exist to serve about 600,000 consumptives in the United States. The association has conducted a thorough investigation into the needs of destitute tuberculosis patients nationwide.
President Roosevelt commits to appoint Wiley M. Owen of Leroy Illinois as a judge of the supreme court for the Panama canal zone. The move would give Owen a seat alongside Loren Collins of Chicago on the Panama bench.
Sulphur Oklahoma shows indications of seeking the state capital. A campaign move has begun and the commercial club may authorize opening of the campaign soon.
Colbert, a former deputy United States marshal, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the district court here on a robbery conviction. He declared he had killed 91 men, and McAlester Ohio was noted in the proceedings.
An enraged Caracas mob roamed the capital in protest against President Castro, looting clubs and destroying statues and inscriptions. Troops eventually fired on demonstrators at El Constitucional, killing several. Editor Rivas and staff face criminal action. Gomez suppresses further demonstrations as unrest widens.
A couple on a sofa recalls their first meeting and mutual understanding toward an engagement. He asks if any moment foretold the marriage while she recalls their initial sighting from the window and his bandy legs joke. The scene softens into a tender reminiscence.
Mrs Augusta Rose wife of Randsman Rose of Mare Island Vallejo died Tuesday from ptomaine poisoning after eating fod at the luncheon following the launching of the collier Prometheus She is the second victim with James C Reynolds the earlier San Francisco diner also dying from the same meal
The steamer City of Peoria sank here early Tuesday. Built at Jeffersonville Indiana seventeen years ago, it was owned by Mrs G W Sivley and Herman Mahl of Peoria. Marine insurance covered to the amount of 0,000.
The police bureau records show 156 murders in Chicago for 1908, with 24 unsolved. By contrast 1905 saw 173 murders, the highest figure on record.
Napoleon Ohio Citizens State Bank files a deed of assignment after loans by Cashier Groll to the Ohio German Insurance Co which recently failed. Financial trouble prompts closure and the transfer of assets to satisfy creditors. The incident highlights the insurer’s collapse affecting local banking.
James Clancey longtime Civil War veteran credited as the oldest, died at the National Soldiers Home aged 100. Born in Ireland, he enlisted in 1862 with the Fourth Michigan Guards.
Official announcement reveals a $10,000,000 merger forming the Virginia and Hains Lake company. Edward Hines, president of the corporation, made the public statement.
A Shiloh Ohio mother recounts her son Clyde's near yearlong battle with eczema. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, he slept the first night and showed marked improvement within days, becoming perfectly well in about six weeks. A leading physician endorses Cuticura for eczema. June 11 1907.
In a satirical cartoon from Illustrated Sunday Magazine a poor man pleads with a doctor to consider his poverty while the doctor secretly inflates the bill from $40 to 342. The physician admits adding ten percent to exploit the poor, highlighting financial exploitation in medical billing.
Frasxx J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. L. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio to pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall catarrh cure. Ad claims Haiti’s Catarrh Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces, testimonials free, sold by all druggists. Haiti’s family for constipation.
Two travelers discuss family life and the role of children in business and health. One traveler notes parental care amid sickness, the other praises children as blessings. The exchange reveals a doctor’s perspective as the counterpoint to ordinary family life.
Advert says starch products have improved since they were introduced 25 years ago. The latest Defiance Starch omits injurious chemicals and adds a new ingredient to boost strength and smoothness beyond rival brands.
Chelly Lap head asks if he has a chance to win Miss Roxie Swellman. Miss Peppery recalls a remark that Roxie said nobody is good enough to be her husband, implying doubt about Chelly’s prospects.
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