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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1904
Page
2
A collage of witticisms and observations from Marble Hill Press Hill Chandler Publishers in Marble Hill Missouri. This excerpt cites playful takes on czars poets beer and public life with names like Alfred Austin and Russell Lace amid satirical musings on marriage and modern manners.
John L Sullivan offers entertaining philosophy on current topics and fires at the automobile. His stance aligns with the water wagon view, deeming the car an unnecessary extravagance and praising temperance and restraint.
A tongue in cheek remark questions Montana’s plan to bar Chinese entry by fencing the Canadian border, implying further speculative steps on immigration policy and border control. The remark targets policy boundaries and regional reactions to deterrence strategies.
A Paris dispatch notes growing sympathy for Russia but warns it will not sway the coming conflict, similar to the Boer War outcome.
A historical note says Joan of Arc is to be canonized, reflecting on how saints and poets often receive honors only after their era ends. The statement compares the timing of recognition to poets awaiting their due.
A remark notes the ruble is only modestly larger than the yen and compares this to a Russian being larger than a Japanese. The line signals a casual aside amid war news, underscoring measured financial shifts alongside ongoing conflict reporting.
A sharply worded Houston Post remark notes the old year leaves Japan and Russia in a difficult position, implying the new year will face a tough task. It frames the transition as a test for the inexperienced year stepping in.
Dr Parkhurst warned that New York would be hell with the Jid off after January first. Other New Yorkers say the city seems about the same as ever. Maybe both are right.
A scientist warns sugar may harbor fungus, while another reports arsenic in every egg. Yet eggs remain unconsumed mainly due to high prices, limiting their use despite safety concerns.
A man in Jamaica received five days in jail for uttering the word damn after an incident involving a hammer. The incident details are unclear, but the sentence followed the reported remark.
Former Minneapolis mayor, now six years into a state prison sentence, aims to publish a book on municipal crett governance and ethics, positioning himself as a leading authority on the subject.
The fashion editor notes new women’s pocketbooks come with leather handles. It adds that chilled steel chains and pad locks would be safer given how women carry their purses.
Boston shows a cool courageous calm amid distant warship readiness and possible bombardment, drawing admiration for its restraint and composure across the city during rising tensions and potential conflict.
A Jersey City man named Schmidt crafts a teapot about the size of a pod with a capacity of two drops of water and an alcohol lamp small enough to fit beneath the pot. All the tea he drinks from it won’t hurt him.
The Chicago Business Women's club has decided against dances in which it is necessary for the gentleman to put his arm around the lady. If that kind of dancing is to be barred the dancing teachers may as well look around for new jobs.
The text argues Colombia should drop the paired surname for Gen. Uribe and treat him as a single individual rather than as twins, noting the current naming convention makes a singular identity hard to recognize.
London reports a whalebone famine with prices at £3000 per ton, a £400 rise from any prior level, and only about four tons left globally. Calls to conserve the dwindling supply emphasize saving whalebone amid this rare market squeeze.
The speaker imagines a future world where Mr Atkinson’s oven provides all food cheaply and his bags supply fuel at minimal cost. The bright prospect is dampened by a concern that such abundance would remove the chief motivation to work.
A belief circulates that the victorious side in the Russia Japan war would keep Korea’s emperor on payroll. The idea reflects regional power dynamics and future influence a changing postwar order might grant the monarch.
Jefferson City Missouri banks and trust companies report deposits per resident at about 136 dollars and 81 cents, far ahead of most states. Last September state calls showed total deposits near 475 million dollars with Missouri’s population around 3.1 million, yielding roughly 156 dollars per person in bank deposits.
Mrs Georgia Maloney in Kansas City disrupted a divorce hearing after learning Patrick Maloney was awarded custody of Theresa. Rosa Maloney was sent to St Agnes Catholic Academy. She attacked Dr Castaluano and fought officers before restraint.
James Robertson alleges in a Joplin Circuit Court divorce petition that his wife kept chickens roosting on chairs, housed many cats and dogs in the home, and slept in the couple’s bed. He claims a man is involved and that his life was repeatedly threatened. He states she carried a racer in her stocking and sometimes wore men's clothing in public. The couple married December 1, 19? and separated January 10, living together one month.
Bankrupt proceedings filed against George D. Patterton of Skidmore Missouri and stockholders in City National Bank of Lawton were dismissed. Joseph A. Fullerton and A S Fullerton, sons of the alleged bankrupt, aided their father and the anticipated litigation was settled satisfactorily. Lawton Bank claim reportedly paid.
Camp Marmaduke Confederate Veterans held a reunion and banquet in Moberly Missouri on Saturday attended by about 100 veterans and their wives. No politics or candidates were present. Captain J W Scott, a G A R member and postmaster, gave an address to local Confederate veterans.
Secretary of State Sam St. Cook names John W. Mead of Gallatin as special agent in charge of the defunct Bank of Altamont which recently closed. Mead, president of the Farmers' Exchange Bank of Gallatin, will serve until a court receiver is appointed. It is believed creditors may be paid in full.
In Springfield Missouri the prolonged dispute over the Bimel estate and Mary Bunel Kee is settled. The New York portion amounting to 40 will be deposited with the Springfield Trust Company and divided equally between Henry Bunel and Mary Bunel Kee. The property here is split as evenly as possible and the U S District Court suit will be dismissed.
The Cole County assessment books for the year tkke' list total taxable property at $4,516,905. It details animal counts and values including 3,168 horses worth $91,100, 15 jacks and jennets $410, 1,107 mules $22,700, 0,938 cattle $116,030, 2,115 sheep $2,435, 11,405 hogs $21,437, and monetary assets such as money notes and bonds $585,888 plus real estate valued at $3,300, and other property at $305,420.
Impressive funeral for E L English city councilman killed in Burlington wreck near Dardeene Creek Monday evening. Large congregation attended Cumberland Presbyterian Church service guided by several pastors and Knights of Pythias, with stores and banks closed in official proclamation. Dr FE Clemens, seatmate at the time of the wreck, is improving rapidly.
Funeral services for Mrs. W Pope Yeaman who died at her home near Columbia last week were held Sunday in Columbia conducted by Reverend M L Thomas of the Columbia Baptist Church. She was 70, born in Hardin County Kentucky where she married Dr Yeaman who later studied for the ministry and served as pastor in St. Louis. Mrs Yeaman lived in Columbia two years and is survived by her bereaved husband four children and several grandchildren Pope Yeaman White a grandson of the family also a St. Louis newspaper man.
In Macon County on Saturday the Adair Circuit Court granted eighteen divorces from a docket of twenty two cases. Four were continued or dismissed. A minister represented a plaintiff in one case and conducted the proceedings adeptly. Judge Shelton cleared the docket by one o clock to catch his train, marking his quickest divorce session.
Frisco agent Broadstreett at Granby twenty miles south of Joplin was robbed by two masked men at 7 pm. They forced him to open the safe, he refused, and one robber shot him. they took the unused money and fled from the Granby depot a mile from town.
In Kirksville Missouri Friday marked commencement at the American School of Osteopathy. January graduates received diplomas as Evan G. Houseman of Marietta Ohio delivered the class address and Dr W R Laughlin spoke for the faculty. Dr A T Stijl founder gave a closing address and presented the diplomas.
Four or five young men rabbit hunting two miles east of California Missouri fired at a rabbit in a log pile. John Hutchins shot the animal and the lead struck Paul Boehme in the head, killing him instantly. The incident occurred Saturday as the group pursued game.
In Columbia Missouri last week a bragged hog weighing a large amount was killed. Owner Frank Martin reported rendering many gallons of lard from the carcass and producing sausage that stretched about a mile and a half.
George W Parks a blacksmith from Stover Morgan County was run over by a passenger train at Jefferson City depot at 3 AM Saturday. He died a few hours later authorities reported.
The thermometer in Chamois Missouri registered 15 degrees below zero Friday morning. The severe cold marks the harshest portion of winter yet and livestock suffer greatly from the ongoing low temperatures.
In Hannibal Missouri Adam Hawkes a prosperous farmer west of town wed Miss Ida Derringer of Cherry Box. The ceremony took place last week at the home of the bride's sister Mrs Chas Mites. The bride is not quite 16 years old and the groom is 57.
Elmer L. English, a prominent Macon real estate dealer and leading business figure, was killed last week in the Burlington wreck near St. Louis.
In St Joseph Missouri the peach crop was badly damaged by the January freeze. A majority of Buchanan County Horticultural Society members meeting Saturday reported the loss.
St Joseph Missouri. Mark Dunn condemned for the Rushville murder of Bert Fenton a year ago is reportedly gravely ill with pneumonia in the jail. If he recovers he faces execution by hanging here on February 12.
A 19th century tribute to Emily describes how she inscribed a Valentine dedication in a worn edition of Friendship's Offering from 1826. The aging morocco volume travels from New Orleans stalls to a French Quarter bookshop, preserving Emily’s fragile romance and the era’s literary curiosities.
A New York Valentine shop scene depicts a wealthy old man buying a lavish gift for thirty years of faithfulness. The narrative, blending literature and social satire, contrasts the era's editors with gentry readers and comments on Valentine customs and price-driven romance.
A playful verse extols sweethearts and blue eyes, praising fair tresses and silk robes. The speaker urges calm and explains that the card received by mail is simply a genuine Valentine for the recipient.
Crowds flood retailers for St. Valentine’s items as the Grainer Iy Sensos keeps up a thirty year custom. Shoppers eye a range from cheap to costly valentines while clerks juggle heavy lines and steady demand. Two young women debate a pink tie valentines as others admire ornate displays and a wagging footman escorts customers.
A historical reflection on St Valentine’s Day, noting a shift from marriage proposals to friendships. The piece describes valentines as expressions of sentiment and prettiness, with Cupid and love stories appearing in a platonic or ardent sense. It references traditional gestures like flowers and messages, highlighting social change in romantic expectations.
News briefs report Parker convicted by New York jury. Other items note Missouri per capita bank deposits at 1265 dollars, John Mitchell reelected UMW president, and a Senate of various incidents including a funeral in Columbia and a fire in Turin University library.
The Washington Times notes elusive figures described as the Ute girl with a great voice and the best whistler, who performs only sacred songs for Sunday concerts, plus a man offering on demand balloon types and a lawyer who specializes in theatrical divorces with expenses covered.
Fall River leads with the largest foreign-born share, 48 percent of its residents. Montgomery Alabama follows, with 95 percent native-born, near an all American city status.
Irving penned the first 120 pages of Bracelifge Hell in ten days and completed A jhambra within three months at the palace. His Life of George Washington took nearly five years, reflecting a demanding writing career and long research periods.
Mr George J Barber of Estherville Iowa testifies that Dodd s Kidney Pills cured his long standing kidney disease once thought Bright s Disease after years with doctors in Chicago and local treatment He praises the medicine and its advertising honesty The piece also notes editor W T Hutcherson of Dickson County Press dies at Charlotte aged 72 buried in a winding sheet of newspapers shaped from his favorite issue
Proof of the value of newly invented smoke helmets was shown in a Liverpool fire. Dense smoke forced firefighters back until they donned air pumped helmets, descended into the smoke with hose and electric flambeaux, and soon extinguished the flames.
A boy sets a big apple on the front steps and watches to see who will take it. A passerby cautions that a poor boy might steal it. The prankster reveals he hollowed the fruit and filled it with mustard to lure theft.
Thomas W. Lawsion of Massachusetts places a chime of ten bells on an observatory tower at Scituate, a landmark for mariners approaching Boston harbor from the south. The bells promise a practical beacon for sailors despite his interest in other pursuits.
An Oregon resident recounts severe stomach illness worsened by coffee. After switching to Postum, his health rapidly improved, restoring appetite and energy. He endorses Postum and invites verification from local banks and merchants, noting a sworn statement if needed. The ad ends with the slogan There’s a reason and a pointer to The Road to Wellville.
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