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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
3
Dr C F Simmons, advertised elsewhere in this paper, has aided many to gain horors of their own in the sunny Southwest. A Southerner by birth, he is a broadminded, kindly gentleman who seeks to help others help themselves with a square deal and honest negotiations.
A chaotic clipping shows messenger boys outside an Army boating scene discussing a smokeless product. The dialogue hints at credit and price, with faint references to advertising, starches, and a historical ad debate. Multiple ad slogans and product lines appear alongside fragmented commentary about quality and sales figures.
In Benton a woman named Mrs. Cerna Winkle recovers from a collapse after a jail stay aimed at answering a poisoning charge against her husband. A preliminary wearing date is unsettled, with possible delays tied to arrests including Percy and Thomas Duvall. In Jefferson City Governor Falk issues a commutation for Pred Tucker, a St Denis grand larceny convict, briefly released then returned. In Louisiana Charles TH. Worenrman, greenhouse owner, dies when a brick smokestack crashes during a greenhouse fire, leaving Claude Foreman severely injured and possibly blind.
County court orders election in St Francois County on March 7 to decide on a saloon option. An attempt to hold a separate Farmington vote was blocked by the census authorities.
Brookfield voters supported local option by a 104 vote margin ending twenty years of dryness. The Anti-Siloon Lease backed the campaign, which ran vigorously for several weeks as supporters fought to overturn the city’s dry status.
Jefferson City report states a Black inmate at the state penitentiary in Jefferson City died in a cell building. The convict, Lofton, was serving a term of 14 years for second degree murder and had arrived in May. Official causes and details remain unclear.
Columbia youths McCabe and Shan non Hopper aged 20 and 17 were arrested on a charge of robbing the University Co operative store last week. Both youths confessed and are described as sons of respectable parents who have been reading dime novels.
Jefferson City Governor Folk honored a requisition from the governor of Winns for the return to that state of William Graham. He is wanted in Macon county to answer a charge of forging a bank check.
Jefferson City excise records show Mulvihill of St. Louis paid $6,825 into the state treasury for January. The previous January collections totaled $14,421, indicating a sharp decline in revenue for the period.
After a sylested contest here, the city council decided in favor of the saloons and granted them licenses for a period of six months. The town has been dry since the first of the year.
Moexteo Oliver Dechy of New Haven Missouri and John M Valmer of Troy were selected by the examining board here as cadets to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Warrenshurie, with Warrenshure as county seat, approved local option by a margin around 1700. Warrenshirie had previously voted in favor in a separate ballot.
Maurtinsboro residents J Ro Certer and Joe Rivers were struck by a chain at Temn ton City just west of here and killed instantly. Both men were described as well to do.
Henry C. Chinn, longtime editor and leader of the Canton News, died here. He was a prominent figure in North Missouri journalism and known for his years of service in the local press.
City officials hires accounting experts to audit city finances following disputed pay rules in the department, with questions about payroll adjustments and financial oversight.
Mayo Rodman in Missouri state penitentiary to be released April 10 under a granted commutation for a first degree murder conviction. He arrived at the prison in March 1908. Also news of Mrs Cheretopher Deem dying at 110 near Yancy Mills, claimed as Missouri’s oldest living woman.
Jefferson City reports Attorney General Hatley is confined to his ward with grip. Pneumonia fears eased as he recovers. He contemplates a southern trip when travel possible.
Aurora James Poston, a young miner, died instantly when a huge boulder fell on him at the ¢ man mine. He leaves a wife.
The 1907 official Catholic directory reports 21,000,000 Catholics worldwide with 13,000,000 in the United States. The total marks a rise of 427,000 from the previous year, with counts also given for the Philippine Islands Alaska Porto Rico and the Sandwich Islands.
In Bloomsbury London a clergyman conducted the service and preached for about five minutes to an absolutely empty church. The incident highlights a quiet parish scene with no congregants attending the service.
A humorous piece shows the editor of a column teased by letters from readers. Queries range from moral doubts of widows to fashioning advice for a minister with an oversized nose. A winter resort hotel for bachelors and tips on avoiding drink appear among the questions. The humor lies in the pileup of absurd inquiries.
An advertisement touts Pure Food made from Wheat and Marley with partial starch transformation to sugar, claiming it aids brain and nerve health. It cites Dr. Geo W Carey on phosphate of potassium as essential to nerve and brain function, urging use of Grape-Nuts to restore balance and health.
A female writer and mother testifies that Grape-Nuts improved morning appetite and nourishment while nursing four children. She recalls fatigue before using the cereal, then notes plumpness, strong nerves, and clear, active brain when she omitted heavy desserts and ate Grape-Nuts with milk nightly. Fostum Cereal Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
The piece argues voters back long lasting trust dominance through Republican leaders and Roosevelt era policy. It criticizes railroad rate reforms as half measures, notes limited gains against trusts, and laments party divisions enabling a stand pat Congress. It warns against campaign rhetoric masking inaction and asks why reforms are stalled.
The beef combine, long scrutinized by Roosevelt and Garfield, appears more prosperous under Republican influence. At Swift & Co. annual meeting, President Swift touted high profits and increased volume. The company’s financial sheet shows a $15.2 million output after dividends, with substantial property values and depreciation charges.
The currency commission of the American Bankers Association met and rejected all proposed currency plans. It called the Aldrich bill impracticable and financially unsound and deemed the Fowler bill likely to worsen conditions. With Republicans split, the piece suggests bringing in Democratic doctors.
The army is described as in a bad way under Republican management as soldiers refuse to re-enlist and officers grow indignant at favoritism. The piece argues that only a Democratic victory can restore a square deal, sending long haired men and short haired women to the rear for a time.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia testifies in two notes about Doan's Kidney Pills. She first wrote on January 8th 1900 that the pills cured her backache and urinary trouble. On June 20th 1904 she reported no kidney trouble since and repeated her testimony. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A witty quip mocks cold weather as the denizen deems a wife preferring her fireside over a matinee during a harsh winter spell. The joke sketches a narrow minded character calling for trivial snipes at personal choices.
Mrs. David Brown of Locke Arkansas reports two years of eczema with sleepless nights and leg sores. After three uses of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills her ankles healed quickly and no relapse occurred over the following year. May 18 and July 13 1907.
A New York window display in Elrizhth Avenue heaps Bibles sold at unusually low prices with a bold motto Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these. The advertisement contrasts modern advertising skill with literature and mocks price-cutting in religious texts.
A jumble of Toledo law affadavits, catarrh cures, a funeral cemetery note, starch ads, and a casual dialogue excerpt. The fragmentary items mention J. Cheney Co, a Torado city line, a Germany cemetery plan, Defiance starch, and a brief character sketch dialogue.
The page showcases claims for Castoria as a safe infant remedy over 30 years, a Guam anecdote about a shark encounter, a playful chocolate pie promotional verse for Our Pie, a quote from J R Miller about personal growth, a Brown's Bronchial Troches ad for throat relief, and Juvenal on wealth versus poverty, all in a dated, magazine style.
The article stresses clean kitchen walls and regular coatings in spring and fall to prevent dirt, cobwebs, and spoiled food. It advises alabaster walls, avoiding glue made from horses' hoofs, and keeping the pantry free of insects with putty fills for holes. It emphasizes constant attention to cleanliness for safe cooking.
Henry confronts a canary in a tense scene, claiming the bird knows family secrets. He warns Chirpy that he will search the pantry and reveal consequences if the bird leaks information to the mother. The exchange hints at a looming confrontation and mischief.
A promotional offer highlights Salzer’s Emperor William Oats yielding 50 bu per acre more than rivals and Silver Ring Barley as top performer at the Wisconsin Agricultural Station. A 50 acre planting could yield 33,500 dollars. readers are urged to send 10 cents to La Crosse Wisconsin for the original seed catalog with samples and a package of new farm seeds.
The ad notes patent Defiance Starch omitting harmful chemicals and adding a new ingredient to improve strength and feel. It contrasts 25 year old starches as inferior and touts a time for sensational claims while mixing in jokes and other product pitches.
An assortment of quirky ad like snippets and dialog. A burglar confronts a midnight moment as a woman warns about the leap year and new year. The text also promotes Defiance Starch for laundry and mentions Garfield Tea and a patent remedy.
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