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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
2
A jumble of short items including jokes about bookkeepers and inventions, anecdotes of a San Francisco wallet return, a thrifty French leader, and various oddities from around the world. It cites stories on innovations, sports, travel, and notable figures with no single cohesive event.
An exchange interprets a boycott threat as harmful to both the United States and Japan. Assistant secretary of state and Ambassador Robert J. O’Brien are urged to act quickly to counter calls from commercial groups. Consular officials in Japan plan to show Japan would suffer more from such a boycott, given its role as a major buyer of exports. Viscount Aoki is noted as the Japanese ambassador to the United States.
San Francisco reports Mayor Schultz pressing Auditor Horton for the June salary and the $300 July contingent fund. The formal demand warns against paying these sums under the acting mayor James L Gallagher. Horton refuses, citing the signatures of Schultz and Gallagher and risks to bondsmen.
Geo W. Bell, formerly American consul at Sydney, passed away there. The death ends the career of a longtime diplomat who served in Australia and was a noted figure in U.S. foreign service. News notes his tenure and residency in Sydney at the time of death.
An effort to reclaim 30.08 acres for irrigation targets land in the Cimarron Valley Ot near Sieesters Sart of the city. The plan focuses on restoring agricultural use and improving local water management under ongoing reclamation projects.
A speaker reflects on duties of officers and directors in life insurance trusts, noting that responsibilities bind them to administer the trust for policyholders and the public. He stresses that words mean little without daily performance and gratitude must be evidenced in records, not spoken.
A humorous yet poignant note on an amateur gardener baffled by why his peas corn and tomatoes refused to sprout. He paid top price for seeds yet saw no growth, while a friend muses on seed quality and expectations.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as scientifically made, fully cooked at the factory and ready to serve instantly. It claims the breakfast cereal requires no preparation, can be served with hot milk or cold cream, and notes the natural grape sugar provides sweetness.
In a tangled Wall Street saga, Blacklock maneuvers amid Roebuck schemes, exposing fraud and pressuring markets while Anita Langdon confronts betrayal. Mrs Langdon seeks aid from Blacklock as personal tensions erupt between Anita and the wife, culminating in a tense confrontation and unresolved fate.
A valuable pearl necklace lost by a Utle lady in the Thames over a year ago has been recovered by the owner. A Henley workman by Shiplake Ferry found it beside the river, carried it home, and gave it to his wife who notified the police. The authorities advertised the find and identified the rightful owner and finder.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Burmese girls described as very good and easily eloped, with phrases about youth, manners, and danger of being carried away in boats or carriages. This item appears as a stray moral observation from a historical column with unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a juror’s trembling reaction in court with uncertain dialogue. The readable fragment hints at a misheard line or misprint regarding a verdict or insult amid a tense judicial moment. The source text is too garbled to confirm names, places, or outcomes.
A 19th century discussion notes high average alcoholic strength in patent medicines with 96 percent in some preparations and five of 35 prescriptions containing alcohol. Prominent London physicians argue alcohol may act as a restorative in illness, aiding cardiac and nervous vigor, while others see dangers. The Lancet published a manifesto signed by several professors and doctors supporting cautious use in disease.
A fragment describes a small boy in a line, a Baltimore Americas item, and a scene where a youth is asked what he will do as he grows. The exchange centers on the question of intent and a child’s reply about smoking.
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