Electric cars to run in Cape Girardsta soon
The papers note plans for electric cars in Cape Girardeau in the near future and urge readers to watch developments as transit enters a new era.
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
1
The papers note plans for electric cars in Cape Girardeau in the near future and urge readers to watch developments as transit enters a new era.
The Commoner recounts a tale where citizens demand lower freight rates, a magnate delays, cites improvements, then raises rates after months. A negotiating committee confronts him, and he asserts rates can be lowered when he pleases, prompting ongoing public inquiry into subtle language used by magnates.
A dated collection of practical kitchen and cleaning hacks includes rubbing tough meat with lemon to tenderize, placing an apple in bread boxes to preserve moisture, thinning salt with cornstarch to stop clogs, and adding kerosene to hot water for window washing. Also notes vinegar to remove paint, celery to mask onion odor, mixing stove polish with ammonia, blueing water with ammonia to whiten fabrics, sugar in milk to prevent sticking, sugar in turnips to improve cooking, and washing hands with orange for cleaner skin.
Missouri Supreme Court appoints William H. Miller George L. Mann Henry D. Ashley William T. Revland Edgar M. Harber and others to two and four year terms on the state board of law examiners Examinations for bar admission will occur at Jefferson City St Louis and Kansas City with tests on law subjects from University of Missouri law program An extra examination at Columbia may be held to aid AYW students of the university
A Michigan editor returning to tell the truth writes of a well known citizen who died at 16 years six months and thirteen days. The obituary mocks the deceased as a mild man with a taste for whisky and boodle, who owed money and joined the church on first chance, died singing a hymn, and was buried in a shabby casket with palm leaf fans, his tombstone to be a resting place for worms.
A lecturer imagines a railway to the fixed star Centauri. Fare would be one cent per hundred miles, a through trip costing 2 750 000 dollars. Speed 60 miles an hour, no stops. Arrival after 45 663 000 years.
Dr J J McElree secretary of the Missouri State Board of Health publishes a historic smallpox remedy claiming it can cure smallpox or scarlet fever within twelve hours. The recipe uses zinc sulfate digitalis and sugar dissolved in boiled cooled water administered hourly, with age adjustments for children. The note urges compulsory physician use to avoid pesthouses.
A fragment from the Minneapolis Tribe offers a string of cautions and maxims on daily life. It wryly skewers common behaviors from judging by appearances to prudent finances and family discipline. The piece blends humor with social observation.
A stray note from a typed page recounts a neighborly call on Mrs Nurich this afternoon. The writer asks if she had just returned from an auto ride or was cleaning her gloves, noting uncertainty and small details of the scene.
A fragmentary text hints at a mysterious character figure described as profoundly proud and linked to a neighborly oil report. The prose suggests a distressed, speculative tone with scrambled wording and unclear context. Further readable details are needed to establish event, location, or names.
Charity and mercy are discussed, urging mutual dependence for life and happiness. The notice announces a meeting at St Joseph on July 26 27 and 2 with no excursion attachment. It comments on local papers headlight and Times, mentions Fredericktown visits, corn crop optimism, and a well attended ice cream supper at Carl Shetley’s.
The note describes general health in the neighborhood and local events during the Fourth of July. It mentions farmers seeking more sunshine for hay, a celebration with family and visitors, and several names including Miss Alma Ervin and Miss Bertha Propst noting recent travels and visits.
Lerville reports show Dan Cole rushing firm work plowing for wheat as rain showers pass. W O Miller and sister-in-law of Millerville visited Wednesday. News is scarce. The topic notes the revival meeting planned by Rev. McDowell starting the second Sunday in July. The item ends with the phrase The Only Son.
Farmers face harvest delays from rain while Fourth of July celebrations at Patton leave residents in good spirits until a late afternoon altercation between David Mouser and Moses Wiltong. Miss Caroline Berry attended the picnic at Marquand. J. H. Zimmerman rents his farm to his son Elory and moves to Glen Allen. Various locals attend church services, visits, and social gatherings with Rev. J A Russell and Rev W H Bess taking pastoral roles.
The Missouri Press Association notes Joe Meretas began two rep tilts in a meet at STheston, outlining his early performance and the event context.
Our correspondents report steady health and routine duties. Charles Travis plans a travel or event at Miller's Chapel with Welby and others anticipated Monday evening. details remain unclear and await confirmation.
Reeling of the St. Francois Baptist Association will be held at this place on July 28 29 and 30 The stave factory has not been running regularly the past week Patton was the site of business last Saturday G W Mayfield continues to enjoy steady trade H M T
Rain drenches town as Sam Bess welcomes two daughters, while wheat rot worsens in the silo. J M Sitzes and P R Welker endure mishaps with a horse shoeing incident as Miss Qra Burks returns to Illinois. Local politics show split views on enforcement of the av.
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