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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
3
The St Louis Republic rebuts a claim that the Underwood tariff opened doors to foreign goods and crippled U S industry. It challenges the rival paper to cite government import statistics from April to September 1914 showing the trade balance and which industries suffered, urging precise figures on free-list changes and duty rates.
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger notes annual wealth rise around 6 000 000 per year over a decade, with U S wealth near 1870 0 00 000. It compares 1904 wealth to European totals, stating America’s gains rival bonds issued for war and that wealth continues to grow as Europe funds war materials.
Orders to run the Hegewisch steel car and foundry works at full blast will employ about 4000 men. The Pennsylvania Railroad has contracts for steel cars worth about 16 million dollars. Russian agents are in the U S to buy freight cars at 5 thousand dollars each. The winter wheat crop bids fail to beat the world record, and prices stay high. You cannot keep good times permanently absent from a land where such things are happening.
Secretary Redfield Baye reports the United States shifted from a heavy debtor nation to a creditor due to wartime exports and reduced imports. By year end the surplus is projected to reach over 1 billion dollars, with a 280 million creditor position at two weeks ago. Political opinion contrasts Republicans' 1916 outlook with wartime memory, noting fleeting public memory.
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union hosts the message arguing that temperance cuts government revenue from liquor by over 2 million dollars yearly. Assistant Secretary Peters notes whisky revenue decline while advocates claim prohibition will be fiscally neutral. Russia and England figures are cited praising liquor bans for saving lives and reducing costs.
A notable liquor journal item proclaims “Exceptional Opportunity” as an old whisky house retires January 1. The ad touts sale of valuable good will and established business, amid broader liquor-industry retirement chatter spurred by state legislative actions and voter sentiment across Washington Oregon Colorado Idaho Arkansas and others.
The Great Northern railroad announces a strict policy of total abstinence for its employees. Even a glass of beer is grounds for dismissal. Protests by liquor interests prompt the prohibition board to issue a bulletin, forbidding workers to participate in local temperance campaigns or urge temperance measures. Employees may not drink, nor aid moves to remove temperance from their hometowns.
Statistics show 62,920 wage earners in liquor, 492,655 in bread and clothing. Wages total 45,252,000 and 24,946,000 respectively. Raw material costs reach 129,199,000 for liquor and 744,337,000 for bread and clothing. US spending on liquor tops 2,000,000,000 yearly. It takes eight times as many workers to sell bread and cloth for the same money value of beer and whisky.
John J Wilson caused a fuss over his wife's cooking of Scotch broth and Scotch stew prompting a court to grant Mrs. Wilson a year's separation in Astoria New York.
In a fragment from The Independent, a politeness tale unfolds as a stout woman negotiates a street moment while a small boy quips about untied shoestrings and his mother being fat. The dialogue hints at wartime sentiment and distant rulers with a humorous undertone.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soap and ointment as cures for eczema and rashes promising relief, rest, and sleep with stories of speedy healing even after other remedies failed. It also includes a mail free sample offer.
In German Southwest Africa Gen Bote leads an expedition through a sun scarred waterless desert. Troops endure extreme heat and sand as fodder and supplies are scarce. Many hospitalize from sun blistering. Heat reaches 122 degrees in the shade as soldiers shield with helmets and goggles.
A fragment from a Missouri town reminiscence features J Fuller Gloom of Snif fles remarking how various town characters would welcome reform if they were among the masses. The passage lists roles from the village drunkard to the local poet and preacher, hinting at social satire.
A tattooed man recounts being captured by savage island hosts in the south Pacific and held for ransom. He explains he offered himself to be whipped to secure release as his money sits in a New York bank. The tale shifts to a family scene where a boy comments on a whip master's show and plans for a possible trip as they discuss a troubling future.
An old advertisement-like snippet praises a tonic labeled as a general tonic with quinine content. It mentions effects on the liver malaria relief and overall health boost. The fragment includes a dialog about producing sorties for soldiers and a casual note about a Boston transcript.
Two Lancashire Inde soldiers serving in a northern France cavalry regiment attempt a stealth recon in dusk. A German helmet sparks a risky ruse as they engage in rifle fire, culminating in a shouted challenge between Oldham and a German comrade.
Edith Wharton notes in Scribner's Magazine how crowded Cha fons tables reveal faces transformed by fame into quiet authority. The piece highlights how self-dedication erases nervousness, fussiness, and vulgarities, shaping a uniform countenance across aged and young patrons.
A batter yells at an umpire after a third strike and questions the eye Judge, who replies in chilling tones that if the batter does not move to the clubhouse within five minutes it will cost him fifty dollars The exchange highlights a tense moment in the game and the arbiter asserts his authority despite the provocation.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker arguing for a proper action toward an unnamed biriten and intern while addressing another party and the term Giermen biares. The text hints at a conflict over allegiance and duties amid a tense exchange. Entities include BPrriten and Giermen biares as referenced names.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Maud as widow and references marriage and deeds in a disrupted line of dialogue. It shows unclear verb tenses and names, making precise events or identities hard to confirm from the surviving readable snippets.
A fragmentary note discusses indorsing and checking a name linked to a man with a strong bank balance. The text hints at an inviolable case and contrasts humble home comforts with carnival life, suggesting gossip spreads without special delivery.
A speaker expresses a wish for a peaceful summer to work undisturbed and announces plans to remain at home. The statement centers on a personal choice for solitude and self-directed activity during the season.
A garbled comic passage notes a knight in London told he could not surrender his baronetcy, with snippets about Mrs Itton-Why, Mrs Vixen and a jokey scene about birthdays and a hatched hen. The excerpt also mentions a "high roller" who is dead broke and a bachelor and married man giving advice.
A reader asks about country living noting relief from cramped flats, praising the openness and the bounty of free eggs and vegetables, suggesting country life suits those seeking simplicity and space.
A fragmentary dialogue discusses high costs of commutation and punishing losses while playing pinochie on the train. The exchange notes seventy seven dollars a month as a charge and contrasts it with three times that amount in losses. The fragment hints at travel costs versus gambling losses aboard transit.
A brief saying contrasts Kow Mo and Jones with the idea that acting without thought leads to danger. It presents a caution about impulse versus planning and the wisdom of waiting to consider consequences.
A quotation notes social pecking order among tobacco users, asserting that a man who chews fine cut tobacco regards himself superior to a man who chews plug, reflecting attitudes toward class and consumption.
Cleveland readers report relief from chronic pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and avoiding surgery. Letters from Mrs. C. H. Gnirriru of Cleveland and Mrs. Ava Wilt of Hanover praise the product for alleviating female trouble, permitting return to work and daily life.
A muddled note discusses a steady push to take a chance while acknowledging the difficulty of returning a risky move. The fragment hints at someone named Pou confronting a choice with potential consequences and no easy reversal.
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