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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
7
Reads like garbled thoughts about destiny and betting bands with scattered names and phrases. Mentions names like Whealee and Berwp and vague references to sending money or help, but lacks coherent events or clear individuals.
A fragment discusses Pather Day and Mothers Day with a note about Steve-Pather holding gatherings every Saturday night. The text is incomplete but hints at local or informal holiday notions and recurring events without clear context or official status.
An American gentleman befriended a Frenchman eager to learn English. He offered to correct any diverging phrases if the Frenchman sent errors. After a long silence a letter arrived written in flawed but earnest English, hinting at the learner’s hope to study in America and to speak publicly, even on the scaffold.
The piece argues that a well defined Southern Republican organization wields outsized influence in state delegations across South Carolina Mississippi Alabama and other states. It claims taint of tariff money power and patronage, warns that southern delegates derail reform, and cites Taft and Roosevelt as central figures in a corrupt political lot. It portrays the South as a rotten borough feeding national GOP leaders.
A Kansas City Times note recalls Judge Landis fining Standard Oil Company of Indiana one billion when capital was only one million, reversed on a technicality by Judge Rosecup. Now the same firm reportedly declares a dividend of twenty nine million dollars, sparking debate over corporate burden and parent company liability.
The New York World notes ex President Roosevelt’s Canton remark that he only preaches Lincoln’s doctrine though popular sovereignty as Roosevelts presents it differs from Lincoln’s, and argues that Douglass’s nomination was not elected. It suggests Roosevelt’s nomination prospects are not bright despite his confident claims.
A quotation attributed to Mr. Roosevelt questions whether the Republican National Committee or the Republican National Convention could admit to acting honestly, implying doubt about their integrity and behavior.
A brief note cites an opinion from the Philadelphia Inquirer comparing Roosevelt to P. T. Barnum more than to Lincoln. The remark highlights public perception linking the president to Barnum’s showmanship rather than to Lincoln’s legacy.
Mothers of infants under two are invited to leave children overnight at city tents set on roof tops or open quarries where trained nurses and doctors provide care. Perforated pipes with water streams cool tents, electric fans blow cold air, and tubs and ice assist cooling to comfort babies during scorching nights. The article notes these ideas could help any community caring for babies in heat.
A Creek North Carolina resident claims the Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a severe eczema outbreak after three years of suffering. Another Brooklyn man reports scalp itching, hair loss, and bald spots improved and hair regrown after using Cuticura products. Samples and a 32 page booklet are offered by mail from Cuticura Department L, Boston.
A farmer and his plowman were sand hauling near St Andrews when a stray bullet hit the plowman’s leg during a volunteer practice. He cried I’m shot, and the farmer jumped from the bank to stop the volley, shouting that a man had been hit and it could have hit the horse.
Fragments show a dispute about Mrs Wombat with claims she talks and may begin speaking soon, plus a note that she moved into a house the speakers previously occupied.
A terse exchange questions the viability of a business venture. The speaker pressingly asks for a clear value proposition and payment terms, signaling demand for concrete returns and investor appeal.
A Boston Massachusetts firm promotes free trial mailings of Paxtine Antiseptic a toilet preparation described as delightful cleansing and germicidal. The notice invites requests from women and emphasizes its product benefits while interspersing unrelated adcopy.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a tense exchange between Mr Spat-Now and Mrs Spat about controlling discussion time and securing their share, indicating a domestic dispute or argument during an evening. The text focuses on interpersonal conflict and stalled negotiation over attention and allocation of time.
A colporteur trudging through mud in South Carolina urged a passerby to buy a Bible but was refused. The next day after rest, he opened his stand in town and sold a Bible to the same man who had refused before. He recalls meeting "a muddy man yesterday with Bibles" and notes his own buying habit from a Baptist gentleman.
Dialogue shows a badge demanding women’s suffrage meets resistance. One character admits buying it for a trend, despite previously opposing suffrage. The scene highlights tension between political views and evolving fashion as a social cue.
Soap prices rise as French imported soaps arrive at two to four dollars a cake. The scented cakes come in white, satin covered boxes and suit traveling brides as a small luxury, with refined appeal and convenient packaging.
A courtroom pastiche centers on a man who explains ten years in one place ended by a gubernatorial pardon. The judge questions the timing and motive, framing the exchange as a test of truth and consequence.
An old ad promocates Cole and Co offering Carbolisalve as a cure for skin and mucous membrane ailments along with a “superior Pile Cure.” It invites readers to write for free samples from Miack River Falls, Wisconsin.
Gen F.10. Grant often used the anecdote about his father speaking with General Sherman in his tent. A third, brigadier notorious for slovenliness, enters. After the brigadier leaves, Grant says Sherman I wonder whom that man gets to wear his shirts the first week.
A fragmentary local column mixes mock praise and ads praising Garfield Tea and a single binder cigar. It touts a “rewort” for a college, years of Garfield Tea, and a so called Nerera laxative made of herbs, ending with a quip about self praise and encore.
Lady Duff Gordon, at a luncheon in Sherry's New York, told a tale about divorce. Two girls discussed marriages being made in smoke as they chatted over cocktails and cigarettes, the exchange carried with a light, dreamy tone.
A man asks if the shop keeps motoring algo and is directed to the drug department. The floorwalker bows and confirms arnica and witch hazel are stocked, directing him to the second aisle on the left.
A brief exchange reveals a marital rebuke and rueful humor as Mrs Knage says he was a different man when they married and Mr Knage concedes hoping so, joking that then he was a fool.
Mrs. Grogan argues against using meat due to price while proposing vegetables as an alternative. The remark about a black eye is dismissed as not helping the issue.
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