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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
Marble Hill Press notes Milly Lush has resigned from the Yale football squad. The item appears amid a column of assorted opinions on war, society, and current events from Marble Hill Missouri.
A St Louis physician notes any disease as eeippe and implies practitioners may react angrily if their suggested treatment is not recommended. The fragment suggests tension between medical authority and accepted remedies in the era.
The Baltimore American notes Atherton stating New York rarely fails to surprise her, countering the common view of the city as entirely reserved. The remark highlights New York as a place with a dynamic, evolving character.
The Mont Ceais route, oldest of the Airdine through nes, will follow St Gothard and Simplon lines by using electric traction or its mountain division. Facing competition from newer routes, France doubles the tunnel approach on its side, while Italy extends Wieduulie tracking to Turin.
A British suffragette criticizes London’s view on suffrage, arguing men enforce limits while women claim they already have everything they desire. The speaker dismisses objections and notes the speaker’s own poor example as she evidences the country’s attitude toward gender reform.
Dr Klotz of Canada noted in a lecture that the great Pacific cable between Vancouver and New Zealand was repeatedly deflected from a straight line to avoid submarine mountains craters or rough ground at island stations where it touched, making straight lines on maps misleading about ocean floor conditions.
The Ohio state fire marshal reports last year in the United States parlor matches caused 2,000,000 dollars in losses and 600 lives. The fault lies partly with matches, but human carelessness and stupidity are cited as the main issues in preventable fires.
The Carnegie Foundation annual report shows four colleges with incomes above a million dollars each, unnamed in the table. The Boston Herald guesses likely candidates are Harvard, Columbia, University of Chicago and Stanford University. About half of the 500 institutions report incomes ranging from 10,000 to 650,000.
A Youth's Companion tale recalls a New York incident where four people were trapped by a live wire. A brave young girl saved them by using rubber shoes as gloves, safely guiding the danger and then leaving without giving her name.
The Columbia team rejects facing Cornell, arguing no debate is fair unless every participant has a chance to speak. They insist on equal opportunity in discussion before entering any lineup.
A Cleveland preacher warns against early marriage urging people to wed only when they feel they must die for the union. The joke notes that nearly everyone does feel that way, highlighting the speaker's reliance on hyperbole to stress commitment.
A reflective note on effort and growth, suggesting that attempting and failing can yield greater learning than easy success. The quote emphasizes value in striving and the insights gained from adversity.
A group of Bryn Mawr College women formed a brigade to hunt a burglar who entered their dormitory. No one among the hundred girls screamed or fainted, prompting a tongue in cheek reflection on the result of educating and training the feminine mind. The piece quips that addressing a mouse might still trigger a chair jump and scream, satire aimed at gender stereotypes.
The Missouri Republican State Convention in St. Louis endorsed William H Taft for president and Herbert S Hadley for governor. It elected delegates to the National Convention, named Charles Nagel for national committeeman, and approved four delegates at large with alternates, including three African American alternates. The proceedings were orderly with Senator William Warner presiding. Crews defended Warner against internal criticisms, while Kansas City and St. Louis shared honors for delegates and electors.
Missouri Republicans nominated Charles Nagel of St. Louis for national committeeman and selected delegates at large including Willam Warner of Kansas City and Herbert Haddew of Kansas City. The convention named Thomas Niedringham for a second delegate and voted Nagel unanimous after a motion to do so. Warner introduced Hadley to the platform and urged continued support for Taft and Roosevelt policies, with the assembly adjourning after a seven hour session.
An early Thursday blast at Rosita mine No 3 shaft in Musquiz Mexico caused fire damp fears for miners. Relief parties moved quickly and all workers were brought to the surface before the fire could advance. Several men continue battling to extinguish the blaze.
Washington report says the house committee on banking and currency on Friday approved the Fowler currency bill by 11 to 6 with two Democrats answering present but not voting. The vote signals growing support as the measure moves toward floor action in Congress.
London Japan has sent several warships to Hong Kong to press China for the surrender of the Tatsumaru, a Japanese vessel seized by China. The dispatch notes forceful action to secure the ship and assert Japan's claim amid ongoing tensions in the region.
Jacob Kober fatally shot his wife at the home of her family in Kensington after she refused to live with him. He then shot George Faber and Mrs. Faber, his father in law and the wife’s relative, before the narrative ends with both victims at a local hospital or residence.
Sullivan files suit against Standard Oil Co in Cleveland federal court. Company must appear March 9 as in the St. Louis case, proceedings move to determine liability and remedies. Nearby observers note the action targets monopoly practices and competitive restraint.
Louisville and Nashville conductors join a conference led by I D Keene to accept a wage cut. The new rate returns to the level prior to March 1 1907 and takes effect March 1 1908.
Police raided the NL-A poolroom run by Pat O Malley at Clark and Polk streets on Friday. One hundred thirty five gamblers were rounded up and arrested amid a largest single seizure since a previous crackdown by police on floating pool rooms. Lookouts and cashiers were captured with money in hand.
Edison progresses after mastoiditis surgery as Friday reports from the hospital indicate normal pulse and temperature with no alarm. Thomas A. Edison, doctor updates note improvement and stable condition following Thursday procedure.
Cadido Garcia a wealthy stock grower was shot and killed in an ambush Thursday afternoon near Clayton New Mexico. The incident prompted a police investigation and mentions Garcia as a prominent local figure in the stock industry.
A bomb in Teheran killed two laborers and wounded many as the Shah escaped an assassination attempt on Friday. Police arrested several suspects, while a crowd watched as guards fired into the throng. The incident intensifies fears of a return to absolutism and renewed Persian unrest.
A deranged man hurled a bomb at J. Figuero Alcerta, president of the repebche, as he alighted from his carriage Friday night. The device fell at his feet, did not explode, and was pushed aside. Police seized the thrower, and Alcerta aided Capt. Anashlan and the crowd in the incident.
Five nitroglycerin bottles buried just outside the south wall of Utah State Penitentiary were found by a guard digging for a fencepost. The cache, hidden just inches under the surface behind the blacksmith shop near a prison turret, alarmed officers and involved inmates who worked on the reservation outside the prison.
Mrs Charlotte L Noves, a wealthy resident of Los Angeles, was shot and killed in her apartment on Saturday morning. W P McComas, a mining engineer, confessed and claimed Noves attacked him with sulphuric acid, prompting self defense. The shot struck the heart.
A blast at a Rositn mine in Sahinas Coahuila Mexico killed seventy six workers and left about two hundred trapped. Government rescue efforts faced delays as officials slow to enter the burning shaft.
In New Orleans on a Saturday morning robbers attacked and killed Captain Frank Kemile of New York on the levee. The assailants rifled his pockets and escaped. Captain Kemile's body was found shortly after the crime by a watchman.
A body identified only as an unidentified white man was found in Pine Hollow, 18 miles south of Muskogee. The corpse appeared dead for months, with almost no clothing remaining except for a tailarmodea suit, patent leather shoes, and gold buttons.
In Chattanooga fifteen stranded chorus irks have sued a local theater owner seeking a week’s salary and transportation home to New York.
Oklahoma City reports the Oklahoma Central railroad now connects the western part of the state with coal fields in the east and will soon run trains from Lehigh to Chickasha. The line reaches Chickasha via Chickasha and Lehigh, promising direct state-wide service.
Howard Erickson bravely dove into the canal basin at Bristol to save the son of director Charles King, rescuing the 9 year old from drowning.
Frederick T. Wetmore and Pravid H. Roberts, prominent Ansonia residents, collapsed after supper and died within moments. Both men, aged over 70, had spent the afternoon together and appeared in good health. Their deaths occur within a short span, prompting local inquiry into the sudden collapse.
Sharon Pa the projected trolley line from Meadville to New Castle through Sharon has been abandoned, ending a long anticipated regional transit project.
Arthur Warrington, American consul to Burscheit, learns of a plot around Hildegarde von Heideloff, a princess in disguise. Max and the noblewoman Shapely Betty Moore share a flirtatious country ride as tensions rise over a mysterious purse and a hidden romance.
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse of Camsbridge New York credits five years of kidney and back pain relief to Dean's Kidney Pills. She describes severe pain, discolored secretions and weakness before using the remedy and says she was completely cured and is now in excellent health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A country tavern scene features a traveling salesman and an old farmer wagering who has the harder name. The salesman boasts Stone as the hardest name. the farmer counters with Harder, sparking a brief, humorous exchange as they settle the bet. A quoted line likens a captivating woman to a goddess on clouds.
A concise meditation on charm contrasting admired women with a captivating personality that enchants and holds attention beyond beauty and status. The piece explores how true charm commands awe and influence in social perception.
Bruges gains a new sea port at Heyst connected by a canal to Bruges. An artificial harbor created by a breakwater two thirds of a mile long aims to boost Bruges ocean trade and compete with Antwerp, illustrating a shift from romantic imagery to modern commerce.
A writer in The Delineator urges sleeping with bedroom windows and doors wide open all year to avoid fetid air. He argues the lungs should breathe outside air even while asleep and that proper covering matches outdoor warmth. He cites the one third of life spent asleep and the need for consistent interior-exterior air exchange.
In the harshest storms the brave man’s soul can stay bright and warm, showing resilience beyond outward weather.
A reader anecdote from Burnetts Creek Indiana recounts hog cholera’s danger and a farm foreman’s use of Sloan’s ointment to save hogs. The letter promotes Dr Earl Sloan’s free book and lists his Boston address for interested farmers.
A small Boston group led by W. N. Hartshorn selects annual Sunday school lessons and distributes them globally in scores of languages. Europe Africa Asia and Pacific regions receive the vernacular materials with Hawaii Japan and India among the destinations. About 500 million leaflets are printed and mailed each year.
Milwaukee grain merchant J. H. Van Burden warns farmers that the agricultural department estimates rat damage at no less than 100 million dollars yearly. He tests feeding rats to gauge consumption, noting a conservative count of 150 million rats, with about a third living in large cities where grain is less accessible.
A French visitor speaks with a New York lawyer and contends that his companion Le comte did not steal his purse but helped him search for it, implying his own finding would have been delayed without the assist.
A surgeon recounts ditching coffee after tremors and insomnia. He turned to Postum, noting calmer nerves, steady hands, normal circulation, and sleep. He shared a friend’s similar experience and urged boiling Postum per directions. The endorsement ends with a call to make Postum a national drink.
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