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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
3
Ray contests the will of John Giewart McCalg, a banker described as having property yielding about £3000 yearly and worth £10000, seeking to compel the bearing of a fac simile signature and funds for statues. The case involves erector schemes and the bending of artistic parts of his land, with the court of sessions hearing the matter.
Specimens show eggs ranging from over 5 000 to more than 10 000 000. One lot weighed twenty one pounds, with larger examples claimed to be more fertile. Opal type described as silicate with up to 10 to 11 percent iron, of volcanic origin, color varieties include white and black opal, though most are pale white.
Congress eyes major bills amid suspension of rules. A resolution on Northern Securities hints at criminal probes and speakers power faces critique. Measures include minting pennies and nickels at multiple cities and funding for river levees in Missouri. Roosevelt seeks coast defense plan and statehood debate stalls in House.
A newly arrived Russian ambassador to Japan passes through New York on his way to Tokio to resume diplomatic relations severed by the war. A New York pastor asks women to remove hats at services upon request of male members seeking better hearing. An Austrian woman allegedly hides a bomb in New York. The will of late John A. McCall, former president of New York Life Insurance, is filed for probate stating an estate valued over $20,000 left to his widow and executors. The brief will is dated February 7.
In Carlsbad New Mexico authorities accuse Albert Akin and his wife of burying their newborn child alive. Akin family, longtime Oklahoma settlers, faced grand jury action as neighbors reported a night time claim of a choking infant. Police found a shallow grave near the Akla home with evidence of burial while the mother was jailed and the husband later arrested.
Burnham Jr and George Eldridge of New York face grand jury indictments charging five counts each. Fred A Bard, president, and Burnham Sr, vice president, were named with larceny and forgery counts. All pleaded not guilty as bonds were set at 2500 per count, totaling 12500 per man. hearing scheduled for next Thursday.
Rpgland seeks indemnity from China over the killing of British subjects in Noenchang. It demands punishment of the Kingsman murderers and approval to station gunboats on Poyang Lake. French demands are not yet formulated. Seven Jemils were reported killed in the Nanchang uprising. The United States has taken no official action.
The body of former Governor Hogg of Texas was moved to Austin by train with family, Bar Association and other delegates. Funeral rites emphasized simplicity, in line with the governor’s wishes, and a private car was used instead of a special train.
Washington dispatch says H H Bogera and John D Archbold vice presidents of Standard Oil met with President Roosevelt at the White House Thursday night. Discussion not disclosed though speculation tied the visit to a potential government suit against Standard Oil. Also reported: identification of Ethel B Brown as an Englishwoman who died in the River Seine.
Fragmented article notes Mrs J A Wyatt Des Mollets Town suffering nervous dyspepsia. Drs fail to help. Pink Pills claim relief. Also references Greenland to Nippon islands and Blood Balm advert with catalog of cures. Includes anecdotes on Aunt Maria, German suffrage views, a cook's character in India, and English gifts to Catherine and a limbless artist. Chinese chauffeurs drive cars in Shanghai as motor use rises.
A Chicago man attends a ball and using a pedometer redefines the claim that a girl dances about sixteen miles in an evening, challenging the popular notion with a measured approach.
An Iowa clergyman recounts his switch from coffee to Postum Food Coffee after coffee caused nerves and insomnia. He details repeated relapse, then a lasting health gain, crediting Postum with improved strength, mental clarity, steadiness, and sleep. Battle Creek firm promotes Postum and cites advertisements.
Crooked OCR text notes Russian women skilled in needlework. It mentions elaborate everyday dress featuring colored lace and bead work. The fragment implies they supply embroideries on cloth and canvas to exclusive French tailors and hints at multicolor laces since ancient or imperial times.
Eight years ago three Jeng Mah university men launched a model laundry to showcase efficiency and craft. They recently opened an exhibition in Bond Street to impress London society, including fashionable women who mend and travel to Paris for similar services. Noble gifts and curiosities were mentioned in a surreal broader tale surrounding the event.
An item describes Woom Charcoal as a non drug remedy that absorbs stomach and intestinal gases and purifies the body. It is said to sweeten breath after smoking or meals. A brief railway pace tale from Italy mentions a man who attempted suicide by laying on tracks but died of starvation while waiting for an express.
A Selma Alabama resident cites Cuticura remedies as the cure for severe black facial eczema after a year of ineffective treatment. The testimonial notes relief began with the first bottle and continued until all spots faded. The letter, dated October 24 1905, also mentions other health benefits and a variety of personal notes.
Fragmentary note on crop yields mentions corn at six bushels, wheat profits, and alfalfa two to four tons per acre with no irrigation. Context suggests agricultural bulletin or land-use summary from a historical page.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe deaths from heart disease and medical theories, with garbled phrases about medical trials, a person named Olmsted in La Roy New York, and references to a dramatic parable about consequence and pipings, all reported in a period newspaper tone.
Dr Hunter Mc Guire of Virginia expresses the belief that tuberculosis will exterminate the negro race in the United States. He cites mortality rates showing the negro death rate twice that of whites and three times higher in towns and cities, with the gap widening.
A jumble of aged prose and snippets on art, health advice, and fruit. Mentions Beecher, Cairo stock trades, andGarfieldTex relations. Also notes a warm footbath for heart health and a playful railroad anecdote about a dog and a rear end collision. Ends with a list of fruits from the rose family.
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