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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
3
Readers praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from uterine and female illnesses. Testimonies describe reversing weakness, fatigue, and pain, with cures attributed to the tonic after doctors and operations failed. Several women from Washington, Newcastle, and Bennet share experiences.
A whimsical tale notes the Pope's fondness for bonbone chocolates carried in his pocket since his 1899 accession, with a remark that he never consulted doctors. It also recounts a child’s query to God about hearing prayers and a newspaper boast for Defiance Starch promising superior quality and quantity.
A scattered page mentions a 20 year old in New York arresting his 27 year old sweetheart over her daily love letters. It also references ads for a book about gun and oil in Kansas, a clever line about life insurance, a joke exchange, a note on the world’s highest lake level in Tibet and the Dead Sea’s depth.
Judges Amos Thayer Walter Sanborn Henry Caldwell and Witte Vanderventer earned a noted anti trust victory in the Northern Securities case. They are described as prominent jurists with lengthy careers in federal and state service and teaching roles.
A historical ad style testimonial endorses Peruna as a cure for catarrh with claims of success from doctors such as Dr Robert R Roberts and Dr M C Gee. The piece urges readers to request Health and Beauty for women and to write to Dr Hartman for advice, listing Columbus as the address.
The United States Court under Judge Thayer enjoins the Northern Securities Company from voting or merging control of Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. The decree voids the consolidation plan, returns stock to former owners, and signals a sweeping anti trust victory. The decision aims to curb rail road combinations and bolster free competition, with appeals anticipated to the Supreme Court.
James J Hill, J Pierpont Morgan, Governor Van Sant, Assistant Attorney General Day, former AG Griggs share views on railroads, law interpretation, and monopoly. They praise rights of the people and warn against oppressive combines as a revolutionary shift in policy and profits.
The court analyzed a Morgan-Hill merger affecting three railroad properties, noting decentralization of management would occur while keeping ownership with the combination. It argued the Securities company concentration harmed competition by placing Northern Pacific and Great Northern control in a single person’s hands, reducing competitive incentives.
A pleasant faced, chunky built figure in Washington, Prank Allee, a new gen hia colleague, says he does not seek fame as an orator or statesman. He impresses as possessing common sense and runs a jewelry store in Dover, his hometown.
A Wichita man, returning unexpectedly, spotted his wife on a dark street and kissed her. Her scream drew attention as his mind held suspicions and forebodings about the encounter. The incident centers on a tense moment in a Kansas City setting.
Marian Forgua Woolman of Burlington New Jersey lately of Vassar college has given up home and friends to join the Salvation Army. Daughter of the late George H Woolman she possesses a fortune of 100000 dollars and now serves in the army. Reverend Paul Rader pastor of Asbury church in St Paul is losing his eyesight from injuries suffered last fall while playing football.
Barrie leads a group of playwrights including Pinero Arthur Jones and Esmond as they reap large weekly incomes. His shows The Admirable Crichton and Quality Street bring in profits around five thousand dollars per week, unmatched in theater history.
For three years ideal township officers of Red Iron Lake township south Dakota have earned taxpayer support. Voters have abstained from elections for two years as taxes remain low and the township treasury shows a surplus that would have funded elections.
Article notes Victor Emanuel died and a fund of 400,000 was quickly subscribed for a monument. The government added 1,600,000, and current estimates put total cost near 6,000,000. The monument is described as the most beautiful and costly in modern Italy.
A fragment from Memphis Technological Commercial Appeal notes issues about teachers and pupil discipline. The text references correcting pupils and mentions a market drug remark, reflecting unclear context and wording. No clear events or persons are identifiable.
A New York paper asked C C McCabe for an opinion on the Anglo American Alliance. A Fort Worth resident with the same initials received the query and replied, It is a d d good thing. The New York editor’s reaction remains unrecorded.
The grasnhopper derrick elevator of the London Grain Elevator Company is designed for transshipping corn from American ships. Its spout and endless-belt bucket system pull 150 tons of corn per hour from a vessel, enabling rapid transfer to coasting vessels or warehouses, likened to a great stomach pump.
An Iowa woman cleaning found a brick and mortar knocked out revealing a humming and sweet odor. Her sons climbed the wall and removed weatherboards to reveal that most of the house side was filled with honeysoaked bees.
The text muses that earth may be for ants rather than man as farmers multiply and bacteria fill air and water. It suggests each creature believes the world exists for its own kind, noting the likely anthropocentric view across species.
Th Lawrence, a Pettis county farmer, has endured a string of close calls. He was knocked twenty feet by a train a year ago and escaped injury. In August he was struck by machinery and recovered. Five months ago he fell twenty feet from a barn roof and was not hurt. Last week he stumbled on a two month old DUP Ed and broke his neck.
A fragmentary tale shows a man addressing Paddy about a pool and trout. The narrator notes the speaker’s long effort to catch a fish, with dialogue reflecting a rural, rambling exchange overheard near a favorite stream.
The Caldwell New Howick chapter reports sixteen Caldwell women aged 16 to 20 formed the Caldwell Old Maids Club pledging not to marry men who use tobacco or engage in dancing billiards or pool, who stay out after 10 pm, or skip church on Sundays.
Three riders on smooth asphalt rode through shadows and suddenly hit the ground amid a sticky molasses spill that trapped their clothing and bands. They tore loose after effort, escaping a strange, candy-like slick on the pavement.
After four months bedridden from acute kidney trouble Mrs Monson of Ged Powersville Ky reports rapid improvement after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She describes smothering spells and weakness ending and credits restoration to health and ability to work. The item notes admiration for the old Prussian aristocracy and a Swiss proposal on animal protection, alongside a brief remark on Brazilian coffee overproduction cutting planter incomes.
A fragment describes the bells of Dews bury in Yorkshire and the legend of Black Tom of Soothill presented to a church for murder expiation. Black Tom is rung every Christmas Eve with solemn tolling at midnight, linked to the notion that the devil dies when Christ is born.
The strict prohibition on preserving meat products in Germany aimed to block large American meat exports is now found to threaten locally produced frankfurters. The measure impacts domestic industry and could alter trade dynamics between Germany and the United States.
An advertised remedy asserts that deafness can be cured only by the Kushketlen Tube and tube work, promising relief when other treatments fail. Sold by Hall’s family seller, the notice offers one hundred dollars for any case and includes dealer addresses.
Exports of tin rubber copra coffee spices and other goods from Singapore can reach American manufacturers at six percent per ton below the price paid by European manufacturers. The note highlights a price edge for American buyers in global trade.
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