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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
2
The piece surveys quirky items and misprints from various subjects. It cites Prof Loeb on acid plus salt, Henry James on American girls, theater lickers, poker, Peary’s ship, hog census, cat taxes, British yacht building, the New York Evening Post, New York detectives, a Chicago whistling choir, a tenor and soprano joke, stock exchange costs, and President Roosevelt’s estimate of men wives.
The New York World claims paint signals prosperity but many girls will display the sign regardless, reflecting social expectations and economic perceptions amid uncertain times.
A brief squib notes a sensational claim about French undertakers targeting deceased Americans, contrasting with other services like hotel keepers and implying limited immunity or exposure to this practice.
A monarch sheds the white west habit and the country may bow to his new Clothes Line as a playful nod to sartorial change and national fashion expectations.
The note claims men’s pockets will be deeper and wider this season. It presents the change as a neat stroke of sarcasm from the tailors.
An Alabama editor has been appointed convict inspector in that state. Glad to see the profession recognized on any terms.
Lillie Devereux Blake suggests Eve gave Adam a quince rather than an apple, a detail that implies cause for ensuing trouble. The remark frames a mythic moment as a fruit choice with wider implications.
Customs officials face a tough task proving frogs legs are nonessential while frogs themselves rely on them. The comment highlights the difficulty of classifying amphibian foods in trade law.
A princess chosen to wed King Alfonso is several months older than him and official records cannot be altered. The role of princess brings its own drawbacks, including scrutiny and restrictions that complicate the arrangement.
Thirty two babies arrived in two days to families of Carnegie Steel Plant workers at Homestead Pennsylvania. The stork was working overtime and sudden new arrivals brought joy to the community.
An English actress reveals she made five thousand dollars speculating in stacks and did it without any tips. She warns to beware of lips on stacks, calling it a moral lesson about scams and honesty in dealings.
The Boston Herald quips that Boston is fretting exceptionally healthy with residents able to endure a steady diet of beans brown bread and codfish.
A Chicaszo physician argues that drunkards suffer from a disease and outlines curing methods yet notes many do not wish to be cured. The quote reflects medical stance and patient resistance in a public health frame.
In a Pennsylvania town of about 6000 inhabitants the community has completed its first church despite existing for 130 years. The piece notes a lack of prior public prayer or need for mayoral and alderman involvement in church matters.
The Boston Herald laments the overlooked scale of poverty in the United States, noting that many fail to grasp its vast extent and urging more attention to the issue.
A father who was away on a fishing trip when his triplets were born twelve days ago was surprised to hear the news upon returning home. The report notes the timing and the reaction as plausible.
A Chicago Journal column critiques a romantic assertion that love reveals hidden beauty. It notes that those in love already know the trick and challenges readers to offer fresh insight beyond familiar sentiment.
The New York Sun remarks that a genuine poet may appear occasionally with a star in work yet laments poets growing used to being called stuff and the discouragement this causes.
It is revealed that Oku and Oyama are Irishmen and Kuropathin is actually Pat Corrigan. There will be no objection to admitting the Russian minister of the interior Mr Bouligan, who apparently infiltrated from the exterior near Galway.
Los Angeles clings to belief in a man who can make rain at will. When he looks to the sky and fires his cannon, rain follows. Local confidence centers on this dramatic, uncanny weather control.
Sad news reaches Vermont that the sap flow is small and the sugar crop will likely fail. The misfortune is presented as beyond the reach of modern science.
A Chicago expert promotes a program teaching readers how to craft a love story and, more decisively, how to commercialize it. The approach targets aspiring writers seeking practical guidance on structure, marketability, and sales techniques, framed as a compact course.
The passage notes radium as a recommended snakebite remedy but states it cannot compete with the traditional Kentucky liquid specific. It contrasts modern suggestion with established regional treatment.
Reverend Jacob D. Van Poren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin testifies after suffering kidney disorders that confined him at home. He credits Devil Kidney Pills with improving his condition, reducing pain, and normalizing kidney secretions. Dean's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents, Fooster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The German emperor owns a cane once carried by Frederick the Great. It was said he never went to bed when dying but died in his chair holding the cane. The artifact connects to his life on many battlefields and remains a notable relic.
Atlanta groups led by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Railway Conductors along with blacksmiths machinists telegraphers builder makers railway trainmen carpenters joiners clerks car men oppose J Pope Brown’s plan to cut Georgia passenger rate from three to two cents per mile. Travelers Protective Association also objects citing fewer trains and poorer service.
A Universalist leader contends that gratitude follows giving and that wealth grows from charity. He argues no one is truly poor if contentment and open-heartedness guide life, and that poverty stems from selfishness while generosity leads to Heaven.
An early 20th century sales pitch promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a quick fix for stomach and liver ailments. It promises quick relief and healthier contentment, with a money back guarantee if it fails, sold in druggists for 50 cents and one dollar.
John T. Kruser of Wabash Nebraska bet a friend three dollars he would ask the first girl he met after leaving his hotel to marry him. That girl was Mamie Grant who promptly accepted. They wed within an hour of meeting.
Deaths from consumption are divided by age: under forty-five 69 percent, forty-five to sixty 29 percent, above sixty 12 percent.
1i acres of good corn land with 6 inches of alfalfa 320 meadow and rest in pasture. Good improvements. Inquire of Victor H Coffman Omaha Neb.
The report notes that there are somewhat over 100 000 students in colleges universities and technical schools and somewhat over 60 000 students in professional schools of theology law and medicine.
British statistics show men grew taller over fifty years with the average height increasing by about an inch. The text notes the present average for a thirty five feet eight and a half inch man, indicating a measurement anomaly or typographical error in the source.
English farmers use only about one third of their machinery locally. The remaining two thirds come from abroad, with American exports totaling 1,308,000 and Canadian exports 212,000 in value.
Mr. William A. Newman of Sagrada, Missouri, described severe grip with deafness, headaches, heart and stomach trouble. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with fast relief and a full three month cure, noting other remedies failed and asserting the pills drive the poison from the body.
In Gadgeyadana Manchuria since April 29 Japanese advance with cavalry screen and Chinese bandits. Russian detachments on flanks retire as Japanese push leftward. Erdagon occupied May 5 then evacuated under Russian pressure. Shahedizi burned, villages along rail line north Changtu captured. Oyama reportedly has 348 battalions. 2500 Chinese bandits armed with captured rifles. Roads under Japanese control for fortification and supply lines toward Silimingu and Nanwa Pass.
Topeka reports favorable conditions and rains promise Kansas the largest wheat crop in history. No acreage gain, but nationwide demand and perfect belt conditions could yield near forty thousand harvest helpers from other states as farmers brace for a massive season. T. B. Gerow seeks labor via county inquiries to fill the harvest needs.
Washington cites China’s insistence on neutrality and says Beijing has assigned ships at Shanghai to monitor the interned Russian cruiser Askold and destroyer Eukhestvensky. It notes US concern that Russia could breach neutrality and claims China will take further action if needed.
Prof P R Meyer assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago appeared before the Senate committee on interstate commerce on Thursday. He spoke on Prussia and Germany railways state ownership aiming to reduce discrimination and achieve social economic results, noting partial success but failure on the second goal.
Deserters reduce Zeieler mine manpower to about a hundred as a strike begins among debris clearing workers. The stoppage stems from a material wage reduction while efforts to ready the mine for operation proceed slowly.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that the secretary of the treasury cannot be enjoined from paying the $50,000.40 appropriated by Congress for the Panama canal property purchase. The ruling came in a suit by Warren B. Wilson of Chicago who challenged the act as unconstitutional.
In Vincennes Indiana a postmortem on James d ring shows death caused by a swallowed grain of corn from three years prior. The corn sprouted inside the bowels causing a fatal obstruction.
Honolulu reports marked activity at Kalaeuen volcano with increasing lava flow and a rising crater indicating a possible overflow. Authorities monitor the eruption and warn nearby residents to stay alert for possible ash and gas emissions.
A tornado moving for several miles south of Norfolk Nebraska leveled buildings ruined grain and damaged trees while accompanied by a 40 degree temperature drop.
Topeka reports from all Kansas banks show total deposits exceeding 107 million dollars, reflecting a substantial rise of about 1.5 million dollars in just one month. The surge signals growing liquidity and confidence in the state's banking system amid broader economic activity.
In Wilburton Oklahoma search crews struggle with gas following Sunday's mine explosion. Thirteen miners remain entombed with hopes for survivors fading. authorities expect four to five days to recover bodies and resume work.
The indictment against Joseph Leiter for importing laborers into Zeigler under armed guards has been quashed. The case details and any resulting actions remain unrecorded in the available text.
Lexington Ky The jury in the Har gis murder case Saturday reported hopelessly divided and discharged. It was said the voting stood 10 to 2 for acquittal with Hargis expected to seek bail. James Hargis county judge of Breathitt is accused of conspiring with brothers Senator Alex Hargis Elbert Hargis and Sheriff Ed Callahan to kill James Cockrill. Cockrill town marshal was shot in Breathitt and died after being transported to Fayette county.
In St Joseph Mw a large wholesale grocery store operated by the Roberts Parker Mercantile Company burned Friday evening from a blaze beginning on the third story. Firefighters fought a stubborn, wind driven fire that threatened a dozen nearby frame buildings as flames spread. Estimated loss reaches about half a million dollars with around two thirds covered by insurance.
Washington reports Admiral Dewey denies making a public forecast about a forthcoming naval battle between Russia and Japan. He says it would breach etiquette to share public opinion, though privately he notes that Toru would likely defeat Rojestvenski when the harbor action draws near.
San Francisco reports the Board of Education adopting resolutions against mixing white and Mongolian pupils in schools. It declares its policy to favor in the future the establishment of separate schools for Chinese and Japanese pupils, and the measure was adopted unanimously.
A Friday afternoon tornado moved from southeast to northeast striking Owl 1 WY, destroying six business buildings and a schoolhouse and church, damaging about twenty residences. One person died in the schoolhouse and about twenty were injured. names were not learned by Friday night.
Mrs Nettie Craven died at Mount Pleasant hospital after being brought from Burlington in a deranged mental state. She had claimed to be the common law wife of Senator Fair of California.
Kansas City police arrested five saleable keepers Sunday for violation of the Sunday closing order. The arrests followed detection of liquor sales conducted secretly rather than openly, indicating enforcement of the blue law in a discreet manner.
Ardmore Oklahoma reports A W Vealy chairman of the Chickasaw Townsited Commission has been advised that Secretary Hitchcock approved the Sulphur survey and Vealy started appraising there on Monday.
Reports from San Angelo Texas indicate recent frosts caused major damage to orchards with losses around 75 percent in crops and many fruit laden trees left bare after the freezing event.
Mrs. Pearl St. Clair wife of a young prominent farmer aged 1H years delivered three girls at her county home on Tuesday. The infants weighed just over five pounds in total and all survived. Mrs. St. Clair married two years ago.
Victor Robinson, son of John Robinson of Litchfield Hi, was run over and killed Thursday night while trying to board a Burlington train. The incident occurred near the station and police are investigating.
The commission on the new supreme court building opened bids and plans Monday in Jefferson City Missouri. Twenty bids were received from many outside the state and not all were examined. Officials expect several days before a decision is reached.
An unknown man shot and killed a police sergeant in Warsaw at nine o clock Wednesday morning. The assailant fled the scene and remains at large. Investigators described the officer as a veteran member of the force and appealed for any witnesses or tips.
Washington Attorney General Moody on Friday submitted to the Senate interstate commerce committee his views on federal authority to regulate railroad rates. He states Congress fixes rates for interstate transport while states handle intrastate charges, and outlines limits and roles for legislative, executive, and judicial branches in rate setting and review.
New York judge frees Morgan Smith and relatives from conspiracy indictments, enabling the district attorney to refile the case. Nan Patterson faces possible further indictments, while bail offers pour in from crowds and theatrical figures including David Belasco, who pledges a public fundraiser if Jerome proceeds.
In Thitler, Mo., the Feeley murder triad ended Thursday night with a guilty verdict and a ten year sentence. This third trial followed two prior hung juries. Feeley’s motion for a new trial was denied by Judge Cox. an appeal to the Supreme Court is filed. He awaits judge Denton’s ruling on bail while jailed.
In New Franklin Me the jewelry store of J B Zilhart was broken into Saturday night and robbed of various items valued at 15000 dollars. The theft included gold pens cuff buttons sleeve buttons silverware and several souvenir spoons. The incident is under investigation.
Pana WL Charles Williams aged 25, a Spanish-American War veteran and regular army member, died Saturday in Alaska where he has served for two years.
Four men opened fire Wednesday morning killing a police sergeant and severely wounding a detective during an arrest attempt. Rioting erupted in the streets overnight with the military firing on crowds, causing four deaths and multiple injuries.
A report from St. Petersburg claims Russian torpedo boats were seen in the bay of Gensan in Korea, stirring wartime concern and speculation about northern sea movements near Korean waters.
The Cotes County Grand Jury adjourned after a two week session. Fifty eight indictments were returned and the criminal docket will be heard starting Monday.
Duquoin Illinois Joseph Leiter appoints James Bennett of Hallidayboro as general superintendent of his Zeigler mine. Bennett currently leads Hallidayboro mine and is described as a highly practical mining expert.
New York District Attorney Jerome offered no clear guidance on Nan Patterson’s third trial for the Caesar Young murder as jurors remained noncommittal about acquittal or conviction. Supporters expect Jerome’s next steps may hinge on related indictments against the J. Morgan Smiths for conspiracy.
A severe storm in St Louis and surrounding areas left two dead and several injured as the River des Peres rose. A family of John H. Snecker was trapped five hours in their second story home at 3741 Hermieche avenue before police rescued them.
The May day death toll reached sixty two with about two hundred wounded as hospitals treated the injured overnight. Minor disturbances were reported in city sections with no further casualties. Nationalists planned demonstrations for the 104th anniversary of the Polish constitution, while workers in factories went on strike amid efforts toward a general stoppage.
In Kempton Indiana a heavy pole under a Lake Erie and Western special freight train became loose and trapped a switch frog causing a wreck half a mile west of the town. Eight laborers sleeping in a car with three elephants and five camels were seriously hurt. The animals escaped with bruises. The thirty car train was moving at 25 mph and four cars rolled down an embankment.
Captain Shu Bersky, back from a reconnaissance on the Mongolian frontier, reports thousands of Chinese bandits, led by Japanese leaders, advancing beyond the border into Manchuria.
A member of the senior class, graduating next month, is identified as the donor of the $500,000 building for undergraduates at Columbia University to be named Hamilton Hall.
Nelsonville Missouri report: Oliver Silves, a young farm hand, ended his life by swallowing strychnine. He was despondent after the girl he loved refused to join him for an oyster supper.
John W. Cockrill 81 died in Paducah Kentucky from general debility. He was born in Christian County Kentucky and died on the day he was born.
A candid ad style summary notes Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery may not cure consumption but claims to treat severe throat and bronchial issues and run down conditions. Testimonies from Buffalo and others praise weight gain and cough relief when used early. Pellets for constipation praised. warns against fake substitutes by unprincipled dealers.
The article notes about 4,000,000 Hebrews live within the Russian pale, roughly half of world Jewry. The Pale spans about 500 miles east from the German frontier to a width near 1,000 miles from the Baltic to the Crimea, a region that could sustain cultivation if allowed to farm.
The text outlines the corn belt extending into northwestern Ohio, north central Indiana, all of northern and central Hitnels, the entire state of Iowa, along with parts of northwestern Missouri, northeastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska. It compares the region to an elongated kite with a narrow end in Ohio and the broadest area along the Missouri River.
A stained glass window in the City Temple London honors Dr Parker. The panel depicts the elders of Ephesus in a solemn farewell with the line Sorrowing most of all that they should see his face no more. A portrait of Dr Parker appears in the lower panel.
In Clayton Texas on May 1 special report quotes J H Bailey asserting Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Diabetes. He says after seven boxes he can work again and credits strict dieting. The ad claims pills have cured hundreds and also treat other kidney diseases from backache to Bright's Disease.
India cultivates half a million acres of tea yielding 190,010,000 pounds with about $100 per acre investment. Thirteen laborers work per acre, and one pound of India tea yields around seven and a half gallons of strong tea, while Chinese tea yields only five gallons.
Co-operative wedding presents grow popular as couples marry. Friends pool resources for one or more handsome gifts. To avoid duplicates the bride-elect is often asked to specify desired items for the registry.
A 100 reward offer asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by constitutional treatment. It claims internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and boost strength. Proponents publish testimonials and invite claims that the cure fails to work. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The report notes American forces rapidly advancing into the Dominion near Sherbrooke with plans for erecting and equipping large manufacturing plants. This will boost local wealth and business and promote trade with the United States.
Guests celebrating the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs John Holt at Independence Kansas brought useful and ornamental gifts in abundance. The presents included an overcoat for the host and a set of false teeth for his wife.
An old advertisement promotes Allemen's Foot-Ease a powder described as a universal cure for painful smarting nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It claims to make new shoes comfortable and to reduce sweating. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offered at A. L. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A company of thirty actors can be engaged for the equivalent of $30 in China to perform any number of dramas and comedies for two days at a stretch. Ordinary seats cost about a half cent, while the best seats run to three or four cents.
The German Empire is divided into 145 chamber of commerce districts. Each chamber controls its own finances and is required by law to appoint an able and experienced man as secretary.
Alfred Wilson reports two wheat fields on his home farm in Indian Head Saskatchewan area. Field 1, 37 bushels per acre at 88 cents per bushel with costs and summer-fallow practices detailed. Field 2, 25 bushels per acre at 88 cents with seed, cutting, hauling costs. Total profit figures and broader farm output given.
A New York theater manager claims Shakespeare has written himself out and advises against staging new plays while presenting what he calls an improvement. The piece discusses the manager's view amid other industry opinion.
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