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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
6
A veiled woman seeks help from Judge Ostrander after a mysterious seizure and a hidden entrance found by Bela. The judge learns of a past murder and a widow yearning to clear her husband’s memory with his aid.
A fraught case unfolds after a murdered man is found near Claymore Bridge. John Scoville is arrested with a missing watch linked to the victim Algernon Etheridge. Debates in court center on Scoville’s guilt as evidence mounts. The jury convicts him of first degree murder, while Deborah Scoville questions her own beliefs and trust.
Judge Ostrander plans a funeral cortege to the cemetery when a sergeant reports a woman of unknown identity at the tavern. The judge orders protection for three hours, forbidding any entry to the grounds while he is away, and entrusts strict surveillance to the sergeant.
The article describes tourists in Tokyo taking jinrikishas ashore from ships. Riders feel awkward and unbalanced as the puller steadies the shaft. The experience is likened to a baby’s awkward first ride, with comfort found by relaxing and leaving balance to the puller.
During the French occupation of Malta the persecution of religion spurred a vow by women to wear a hood of shame for a hundred years. The pledge has lapsed, seen in fewer faldetta and a rise in Paris fashions among Maltese women.
Cuba's Ballamar caves east of Havana lie on a flat plateau. A descent reveals winding passages and the grand Gothic temple, 760 feet long, illuminated by electric light, creating a striking subterranean spectacle for curious travelers.
A New York representative of an Austrian firm recalls a captain in his family who survived immense wounds after his regiment was nearly wiped out by Russians. The captain endured a devastating head wound, facial injuries, chest and leg wounds, and a brutal march then transport to a distant hospital in Vladivostok, with little rest or comfort. He later moved through several trains to Vindictok, endured harsh conditions, and wrote that prisoners faced extreme cold and tight surveillance. The narrator seeks help from the state department to secure his release or improve his condition, despite the captain’s insistence on no complaint.
A puzzled farmer asks about the hired man plowing the yard as the daughter, armed with a new camera, follows her instruction to break the foreground for a photo. The exchange hints at household labor and desire for clearer portraits in a domestic scene.
An article describes Jason Louis-Elson of Far Rockaway New York developing a system called scenario for talking machines. It uses six doubledisk records to teach musical counting and timing, offering a condensed form on one side and an oral count on the other.
A committee of bird hobbyists at Laber temple on East Highly fourth Street assessed hundreds of canaries from various cities under the Central Society of Canary Breeders of America. Birds entered from a darkened room and started singing as they sensed light, while critics recorded tone and quality to decide prizes for the finest singers.
Lewis Anthony, a Ware farmer, plans legal action after a reported necro killed rat at his farm. A New York Sun correspondent says Anthony captured all attacks and feared more harm. The incident involved Hammont and a sheriff at Asthot's farm with thirteen rats and a button noted.
A concise note contrasts a politician who seeks quick gains with a statesman assured of duty to the public. It argues a true statesman can lead honestly, avoid offending ordinary people, and balance interests for the common good.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions men who dislike certain acts and a shady character. It references a woman as able to manage a man only if she can prevent him from knowing something, indicating social intrigue or coercion as a central theme.
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