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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1904
Page
2
A garbled Marble Hill Press item mocks divorce, fashion, and public life with jumbled observations from America's era. It cites hats, peace, and headlines about Spain France and London, mentioning Harry and a subway hospital kindness and a Parisian deodor.
Two men held up a North Dakota poolroom and fled with $50 in cash. The incident marks the first time the venue is recorded as suffering the worst of a day’s business.
The text discusses whether health is contagious and argues most people remain unaffected due to ordinary habits providing inoculation against catching illnesses. It presents a cautious view on the spread of health-related ideas and behaviors within a population.
France's war minister Gen Andre, assaulted in the assembly, expresses strong resentment toward a civilian adversary attempting to engage in the clash. The incident underscores tensions between military leadership and civilian factions during the dispute.
Mrs Maybrick will write a book though its value is doubtful. The public will read it due to her involvement, chasing notoriety as a path to successful authorship.
The Japanese minister is recovering from his recent surgical operation and is able to joke about it. Observers note the situation by suggesting a lighthearted parting with his vermiform appendix in a friendly spirit.
In a Sunday Bible class, John D. Rockefeller Jr. denounced the rush for wealth and praised the dignity of small daily blessings. He argued that wealth makes it easy to scorn simple pleasures and noted the irony of enjoying riches.
The Manchester Mirror and American cartoon suggests relief in crises rests with a different leader, questioning the man who conjures up the wine while urging readers to prefer a steadier captain during storms.
A London paper disputes whether a wife ceasing her role six weeks after marriage is inherent in nature or a result of observation biases, offering no definite conclusion in its report.
Japan endures war stress as cigars rise from two to fifteen cents and beer climbs to twenty five cents per bottle, leaving travelers to joke that even the nation’s teapot feels the pinch.
A man living with a woman for years and presenting her as his wife petitions the court to compel her to quit claim any claim to being his wife. The case asks what legal remedy might follow and how courts handle recognition of domestic relationships.
After three days of unbounded joy over the new subway New York begins to find fault with it. The New Yorker may not be satisfied with heaven yet the reaction is unlikely to alter the outcome.
Thomas Murphie a Utah prospector endured years of isolation in the mountains driving him toward insanity and he had to be pursued and captured after a wild episode in solitude.
A man struck by a repairless automobilist escaped serious harm. He rose, dusted off, and shouted after the fleeing driver, calling out the name Rojestvensky amid the seashine sircasm.
Mr Barney Oldfield recently drove ten miles in nine minutes and twenty seconds paving the way for faster speeds. Public confidence grows that the automobile will reach maximum lawful speeds, or exceed them, as demonstrated by this bold achievement.
Boston hosts 541 separate religions and several indigenous beliefs unique to Back Bay circles, considered superior within those exclusive groups. This reflection highlights the city’s rich religious diversity and local peculiarities shaping social circles.
The duke of Albans, famed prize catch of English society, plans a voyage to America to seek an American wife. He aims to share his ducal distinctions by marrying an American woman, a union that would bring him a prized alliance and elevate his status among both sides of the Atlantic.
Dressmakers report thirty yards of material are needed for a woman’s suit this season. The remark adds a wry aside about why young men are delaying marriage licenses, reflecting social humor of the era.
Plans embraced by the Mississippi Valley Improvement Association to reclaim over a million acres in Missouri and Arkansas through a large drainage district. Sen J K Browning urged drainage measures in Missouri while Arkansas would mirror. United States aid debated with river and harbor act references. Sections from New Madrid to Piegott seen as promising for land reclamation and economic growth amid previous flooding.
In Brunswick Maine a new county bridge over the Lamothe river north of town collapsed injuring six men two seriously. John McCherpy suffered head and chest bruises while John Frady sustained hip injuries. The failure is blamed on weak falsework under the spina long. Brunewick authorities investigate.
Judge James Cooney, longtime public servant and congressman from the Seventh District, died in Marshall after pneumonia and related complications. A native of Ireland, he immigrated as a child, studied at state universities, and built a legal career in Saline County before entering probate court, prosecutorial work, and finally serving as representative. He was active with the Latino County Bar Association and remembered for a career spanning law, public service, and community leadership.
A fragmentary report outlines a St. Louis circuit court clerks organization meeting at state hall. It describes aims like promoting fellowship and efficient work, lists officers including secretary and treasurer, and names committees and tentative program plans for the gathering.
The readable text names shops and items in a town commerce scene including grocer Ehkeden OGrittili and hardware dealer Har ry Squire, furniture firm Miller Lae tan & Co, and Doctor Squires, plus a Coleman Motel. The fragment mentions the Witt and Maks and hints at a larger set of merchandise.
Election returns show nearly all counties reported by Friday with Missouri counties and St. Louis awaiting full canvass. Several counties including Adair Barton Carter Chaurk Dane Dettalb Jackson Knox Miller Res roads Ste. Greenevieve and St. Louis city listed as yet to be heard from.
In Kansas City Missouri the jury in the case of Joh A Page returned a verdict of guilty on two indictments. The offenses involved theft of a meerschaum pipe and an ES.u0 package from a United States post office depot branch. The trial centered on the depot theft and the subsequent events leading to the pipe’s disappearance.
St Charles reports the marriage of Benton Roenker and Ila Semien at the Lutheran church on Thursday with Rev J A Ferbeatrich officiating. Attendants were Miss Stary Meiser and Oliver Peoneniver.
Mrs Patti Moore, noted member of the National Mac ris' Society, died at home after a lengthy ailment. She was 52 and remembered for her community involvement and charitable work. The obituary notes her family and local ties.
A deed filed in the reporter's office transfers a twenty acre tract between Eighth and Ninth streets and east of Kentucky Avenue to TH. R. Conklin for a local company building a new totem station and airport terminal.
Jade James J. Boxy, among Ste Genevieve's oldest and prominent citizens, served as Probate Court judge at his death in his home town. Funeral held Friday morning.
In Kansas City Mas John Rome alias Jota Murphys stands charged with taking part in a robbery at the Ekpetosville post office with Dale Johnson and Charles Sanders. The case references August 4 as the incident date. authorities report a prior acquittal.
St Louis resident Miora Harrmel sues Loitel Brathwuss Company and St Louis Transit Company in Cir cule Court for 179 in damages alleging injury on Jefferson and Pestalozzi street on Aueus 27. case hinges on alleged incident and liability by two defendants.
Mrs Enymia Heidebreder of Burlington recalls decades of crippling pain and weakness from rheumatism. After brutal attacks and failed doctor visits, she credits one box of Dr Williams Pink Pills with reducing symptoms. four months later she could do household work and remained well for years. The testimony also touts others who benefited and notes pills are sold worldwide.
Fifty Philadelphia guests experienced a novel ascent to the top of a newly completed 275 foot chimney. An improvised elevator carried them up the shaft as a ceremonial celebration concluded and the platform near the top remained unfinished.
A visitor asks a Tidewater resident about Mr Blank and Mrs Richard Blank. The inquiry touches his standings and financial responsibility and the reply describes him as a perfect gentleman with a hint of being short on cash.
West Australian pearl fisheries employ 2,605 men with Linare Enehshinen cited. The average yield per boat per season sits at 625 dollars for pearls and 975 dollars per pearl shell. Last year the average earnings per boat were 4200 dollars, with the average per head around 420 dollars.
The magnate plans to reduce reporters by shifting to a controlled news release system. He promises to share pertinent information with others while directing access through trusted channels. This move aims to streamline communications and manage press attention.
A commission is appointed to study a plan to matronalize the medical field making doctors state officials. The Interior Minister of Purssia considers the proposal and seeks formal examination of its implications.
Claims a cure for constipation feverishness upset stomach teething disorders and worms. Says over 30 000 testimonials and urged for use by druggists with samples available from A S Olmsted Leltoy New York.
The gulf stream lies 200 fathoms deep off Cape Florida while near Cape Hatteras it is only half as deep. The stream appears to have run uphill with an ascent of 10 inches to the mile.
Honduras has had no cattle market since 1800 as financial troubles in Guatemala close avenues once supplying demand. The shift leaves Honduras without an export outlet and grappling with economic pressures on livestock.
The Italian government declines to fund the project, placing the full cost of rebuilding the fallen St. Mark's Campanile on the Venice municipality.
Boston merchant Tudor shipped the earliest regular ice cream commerce in 1805, sending a load to Martinique as the first documented commercial distribution of the treat.
A peculiar claim states the solar system moves toward Hercules at 20,000 miles per hour, with an estimated journey time of one million years. This framing suggests a broad celestial drift rather than a precise astronomical finding.
Garfish, stintish, basking shark and dolphins all exhibit a habit of swimming with their eyes above the surface of the water.
The finest rock crystal ball in the world resides at the Boston Fine Arts museum. It measures seven and fourth inches in diameter.
The Hannibal Convocation of all Episcopal churches in northeast Missouri plans its next gathering in February in Mexico Missouri. The decision shifts the meeting site from Hannibal to Mexico for the regional church assembly.
Virgil M. Harris of Mercantile Trust Company of St Louis delivered a lecture on Banking Methods before Missouri University’s department of economics. This was the first in a series of lectures by premier bankers of Missouri, presented last week.
The statement notes that including rivers and canals, no part of England is more than fifteen miles from water communication. It highlights the extensive reach of inland waterways and their role in connectivity across the country.
The smallest flowering plant is a species of Indian duckweed named Wolfia microscopica. Each plant bears two flowers, highlighting its tiny size and unique reproductive feature.
Dixon Missouri report says Reverend B F January pastor of the local M E church died at his home after a short illness aged 71 years in this city.
A quarter inch steel bar withstood up to 332 pounds before breaking, while a bar of iron of the same diameter failed at 4,504 pounds, illustrating steel as the stronger material under similar conditions.
A reflective quote section frames cycles of wealth across generations. It contrasts generation one earning money, generation two burning it, and generation three surviving by sifting the ashes. The proverb-style line attributes the thought to Puck.
Mrs GW Fooks wife of Sheriff G W Fooks of Wicomico County Salisbury Maryland says she suffered eight years from a kidney complaint with tiredness breathlessness and bloating after meals and swollen legs. She claims Downey Pill relieved back pain after three days and the distress ended. Poster Million Co Buffalo NY sells it for 60 cents.
Alden of Harpers explains manuscripts received by the magazine. Four of five submissions are rejected and once a year the first offering of a new writer is accepted. The piece addresses why despair has surrounded hopeful contributors.
Theodors Hansen new first secretary of the Russian embassy in Washington is master of the piano with touch technique and expression rivaling great professionals. He excels in modern French pieces and is particularly happy with his rendering of contemporary works.
A Walthamstow resident received a letter addressed in a deceased friend’s hand bearing an invitation to lunch. The missive had been in transit for nearly a year, arriving long after the friend’s death. The case unsettled the recipient who reported the occurrence to local authorities.
Otis Parker was instantly killed at Pars Texas while using a telephone. He had the receiver to his ear when he dropped dead from an electric shock likely caused by the line crossing other wires. Mrs J W Glies of Everett Pennsylvania suffered what appeared to be a warning or related impact in the confusion, with garbled continuing text in the record.
Family records note a golden wedding for two New Jersey residents. Amid scattered lines about kitchen fires and bean yields, the fragment hints at historical household milestones and agricultural figures. The text mentions lima bean production and a vast bean field requiring forty tons of seed beans to plant, alongside stray references to places and people.
A bizarre applicant tale from a western school asks about whipping children with a grotesque reply about punishment. Chancellor Crooses Football is named, while Syracuse University’s Day warns of reform battles and threatened action by the executive board to curb Syracuse youths amid life and limb dangers.
An Ossian Indiana grocer testifies from personal ordeal that six years of bowel trouble left him 88 pounds and bedridden. After three months on Grape-Nuts and cream he regained strength, now working fifteen hours daily and relying on the cereal for breakfast and often lunch. He reports steady regularity without laxatives and promotes the product to customers.
The Salvation Army plans a large citadel in Cleveland Ohio for institutional work with total cost about 90000. Fifteen thousand has been paid to date toward the building and site and an appeal to John D Rockefeller produced a pledge that by May 1008 he will make the final payment of Blu uuu if siii need correction not provided.
A brief, wry verse fragment from Lane New Leaf noting hunting lore about a hansie to dian and the quirks of who is considered a regular Indi an girl, reflecting playful regional wordplay and caricature.
Harvey Joyce of Tingley Pennsylvania shares a sleeping room with John Mehler, a violinist. The pair jostle in a hazy state as Mehler plays, while Joyce claims no memory of the performance and stares as the music unfolds.
A fragment from a Lawrence Kansas column recalls a hired girl reacting to local papers claiming fifteen guests were present for a dinner. She denies the claim saying only two of the party were sober enough to leave their beds. The piece praises the servant as a jewel and promotes Definitees Stareh as a universal product claim.
A fragmentary column blends oddities from science and travel with garbled references. It mentions Napoleon, France’s population shifts, strange walking fish from Santa Catalina Channel, and a note on Alard Shheck, a German military attache in Washington. It ends with a children’s welfare product.
Reverend James Outram a Scottish climber scouting unexplored districts of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia says he found a gigantic glacier on Mount Columbia covering 20 square miles. John S. Sargent, U.S. portrait painter, plans a trip to the United States to sketch President Roosevelt and is described as a confirmed bachelor who forbids the presence of women in domestic affairs.
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