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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
3
Lena Smith of N Cherry Street Nashville writes she suffered four years with back and groin pains and dull headaches. After ten days on Peruna she felt little pain and after two months the pains disappeared. She says she has been in the best of health and feels ten years younger. Catarrh of internal organs weakens strength and vitality. Verumi is the remedy.
Exchange argues great poets owe much to inspiration from women. If poems about or inspired by women vanished, the Iliad, Dante, Shakespeare, and 19th century poets like Tennyson, Swinburne, and Stephen Phillips would lose their brightest gems. The column defends female influence in poetry.
Montreal Herald notes women hymn writers among the most beautiful works. It cites Miss Charlotte Eliffett as author of My God My Father While I Stray and Just as I Am Without One Plea, praising their sympathetic hymns though Lead Kindly Light is an exception.
The camera never lies they say the device truthfully reflects reality but the sun's distortions warp the image making everything look monstrous and inhuman. The text argues that the camera's distance from truth is due to light and perspective rather than deception.
The text lists the five highest structures as the Eiffel Tower, Paria at 984 feet, the Washington Monument at 535 feet, a city building in Philadelphia at 535 feet, the Cathedral of Cologne at 466 feet, and the Cathedral of Strasburg at 466 feet, though many figures are garbled.
A candid speaker declines enjoying a holiday yet notes personal benefit from one. After long hours at baseball games or crowded car rides, ordinary work feels more pleasant, illustrating how rest can heighten appreciation for routine tasks.
South Bend Indiana reports J O Lan terman cured after three years of kidney disease and six doctors, via two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy for restoring health, claiming many others are also benefiting and that it has cured Bright's Disease.
In a World opinion note the author laments shifting demographics as women appear to remain youthful longer. The piece argues aging norms are changing with longer life spans and later marriage ages redefining what counts as marriageable among maidens.
The Proprietary Association Committee on Legislation defends patent medicines as vital in rural areas. It argues many households rely on established “mother’s medicine chest” with proven formulas that reduce the need for doctor visits and ensure uniform results, despite attacks from eastern publications.
Thousands of bats swarmed a schoolhouse in Nedding California forcing a shutdown until the intruders could be expelled by burning sulphur and related measures as authorities sought to reclaim the building.
Missouri-Lincoln Trust Company faces injunctions as Lewis seeks control of People's United States Bank assets in St Louis area court actions. The dispute centers on stock transfers linked to Lewis Publishing Company and potential postal fraud violations. Also reported are bond postings in Clinton and Henry counties, and a grand jury indictments roundup naming Thomas M Casey and the Salmons in multiple forgery and deposit cases.
The Masonic Grand Lodge finished its convention in St Louis and adjourned to meet in Kansas City the last week in September appointive officers were chosen including Grand lecturer Allan McDowell Saint Louis Grand chaplains Ho PL Bond Marcelline and W C Atwood senior deacon FL RR Hartzell St Joseph junior deacon C C Bigger Laeleds senior steward William A Halk Louis junior steward ROEL J Smith Marshall grand marshals Alfres Reynolds Joplin and William BE Hoke St Louis standard bearer Arch A Johnson Springfield grand purse Ant William Southern Jr Independence grand orators Frank Smith Jefferson City and Sidney Berry proud tier John W Owen St Louis
In Salisbury Kansas, William Clayton, a local constable aged 20, resigned after refusing to serve a warrant and disclose his brother’s whereabouts. Deputy U S Marshall Edward Morrison arrested the brother after a day of searching in Kansas City then Salisbury. Clayton returned home to await federal grand jury action.
John Cudigan aged 41 proprietor of a grocery on North Fifteenth Street died at City Hospital from a self inflicted bullet wound. Found in his room at 1426 Washington by Policeman Harris after a call from Mrs W R Gray. Despondent for weeks, he was married to Carrie Cudigan.
Oscar Hammond, a young cigar maker in Springfield Missouri, died by morphine, after allegedly receiving a letter from Miss Cora Syler of Pawnee Kansas saying she could not marry him. The event is described as a suicide linked to the rejected marriage proposal.
Coroner Dixon investigates the Paris Missouri mystery after finding a dead man west of Paris. A coat liner yields a small storybook bearing a name that resembles S. T. Hants Toledo California County Missouri. wires to Toledo fail.
Thomas E. Sauls, 102, resident of Webb City, honored a long birth anniversary after living in Carthage Ma. Born in Italeieh Carroll Counts N C Sept Is 905 he served in both Mexican and Civil wars and remained active until recently He met nearly every U S president save Washington and Ris He helped establish the first lead smelter in Granby Mo and shaped the first pig of dead burned from that mill He moved to Joplin about forty years ago and has resided in Webb City for the past twelve years.
Ironton Missouri reports Bill Dooley the insane murderer and feudist who escaped Farmington asylum was captured near Brule sixteen miles west of Ironton Saturday. Found by two boys wandering the woods he claimed to be Bill Dooley from Parmington. Officials J M Hawkins and William T O Neal pursued him to Trenton then jailed him for return to Farmington. He offered no resistance and did not recognize former acquaintances.
New Madrid County courthouse destroyed by fire at 2 AM Sunday. Incendiary origin suspected. Vaults held land records from Spanish and Wienel control. most were found intact but gas damaged. Other vaults unopened. documents believed preserved. Four men arrested for rioting tied to Henderson Mound plant unrest. two released. Jim Westey acquitted of murder charge.
Messrs A A Phelps and E A Fargo of the Phelps Fargo Shoe Co Chicago arrived in Louisiana Saturday morning and closed negotiations with the Louisiana business men's association to locate their shoe factory in the city.
Milan Missouri reports W H Richmond once indicted for cattle theft and missing last Monday has been surrendered by bondsmen and delivered to the sheriff. In New Madrid a noon jail disturbance occurred when a bottle of laudanum was thrown into the jail housing Arthur Miller, the ongoing murder trial suspect. Miller had escaped earlier and a 31000 reward was posted. Garrit H Ten Brook of St Louis was decorated by the Queen of the Netherlands for service at Fair.
A Chicago woman Mrs E T Gould recounts how Dean's Kidney Pills saved her from Bright's Disease and a near death. She suffered trial eye trouble back ache dizziness headaches and frequent painful kidney secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered and has remained well. Foster Milburne Buffalo NY and all druggists sell them for 60 cents per box.
Medical note explains gout can affect any organ, with digestion as a common indicator and joint pain as its more serious form. Advises avoidance of alcohol and tobacco and liberal use of Vichy water to ease symptoms.
The phrase verba buena once referred to the area now known as San Francisco and means good herb. It was the name of an aromatic vine abundant in California, believed by early Californians to possess medicinal virtues.
Mrs Ida A Col bath of 19 Winter Street Newburyport describes a severe chronic erysipelas attack starting in June 1 9 ? with swelling of the eyes and intense body pain. After two months with no improvement she uses Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and reports the inflammation and pain subsiding after six boxes, allowing her to resume household duties. The pills are sold by druggists or from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A Cleveland Leader quote ridicules an Agricultural Journal editor's farming claims. Farmers Foddershucks accuse the editor of lacking practical farming experience and say he wouldn’t plant his feet in the road to stir dust, reflecting partisan rural ribbing.
An advertisement promises a drugless cure for stomach issues via absorption. It claims to alleviate indigestion gas and related symptoms with Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers, offering two free boxes or a sample coupon to tempted readers. The copy urges readers to try the product despite medical cautions.
A fragment describes a request to send a coupon with name address and druggist’s name who does not sell Mull's Anoti-Belch Wafers for a free box, listing Mull's Tonico address in Rock Island Illinois and noting druggists sold per box. A separate note recalls a barracks in Southern England torn by a fire alarm sounded on a bugle, mistaken for Fall in.
Some grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch because their shelves hold other brands in 12 ounce packages for the same price. Defiance offers 16 ounces for the same money, and it requires no cooking. If you want more starch for the same price, choose Defiance.
Polydore Vergil notes Paulinus bishop of Nola in Campania Italy first used bells in church in the year 400. The text also asserts Alaska coast line extent and geography, mentioning Nome Hawaii relation and a coastal measure.
Who bemoans that book borrowers are irritable and book collectors will not lend a look. Ashly Sterry recalls a book collector who warned against lending a book and punished the lender by placing him among his own well stocked shelves saying every book on them was lent to me.
An elderly speaker mockingly notes Horace, a village academy graduate, returns with more hair and less sense and declares he will marry the girl he chooses. The crowd is asked to stay seated as the young lady prepares to speak.
The text notes that camel caravans are usually led by a strong bull who keeps the herd in order. When the leader is ill or absent the herd mutinies. In Asia Minor donkeys often lead camel caravans, reflecting the donkey’s important status in the East.
A wry puck line observes that early to bed and early to rise yield diminishing returns in health wealth and wisdom. If a person lacks one virtue the others suffer, yet together they still offer a fair, if modest, display of success.
Rheumatism may be relieved by soda baths. Add four to six ounces of carbonate of soda to bath water and take two such baths weekly. Massage often relieves rheumatism but is costly, whereas sea treatment costs virtually nothing.
A woman remarks on the value of the exchange system after returning a hat and getting goods in return. The ad extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use, noting it contains 16 oz per package and does not stick to irons, urging buyers to demand Defiance and save time and money.
London records an average daily water supply of 218 593.01 gallons serving 994 890 houses occupied by 2801 people, yielding an average of 33.1 gallons per person. The data reflects municipal distribution and per head consumption metrics for the city.
Important to Mothers urges careful use of CASTORTA as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, warning caregivers to ensure proper administration and avoid unsafe practices. The notice emphasizes maternal guidance and cautions against misuse.
Fragments advertise a nerve remedy claiming permanent cure for nervousness and fits. Promises a free trial and a treatment plan from Dr Re H Klis in Kailadelphia. Also promotes Defiance Starch with a savings claim of more product for a penny.
A proposed rule imposes a landing ban on anyone who cannot write a short passage at dictation in a European language. The measure aims to test language ability for prospective entrants to Australia.
A historic German view links tipping to bribery, calling it a vexatious practice for businessmen and noting its role in corrupt business methods across the country. The discussion frames tipping as a systemic moral issue influencing commerce.
A devoted mother suffers back ache headaches and displacement of female organs leading to nervousness and irritability. The ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthens female organs cures displacements and irregularities and includes a testimonial from Mrs Ph Hoffman describing eight years of ovarian trouble cured after using the product. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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