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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
2
A collage of quips and social blurbs from Marble Hill Press Freedom pages lampooning kings, fashion, aviation feats, wartime chatter, and daily life. Jests cover Manila uprisings, airships, hobble skirts, dishwashing contests, and moral quips about marriage and propriety.
A New York court declined to permit a literary society to call Steelt the house club. The decision sidestepped technicalities and legal jargon to address the matter with practical reasoning.
A United States forest service posting invites applications for a xylotomist. The unusual job title suggests specialization in wood analysis, with duties likely tied to timber identification and wood properties. Further details and requirements are not provided in this fragment.
A quirky note contrasts Indians eating more beans than Massachusetts and remarks on literature, dying languages, and a tired elk topper. It muses that dull London news prompts reporters to "kill the plug," suggesting a humorous take on hot weather reporting.
A long, dense summary of proposed amendments to Missouri's constitution covering police pensions, teacher funding, city charter revamps for St Louis, state capitol bonds, county and municipal debt limits, legislative pay, and tax revenue measures. The text lists sections to amend, submission timing, and voting procedures for the general election after the first Monday in November 1914.
The Kansas City Journal reports inmates at a state reform school vie for band spots. The 2 percent band limit prompts a young applicant to protest parole after being notified he could join the band only to be released. Superintendent Richard comments on the timing.
The Philadelphia Times recounts Unk Russell, famed local prize fighter, seeking a light fielding practice with the Athletics at home. He asks where left field is, having never played on that diamond, and is guided to join in left field during an early season session.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a peculiar scene where Not Now, Hoe offered a ten dollar bill, yet its value was nil as the bill remained unreceipted and the pocket did not seem depleted. The report raises questions about the bill’s status and apparent nonpayment.
A portrait follows of a businesswoman deeply in love with her work. The piece drolly notes her habits and a light censure that some hobbies could be worse while she manages a tidy purse cardinder of its contents.
At a late dinner in the Hellevue Stratford an assertion about necro race memory was made and debated. Ex Gor. Dunn recalled an anecdote claiming an old Core man knew George Washington and described the Delaware crossing in a single quip about steering a boat.
An excerpt from Harper's Weekly recounts an elderly American visitor in London asking a Westminster Abbey verger for King Edward I's grave. The verger laments no Edward I. the abbey is the burial site for kings, but only odd-numbered graves exist there.
A garbled OCR style note discusses increasing taxes for public buildings in counties and cities, tied to voter approval. It mentions valuation limits, local option votes by residents, and the legality of renewing or issuing bonds or taxes to fund county or city infrastructure and schools, under state authority.
The initiative proposes to prohibit manufacturing and sale of certain goods in Missouri while allowing limited production for medical, scientific, and mechanical purposes. It outlines standards for licensing and enforcement under existing state law and specifies dates for hearings and votes.
The document outlines provisions of the Eleventh Constitutional Amendment affecting property taxation and state funds. It discusses apportionment among counties, district boards, and the university system, detailing how revenue from property taxes is allocated for public purposes and how levies are collected. The text specifies rates, exemptions, and oversight to ensure uniform application across the state.
The Department of State announces that Corvelive Owen certifies the firegatage and the proposed amendments to the State Constitution are to be submitted to qualified voters at the general election. The statement specifies the date and place of the voting, with references to the capital and the city of Jefferson as the context for the proceedings.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Times recalls a moment when George faced a hack at a cherry tree. He paused, then smiled and claimed the act was performed by himself. The tone mixes humor with playful bravado in a historical newspaper voice.
A brief Chicago Record-Herald gag notes a patient asking if the operation is unavoidable and the doctor replying it is quite usual and fashionable in a witty exchange. The quip reflects light medical humor in a metropolitan paper.
A buyer offers a family cow with a brash claim that the cow will not yield more than four quarts of milk. The seller warns the animal could cause damage by tramping into a parked car, evaluating a value of about $200.
Mrs K Rh Hex of Galena Kansas credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a right side lump described as a tumor like rupture after a year of pain and sleepless nights. She says a local doctor urged surgery but the tonic helped the lump disappear and eased her symptoms including fatigue indigestion and nervousness.
The report tells of George MH lattice and J BO Raleton, jewelers, involved in an odd incident at the Heartis fort near Chagris Falla. A runaway county team struck the Heattie estate lane, the sleepers in a tent woke to danger, Halston leaped from his cot as the horses dashed by narrowly missing him. Relenton now sleeps in his Lawn house while Meatile shelters under his roof with his garden plants.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Vera and her mother debating the meaning of transatlantic and transparent. The girl asks if trans means across and if transparent means a across parrot, sparking a parenthetical moment about bedtime.
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