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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
3
A New England farmer in a prow formerly owned and used reflects on wit and humor. A passerby criticizes, saying you ought to have killed him, prompting the farmer to reply that they almost did. The exchange highlights perception and congruity in humor.
A jumble of overheard lines and names follows a domestic scene where Mrs Wilson senses suspicion as her husband returns at night. The piece references New York travel, a whispered plan, a youth's companion, and a parade of quirky phrases from Mr Malaprop’s social circle with misheard or garbled remarks about prestige and pennies.
A damaged clip discusses a person named Hedbewerk and a struggle linked to eyesight and vision. The fragment mentions a decade of inability tied to dim spots and impaired sight, with unclear details about location, date, or events.
A fragmented OCR item notes a rallying phrase about women and soldiers and a rink life theme. The readable bits suggest a wartime or civic vanity piece linking girls, sport, and the war effort without clear names, dates, or places.
An excerpt from The Country Fair by David Lensing describes a critter being yanked off the ground while the narrator notes John aims for a race of flying machines, not a slow trot, capturing a rural fair moment.
A 1905 testimonial from Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Conn describes a child with severe facial sores cured after using Cuticura Ointment. The text shifts to a conversational montage with an improvised music anecdote and a circus job query, ending with a note about Wagner's headache remedy and a dreamy perception.
News item describes a man in Missouri who killed himself with a razor in a woodshed behind a boarding house, while a woman in Joplin was shot dead during a scuffle. It also notes a Jasper county judge will decide if Pint Christian church of Gils must pay Joplin Water Co for water used to operate a motor for a sewer pipe organ, under an ordinance drafted when water motors existed.
Despite intermittent rain, workers and a large crowd witnessed the cornerstone laying for the DOW Modern Woodman building. Speeches by J B D Bter of St Louis and C A Rubey of Clinton highlighted the event, signaling a major future business block for the city.
Presiding Judge G W Berry ordered an election for November 9 on local option in Pulaski county. Dison Crocker Waynesville and Richland opposed saloons earlier and remain focal points. Jefferson City notes possible Missouri library board funding shortfall of 62 thousand dollars due to legislative error. board created by statute may lose lands. St Joseph Gas Company to be investigated for cutting natural gas supply aiding KC manufacturers. Odell, a civil engineer related to ex Governor of New York, arrested in Joplin after assault at St John’s Hospital. Grand jury in Watley did not indict Nannie Willard, defender of her mother during attempted knife attack. Mexico stockman J B R Johnson Jr dead. estate valued at 125k with 7,000 acres and Rito Hotel ownership.
A jumbled column reports multiple local items: Frost in the Ozarks, late fall weather, and crop prospects. Iron County votes wet in a local option. two deaths found in bath and rooming house. a jail break at Springfield by a prisoner with a revolver. and political notes near La Grange and Columbia.
The article argues against government subsidies for shipbuilding and subsidies to ship owners. It favors free competition on the high seas, warns subsidies would burden the American people, and cites Morgan and tariff protection as factors. It envisions a future with tariff abolition yielding equal global competition.
A dubious antiquated ramble covers rhumatism remedies with a recipe from an authority, noting simple ingredients and a sugar syrup after each meal. It includes cautions about harmless drugs, a colonel’s sales encounter, a young composer Rachel and a printer father, and ends touting Defiance Starch for laundry stiffness and fabric quality.
A critical column argues tariff protections hurt both sides as print paper costs rise under 16 to 20 percent duties and wood pulp taxed at ten percent. It notes Canada may impose export duties, boosting imports costs. The piece accuses Republicans of protectionist folly, harming newspapers and voters while enriching trusts and burdens households.
A playful dialogue opens with a remark about a daughter's commencement essay, followed by Mr Comrox jesting that the student appears more interested in ice cream sodas than the allegorical piece The Subservience of Individual Ambition to Eternal Destiny. The exchange hints at literary pretensions versus simple pleasures.
A garbled clipping mentions elderberry bushes over buried treasure in Germany and a farmer near Cele dort unearthing 1,800 silver coins from the eleventh century. It also includes scattered product ads for Dolikve starch and meat collars and cheeky maxims on wealth and policing, with few readable proper names or dates.
The fragmented text questions political principles about electing a president and potential removals but contains garbled language and lacks concrete facts or events to summarize. It appears to be a speculative or rhetorical prompt rather than a report of a specific incident.
Harper's notes a provocative discussion on Japan’s aristocracy and Western influence, describing initial shock and later advocacy for Western manners among maidens. The excerpt also hints at a risqué scene as a man seeks favors, illustrating tension between tradition and modernization.
The article blends consumer praise for Defiance Starch, touted as free of chemicals and ideal for fine fabrics, with a court scene where a Roglish quarryman is accused of assault. Eyewitnesses describe the violence, while a curious stopgap remedy and home first aid advice appear in the same column.
A remark on an African queen, the king Lobengula's second wife, wearing a carved head dress on state occasions. The note contrasts royal attire with a general commentary on women and social roles attributed to the era.
The fragment discusses enjoyment and participation issues among groups, noting that people often avoid excess or strife during shared activities. It suggests restraint and mindful engagement as a general principle for harmonious gatherings.
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