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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
2
A wide collage of brief items includes jokes about wills and fortunes, actors, a Turkish mul may be doomed, Jordan river baptism water, and jokes about crimes and curiosities. It cites Poe, Shakespeare, a blind man’s organ theft, factory strikes, and a New Jersey judge catching a bird, with scattered notes on suffrage, parks, and a proposed Philippines agricultural bank funding.
In a tense scene aboard a boat to St. Louis, Lavender Creighton's party faces suspicion and danger. A gun is revealed as unloaded, Winslow confronts guards, and a looming arrest by a sergeant disrupts plans as the plot advances toward Wilkinson and Aston Burr.
Winslow clashes with a Sergeant over a warrant as he searches for Gonzaga in a tavern. The foreigner Gorzaga is said to have left for a nearby settlement possibly St Charles or Lavender. A tense exchange ends with Winslow securing a penned note while authority clings to orders.
Winslow confronts French deputy and a wary general as he seeks answers about Burr's plan while detained in a frontier inn. He offers parole, resists harsh treatment, and plots a cautious escape as Burr's shadow looms over Wilkinson's stance in a tense posturing scene. Meanwhile owtaga carries a note toward Miss Creighton amid shifting loyalties and dangerous intrigue on the trail.
In a terse exchange Ususi questions Jinks about actions while Jinks accuses Amalgamated Tinks of speculation. Jiske denies, predicting no rise in stocks as Plunger 4 comes into view.
OCR fragment shows garbled dialogue with insider lines about a limit, clever fellow, and a name Hester. Content unreadable, no clear event or entities to identify.
Fragmentary text lists names and places plus a reference to cork usage and a beer context. The passage mentions a first daughter Lily and others like Hose and John with surnames Hardacre, Cork, and Mearty. Details are fragmentary and not clearly connected to a single event or date.
A reader reports finding two sizes too small in a batch of shoes from a retailer. The complaint notes persistent sizing issues and asks whether a larger size is available to accommodate their needs.
An article extols a wife’s health as essential to love and admiration. It cites period pains, headaches, and menstrual discomfort and promotes Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy, urging care to stay strong and happy despite recurring symptoms. It mentions backaches, bloating, and nervous dizziness as common women's ailments.
A reflection on how small details can be decisive yet often misjudged in practice. The author argues that value lies in relevance to the end goal, and that prudent prioritization distinguishes essential from nonessential to avoid wasting effort and missing the main opportunity. The Watchman.
A series of Victorian opinions praises insects for shaping flower beauty. Darwin notes insects would have limited flowers. Lord Avebury likens insect work to florists selecting blooms. Plateau’s experiments suggest scent guides insects more than color. Insects visit many blossoms indiscriminately. Also a German rail line from Limbach to Waldenburg will switch from steam to electricity.
A 70 year old man with a 40 year coffee habit describes quitting coffee for Postum with no ill effects. He reports improved health, less nervousness, and regained strength, noting how his look and work capacity improved after stopping coffee and starting Postum. His testimonial appears under the Poster Co. Battle Creek, Mich. name.
In Rolla two teammates Clark and McKee collided chasing a ball near Maries county. McKee died instantly. Clark was unconscious briefly. An aeronaut USS Dillinger from Kansas City nearly fell from 3000 feet during a hot air balloon ascent in Springfield. Mrs D T Nance, Laura George of Jefferson City, killed herself beside a mirror. her infant lay asleep nearby. Aggie Myers loses bid for U S Supreme Court review in a murder case in Jefferson City. Gov Polk urged to commute. In St Louis Mrs Lillian B Smith dies at 49 after hospital admission. grief over a journalist brother’s Cincinnati death noted.
Hunteville saw two armed men blow open a freight car safe and seize $200 after restraining staff, nearly destroying the station. An aeronaut, George Dilinger, was seriously hurt after a balloon ascent at Springfield. Kansas City millionaire Christian Schoellkopf died aboard a Missouri Pacific freight train caboose at Yates Center while attempting to board.
Kansas City attorney for Aggie Meyers plans an appeal to the state’s highest court with possible gubernatorial respite discussion. Meyers sits under a death sentence for killing her husband as authorities pursue avenues for clemency amid mounting legal actions.
The piece argues against municipal ownership of public services, citing political influence, higher rents, and taxes as drawbacks. It notes private enterprise often delivered more efficiently and claims public officials favored political pull over competence. Citizens in Omaha and the Midwest reportedly tire of municipal ventures and favor private operation, citing Mayor McClellan’s similar stance.
A playful exchange ends with Dudekins claiming to have a self made riddle. He asks why his clothes resemble the moon, expecting a reveal. Mixa Frances stalls, turning the moment into light banter as Dudekins grows triumphant before realizing her reply challenges his premise.
A greenish brown parrot in New Zealand preys on grazing sheep. The birds latch onto the backs, tear wool and skin to reach kidney fat, and the sheep perish in agony.
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