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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
3
An array of fragmented letters recount health cures and spiritualist claims. A Brooklyn reader seeks remedies for catarrh and weakness, while others ask about a vanished horse, a deceased friend, and a Los Angeles connection. The tone reflects early 20th century home ailments and fortune telling hopes.
A mother scolds a disobedient girl at Pine Grove camp Ground urging prayer for gentler conduct toward playmates. The child protests that prayer may not help, asking why God would aid her efforts to be better.
A business man admits defeat in collecting a tithe bill from Bilking, describing his muscular debtor and failed female collector. A writer notes the failed tactic due to the husband’s marriage. The conversants joke about wedding customs from New York Boston and Milwaukee, mentioning rice beans and beer.
In Charlotte a mother tells how Grape-Nuts aided her family during illness and teething. She credits the food with rapid weight gain in her 18 month old and relief from la grippe when others failed. The testimonial links health to regular use.
Missouri prize stock judging opens for young men under 25 including agricultural college students. Cash prizes total 250 dollars across horse and mule, beef, dairy, sheep, and swine categories with high scoring contestants judged by experts. Entries close Sept 25 with Secretary J R Rippey Sedalia.
11 year old Moberly L White, son of a local farmer near Jacksonville, was killed when kicked by a mule. Other brief items note Jefferson City franchise renewal for water, two infant twin deaths from eating matches, a farmer’s suicide near Chillicothe, and a power plant sale to Neosho and Canyon City interests.
The Connecticut senator enjoyed stories and could tell many, recalling a school tale about a girl from a less noted family. A teacher tried to record ages and asked the mother to recall the walk to see the girl after school. The mother spoke of potato planting or digging, but could not confirm details.
Augustus Charley Bernays, a famed St Louis surgeon who performed the first Caesarian section in 1889 and several landmark operations, was barred from national AMA membership despite a spotless moral record and extraordinary surgical achievements. The article argues the AMA seeks control through ethical codes and a medical priesthood, warning of a medical bureaucracy and closed shop. It contrasts his outcast status with his life-saving contributions and criticizes guild power over health policy.
A political pamphlet style piece argues Republicans and Leslie Shaw misattributed financial panics to Democrats. It critiques high tariffs, cites treasury deficits before 1893, and links trusts profits to tariff protection. It warns of looming Wall Street stress and urges reform, income tax, and anti monopolist measures before the 1894 election.
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania recounts energy loss weight loss and yellow complexion three years ago. She attributes improvement to a treatment pitched as helping kidney secretions and overall vigor. Sold by dealers for 69 cents a box Friedrich Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A nobleman recounts three years of eczema in 1908. His wife suffered with eczema on her hands and eye, tried no relief from a doctor until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used. Relief came after the complete Cuticura set, with improvement lasting after stopping briefly.
A deacon speaks on charity, noting two kinds and cautioning against excess while sharing a barber tale of sorrow and laughter. A Scottish hen tale follows. A Boston G A R encampment memory recalls a veteran’s cheer and a widow’s loss in the crowd.
A mixed column of anecdotes and light sketches. A comedian recounts Ochiltree’s Irish and Texan moon quip and a hunter misidentifies a frog as he bafflingly admires a blue jay. Also notes on an unexecuted Wellington statue and New Zealand education pensions.
In a travel quip tone, Gunner and Guyer discuss an extended European tour. They note many Americans in Venice Alexandria? Veo fea, forcing pedestrians to walk in the street. The exchange highlights Venice as a canal city and the crowding phenomenon.
Dr August Dupre long time chemical adviser to the Home Office explosives department died at Sutton Surrey. During Fenian agitation he examined bombs and internal machines found by police.
A Statesman report notes Senator Du Pont of Delaware faces possible indictment for conspiring to restrain trade with the powder trust. It argues many corporate-connected Republicans would trigger a quorum crisis if prosecuted, naming figures like Guggenheimer and Aldrich as examples. The piece critiques party voters and governors amid allegations of trust influence.
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