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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
2
A mosaic of assorted blurbs and snippets covers diverse topics from poems and politics to travel and technology. It references figures like Walter Wellman, Ela Wheeler Wilcox, and mentions of interparliamentary peace plans, along with casual notes on alcohol costs in Germany, census data on deafness, and commentary on sports age limits and railway cars.
A patient complains that doctors medicines made them sicker until a friend recommended Dr William's Pink Pills. After taking the pills the person began to feel better and improved from stomach pains.
Mrs Maud Miller Hippie promotes a motherhood course for young matrons. She argues no mother should abandon care to a nurse alone, stressing that proper infant rearing rests with the mother herself. She praises a nurse wheeling the baby away in a lavish leather coach.
A Pittburg Press item recounts a husband who, despite pleas, kept his wife away from town. He sent her copies of local papers with one clipped item missing and refused to explain. She returned home within a week, curious what was hidden.
June gold output in South Africa's mines set a record as the highest monthly production. For the first half of the year, total output exceeded the same period last year by about six million dollars.
The text explains nervous chewing and the role of Grape-Nuts as hard granules meant to be ground by teeth. It claims chewing aids digestion and that Grape-Nuts may help digest other foods, with advice on how to prepare nuts with hot milk or cream for easier swallowing. It concludes with the phrase there's a reason.
The sixth annual Missouri State Fair promises its finest exhibit yet with a 185 by 175 foot vitrified brick structure, 12 000 seating, modern amenities, and 40000 in cash premiums. Reduced railroad rates and public sale of pure bred cattle and hogs on the grounds are announced by Secretary J R Rippey of Sedalia.
A reader notes improved symptoms after a treatment labeled hay fever relief. The letter thanks Dr Alayme E. Seaith for a method claimed to ease sneezing and nasal discomfort. The communication reflects personal endorsement in a period newspaper letter style.
An old advertisement from Wika Mayme oMITH 444 E Menad Street Colombes LYAY FEVER is endemic catarrh caused by irritating substances from certain weeds. It claims Peruna weakly stimulates the nervous system to resist poisonous emanations and may carry victims through hay fever. It urges relocation or trial of Peruna for relief.
A quirky European note cites a Paris journal claiming in Prussia a quarter saw 62¢ dogs killed for food. The source mentions Adelity's frankness and friendships with dogs as both companions and sustenance.
A Paris correspondent recounts a Café Naportain gathering where an Austrian, a Bulgarian, and an Italian conversed in Esperanto despite lacking common tongues. The sight impressed him, underscoring how hearing a phenomenon can feel more decisive than reading about it.
A Burglar and Patterson Georgia grocer woke from a dream of a break in and leapt from bed to push the intruder out the window. He cut his foot and leg on broken glass and found himself bleeding from several wounds. the man, a total abstainer, cannot explain the dream.
The article notes England has the most expensive and faulty coin system for telephones. It laments poor service elsewhere while praising Australias progress and continental distinctions, citing Norway and Sweden as better managed readers' reference points.
Mrs Pod Ruggles of Pearidge hosted a cassafras and pigs feet luncheon for the Jesokus society. She wore a tailor made gown and diamond earrings, presiding with queenly grace as Pearidge social functions attract neighboring towns.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph anecdote recalls a Harrisburg legislator nicknamed Smith who outwitted rival relays during a long night of drinking. He explains waking after a procession of beds and grabbing the first to sleep until the next afternoon.
A Philadelphia boy accompanies his father on a first zoo outing. At a hedge-lined enclosure he asks the name of an animal. The father points to a sign and says the creature is a pronghorn antelope and explains its horns. The child inquires if it can blow its horns.
A brief critique argues that women share responsibility for male decline by not demanding enough from men. The text notes women tolerate inappropriateness, allow youthful indiscretions at home, and resist courting disciplined by social expectations, as discussed in Spinster from M A P.
A Chesterton quote condemns the monocle as monstrous and indecent. He argues a single decorative eye disrupts human balance, likening it to wearing a trouser on one leg or a mustache on one side. The remark appeared in Illustrated London News.
The pope maintains a mosaic factory in the Vatican where patient artisans work in a gallery with 99,000 lockers. Repose sticks of cilies of many shades are stored to reproduce tones from canvas.
A fragment describes nutmeg as a peach sized edible fruit that splits when ripe. It hints at a humorous image of a warm figure peeking out in a scarlet undershirt that browns into mace. The excerpt ends with lofty quotes from Princess Aurelie Ghika on life and annihilation.
A historical comparison notes London uses 90.9 million gallons daily while New York drinks 600 million. London covers 118 square miles versus New York’s 326, highlighting scale differences between the two cities.
A patient describes a severe eczema outbreak on the chest face neck and limbs that spread before treatment with Cuticura. After a new supply and continued use, the eruption subsided completely. Five years have passed with no recurrence, affirming longer lasting relief from Cuticura.
A fragmented note discusses funeral rites and pagan customs, mentioning a doll st at a funeral as a purely pagan act and noting that funeral tells appeared in church practice in the sixth century as a means to drive away evil spirits.
Observation notes that dark colored objects attract bees deaths while white objects of the same brood are left untouched, suggesting a color-based aversion in bee behavior.
The article notes that Japan consumes more fish than any other nation, while meat eating remains a foreign innovation for the population.
Dideret is quoted saying he would give an arm to have written a certain novel. Some attribute to Scott the remark that he wrote no line he would wish to blot at his death.
In a Boston Herald note, the author comments on shifting praise away from women’s intellect to appearance, quipping that the new standard favors styling and beauty over brains as fashion and social norms evolve.
Englishren Inverted Bigun Father Wood, an Engisch monk at Rome, is credited with the investion of the pieno in the year 1711.
A thermometer from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore is described as the finest of its kind, costing ten thousand dollars and touted as a historic guest piece in the collection.
A motor car was built with a unique contrivance described as a neetrta for a contest. The project aimed to cost affordably while incorporating armor, reflecting a wartime design effort.
Fragmentary note mentions a duty under fated conditions and a river with tribal references. It cites a lumber pat 1560 and a large stream count of 434. Details are unclear and names or places are not fully readable.
A strange report notes two pears and a French florist change a wicket into an erected tree. Local observers describe the transformation as a quirky roadside display attracting attention from passersby and nearby sellers.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Keown and Bel Eng in a vague note. It likely notes a local naming or labeling issue with references to BOC and a person named Lee. The readable portion hints at a misread phrase about a weed, but details are unclear.
A vacationing man discovers rural post office box numbers exceed his 4000 population assumption. He notes many town residents may not rent boxes, while the postmaster observes the village’s mail system as he looks from the barred window.
In April many town saloons barred black patrons or imposed higher prices. Following local option defeat, most saloons refused service to negroes and dismissed black staff. Judge Neville recently refused a negro club charter. several establishments charge up to 2 cents for beer and 5 cents for whisky to black customers.
Jefferson City Gazette reports September interest paid to the state on deposits totaled 7308 dollars, bringing the year’s total to 1473.94? an error in text aside. Depositories paid August interest including German-American Bank 3484.20 dollars Mistlanippi Valley Trust Company 3163.15 dollars First National Bank of Jefferson City 365.00 dollars Exchange Bank Jefferson City 130.03 dollars.
Missouri petitions to end convict labor on competition lines with trades. Chillicothe man 25 dies after being run over in Burlington yards. Jefferson City auditor notes August receipts 290277.93 and disbursements 464949.51. Joplin private watchman killed after quarrel in saloon over a woman. Palmyra couple celebrates golden wedding. respected Marion county residents. Hannibal man killed in conducton. Edinburg man dies recently. Joplin man Frank Henley killed in mine accident. Alba man Thomas Griffith fatally injured by fall. Boonville real estate agent David Draffen shoots himself. Wichita man Dora Bright dies in Fos ter, Missouri.
Fragmentary editorial style prose touches on lead in paint and its products, old medicines and baking powders, social banter, and snippets of dialogue. It weaves through references to lead's uses in industry and despite health concerns, hints at daily life observations and a political campaign snippet.
Fragmentary courtroom dialogue centers on a lincoln forgery accusation. A witness referenced by the defense and a judge marks the date August 21, 1866, with discussion of a watermark and authenticity. The scene blends prosecutorial strategy with era rhetoric and ends on unrelated product ads.
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