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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
2
A garbled column mixes satire on presidents, ministers, aviation, and crime with mood pieces about autos, diets, and religion. It lampoons self made men, public life, and a dancing girl who danced herself to death, ending with a Cincinnati man selling himself to the highest bidder.
A fragmented mix of quotes and gossip opens with reflections on time and vacation. A Cleveland girl reports being persuaded to hand over $156 to a gypsy fortune teller. Various quips mention fashion, law, and the emperor in China.
A fragment notes a tribe in Africa under German domination where men eat their wives. The line bits suggest it is presented as a startling practice, framed as a harsher than ordinary divorce and claimed to save alimony.
The statement rejects the idea that a man who rode Niagara in a barrel could also survive a fall from an airplane without fatal injury. It emphasizes skepticism about extraordinary feats and the impossibility of duplicating both stunts with the same method.
A Chicago writer argues that real life lovemaking cannot match the scenes in the novellets, though a novelist may portray it as it should be. The remark suggests a tension between lived experience and literary depiction in period journalism.
A New York woman contemplates addressing the servant shortage by importing Filipino girls, but she may discover before long that her plan only adds another complication to the issue.
A shoe merchant notes that women’s feet and brofas are enlarging, suggesting shoppers now have feet grown enough to need properly fitting footwear. The remark hints at rising demand for larger sizes among female customers.
In the war against the fly the mosquito seeks to hide while extermination of the ape would boost the fight against the other. The disturbed residents of our slum area are urged to avoid loud protests and to pursue anticipated safety measures.
A small boy has found a constructive use for his surplus vacation energy by engaging in swatting activities, bringing joy to both his family and the community. His lively play is described as a healthy, cheerful outlet during the holiday period.
A French scientist claims success hatching tadpoles from frogs eggs via electric shocks. The note remains cautious, suggesting no excitement and speculating on results if tadpoles could emerge from Clackberry seeds, which would raise further curiosity about tadpole development.
Berlin and Paris officials failed to satisfy the demand for guarantees that would protect commercial equality. French and German ministers reviewed counter proposals, with Renault and Metves preparing a cabinet briefing. France seeks economic guarantees linked to privileges that could strain Mororov and provoke wider European opposition. French financiers pressed German debt as Paris and Swiss banks reassessed credit lines amid rising tension.
Public statements by Helodorus the Mad Monk of Txaritayn threaten attacks on Jews and the Russian intelligentsia after an imminent congress. Panic spreads across the Volga region as monks rally around a plan to massacre, amid protests from secular clergy and past pilgrimages leading to clashes with authorities.
Hutchinson Kansas report states two inmates Carl Raison from Pittsboro and Sam Campbell petitioned against pardons or paroles before their terms end. Both are serving terms ending year and are learning trades in the reformatory and wish to stay until trades are finished.
In Beverly Massachusetts the Wiley case returns to center stage with President Taft expected to decide before his western tour. A thorough probe of Secretary Wilson and his boards is anticipated as Taft weighs a prompt Wiley ruling versus wider departmental matters. In New York reports say Canadian reciprocity could spur a trio of railroad consolidations led by Jews Central, Minneapolis and St Louis with Northern Railway, as controlling interests push to finalize once agreements are signed.
Attorney General Norwood of Arkansas reports that Oklahoma has relinquished its claim to the Choctaw strip. An Oklahoma official notes the interest is too insufficient and remote to justify the expense of testing the matter in the court.
Uncertain Franco German negotiations spread unease across Berlin. Higher احتمال bail prospects and stock market weakness deepen repression on the Heuren. In Germany, more banks report runs across several cities, signaling financial strain and mounting public concern.
Dr Thomas Tnricht, successor to Oliver Wendell Holmes in the Parkman professorship at Harvard, a leading anatomist and prominent Boston figure, died at his Nahant home.
Indianapolis, Ind. Harry B Holiday, former paymaster at Ketcham Iron Works, was arrested and charged with stealing up to $10,000 from the plant over seven years of service.
In Havana Ernesto Mendoza editor of El Combat killed Rodolfo Fernandez editor of Gaines de RumBox after a dispute over a newspaper controversy. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between rival papers in Cuba.
Official canvass of the Democratic primary shows Hetty Green, likely New York City's woman millionaire, receiving two votes for councilman of the Fourth ward while no other candidate gains more than one vote.
In Evansville Indiana Thomas Littrell, angered after Mary Blankenship danced with Thomas Jung on a river excursion, struck Jung pushing him into the Ohio River where he drowned. Officials investigate motive and warn of further action.
The official call for the Azerean apple congress to be held in Denver November 14 to 16 was issued. Governors of states mayors county boards and horticultural societies are asked to name delegates to the congress.
Fred Ball, a young farmer from Springfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty in Christian county court at Ozark to killing his wife with a shotgun last May. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary after the jury had been summoned for trial. Ball claimed the death was an accident but was spirited out of the county fearing lynching.
Wayne County Medical Society passes resolution urging residents to abstain from handshakes to reduce germ transmission. Public health message cites sanitation concerns and aims to curb spread of illness in Dichmeond Indiana.
Bulldogs have been posted to guard alms boxes in Westminster Cathedral after reports of nightly robberies. The dogs, kept on duty during dark hours, deter theft and safeguard donations to the church.
65 year old Sir John Johnson was found hanging from a rafter in an old barn on his Stewardson farm. The death is reported as suicide by hanging.
In Rochester Nova Scotia the St Lowisan contest for the American Institute of Banking presidency sees Raymond RB Cox of Baltimore argue with Byron W Moser of St Louis in a heated race during the session.
Rochester session of the convention held that members of the Mutual Benefit Association of the National Better Carriers' Association who commit death by own action will not invalidate their crimes.
Chicago plans replace some foot patrols with desk style officers to fool pickpockets. The move reduces visible policing to mislead criminals while maintaining law and order in urban areas.
In Muskogee district court a quarrel over a board bill led to the shooting death of J. B Kilpatrick at Checotah Oklahoma. A man named Watson who had been boarding with Kilpatrick was arrested in connection with the case.
Angered by a blow to Mrs FM Hane from one of two highwaymen who held them up, her husband struck the assailant, knocking him senseless. The other highwayman escaped.
Vera Madero, presidential candidate of five parties, faced a mob upon arrival. Stones flew injuring several, police protected him as he walked from the train. He spoke amid boos and crowding, recalled overthrow of Dias, and name of governor Jose Pine Soares mentioned. A banquet greeted him afterward.
In Roseburg Oregon a proposed recall of Judge Coke of the district court would have been the first recall election affecting the judiciary in the county It was dropped after petitions circulated for several weeks The recall was based on jury instructions read during a trial of a man accused of murder and many believed the judge erred in acquitting despite the state's evidence
Lieut Jake swooped into Washington and touched down on White House grounds near Annapolis after circling the Washington Monument for 15 minutes. Lieut Hogera arrived 45 minutes later, ascending from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolia to cover a three mile distance.
A Seventh Day Adventist missionary in Georgetown British Guiana was killed by natives in the interior. Reports say the acts followed a clash over polygamy and that letters left by the missioner detail the crime. Officials seek to confirm motives and who staged the attack.
In Puebla a photograph of Bernard o Reyes, rival to Francisco I Madero Jr, carried by Major Thomas Bravo and two First Regiment companions sparked a riot. Bravo and many in the crowd were injured during the disturbance.
The Chicago Prohibitionist weekly publication has halted, due to factional strife within the Prohibition party, reflecting internal party tensions and disruption of operations.
In Seattle, the supplementary petition for recalling Mayor George W. Pilling was reviewed and the recall movement was found to have failed. The analysis shows insufficient valid signatures to meet the required threshold, ending the bid to oust the mayor.
A garbled fragment hints at a death linked to a gamble amid conflict. Names, places, and exact actions are unreadable, but the text suggests a fatal incident tied to a risky bet and a violent scene. Further readable details are not present to confirm specifics.
A fragmentary interview shows Vocle Mose questioned about religious functions. The exchange hints at whether a preacher may be paid, with Mose replying reflectively as the questioner presses for clarity about sermon roles and monetary expectations, amid limited readable context.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a condolence letter from Browning to Mrs Villagdon about her death. It describes intimate, loving lines and a vivid image of him holding her head in his arm as she died, with references to separation and a search for solace.
A Philadelphia lecturer writes that improper food wrecked her health and that regular use of Grape Nuts revived her. She reports rapid mental and physical energy gains within ten days, relief from insomnia and nervousness, and ongoing appreciation for the cereal during tours. She mentions reading The Road to Wellness and claims there is a reason for her improvement.
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