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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
3
An old advertorial piece recounts a Pennsylvanian merchant E J from Dounard Arkansas and a case of long standing kidney pain cured by Dodd’s Kidney Pills. It includes testimonial language about pain relief, sleep and appetite, plus general notes on whisky and fruit trade statistics in Pennsylvania.
May Goelet American heiress, reputed to be heiress to 20 million, to wed Hoary Joboly nee Kor, 26, Duke of Roxburghe. Duke holds titles including Earl of Kelso and Baron Roxburghe, with a royal horse guard role and $800,000 yearly rent. She is described as petite and stylish, twenty summers old.
Lord Roberts described as a man of indomitable energy and tireless industry. During his Scotland tour from Aug 9 to 24, he made nearly thirty inspections, visited Edinburgh, the new naval base at St Margaret’s Hope, Inchkorth fortress, Inverness and eighteen towns, ending with a stay at Stobs camp where about 10,000 men were under canvas. John W Gates teases John A Drake with a broker’s message joke in Saratoga. Countess Schimmelmann of Denmark devotes life to missionary work, funding voyages, publishing journals, and adopting three children.
Ex mayor Charles Bule of Brussels arrives in the United States for a lecture series. One set will cover the Congo Free State in light of recent anti Leopold criticisms, with additional talks on municipal art. He is renowned as a travel writer and art critic involved in rebuilding Brussels into a world class city.
Jacob Rogers the wealthy railroad builder left a $500000 bequest contingent on his grandniece quitting acting. She refused the stage career and kept performing, earning a vow to forgo the money. At 16 she has no engagement yet and remains hopeful for a future on stage. Lipton countenances her as a favorite. A separate report notes Rev Edward A Fredenhagen of Topeka organizes a crime reform society with chapters in Kansas Missouri Colorado and Oklahoma to prevent crime aid prisoners and reform laws.
The lifeboat captain Maj Lealey of the Isle of Wight, a British MP, earned French thanks after swimming to a sinking vessel. Philadelphia heiress Catherine Colfelt travels to Yokohama to wed Lieut. Harry Taylor, amid boasts of refusing Greek princes. Commodore Perry survivors John Johnson and James Gilland recount Perry’s voyage. Pope Pius X home shows a lone Venetian portrait. Lucius J. Phelps climbs Mount Wi in a motor carriage in 1h46m. The fiddler’s bill remains due after dancing.
A startled Badlth enters a dim kitchen and finds Ellen the cook seated by the window with a man opposite. She apologizes and is told to seek another cook as she plans marriage soon. The piece then shifts to a humorous anecdote about Henry Labouchere’s diner chatter with the prince of Wales.
The Field discusses popular myths about fish. Some species in Africa endure dry riverbeds by developing lungs while many aquarium fish perish from lack of food when kept in inadequate water.
Patti's Secret of Youth notes Patti appears ageless as manager Gray claims she looks thirty five. The piece hints the diva will tour to discuss wealth creation after her farewell. Also announces a planned presidential Virginia visit with a week at Rosegill, home of State Senator J H Cochrane in Williamsport Pennsylvania.
A sweeping, undated collage of notes from the era reports fires, damages, elections, deaths, legal actions, and notable happenings. Mentions the Army of the Philippines society event, a centenarian birth, a Katy railroad superintendent, St Louis race and America’s Cup details, volcanic eruption updates, a state ticket, Carnegie leadership, and various court, crime, and industrial stories across Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and beyond. The items include maritime, aviation, fossil, and public notices with names like Lipton, Bryan, and Lipton dinners, plus labor strikes, Leper colonies, and the Langley project.
An advertiser reports Dr Dean's Kidney Pills cured a woman's long standing ailments restoring health after five boxes. The piece notes a free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co and 6 cent per box pricing, alongside other commodity items about salmon canneries, a kitten anecdote, and various short notices on religious figures and domestic topics.
Fragmentary notes recount a long-lived woman possibly around 115 to 131 years, with references to a Reverend and various odd anecdotes, including a doctor’s advice and a servant, all presented in a freewheeling collage of seemingly unrelated vignettes and claims.
Observations praise a group of women led by Miss Muriel Armitage noting cheerful spirit and duty to share positive health insights. The piece references Shana Bee Wat and local diary entries as part of a broader discussion of women’s roles and wellbeing.
The fragment discusses pelvic distress labeled as female weakness, noting widespread beliefs it causes weakness and other symptoms. It hints at remedies and urges readers to seek treatment promptly from a named person, suggesting a cure and promising satisfactory results.
An old advertisement extols Defiance Starch as unmatched in quality and quantity with 16 effmees for 10 cents, urging readers to try it now and save money.
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