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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
3
Marble Hill Missouri notes joke about Mrs Jack Gardner authoring a novel while a Cincinnati man shows a coffin bought years ago. Bargain buys fail sometimes. A Tennessee couple 20 years together rarely speak. Castro isolation promptively criticized. Indianapolis News questions sheath skirts shrinking. Progress in travel adds airships balloons and planes as a highway. pedestrians warned when drivers take a flyer in the street.
Esperanto has been officially recognized again, reflecting its recurrent demand for reintroduction. The note hints at its fluctuating status and ongoing relevance in linguistic and cultural discussions.
A Goldfield miner reportedly bequeaths his entire wealth to the woman who rejected him four years ago. Other notes mention a Philadelphia heiress mother denying engagement to a titled Englishman and a scientist's claim of 5,200 death scenarios, including being mistaken for a deer by hunters.
The article notes efforts to promote cattle raising in Scotland while noting most roast beef in old England still comes from the United States. It playfully references Casper Trotsky’s capture by the Dutch and asks to notify nations for an orderly international spanking match. It also mentions Fritzi Scheff marrying a literary man and expects future stories from her advance agent to be properly edited.
Judge Thompson of the United States court in Cincinnati rules imitation whisky must bear a label clarifying its nature. The remark accompanies the ruling as an assertion that mislabeling could amount to calling it poison.
Israel Zangwill told London Jews to migrate to the western states of America where there is room for them. The advice echoes Horace Greeley's famous urging to go west, but coming from New York at a distance of 000 miles farther east.
The unfinished St John the Divine in Morningside Heights stands as Bishop Potter’s lasting memorial. Its completion is estimated to cost over 20 million dollars, with work already underway and planned for the present century. Potter conceived the project and secured the funding that began its construction.
The war department is producing 5,000 orange underwear suits for soldiers in the Philippines to test whether orange clothing reduces heat susceptibility. An orange hat lining is being prepared as well to extend potential color benefits to heads as well as bodies.
In a New York court a policeman arraigned a chauffeur accused of towing two dead automobiles while speeding. The magistrate challenged the physics of the claim, joking about 246 miles per hour versus 60, and held the prisoner for trial. No one punished the magistrate for the quip.
The wealthy automobilist who crashed a 120 horsepower car through carriages in Long Branch streets faces license revocation and arrest warrants. He is described as an enemy to public safety, with calls for collective action against reckless speeders.
A fashion note describes the directoire gown paired with a bracelet below the knee and a precise set of rings for each finger and bells for the toes, all in strict style.
The piece notes the wide dispersion of perfected flying machines globally and their low cost. It suggests such accessibility could prompt customs officials at various frontiers to develop gray hair from handling the growing stock of these aircraft.
In Waukesha Wisconsin George Smith who shot Mrs. Julius Grabow and her daughter Olga 14 then seriously wounded Sheriff George Dwinnell was captured at daybreak after firing on officers. Mrs Grabow is dying Olga and the sheriff are to recover. A posse gathered to demand surrender while Smith barricaded the home and fired, wounding the sheriff.
Military authorities report rapid cholera spread in St Petersburg with 531 patients in hospitals and 1061 total cases since the epidemic began. A second large hospital will open as authorities close primary schools to repurpose school buildings as care facilities. 471 cases reported Friday noon to midnight.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander of the Atlantic battleship fleet, cabled the navy office that the first wing left Albany Friday morning and will proceed via Lundock Straits, the straits of Macassar, the Celebes, the Straits of Tesilan, and the Situ Sea. The route, rarely used by ships, is the shortest path between Albany and Manila.
Albany reports new forest fires in the Adirondacks as rain is needed to aid suppression. The state forest, frn and game Commission cites the shortage of available men for firefighting and assigns blame to hunters for neglecting to extinguish camp fires.
Frank L. Steen son of a building inspector and Harold S. Rope, linked to Carnegie Steel, are under arrest in a major land swindle case. Police say a sweep uncovered a large scheme as Rope and Steen, with two others, operated from chic Chicago offices for the Union Central Construction Company at 115 Dearborn Street.
The state rested Tuesday in the murder trial of Joseph James colored, charged with stabbing C. A. Ballard to death, a killing linked to recent riots. Blanche Ballard testified James crept into her room and held her hand before her father chased him away and Ballard died from a knife wound to the lung.
In Berlin the Interparliamentary Union opened its fifteenth conference with over 600 delegates. Chancellor Buelow welcomed attendees, declaring brighter prospects for universal peace. Thirty Russian Duma members and eight Americans led by Richard Bartholdt attended. the three day meeting will consider proposals for a permanent international tribunal and compulsory arbitration, plus a naval prize court.
Mrs. Harry Pearson, 21, was fatally shot by Harry Parker, 25, a grain inspector from Iola Kansas, in a lonely Central Park area near the Belle Isle streetcar line. Parker fled after taking two diamonds worth about $200 and proposing to take Pearson to Mexico. She died Wednesday night from her wounds after crawling to a nearby house to recount the tragedy.
W B R Haugh agent for Union Central Railroad of Texas was arrested on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Rope and Steen face city ordinance violations for real estate licensing without a permit. Police expect heavier charges. The firms allegedly operated jointly, with 7000 lots in Irondale and land along the right of way spanning thousands of Texas and Louisiana acres.
Chicago reports Thomas Kearns a wealthy mine owner charged with embezzling 8500 dollars from Kearns No 2 Gold Mine Co stockholders. Kearns, treasurer and holder of over 150000 shares, with San Francisco home, is said to be known across western mining towns.
Mrs Fairbanks is unable to leave Maryville due to her illness, said by the attending physician to be not serious. Mr and Mrs Fairbanks came to attend the wedding of Miss Cornelia Cole Sellers, a niece of Mrs Fairbanks, to Walter Sawyer of this city. She fell ill immediately after the services.
Prince Robert de Broglie denies intention to sue for divorce from Princess de Broglie while opposing her suit. The American princess, Estelle Alexander Welt, formerly of San Francisco and Chicago, had married Sydney Welt before their separation.
A cable from the American Consul at Tripoli reports a new mark et for American flour believed found in Syria. Major Carson head of the bureau of manufactures in the department of commerce and labor is asked to send full particulars with samples of cheap grades to the Ottoman government. The request was promptly complied with.
Forest fires rage near Eagle River just north of Calumet within 200 feet of a residential block. In Chippewa County large forested areas burn again, and fires extend across the straits of Mackinaw though St Ignace and Mackinaw City face no immediate threat.
An unknown 25 year old male passenger on the west bound Union Pacific overland limited killed himself with a knife while in the yards at Kearney. After the fatal wounds the man threw the knife from a window and was removed from the train. No identification could be found though his ticket listed Los Angeles as his destination.
In a pistol duel near Kingstown on Thursday James Mover was shot ten times and died. Percy Campbell escaped injury and arrest in the incident which shocked Knoxville authorities and residents.
Three Greek workers, Michael Johnson Steven Dachi and Cota Petra, died when a roller explosion hit the Rock Island crusher in Lawton Oklahoma late Thursday. Authorities described the incident as a fatal workplace accident and are investigating the blast and timing of the explosion.
Guthrie Oklahoma Acting on the recommendation of the Board of Pardons Governor Bellamy pardons James Walcher who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Colonel John F Stone at Wingfisher in 1966.
Evelyn Hoge, daughter of the late Judge James Hargis, filed suit in Jackson Tuesday afternoon against her mother Mrs Lewellyn Haceis and her brother, asking a court to place the Hargis estate and the department store into receivership. The estate is valued around 150000 dollars.
August immigration reached 27 783 in Washington. The figure for August 1907 shows 96 525 migrants. The report compares current month with prior year showing higher mobility this period.
E Q Moss of Nevada Mo buys J T Woolsey's interest in Morrison State Bank at Morrison. Moss becomes president while W W Woolsey remains cashier. Bank capitalization listed at 70.00.
Invitations were sent to labor groups nationwide for the second national convention of the unemployed to be held in New York starting September 25 and lasting until October 2. Behind the movement are J. Kads How of St. Louis as chairman and Alexander Law as secretary.
Charles W. Swisher, the regular Republican gubernatorial nominee in Charleston West Virginia, announced he would resign as a candidate for governor.
It is reported that Prince Miguel of Braganza, eldest son of the pretender to the Portuguese throne, has been privately married to Mrs. Alice Carr Chaunesv, a wealthy young American widow, formerly of Louisville, Ky.
J. L. Robinson, chief train dispatcher for the Missouri Pacific at Atchison Kansas, was killed in an automobile race on M. A. Low’s farm in Horton Kansas. The incident occurred during the event, details were limited.
Washington report states the war department offers a $50 reward for deserters delivered by civil officers or civilians to a military post or other designated location. The secretary of war may reduce the amount in special cases at his discretion.
Emil Brunnier of the German Staats Zeitung was arrested Wednesday in Mobile on embezzlement charges. Abrs. Johanna Monde of Trieste Austria says she paid 2000 crowns to exchange for American money and received a $406 check payable in October.
Copenhagen Denmark ex minister of justice M Alberti held under arrest and his private safe opened Wednesday found empty except for a revolver and some coins law enforcement reported the safe contained no papers or valuables after the arrest noting the unusual result in the ongoing investigation
British naval officials overseeing torpedo boat maneuvers on the Tyne were startled by the sudden appearance of the German torpedo boat D 5 in the midst of the exercises. The intrusion disrupted the session and prompted a swift response from observers.
London report notes Queen Alexandra is carefully selecting a maid of honor. The ideal candidate must be good looking, tactful, healthy, and above all discreet as the search proceeds.
A promotional excerpt urges readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts seeking confidential advice for women with private illnesses. The passage touts her long experience and the supportive letters from grateful women, claiming they demonstrate the method’s power.
Mrs Norman Ht Darndt of Allen Town Pa recounts suffering from organic derangement and female weakness since age sixteen. After doctors suggested surgery she took Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound on a friend’s recommendation and now reports she is a well woman and shares her experience with others.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ills. It claims it cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other distressing symptoms for thirty years.
The colony of Barbary apes on the Rock of Gibraltar is the only living group of its kind and is under protection by the British government.
An artist annoyed by rustics breaching his space tells a passerby that the sketch looks better from a distance. He insists distant proximity reveals more detail and improves perception of the work. The exchange echoes a humorous rural vignette from a 19th century scene.
The Japanese Weekly Mail notes socialism has no footing in Japan and unlikely to gain influence soon. A small prewar socialist coterie opposed Russia’s war and published a newspaper, but dwindled into insignificance. A periodical with socialist views survives only as minor fodder for reader amusement.
A reprint of a reader’s letter from Possum Co. in Battle Creek Mich describes severe indigestion and weight loss from overwork and irregular meals. After trying Grape-Nuts, the writer reports appetite returned, distress vanished, and health restored. the product remains part of meals. The note invites readers to send similar letters.
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