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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
2
A slice of late 19th to early 20th century musings covers spring schedules, prices, and social notes. The column touches on baseball, living costs, weather, sausages, pigskin, magazines, love stories, and a philadelphia charity gift, with digressions on police, banking, naval age limits, and a Gotham judge’s court remark.
A Missouri gentleman requests permission to smell a vial of attar of roses he says was presented to President Monroe by the Japanese government. He does not demand sight of the item, only the chance to sniff its fragrance.
The Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry sees a large turnout as Glavis testifies that senator W B Heyburn was to acquire 160 coal land acres for his services. The 807 page document is highlighted with letters and telegrams showing Glavis’s Alaska claims and Ballinger’s role in directing the inquiry.
Fifty three officers and men were rescued from the British torpedo boat destroyer Eden by breeches buoy after she broke from moorings in a gale and grounded near Dover. The vessel, left high and dry by receding tides, loses guns gear and coal in salvage efforts. if not refloated it may be pounded. An Albermarle boat overturned but the 14 occupants were saved.
Rear Admiral Nehemiah Mayo Dyer, honored for distinguished service in two wars, died at his Melrose home after an acute illness. He was 71 years old.
Roy 5. Delcore, 23, believed sought for the Sullivan Missouri post office robbery, was nabbed by local officers here matching the Missouri description. He is in custody awaiting further questions.
Dr Frederick A Cook, health and spirits broken, is in Belgium after an expulsion from the Arctic Club of America and Explorers Club. A Berlin letter says he plans Greenland ventures to recover Whitney instruments and polar records, aided by Capt George Le Comte.
Ver non Barr aged 16 and Lina Ammer aged 14 killed themselves after their parents forbade marriage. They were found near Monroe Vernon’s buggy from a dance with arms around each other and a cup of strychnine and water on her lap. Both had ingested poison and died soon after. Great Britain endures a severe storm. frost and snow cripple traffic and isolate towns in Scotland.
Three young men with credentials from the Secretary of State were arrested after stepping from the Colon steamer Abangarez in New Orleans. They face charges for the murder of a policeman in Colon, Panama, using assumed names Rosenthal Ringle and Campbell. The men protested their innocence.
Tokyo protests US State Department interference after rejection of the Knox plan for neutralizing the Manchurian railways. Officials say Knox overstepped and no new proposals are expected. Japan insists on pursuing its own course in Manchuria with fewer excuses for concealment.
Herbert Jerome Dennison, once a stage magician and long time inmate of an insane asylum, is held on murder charges for the shooting deaths of two boys, Arthur Shibley and Robbie Lomas, during a coast in Highbridge park. Detectives seek a statement to unlock the case. Dennison is held without bail.
John Rogers, pardoned from Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing last Thanksgiving, resuscitated Mrs. CG T Arlip in St Joseph Missouri after she fainted from natural gas fumes. She recovered and was reported out of danger. Prince Henry to visit America in yacht race liaison trip to the United States announced in New York City by Capt John Weltzmann.
The Bath Merchants' Association adopted a resolution supporting the clemency petition for Charles W. Morse, noting Bath as his birthplace in this Bath Maine report.
A Chicago grand jury hears that four years ago a New Jersey packing trust used an English charter to control United States packers. Buyers in pens followed secret telephones to fix prices, suppress competition, and profit while farmers faced manipulated markets and reduced demand for hogs and cattle. Harriman funds shift from Wall Street to real estate as part of the same economic reshaping.
The Spanish trans Atlantic liner Gulpuscon wrecked off Bilbao with six drowned and others marooned aboard. Earlier wrecks reported near Santander Ferrol and Corunna in Spain.
A noted physician touts a formula for rapid cold and cough relief using glycerine pine and whiskey. The remedy, prepared as described with concentrated pine and half ounce vials, is claimed to cure hundreds locally last winter. Drugstores stock or can obtain ingredients from wholesalers.
Jones declares love for Miss Heiress Tottle as she asserts her worth while expressing mutual devotion. The exchange centers on affection and financial confidence.
A brisk observation on why Britain imports American oatmeal while Britain and Scotland favor oatmeal as a staple. The piece notes Quaker Oats dominance in cleanliness and flavor and mentions export reports as evidence of strong foreign trade. A humor sketch then follows about Mr Honeyman interviewing a Norwegian maid, Minna, who answers questions with humorous multilingual responses.
Four year old Philip visits a neighbor for milk and returns with an empty bucket declaring the cow dried up. He adds a wry remark that they will not thaw out milk until spring. Roosevelt’s kangaroo claim and a quip about a woman with a mouse finish the fragment.
A brief stage exchange shows Bell and Belle trading lines about a facial reaction. The fragment highlights Jack observing and the characters reacting with curiosity and humor.
A Topeka woman reports five years of relief from insomnia and nervousness after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. She notes gradual health improvements, including better digestion and sleep, crediting Postum with ending her dependency on medicine. The ad touts a booklet titled The Road to Wellville and promotes healthier hot drinks.
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