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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
3
The article chronicles Noble's volatile life in Muscatine detailing fights, saloon incidents, and clashes with rivals. It notes his gambling, debt paying, and hunting hobby before a murder trial and looming punishment, with reflections on his influence on local youths and vice.
The article recounts Kid Noble’s jail interview in Muscatine after his Davenport transfer. He describes growing up in Cassville Pennsylvania and Kansas City, 24 prize fights with no defeats, and a notable first fight against Shepard where he earned about 800 dollars and broke ribs. He discusses Mysterious Billy Smith, a charity show, and a store cloak anecdote involving his wife.
Dr. D. P. Miller of Muscatine Iowa argues that dissipation and vice can fracture judgment and trigger insane impulses. He cites Kid Noble’s amnesia for the murder of Tom Morgan, suggesting a dormant mind plus alcohol or drugs could cause temporary insanity and violent acts.
G W Wescott of Meadowdale New York reports relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He says the remedy cured him and is available through all druggists at small cost.
H. D. Herr argues that laws and penalties protect society by deterring crime and shaping public perception of justice. He warns that evasive court procedures erode trust, cites the Kid Noble case as a cautionary tale, and urges moral restraint or decisive enforcement to prevent the cycle of crime.
Two chickens are singed and cleaned then cut necks removed and split lengthwise. They are broiled nine to ten minutes per side after being seasoned with salt pepper and olive oil. Toasts are arranged on a hot dish with chicken on top and six slices of broiled bacon plus half a cup of maitre d hotel butter.
The London Lancet argues excessive bathing damages the superficial epidermis and may accelerate malpighian layer cell proliferation. The remark is as opaque to readers as Sidney Smith's insult to a fish woman calling her a paralelo gram.
Gen. Sickles pledges to lead veterans against a newspaper he accuses of slandering soldiers. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat dismisses the threat as unfounded and notes copperheads avoid direct confrontation, preferring to hide and shoot at soldiers.
It is now generally admitted that the canal across the isthmus will not be provided for by this session of congress. The volcanic disturbances have made many fearful of Nicaragua. The Panama scheme has difficulties and an intermediate route, said to be best of all, has been but little considered or explored.
A Fort Wayne doctor scientist Dr. James W. Kidd announces a free elixir of life said to cure every disease. He claims long experience and offers to send the remedy at no cost, asserting cures from rheumatism to paralysis and heart ailments. Send name, address, and desired cure to receive it by return mail.
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