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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press notes U S purchase of 91412 dollars worth of Mexican oranges last November, compares shipments to 1898 totals, cites Count Bon Castellanea on American hospitality, and discusses Mexico’s advantages for homes along with a Samoa treaty ratified with little opposition, highlighting U S global expansion over three years.
The Ross case establishing a conductor as a vice principal is overruled by New England Railroad Company v Conroy Advance Sheets U S p 85. It holds the conductor is a fellow servant of engineer and brakeman unless special unusual powers are granted to him.
Moody and his collaborator Sankey exerted lasting influence on the organ trade for years. As their tours peaked, people wished to sing their hymns at home and small household organs sold in thousands, driven by the demand for home music.
The piece argues that American workers are more alert and quicker in perception than foreign workers. It claims that, given equal conditions, Americans will complete about twice as much work in seven time as foreigners. The author deems these traits crucial to mercantile dominance and worthy of note in evaluating contributing causes.
Col Georges de Villebole Mareuille, chief of staff to Gen Joutert, is praised by the Transvaal government for the Colenso victory. A former French army officer, he served in the Franco Prussian War and the foreign legion, later joining the Boer forces as lieutenant general after securing promotion. He claimed the Boer land suits for surprise campaigns and ambushes.
A Yukon mail carrier writes to the San Francisco general superintendent describing sacrifices of speed for safety in harsh travel. He recalls crossing Forty-Mile river ice with holes endangering pouches, fearing loss of letters when ice fractures occur. On a Nov day he traveled at dawn with two sleds, 300 pounds each, and had to chop through piled ice to proceed, illustrating the difficulties faced by postal workers in extreme conditions.
In Boer and British camps and hospitals both sides show chivalrous humanity. Despite charges of cruelty, combat casualties receive equal care. Enmities fade as common suffering prompts tender attention to wounded foes and friends alike.
Dr N Mach presents magnasium alloys of aluminum with 15 percent magnesium that are lighter yet harder than pure aluminum and easy to machine. At 95 percent magnesium the alloy resembles brass in workability but appears very white.
The article notes that bicycles, cars, and rubber tires aid the good roads effort and compares U S highway neglect to older nations while new influencers promise change. A test conducted sevenity in Binghamton hints at upcoming developments.
A critical profile attacks William McKinley as hypocritical and opportunistic. The writer likens him to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and condemns his support for free trade abroad while opposing it at home. It accuses him of pro British bias in foreign affairs and double standards in policy.
An Ohio paper argues cheap money is costly and links currency value to low interest. It contrasts 8–12 percent postwar lending with par dollar cases against a farming audience, noting wheat prices and credits. The Mississippi Valley Democrat retorts that farmers face higher real costs and mocks the Republican vote.
The piece accuses a Republican beer trust of pressuring to ban stamped beer in quantities larger than a quarter barrel. It claims small brewers would be destroyed while the big trust would monopolize bottle beer for small towns, aided by a quiet House panel. Senator Nelson criticizes the concentration of 85 percent of beer production in breweries controlled by the trust.
The passage rails against gold and bank debt instruments as wealth misused by the rich and financiers. It warns that laws shift value away from the people while allowing banks to sow panic to seize property, describing a looming financial crisis used for conservative purposes and controlled by banking interests.
A Mississippi Democrat denounces the bank trust bill, calling it the greatest infamy ever enacted into law. He argues price pressures and mortgage burdens on farmers and debtors reflect widespread hardship, urging a united public outcry against the measure.
The piece accuses the GOP of peddling a false prosperity tale. It cites the Chicago Inter Ocean claiming Kansas has too much money flowing to banks, prompting banks to question laws on accepting deposits. It notes rising farm mortgages as lenders grow prosperous, per county recorder offices.
A Milwaukee family sued a livery association after its hearse service failed to provide transport for burial. The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the verdict for the plaintiff, ruling the Milwaukee Liverymen's Union unlawful for breaking solemn funeral rites and attempting to monopolize burial transportation, violating community rights.
W J Bryan reflects on social duty by linking every class to those who provide coal, table, and clothing. He questions whether beauty can flourish without acknowledging its labor origins and the soil that nourishes the roots of the rose.
Kalamazoo Gazette notes that an Italy duty reduction under the Dingley tariff covers still and sparkling wines vermouth and other art items while sparing woolens and cottons. The piece argues the policy aids labor by lowering prices for arts and wines and raises concerns over textile competition.
W J Bryan argues a true civilization must embrace every worthy member of society. It should offer hope and aspiration to workers in kitchens dining rooms parlors and carriage drivers as well as those who ride in it.
W. J. Bryan argues that heaven should not separate social classes, wishing to help the rich and poor mingle here before crossing the river. He asserts the need for mutual acquaintance to avoid introductions in the world to come.
Richmont Missouri Democrat reflects on a so called gold bug Democ rat no longer existing, likening it to extinct animals like the dodo and apteryx. It questions if any gold Democrat ever existed and declares democracy true blue or an imitation across time.
A Utah project links a sugar beet diffusion plant at Springdale to a Lehi refinery via a 25 mile pipe line. Juice and impurities travel by pipe for extraction and refinement, a method already used in France and Germany for years, including transporting clay paste in pottery.
Sparse prose hints at small acts carrying sacred meaning when self centered thoughts are set aside and true devotion guides action. The fragment suggests a moral call to humble effort and behind the scene generosity rather than grand gesture.
The Illinois State Committee Bulletin recounts Mark Hanna as financier and boss of the Republican campaign in 1896, detailing how he financed McKinley, secured pledges from congressmen, controlled patronage, and dictated White House policy, forcing obedience or risked removal. The piece notes even events like Tom Reed resigning to preserve self-respect.
A political farmers' clipping argues the treasury will not exchange silver for gold after a bank trust bill passage. It claims only gold would pay debts, warning indebted farmers risks from sheriffs and asset seizure, per the Mississippi Valley Democrat.
The poncho, a blanket worn with a head hole, is common in Central and South America. Soldiers wear rubber ponchos while cotton or wool versions are scarce in the U.S. Potential export trade could grow with Southern neighbors. prices range from 62 cents to 5.90 dollars for cotton and wool versions.
The Albany Argus objects to holding the Democratic national convention on July 4 as it would deprive telegraph operators and editors of a holiday. It recalls that the convention aims to give Republicanism a permanent holiday.
Quote from W. J. Bryn criticizing the Republican party noting the shell remains the same but the contents have changed, condemning current party state compared with Lincoln era.
Cement for all waves describes softening isinglass with water then dissolving in proof spirit, mixing glim mastic with rectified spirit, grinding gum ammonia, and combining to form a cement kept in a bottle. It instructs warming the bottle to apply to china with a brush, pressing parts together with a thin cement layer, and notes white of eyes thickened with quick lime as another cement for broken china marble and glass.
The article describes ditch riders as a new occupation in western states with large irrigation canals. Each rider patrols a division twelve to fifteen miles long to ensure repairs and fair water distribution to stockholders. Divisions may require several riders, with monthly pay ranging from 60 to 70 dollars plus the rider supplies and maintenance costs for horse and cart.
A February 24 1900 letter from George W Van Siclen as American treasurer urges Americans to donate to the Africander Bond relief drive for wounded widows and orphans in the Boer War. The appeal references Cape Town and the Orange Free State, pledging funds to C C de Villiers and noting prior spending of $2 000 on Feb 23 1900. The message emphasizes anti British empire sentiment and loyalty to the Boer cause.
A lake on Kildin island near Jtussian Lap land coast contains three water layers fresh at the surface from rain and brooks, salt water below, and sea water with hydrogen sulphide at the bottom. The island lies on paleosale rock near the continental margin and is partly isolated by land strips but shows tidal influence from subterranean connections. Freshwater creatures live near the surface while saltwater species dwell deeper.
A noted scientist asserts red-haired individuals shed far fewer hairs than those with other colors. Average counts cited: red hair about 29 200 hairs, dark hair around 105 000, fair hair 140 000 to 160 000. The expert notes no comment on red-haired peculiarities but links hair color to temperament and artistic style.
A unique Bible in Stockholm’s Royal Library is famed for its size and rarity. Crafted from 160 ass skins with 309 pages, each leaf nearly a yard long, the tome weighs heavily and uses solid four inch thick boards, making it far from pocket size.
The article surveys thunder between lightning and the noise it produces, noting the uncertain cause. It weighs calorific, mechanical, and chemical effects, cites historical experiments by Priestly and Cavendish, and suggests ozone formation and its possible explosion as part of the thunder phenomenon. It also mentions electrical discharge effects and speculative sequences of cooling, ozone creation, liquefaction, and detonation after a lightning stroke.
A Hawthorne Nevada inventor patents a combined baby carriage and rocker with a spring motor encased for safety. A drum driven by the spring transfers rocking motion to the carriage, with controls to start and stop. Also notes on color psychology claim browns are most restful and Pompeii red cools sensitive temperaments.
The text argues that people with sensitive temperaments are unsettled by reflections and minor annoyances. It suggests choosing the right colors can remove many causes of mental and nervous irritability and improve daily life.
In Die Mathematik der Oceanier Herr Frobenius lists numerals from many localities and groups them into geographic districts. The southern district shows two numerals mainly south of Indonesia, including New Guinea and Australia, the middle district has five in New Guinea portions, and the northern district features ten numerals extending into Micronesia Melanesia and Polynesia. He notes exceptions and variations and how the numerals reflect primitive addition, multiplication, and subtraction.
A combined comb and scissors tool aids barbers by easing hair cutting and reducing snagging. The lower blade carries a head side attached comb, ensuring even hair distribution for a uniform cut. sharpening or cleaning is done by detaching a screw and swinging the comb outward to reach the blade with a whetstone.
A condensed summary traces peat beds as embryo coal fields and describes how peat forms from interlaced plant roots, how peat is dug and processed into blocks, and how draining and management yield heat and smoke. The excerpt then shifts to a dialogue about trading berths and a man transporting rare snakes for a museum.
In a casual Chicago Tribune exchange Mr. Meeker blurts out an anecdote about twins, saying one weighed four pounds. Mrs. Meeker reacts with a sharp glance, the moment puncturing the remark as the crowd shifts into general talk.
A brief Chicago News strip shows a domestic exchange where a wife complains about a letter and a husband reveals the postscript upon delivery. The dialogue highlights a minor quarrel over mailing and adding a postscript.
The Roundaside Tea notes a fanciful debate on progressive dinners as diners shift dishes among venues. Weary Watkinse jokes about where to obtain soup, fish, and meat, all in one social circuit, with a nod to aristocratic meals and evolving dining trends.
A policeman records a quarrel over a row caused by cheeky boys throwing a hoon at the bride. The father-in-law explains the clash as customary, framing a page of stray stories with rural humor and local dispute.
Roving pair clash over insults as tension rises with heated exchanges and implied consequences. Unclear dialogue hints at a volatile dispute between Bow Onna and her companion, leaving the scene charged with unresolved conflict and curiosity.
Mrs. Nurrie Crane of 47K Street NE Washington recounts a 16 month old boy misdiagnosed with measles and mumps then scrofula. After four months of medicines a persistent sore healed only after Hood a Sarsaparilla and later Wood s Sarsaparilla were used, leading to a complete cure.
The French caricaturist Foral was asked if depravity is deeper among the rich or poor. He answered that depravity does not exist, saying at the top it is diseased nerves while at the bottom it is hunger.
The ad urges trying Grain-O as a coffee substitute, noting it is safe for children and adults, tastes like mocha or java, and is gentler on the stomach. It claims one fourth the price of coffee, with prices 15s and 25c per package, and lists grocers as sellers.
The Chicago Record quotes a lively exchange about Smith's cross-eyed view, implying he's biased yet hard to pin down. The light banter contrasts opposing viewpoints and hints at political or public figure contention in a witty dialog.
A fragmented ad section touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure from Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Garfield brand herbal products including Garfield Tea Syrup and Garfield Headache Powder, asserting safety for babies and general health benefits with free samples offered.
A fragmented clipping lists quips on vegetarianism, medicine, and ethics. It cites a grimy mix of journal quotes, drug labels, and a joke about Eve’s spare rib. Names appear garbled, with a nod to moral reflections on conversation shaping fate.
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