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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1895
Page
2
The column critiques wartime policy and trade measures, criticizing Germany and France over wine exports. It notes New Jersey’s $2,003 steel pipe purchases and questions the Armenean investigation, while arguing for equal treatment of female forgers and male forgers alike.
The fool killer is said to resume business after Calvin Rows of Shelbyville Indiana set a shotgun trap for thieves in his cellar and failed to tell his wife. When she opened the cellar door she was wounded and will be crippled for life.
A writer declares the coming educator will ensure that a child’s precept structures are not unregistered drastically and disymmetrically. The temper of the American boy would be mistaken if he allows any 20 terrible wrong to be done to his structures without vigorous protest.
In Philadelphia the anti cruelty group running the dog pound will not grant a car dog to a surgeon who seeks a nerve section to ease a patient’s suffering. A welfare society expresses support in the narrative.
The surgeons claim to have fixed a man with a broken neck as good as new, following earlier demonstrations that removal of kidneys lungs and parts of the alimentary canal can be non fatal. The medical community remains wary of the bold claim.
The passage discusses careful selection of summer and fall fruits and the type of baskets used for market transport. It notes that a niece basket filled with choice fruit can sell for about twice the money and twice as fast as ordinary fruit with a plain basket, implying this applies to many other goods beyond fruit and basket.
The report notes Chinese warships at Wei-Hal-Wei fell not to battleships but to small torpedo boats, sinking five ships within thirty hours. It suggests future naval warfare could move from air to sea with submarines and torpedo attacks.
The James Lick trust in San Francisco has wisely allocated about 2,000,000 to the Lick Observatory a school of mechanical arts free baths and several statues leaving a million for the Academy of Sciences and the Society of California Fioneeria as residuary legatees. The assets were dispersed across California amid a contested settlement, yet the trustees maintain steady stewardship deserving praise.
The people of Newfoundland asked for financial relief from Britain after distress. Lord Ripon, colonial secretary, refused Imperial aid though offering a royal commission to relieve actual distress from treasury funds. Newfoundlanders sought self help, not government alms, deeming the act politically heartless.
A white man in Virginia received a life prison term after stealing a bacon piece valued at about 37 cents. It marked his third offense, invoking a law that imposes life for third felonies.
Realism in theater has trained audiences to accept dramatic danger as part of the show when an actor's clothing caught fire and burned nearly to death during a performance, with spectators treating it as a natural element of the production.
A reflective piece from WOMAN AND HOME blends verses on female allure entangled with temptation and loss. It contrasts male attention with a speaker’s battered hope, recalling youth, love, and spring’s renewal while confessing personal pain and age.
The article argues that the best men prefer a modest, virtuous woman over bold coquettishness. It stresses a wife who is decent, may be pretty or bright, but above all good, to sustain a republican family and social order. It warns that imprudent premarital choices can lead to future incompatibility.
Bouillon becomes a 6 oclock tea trend with a dash of sherry, as noted by the Philadelphia Press. Ladies maids juggle new skills from massage to chiropody, while wages hold at twenty dollars monthly. In big clubs like Mercantile in St Louis and Colonial in New York women gain dining and dressing room access, with Colonial hosting large Sunday dinners and lavish favors like ribbon gift sets.
A reflective piece extols pleasant weather and agreeable, bright-faced girls who brighten homes, streets, concerts, lectures, and art events. It praises their grace, sprightliness, and charm, noting their capacity for enjoyment and deep engagement with life. The author ponders why older people cannot emulate this spirit and asks how they bear trials.
The passage argues that cheerful endurance through daily annoyances builds character for inevitable sorrows. It questions whether a partner should provoke gloom or inspire noble conduct. It asserts that small troubles faced cheerfully prepare individuals for heavier life storms and that even the most favored daughters must brace for sorrow.
The article cites Poultney Bigelow noting German officers must obtain colonel consent before marriage after a thorough inquiry into circumstances. It questions suitability of brides, financial stability, and whether officers wince debt, with anecdotes of marriage lists, possible inheritances, and a shift to marrying for security or love in the garrison environment.
A woman journalist notes a trend toward richer deeper wall papers with bold colors as spring renovations begin. A trade journal writer calls this era one of strong colors and good taste, blending boldness with restraint and avoiding extremes.
A historical article contrasts ancient torture devices with the Belgian woman Mme Joniaux slated for a lengthy lightless confinement. The piece notes the brutal punishment could last about two years for a robust 63 year old woman, urging civilized justice and humility.
A Washington Star report describes Carlisle Indian School as a pioneer in teaching native youths industrial trades and arts alongside academics. Capt Pratt and family led a program where boys learn trades from tinsmithing to carpentry while girls study domestic arts, with earnings supporting improvements and an outing system that brings farmers to hire the students. The cadets’ precise drill in bright uniforms highlights the school’s disciplined, self-sustaining approach to shaping futures.
A fragment describes blue flannel skirts fastened at the knee with soft shoes and black stockings. One team wore bright red sashes under loose blouse waists while the others wore dark blue to match their suits.
Mile. Augusta Holmes a noted lyric stage figure, hailed for producing her own opera in Paris, linking her with Ber tin and Regnault. Her work, though admired, drew critique for eclipsing twenty years of progress and for its ambitious first night.
A Paris note describes dogs dressed by their owners with tailor made outfits from vel vet and astrakhan to beaver lined coats. Some pets wear rain mackintoshes with hoods while others sport tar tan jackets with shoulder turns and body straps. Umbrellas, handkerchiefs, and tiny pockets are provided for expenses and even nose and paw cleaning after shopping trips.
The author argues the United States could sustain nearly one billion people at current Rhode Island density. Comparing Rhode Island and Texas, they state Rhode Island’s 318 per square mile would imply 83,623,628 if Texas matched that density, and 945,766,900 across the continent, suggesting the U S could support far more than present population.
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