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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1904
Page
2
The passage from Marble Hill Missouri contains quirky quotes and observations. It mentions submarine safekeeping in a museum, school board debates among small boys, and explosive cotton corner notes. It also cites a St Paul minister supporting saloon free lunch, historic heart massage, and Patt's departure with kind feelings toward Americans.
A quirky column notes gravitation law respect, Mme Baker on female beauty, a Chicago professor praising a baby's cry, Carnegie backing bagpipes, marines lose pockets prompting navy to add pockets, and Bolivia treasure discovery prompting world powers to rethink peaceful penetration as a business.
London women display unusual fashion statement with mano cles while a playful Cupid theme suggests mischief through a single eye. The whimsical note hints at masked batteries and a lighthearted, period tone.
Count Zeppelin plans an airship test on Lake Constance this summer near the water surface. The move aims to gauge stability and performance, though critics question the risk of close-water testing and potential hazards to observers.
Jockey Danny Maher reported eight $100 bills stolen in Pittsburg. The incident contrasts with a college professor who escaped such misfortune, highlighting the unusual loss in the city.
The speaker suggests the innovator who created the seedless apple be convinced to tackle further bold fruit projects including boneless shad, seedless fig, shelless walnut, and stoneless peach, implying a push for more remarkable agricultural breakthroughs.
Paderewski asserts his actions against the alle gro movement were of his own free will and not at the czar's command. He does not deny the bon mot.
United States Minister Allen and Baron Hyashi have received decorations of the first class of Pal Kuk. In America this high honor is bestowed on none but skilled servants.
A Forsythe Times item jokingly describes a young consumptive who arrived with one lung now “greatly improved” and humorously says he has three lungs after marrying the other two.
A prominent Chicago professor who argues against soap use is expected not to be offered a chair at the new Philippine institution. The planned university aims to advance higher education in the Philippines with notable international scholarly ties.
A large blaze in Baltimore is charged to a lighted cigar or cigarette that was discarded carelessly, prompting new arguments against smoking as a contributing hazard.
A New York singing school is described in legal terms as causing prolonged, unseemly, discordant, loud, piercing and penetrating noises. The phrase captures the court’s characterization of the disturbance.
As the presidential campaign runs full tilt and the far eastern war peaks, readers are urged to expect full value from the news by the time pumpkins ripen next fall.
Dressmakers assure padding is ethically permissible, claiming it aligns with moral standards. For the first time, women in their network may feel confident that their ethics are on straight.
The Columbus Homing Club plans to place pigeons in every fly conducted by the National association this year. The quip suggests the birds might prefer to have the flu endow them with a file in every pigeon.
A thought on comparing ancient Greek women's feet to modern men, noting the unkindness of dwelling on such details after centuries. The remark suggests limiting discussion to Chicago circles to avoid discomfort.
The quote compares a strict Zoroastrian warning about a woman of 18 refusing marriage with a wry maxim about climate and social life. The two lines reflect moral and social judgments, contrasting heaven like climate with hellish society.
Mr Schwab recounts a line from Herbert Spencer about an American who finished his Spiritual Laws. He adds he read them in bed one night and questions whether this reflects on Harvard College.
A Colorado fruit grower finally achieves a seedless apple after seven years of trials though the trees bear no blossoms. In Bolivia, a buried treasure worth 16 million dollars is unearthed after five centuries of search, a sum few would resist pursuing.
A correspondent notes Port Arthur's greatest need is insect powder while our impression suggests residents are being bitten there. The contrast hints at pest issues and local discomfort in the area.
Members of the Boston stock exchange held a meeting to devise ways and means for increasing the ATED eel ee. The discussion focused on strategies to boost market activity and member cooperation amid evolving trading conditions.
Chapter continues with a gentle dialogue where a young man comforts Dolores and Dora by affirming that death is not final. He speaks of transcendence and the kindness of memory as he touches the girl’s hands and gazes into her soul, suggesting that what seems to end remains a passage to another understanding.
In a moonlit scene at Dolores’ old home, Dora and Hal wait as Dolores and Charlie Green climb the opposite mountain to confront a painful past. Dolores, torn by years of burden, finds solace in Charlie’s steadfast love and a vow to life under God’s tenderness, leaving bitterness behind.
A Civil War era tale describes Union generals dining in Petersburg hosted by a Confederate loyalist. After guests depart, the host is revealed to have lost all his postwar wealth. An old enslaved servant, Uncle Zeke, returns the lone three cent note to his former owner and urges use of the money to buy a new dress for Miss Genie, illustrating loyalty and restraint.
Recent mentions of the disappearance of the $2.50 gold piece from circulation and the premium it commands have spurred searches for odd or out of slate coins. The piece references $2.40, $3, and little gold coins representing twenty-five and fifty cents not minted by the government, once passed as coin but never in wide circulation. A $1 shield octagonal piece from 1790 is described as a notable relic worn as a charm, with an offer of 150 dollars refused.
Mr. Hammer, once a coadjutor at Edison, describes using radium to partial paralysis the electric ray and to drown small fish. He cites Curie experiments in Paris where radium near spines killed animals and suggests radium near human heads or spinal cords could cause brain paralysis, a prospect he deems reasonably possible.
A Weston Massachusetts murder at Edward Pare’s house is described as cruel and premeditated with thirteen wounds. The victim Moises Marie Pare, daughter of Edward Pare, was found slain in her room with throat slashes and multiple stab wounds, internal bleeding, and no signs of robbery. Police seek a theory to explain the brutal crime.
Patent Commissioner Allen is impressed with the dignity of his position. A young man entered, removed his hat, and asked to speak. Allen made him sit, then invited him into a private office and reminded him that he is the United States patent commissioner.
Mrs. Ann Randall of Langhorne Pa celebrated her ninety sixth birthday with a party where she danced several times. attendees included a daughter five sons twenty grandchildren and twenty eight cereal-grandchildren.
The Virginia, latest battleship of the United States Navy, embodies peak ingenuity and mature naval expertise as the lead of five planned ships.
The battleship Virginia was launched in Newport News Virginia with Miss Matilda Gay Montague daughter of the Virginia governor serving as sponsor at the ceremony.
Prof Ernest Haeckel avoids lavish tributes on turning seventy by wintering in Rapalio on the French Riviera. He resists being called a savant and says Germany is full of more learned professors. His lifelong aim remains to study one grand link in nature.
The Paris municipal council approved M. Bussat's proposal to found a laboratory of applied physiology. He outlined work on food value, mouse studies, intoxication, and more and proposed lectures for pupils of professional and normal schools to publicize the lab's activities.
At the Lancaster Pennsylvania teachers institute Representative H Burd Cassel spoke about the trials of a member of Congress. He said in two years he had received and answered nearly 120000 letters.
The finest carpets in India are made in Amritsar where 4000 to 5000 people are employed. Workers operate in their own homes rather than factories. Looms stand in doorways letting in light as families, including children, work in shifts along the streets.
The crown prince of Germany and his younger brother Prince Eitel Fritz differ greatly in temperament. The elder is headstrong and has disobeyed his father on several occasions, while Eitel Fritz is extremely retiring and compliant with parental authority. A friend recalls the elder saying Eitel Fritz is “a very good boy, but not the stuff that kings are made of.”
Prof Villari, famed for works on Savonarola and Machiavelli, leads a literary family. His wife is a writer and a son has produced a history drawing considerable attention.
An orange measuring 12 inches in diameter and weighing nine pounds has been grown by F. Gerber of Braam river, Kouga, South Africa.
In a quiet scene a purse remains untapped as the fastest mare triumphs and the slower horse fails to earn the £0 prize. The event underscores the gap between speed and payoff.
A Lewiston Maine story notes a horse that becomes blind each month on the full moon. The peculiar condition is described as moon eyed, with locals curious about recurring blindness tied to lunar cycles.
In the same feature a photograph displays the completed ship form and includes a portrait of Miss Montague, highlighting the construction progress and personage connected to the project.
Si Basch of Savannah Ga a typical sportsman of the old time south may visit Chicago race tracks this summer Basch who lost an eye years ago says he does not feel the loss He quips it is easy to pick winners now a days and he left his mark among the bookmakers at Bennings track Washington having been remarkably successful.
Mme Marie Paille, a Parisian hairdresser leader, declares the chignon will return as a fashion. The piece notes that French women are expected to comply and suggests English and American women will follow. It critiques the style as barbaric, unsanitary, and linked to scalp issues.
French government appointed scientists report that air resistance to fast locomotives can reach half of the total resistance engines must overcome. The findings emphasize the significant impact of atmospheric drag on railway performance at high speeds.
Mrs Reuben Morrill completes a quarter century of service as a Sunday school teacher at the First Baptist church in Franklin New Hampshire celebrating her long dedication to religious education in the community.
Five Japanese transports land heavy reinforcements at Chemulpo. The note items include a railroad wreck near Seymour Indiana with three killed and an engagement near Niu Chwang expected soon. Reports touch on espionage, court cases, and regional military moves across China and the Pacific theater.
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