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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
2
A fragmented editorial voice critiques Spain USA tensions and labor conditions, noting Port Royal harbor defense, a Maine incident trigger, and fiscal shifts in Illinois school funding. A New York socialite's lavish dinner ends amid florals and echoes a shift toward progressive social fashions.
The senate committee on commerce weighs arguments for creating a federal department of commerce and industries headed by a cabinet member. Supporters say the U S needs separate supervision of national industries and commerce, criticism of current agricultural bureau limits.
A discussion of how foreign payments, interest, freights, and travelers expenses drain gold and silver balances. The piece argues the United States faces large foreign debt reinvestment, rising costs, and potential gold drain under the gold standard, warning of possible national bankruptcy if prices fall and debt cannot be paid.
A correspondent lays out a theory that British statesmen seek an alliance with the United States to counter European powers, with hints that Republican leaders push expansionist and imperial aims. The piece warns that Hawaii annexation and Asia trade interests could push the US toward a triple alliance with Great Britain and Japan, driven by the money power, but concludes such conspiracies will fail.
Gov Pingree calls legislature to extra session to identify railroad and corporate tax dodgers and warns of penalties for taking or offering bribes. He urges citizens to report violations to county officials and to ensure prosecutors and judges pursue law violations. He frames passages as measures to curb improper gifts and passes.
A hazy OCR fragment mentions Mie Talkimny and Mine Hawkine My father Mien Mun. It references a belief he may have fallen from a window as a child and alludes to a man of spiritn in a house with no drop left.
A collage of women's style notes and home economy tips from an old periodical. It includes descriptions of two maidens with contrasting appearances, reflections on virtue and grace, household egg nutrition, and a brief fashion feature on military-inspired jackets for young women with lace and satin details.
A quirky line describes a black cat curled on a lady's dressing gown with a Teut ensemble and a beauty patch on the cheeks. The fragment suggests a humorous or decorative domestic scene from a newspaper page.
A catalog-style note describes a hat and new light-weight woolens with smooth finish and parallel edge. New wool garments offered in double width at a price under $1 per yard. Also mentions a springy cracked fleeced fabric named la Peeneh floetta.
The New Boston oyster and pearl button trade resurges as dredging boats work the Upper Mississippi shores. Workers harvest shells, process them into buttons, and markets in New York and Philadelphia demand the product, with steam dredges increasing daily output and sustaining many families.
A newspaper note asserts growing female cigarette use, challenges the notion that only Behemians smoke. It cites elegant, costly smoking wares, satin cases, and adornments like a Turkish fez and smoking coat or kimono to appeal to women, highlighting visible signs such as a thumb stain from tobacco.
Learnings from an old recipe describing creamed cyatera with oysters. Details include draining oysters, melting butter, adding flour and milk, seasoning with salt white pepper, cooking briefly, adding oysters, and serving with crackers or over toast.
The item is a small ornamental accessory designed to complement velvet or ribbon and lace trims around the nook under the high fir collar of a coat cape. It comes in colors matched to hats or dresses and can be chosen to suit a black ensemble.
A garbled exchange appears to feature two speakers discussing a cannibal theme. The lines read in part that a “wileonary” is “9 Oret-clade a prinier” and a response that someone “will make hloe quick lunch for two.” The text is unclear and likely corrupted OCR.
The United Traction Company of Pittsburgh reports trolley wheel life averages about 36 000 miles. It notes one third of wear occurs from prompt grinding when wheels become fat. Companies buy wheels with a 23 000 mile life guarantee and replace at manufacturer expense if renewed early, or credit if life exceeds the guarantee.
A described operation at the Shorditeh elwotte plant in London details an innovation in which the ateam is generated by the combustion of city petiuae.
A comic narrator in Philadelphia describes a one legged knife winder who trained a Newfoundland to turn a grindstone. The piece mentions numerous odd methods of preparing potatoes and a joke writer making a living with a humorous persona.
London advertisers employ sandwich girls to parade the streets promoting their adverts in yegeiatumes, drawing attention to campaigns and brands through street display and interaction.
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