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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
3
A fragmented historical note praises the University of Notre Dame and its ongoing work in education. The text asserts Notre Dame’s broad influence, highlighting active engagement and institutional devotion, with references that echo a nationwide reach and year of effort.
The article highlights St Marys Academy emphasizing religious education, discipline, and classical ideals. It notes devotion of students and staff, with emphasis on Christian work and moral development as part of the curriculum.
The piece describes M. Paderewaki as a tireless worker whose mood for composing comes in bursts. He writes rapidly when inspired, reviews at the piano, then sets works aside before revisiting them. He polishes and revises all themes multiple times.
Mrs Anderson of Jacksonville Florida daughter of Recorder of Deeds West praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims it cures longstanding female complaints in months, restoring strength and health, and endorses its reliability and distinct action for women.
The notice lists Notre Dame university charges and special rates for senior year students and various courses. It references Mary’s Academy in Indiana and mentions predate fees, with a note about Sargent’s for attending and timing details.
The Chemiker Zeitung notes experiments producing artificial diamonds using an inert atmosphere and electric arc heating. Crystals formed appear diamondlike though imperfect, sparking jewelry potential. A French chemist also reports creating tiny diamonds by heating pure carbon under pressure.
Ken tuckian Col Blanton Duncan who died in California left a peculiar will. Twenty one Kentuckians are named as legatees including Col John Ih Castleman Benator J C Blacktea and Ab Ab Sam a Chinaman of Louisville. Each legatee receives 1000 dollars. Total legatees number forty eight with some living in Europe.
An 19th century style item notes a candlelight auction at Warton in Warwickshire selling roadside grazing rights, with auctioneer road curveyor urging bids as the candle flickers. Also references Pisos Cure, a Massachusetts reunion of 1471 and 1872 lawmakers, aging members, and a claim that Defiance Starch outcompetes others.
A jumble of items includes an advert for Laxative Bromo Quinine, a church anecdote on sin by a six year old, notes on a German airship idea harnessing an eagle, irrigation pumps flooding rice fields in the South, a French lighthouse beacon, Defiance Starch, and a humorous hotel bath anecdote showing provincial manners and small town banter.
Twelve days after a near attack near Margate town Captain Pope and three men attempt a cottage burglary seeking Miss Hornby’s silver. A fight ensues with a crew of sailors, three bundles of plate are seized, a deadly collision occurs, and the trio escapes toward Dumpton Gap as dawn nears. The boat hides near Broadstairs with pursuit looming.
A village on the Sebeldt near Antwerp unveils a towering shaft reaching about 410 feet with a 26 foot interior chamber. The structure includes a brick top, water reservoir, and extensive underground flues feeding a smelting furnace used to melt lead for silver extraction, designed to reduce smoke and soot while serving a private industry.
The Empire of Japan adopts a policy to ship 180 male colonists on each mail steamer bound for Korea, marking a revolutionary shift in emigration. Only in the past thirty years has emigration been allowed, with early pioneers like Ito and Inoue venturing abroad to gain Western learning and rise to state positions. The move comes as Japan seeks relief from population pressure and to counter Russian encroachments.
A Tunis report claims gold deposits in Sousee and Bizerta with samples showing two to three ounces per ton and reports of up to three to four pounds per ton near Kairouan. The Tunis mining department allegedly issued permits rapidly after initial doubts, while a Paris analyst doubts the find citing Tunis geology and recent formations as reasons to doubt.
Prince Julius of Schonwig Holstein brother to Denmark’s King Christian died recently at age 78. He served as a Danish army general and fought in the Danish wars of 1849 and 1869. The Danish king, already a father and uncle to monarchs, is noted for his exceptional lineage and losses, including a sister last year.
The Bible, translated into Tibetan law, is being carried into Tibet ahead of foreign commerce. The Russian government, previously intolerant of missionaries, allows the Bible free passage and has often transported it at no cost.
A concise note from Sir Hector Macdonald to the headmaster reads Herewith boy Hector, to be made a man of. The message signals a stern, minimal approach as his son enters public schooling for the first time.
A fragment from a household scene shows children discussing future careers with a girl honest about motherhood as her chosen path. The piece captures small-town talk and family dynamics, including a brother’s insistence on a dream role and a doll-filled, quiet moment for a younger child.
Major T. HM, a former First Wisconsin Cavalry officer, describes Peruna as curing dangerous kidney diseases by stimulating kidneys to filter serum from blood, preventing convulsions and heart strain. He urges readers to write Dr. Werwnaa for advice, noting endorsements from Dr. Hartman of Columbus Ohio.
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