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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
2
A compilation of eccentric notes and names from The Marble Hill Press including remarks on Lahr, Mark Twain, and Panama Canal costs. Mentions John Ping Pong Morgan, Mary Maclane, Carnegie buying English libraries, and Edison automobile hints. Keeps a row of cheeky cultural quips and Columbia and European references amid playful satire.
A snappy, era style column jokes about King Victor Emmanuel visiting courts and notables like J Pierpont Morgan. It mocks Morgan as Kaiser boastful, recalls Harry de Windt the Arctic explorer, a New Jersey man who killed himself over love, and Morgan’s baccarat losses. It also touches on Lord Kitchener praising the Boers and a noisy builder named Jimmy Whistler.
Americans flocked to Henley for the annual regatta amid a festive Thames backdrop. Spectators from Britain and Canada lined the banks to cheer rival crews, as bands played and riverfront hospitality offered champagne and music. With two racing days left, the spectacle drew bright attire, partisan ribbons, and a city-wide celebration.
A new Hawarden library, St Delniol's, rises on a hill overlooking the Dee estuary, a national memorial to William Ewart Gladstone. The bequested Gladstone volumes, about 25,000, will be housed in the Gothic stone structure, with the original library’s arrangement kept intact. The foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Westminster, marking a final public act of Gladstone’s neighbor.
A remote district preacher, with no trousers on waking, discovers his new pair borrowed by a farmer who lent them to the preacher’s host as the farmer’s old clothes were worn. The minister, amused, learns the tale only after a long wait and retreat.
The voyage ended with Sir George Dibbs accepting a knighthood, surprising Australian colonials who doubted the honor. He travels via the United States, reaching Chicago where reporters attempt to interview him. His reaction, a sharp retort about Chicago, is televised and echoed in Australia, altering public opinion.
Mr Streeter, a private soldier from Se Detes Beneee area, receives $9196 back pay after fourteen years of blindness and incapacity. Delays stemmed from insufficient evidence. Streeter joined the Thirty-Sixth Illinois at Morris in 1862 and was captured June 22 1864 near Keneaw Mountain Georgia.
Three janitors’ children, playing on a basement stair wall, find an unlikely isle of safety beside a busy ferry street. Their small world with books and dolls remains oblivious to the hustle, until a passerby’s remark interrupts their cheerful play.
Famed conductor Arthur Nikisch, long associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has been elected principal of the Leipzig Conservatory of Music. Born October 12 1855 in Szent Miklos Hungary he previously led the BSO from 1889 to 1893 before returning to Germany.
A London Express report notes Europeans seek New Guinea native skulls for ornamentation of dwellings. The Australian government has banned the trade amid fears of rising prices to justify illicit procurement.
The article recounts McQuarry of San Francisco who wooed a wary fiancée by vowing to travel around the world without a penny. He completed the journey in the specified time, winning her consent and marriage.
A charming wedding custom was described where the bride stands in a ring of a rope of flowers held by eight bridesmaids. At the moment of the ring ceremony she breaks the flower rope and joins her future husband, signaling leaving girlhood behind. Bridesmaids then scatter flowers as they lead the bride from the church. The idea has caught on and may become popular in future weddings.
A partridge nest containing twelve eggs was discovered on the Glenalmond range near Perth while targets were being examined. The find was reported from the local shooting range authorities.
General Brooke rose through regular ranks to major general before the Spanish American War. Efforts to grant him lieutenant general pensioned failed in Congress. He commanded the Chickamauga rendezvous camp at the war onset, led the Porto Rico expedition, chaired the evacuation to Cuba, and served as governor general of Cuba before leading the department of the East from Governor's Island New York.
In the Waldo district Idaho A E Meredith owner of Meredith Hydraulic mine on the ill hols river reports rare nuggets from the ancient Iilipois river channel. The metal named Josephinelie resembles nickel and platinum, could belong to a major group of the letter metal. If valuable, it could boost the Serr serpentine bedrock placer yield substantially.
Dr Selim Lemetrom, a Norwegian investigator, reports electric currents increase crops on medium soil by about 45 percent in many experiments though gains are smaller in poor soil. Plants in hot sun need watering. meat is harmed. Dr Pringsheim argues electricity in agriculture may pay.
Lily Oelrichs daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles M Oelrichs of New York wed Peter Donahue Martin of San Francisco last week at St Joseph's Church News Port Rhode Island The ceremony was by Father Dendy The church was decorated with flowers and palms and guests represented the New York summer colony A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony
Chinese minister Sir Liang Chey Tung arrives in Washington in two weeks with Prince Chen leader of the Berlin mission to expiate the murder of Baron Ketteler. The duo, including Bir Liangle and Yale president, will tour several U S cities before proceeding home via Vancouver.
Cardinal Ledochowski, preface of the Congregation for the Propaganda, died in Rome. Regarded as the Vatican’s best financier, he controlled church affairs in the United States and other non state churches. His career included relations with Germany and rulings under church law. successor appointment pending.
Brooklyn spectators stared as a man in a heavy brown fur overcoat sat on a promenade bench smoking while hundreds gathered. The scene occurred despite the man’s ragged appearance and the crowd’s warmth from the mark of curiosity.
Scatcmen of Chicago Hope to Raise Memorial to Poet Burne. Burns Monument Association of Chicago accepts a design for a statue of the Scotch poet to be erected in a local park once 20000 is raised. The fund grows rapidly with support from the Caledonian Society and other Scottish groups.
The regular Chinese army is described as 322,000 strong. An Emperor's national army adds 660,000 men who receive about one dollar a month but must feed their banners. Cavalry get roughly three dollars monthly, must feed their horses, and replace them if lost or slain.
Ralph Voorhoos of Clinton New Jersey, a blind philanthropist, notified Coe College in Cedar Rapids that he will donate 25000 dollars. He also arranged a deal to acquire 200 acres in South Carolina to establish an industrial school for boys.
The piece explores how expressions vary by region and culture, contrasting American phrases with equivalents used elsewhere. It notes differences in idioms, tone, and formality while highlighting the richness of global linguistic variety.
The empress of Japan attends sericulture in the court yard tending silkworms. She and Princess Toyo share cocoons and the process yields two bushels and more. The empress’s interest began from her mother and she now notes her enthusiasm for the trade.
Berlin's population rose to 1,901,667 in the latest census, up 2,876 from last year as suburban migration grows aided by electric traction. Global wild elephants are dwindling, with estimates under 10,004 remaining, five of which may be killed or born each year, signaling rapid decline.
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