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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press notes California claret is effective for fire suppression and questions the viability of California brandy. Henry Labouchere, a longtime admirer of the country, is cited for lampooning Croxers as a sign of friendship. The piece surveys various social and temperance topics with satirical tone.
Mrs Leland Stanford plans to dispose of her jewel collection valued at over 500000 dollars to raise money for Stanford University. The Empress Eugenie diamond neck lace is among the pieces. Proceeds aim to support university operations while government litigation over the Stanford state limits income.
In Bridgehampton Illinois a meeting to raise a monument for local soldiers broke up without agreement. Some attendees opposed honoring Revolutionary War soldiers, while supporters favored Mexican War and Civil War soldiers. Tory sentiment persists in pockets of American discourse after a century.
The Gold Dollar Saloon in Buffalo is being transformed into a temperance home owned by a group of ministers and businessmen. The former proprietor remains and now serves nonintoxicating beverages as incandescent lamps and art decorate the reformed venue. Ex mayor Hewitt at New York Trade School urged lawful labor unity while preserving individual liberty and harmony between workers and employers.
Special correspondence describes the Harmony Society village Economy Pa, its drastic modernization under John Duss and his wife Susanna, the proposed new town layout with wide streets and water works, and the shift away from strict celibacy and austere living toward a progressive community plan near Pittsburg along the Ohio River. The piece details Father Rapp era beliefs, the leader’s stature, and the romance of Susanna and John Duss from childhood through marriage and reintegration into Economy.
New York correspondence describes Hoboken born unit of 12 to 25 year old women in sailor uniforms pledged to defend the flag. They drill weekly under Naval Cadets guidance, parade publicly on proper occasions, and honor memory at naval cemeteries and Memorial Day. Members include Mina Shotter captain, Carrie Smith surgeon, Lillian Phillips paymaster, and Ensign Celia Ruehl. The piece notes historic female naval bands and Mary Carroll of the Revolution era.
A Portland woman with advanced illness received help from attentive relatives who settled funeral expenses. After the relative’s visit to the undertaker the woman is now able to perform her own housework.
Daniel Gordon of South Moline ignored a four foot hedge cap, refused highway commission orders five years ago, claiming self help on his farm. He faced yearly notices and was recently arrested and fined ten dollars a year for each year of noncompliance.
C B Bradford, a banker in Augusta, contracted from the habit of writing for treatment, is mentioned in a report about medical or financial troubles and blood poisoning. The fragment suggests a health issue linked to Bradford and a Augusta banking context, with the phrase blood poisoning indicating the condition.
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