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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
4
The piece argues for feeding wheat to livestock amid low grain prices in Chicago. It cites detectives proving a murder case linked to a butcher and calf, then muses on law, hens, and salt, concluding wheat feeds horses and hogs better than corn or oats, suggesting a market shift.
Fuller reports show British fair play to Yale athletes was lacking as they were insulted and jeered in a manner worse than a prize fight. The Oxonians offered courtesy, suggesting they would expect equal treatment if Yale returns the visit.
Dows in New England advocate state laws to stop defacement of nature by liver pad and patent medicine ads. Legislatures will be urged to act, aiming to curb vandalism of rocks trees and cliffs and prevent landscapes from becoming covered with signs and inviting buyers.
Dr. Derew misses travel time yet again as the famed vacationer surfaces in London Paris and beyond. Cable reports show breezy remarks from the globe trotter while Oxford defeats Yale uplift British pride and satisfaction grows in victory. Brother Jonatheo endures a modest win as he cheers the triumph with quiet bravado.
An arrangement is said to have been made to place Admiral Skerrett on the retired list immediately to allow Commodore Erben to be promoted to admiral before retirement. The pair reportedly negotiated repayment of Skerrett’s loss by advancing retirement timing, highlighting maneuvering within naval promotions.
In Wishta Iowa locals report a cemetery gravestone that appears to bear the features of a murderer, Florence, once hired by the Schultzes. The stone’s portrait grows clearer as neighbors visit, spurring renewed pursuit by Cherokee County detectives and a county prosecutor who believes Florence may be guilty, though he remains missing.
Virginia county courts once relied on justices of the peace lacking legal training. Five farmers convened to decide a petty larceny case involving a young offender. They chose to give a severe lecture, but the oldest justice, moved by pity, exclaimed Clear out o my sight you ornery Scamp, provoking laughter in the chamber.
A historical note states only seven of seventeen transatlantic cables are active, with ten failed for various reasons. Estimating each cable at $3,000,000, the buried investment totals $39,103,000 at depths from a few fathoms to over five miles.
A playful note mentions a birthday plan to stop at a jeweler for a present. The writer jokes about paying a husband for a previous gift and suggests buying something modest for a loved one on the birthday.
A collection of scattered curiosities on fashion and society including remarriage rates for widowers and widows, bequests by a nobleman to staff, Edison’s workforce, Buffalo’s presidential link, a dog’s strange companionship with a chicken, a Chicago firm selling future spouse images, a German officer’s vegetarian ambitions, a Toronto bread theft suit, jeweled bonnets as personal flair, and a Buckhannon man forgetting $1300 in his coat while burning weeds.
A Philadelphia Times piece by Mrs. Alice Shaw extols whistling as the simplest, most beneficial exercise for women to strengthen throat and lip muscles, improve breathing, and even prolong life. She cites personal gains in chest, throat and lung capacity, urges medical endorsement, notes that both women and men can benefit through disciplined practice and varied vocal exercises.
A reader describes a test lesson focusing on listening and absorbing every note quietly. The approach emphasizes thorough study of the piece with the same professor each day until the material is learned by heart.
A Victorian article praises Laidler's life jacket, the first London board of trade approved buoyant vest. It notes cork ribs forming buoyancy, protective headgear, and a respirator to curb water intake, arguing it offers practical, universal adoption over prior belts and improves emergency readiness for sailors and officers.
A man found his son was not learning navigation from an Irish schoolmaster who advertised instruction in that field. When he asked why, the master replied that navigation was all closed up, making the lesson impossible. The remark echoes a New York Tribune joke about miscommunication.
A robin pair nest in a Thames Park chapel pew in Oxfordshire and rear young without disruption. A Caspian sturgeon weighing 1440 pounds yields 120 pounds of roe and sells for 160 dollars. New York police appointees face height rules but some pay up to 500 dollars for a spot. Wasco county Oregon sees bridges stolen between roads prompting organized watch. A burglar in Edgerton Wisconsin spent hours cutting through a room floor to drop down, but left with nothing. British admiralty orders sentries near warships not to wear sidearms near dynamos to avoid magnetized bayonets affecting compasses.
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