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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
2
A garbled miscellany from a historical page quotes diverse names and ideas from William Patterson and the Bank of England to Rockefeller and Nobel, with jests about buses, trains, embassies, and social quirks. It reflects satirical medley on society, industry, and international figures, mixing poetry, finance, and politics in fragmentary form.
In a Yukon camp near Dawson City, four veterans and a young lover recount past journeys to Alaska and the Klondike. Crack Lash and Gid Myers warn of George’s seeming luck as Lucky George and Lattimer stake a claim, while Paul grows rich from the Klondyke pull. Tension rises between trust and greed as danger looms for the seeker of gold and the loved ones left behind.
Rawson Money M. Stravalopoulos and a young man were seized near a yacht at Eghton by brigands led by Pannmpoulos. They confined him in a grotto, forced a ransom note, supplied wine and books, and staged a feast before transport to a monastery. Police later pursued as brigands fled.
Mr Brownlow residents recount an itinerant preacher praised for scriptural knowledge. A country farmer interrupts a large meeting with a question about Job's turkey, whether it was a hen or gobbler, stumping the preacher and provoking murmurs in the hall.
A agricultural department figure argues ramie cannot be grown, marketed, or manufactured profitably in the United States. He says China is the only country where ramie remains viable, after years of costly trials and failed attempts to decordicate it with machines. He warns that many investors are misled, sinking funds into dead-end ramie enterprises.
An eyewitness recalls a ventriloquist using a mule as if the animal spoke. A furious driver beats the mule, the animal retorts with a voice from its mouth, and the man bolts away in fear. The tale ends with a cynical line about blame.
Cyrus Halli McCormick head of the newly organized International Harvesters company is the son of the late Cyrus H McCormick inventor of the famous reaping machine. Born in Washington DC he graduated from Princeton in 187? and has since led the McCormick Harvesting Machine company in Chicago, serving as president since 18?. He is a leading Chicago business figure active in the Commercial Club and other clubs.
Miss Anna Austin Cassin became Mrs Archibald T. McClure after a Newport romance sparked by a magazine photograph. The image drew Mr McClure across the continent to seek an introduction, leading to their marriage in a summer home of high society.
A Vera Cruz grave bears a wife’s inscription praising Juan Fernandes. The epitaph frames his life as a warning while noting his cruel acts and misused talents. The piece reflects fragile memory and ritual homage for a feared figure.
Describes Indian princes and Ras Makonnen at King Edward VII’s coronation. Maharajah of Gwalior wears jewel encrusted turban and diamond shield. Ras Makonnen’s costume features a lion mane headdress, velvet and gold breastplate, and a large gold shield with a sweeping sword carried by an interpreter.
An English publication reports gold and silver silk from South Africa. F spun by two remarkable Rhodesian spiders may be reared in captivity and made into silk. An experimenter notes the fibers show a brilliant metallic luster, are very fine and strong. The golden silk thread rivals and surpasses the strength of other natural threads.
Sir Charles Wyndham presented London's Green Room with a chair that once belonged to David Garrick. While playing Garrick at the Criterion theater Wyndham sat in the Garrick chair in period pose. A critic praised the likeness, while Wyndham quipped he grows like Garrick by day and less like him by night.
The best marble quarried comes to the United States from foreign countries. Some comes from France but most from Italy. American marbles quarried in New York Vermont Georgia and Tennessee are not as fine nor as reliable as foreign marbles. They split less pretty and duties and shipping offset price differences with cheaper foreign labor.
A notable family reunion occurred in Welland Ontario last week as six children of the late Jacob Pound gathered to celebrate the birthday of the youngest, who reached zero years. Also reported are two landscapes by Leeds policeman-artist E T Jonas purchased at the Royal Cambrian Exhibition Conway.
Rumors say Michigan Governor Bliss will appoint W. C. McMillan to the late Senator McMillan seat. W. C. McMillan, the elder’s son and manager of extensive interests, has long aided his father and leads the Republican state organization, with a strong chance of legislative election next January.
The article lists salaries for colonial and regional governors. New South Wales receives £7000 with additional allowances paid by the state, Victoria £5000, Queensland £5000, South Australia £4000, Western Australia unspecified, Tasmania £3500, and New Zealand £6000 plus £3000 extra for travel and other allowances. Commander Snehler of the forces noted in South Australia.
Improvements at Boulogne harbor progress under a government scheme. A large Atlantic steamer project is planned with a vessel about feet long and wide, featuring a water depth of twenty five feet.
Cucumbers prove a profitable crop in town with flood risks. Average yield reaches 400 bushels per acre and price stands at 60 cents per bushel.
The tiny Tristan da Cunha colony, called New Edinburgh, suffers isolation from the world with a population around ninety. Property is held communally and alcohol is banned, crime is absent, and the oldest resident acts as governor. A visiting warship delivers the island mail annually, while migration to the Cape slowly reshapes the community.
Adjutant General Corbin with Mrs Corbin Col John M Corbin and Gen Young depart for Europe to meet Emperor William as guests and witness German army maneuvers. Mrs Corbin, a top Washington hostess, will be missed at capital festivities. A separate note describes Westminster County Council's portable street light plan, a 21 gallon petroleum cylinder supplying a 1000 candle torch to illuminate fogbound London streets.
Blair Irwin of Sharon Massachusetts is the sole survivor of the famed Charge of the Light Brigade. The article notes his long British Army service and participation in Alma Sebastopol Balaklava and Inkerman during the Crimean War immortalized by Tennyson.
Parma's famed Palace Library is now owned by Italy through an arrangement with the former ducal family. The family relinquishes all claims in exchange for the Italian government covering debts of Duke Charles VI, assassinated in 1854, totaling 1,300,000 lire.
Richard M Shaw of Central Falls Alabama had a photo taken of his twenty one month old son. In the corner appears the face of a relative claimed dead fourteen years. Buried Near Scene of Triumph. Also noted is the burial of Fred Archer the famed English jockey near the winning post for the Cambridgeshire. An angel shark with an eight inch mouth and three rows of teeth was caught at Felix WR.
Tribute to Louis Pasteur marks a memorial statue unveiling in France with an impressive ceremony. The article notes Pasteur’s 1886 discovery of micro organisms in the human body and his role in founding bacteriology, describing his wide influence on modern medicine and the ongoing impact of his research.
Elizabeth Crocker and Haerleigh Holmes, tied to a Denver saga of elopement, misused funds, and nonsupport accusations beginning at a Loretto convent in February. The couple traveled from Curtis Street to Albuquerque before returning to Denver amid a heated custody and support dispute.
The Ri Park menagerie consumed large quantities of food in 1901 including 104 tons horseflesh, 10 tons whiting, 1,260 pints of shrimps, and 10,000 fowl. Merchants supplied clover hay oats barley and oilcake totals. Baker and grocer contributions added milk eggs figs and other items. Also noted are biographies of J W Mackay and an unusually phrased honeymoon story, with scattered odd odds and ends from the era.
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