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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
3
A well known German scientist reports the aroma of tobacco is microbial in origin and may lead to a patentable process for making cheap cigars smell like expensive ones. This industrial scent discovery could transform tobacco products and manufacturing practices.
An English physicist described the scale of water molecules in a recent lecture. He claimed emptying a tumbler of half a pint by releasing a thousandth of the earth’s population each second would take 7 to 47 million years. Lord Kelvin compared water drops magnified to earth size to cricket ball and football areas, implying the vast number of molecules in a single drop.
A New Orleans architect imagines a future where southern cities sleep mainly by day due to cheap artificial light and climate. The piece contrasts this with civilizational battles against darkness and its alleged crime and travel impacts.
John Gaynor and Captain Benjamin Greene fugitives from Kannapolis Ga were freed from custody in Quebec Canada after habeas corpus proceedings. They were arrested at the Chateau Frontenac in May by Montreal detectives and later moved to Quebec where they faced conspiracy charges with former Captain Oberiin M Carter to defraud the United States government. Mrs Gaynor stood by her husband through years of trouble and litigation, sharing the ordeal in Quebec.
Delegates from Joliet and Park City led a large Elks march in Salt Lake City featuring miners and burros as props. The Cotton Pickers of Greenville appeared in plantation garb with cotton bales, earning second prize. George A Cronk of Omaha won first prize and was elected Grand Exalted Ruler as Baltimore named host for 190%.
Parisians read saffron papers bragging of a chameleon horse at Jardin des Plantes. Officials explain it is a wild boar that sheds hair seasonally. The horse is now lighter in hue, quelling the hue and cry. Parisians turn to expect a Seine sea serpent.
Minister Wu recounts a clever plan to glimpse his future wife from thirty feet away before the ceremony. Mia Wu, sister of Ho Yow Chinese Consul General, arrived without English but now speaks fluently and is a refined, educated beauty.
The Rev. Mr. C. spoke with a vestryman after services about repeating a sermon written for winter use. He wondered if the message sounded familiar. The vestryman replied that he had heard it only last Sunday, prompting a light exchange on repetition.
State Senator J. Henry Cochran of Wiliameport Pennsylvania proposes to the city council paving a street at his own expense with no personal or financial stake in the project.
A point near the famed Stony cave in the Catskills, called the Notch, is described as being surrounded by steep walls with some peaks above 300 feet, where ice may be found on any day of the year.
Four millions sterling was paid last year in dues by 3 699 weasels using the Suez canal. Of the total ships 2 075 were British. Butterine Men Will Fight. Ohio butterine manufacturers contest the newly enacted margarine law as class legislation.
Electric lighting on trains is urged after another westward wreck where a fire killed several passengers. The New York World notes the old oil lamps and explosive gas tanks should be discarded for safer electric systems. Railroads must upgrade to protect travelers or face state and national action.
Chancellor B Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska told summer students at the University of Chicago that marriage is the only relationship in which a person matures fully. He argued that in a ideal society individuality fades and many crimes are attributed to bachelors, citing Washington Lincoln and McKinley as married men who achieved greatly. He warned that most desperadoes are bachelors.
In Bolivia high in the Andes, La Paz at 12000 feet above sea level relies on llamas as pack animals. The llama travels farther with less food than the burro and carries up to 160 pounds, kneels to load like a camel and will not rise if overloaded beyond 150 pounds.
A monumental engineering effort will span the Strait of Canso between Cape Breton and the Nova Scotia mainland with a cantilever bridge. The project involves vast difficulties and an outlay near five million dollars, featuring a 1910 feet long main span that would be the world’s longest.
Mrs Langdon Dunham of Southington Connecticut turns 102 on the 27th. Born July 27 1800 she has lived all her life in Southington. She is the daughter of Captain Giles Langdon who served in the Continental Army.
William Sale of Arcade lent a pocket book with 750 dollars during haying time a year ago. Ira Parker of Arcade bought a hay load and discovered the money hidden in the bale.
The president of the annual congress of the British Homeopathic Society advised against drugs and urged caution about believing in their all-curative power. Major Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald is honored with two decorations, receiving both military and civil Knights Companion of the Bath.
A German prince defies imperial decree by pursuing Miss Gladys Deacon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Parker Deacon, a common American beauty. The affair led to disobedience fears of dynastic consequences and a dramatic choice between heart and throne. Also noted are growth figures for the Young Men's Christian Association and a veteran recount of London coronation memories.
The passage notes the absence of a red-headed U.S. senator while describing rival figures. It cites Carmack of Tennessee and Melanlin of South Carolina in an observational, tongue-in-cheek reflection on hair color and debate fervor during a tempestuous session.
Gen Lucas Meyer commanded Orange Free State troops defending Talana Ridge near Majuba while Gen Symons with 4000 British advanced from Ladysmith. The dawn battle on Oct 20 saw heavy cannonade and a British charge that pushed Boers eastward as Prussian nobles and aristocrats planned to observe and study social conditions in the United States.
Mrs. Squiers unpleasant adventure with three Havana policemen led to strained relations between the American minister and municipal authorities. The mayor apologized but punishment of the offenders was demanded. Mr. Squires accepted the apology and the incident was closed. Washington advised the minister to accept the course.
A fragment from an old advertisement offers a patient tale of female health complaints. Esther M from Platteville Ohio reports long backache and pain but says after using Vernna and guidance from Dr Hartman she improved. The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus invites letters for free medical advice and case statements.
A copper brown jug vane and a copper glass vane sit atop a Maidstone brewery roof. The jug stands three feet six inches high and three feet in diameter with a capacity of 108 gallons. The copper glass holds eight gallons.
Patrick Cudahy, wealthy Milwaukee packer, donates Sixteen Jota to St Vincent's orphan asylum in the village bearing his name and the institution will be moved there. He will also contribute liberally toward erecting the necessary buildings for the orphan home.
The article explains that twenty two acres can sustain one man with fresh meat, forty two with wheat, eighty eight with roots, 176 with corn rice and potatoes, and over 6,000 with plantains or breadfruit. It also notes a huge blast at Welsh Granite quarry Carnarvonshire using ten tons of gunpowder, with rock removed estimated at 1,200,000 tons.
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