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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press column collection offers satirical quips on prices and opinions, noting oddities from barbers charging for views to the Alaskan matter and a joke about oil confiscation. It surveys public figures like Senator Beveridge, playful lines on romance, matches, and domestic economy meanwhile urging balanced education for both genders.
Robert Evans arriving from the Alin mining district says conditions there are dire due to British officidom and that government red tape has buried hundreds of miners. In Indiana, the Supreme Court upholds a Portland suit against a natural gas and oil firm for alleged illegal price fixing, invoking public policy and the competition maxim as grounds.
The piece notes Admiral Dewey's rising esteem while a public subscription fund for a Dewey home collects only $20,000, attributing the slow response to dislike of hat-in-hand appeals. It then shifts to Fall River textile results, reporting Q1 dividends totaling $265,625 on $27.0 million capitalization and notes some firms reinvesting earnings to reduce debt or buy equipment, signaling cautious improvement ahead.
At Philadelphia a court martial ruled lovemaking not inconsistent with soldierly duty and allowed a sentinel to cradle a nearby girl while holding his rifle. The Navy yard culprit was ordered to return to post unscathed as officials defend the decision amid broader political and military chatter.
A Springfield Leader-Democrat broadside argues that Democrats must not shift from the silver issue to other topics. It urges adherence to the Chicago platform, warns silver Republicans and independents against backing a compromise, and calls for a Congressional probe into the Filipino-American war conduct.
A fiery anti war screed denounces McKinley and the Philippine campaign. It claims soldiers pass along stories of oppression and incompetence, warns of electoral backlash, and lampoons allies and enemies alike while urging the president to address returning volunteers in the West. The tone mocks reformers and hints at racial and ethnic tensions amid growing disapproval.
The text calls for a winter inquiry by Congress into administration investigations. It raises questions on who conceived the conquest idea for Philippine islands, when cooperation with Filipinos or Spaniards was abandoned, and whether Manila’s surrender to General Merritt resulted from a specific battle and who knew about it.
The piece argues three kinds of money backed by paper and coin, praising the South’s paper money as durable and essential to wartime effort. It notes greenbacks, the two classes of Northern paper money, and the peril of unrestricted counterfeit inflation without adequate limits. It asserts money underpins national cohesion and warns intrinsic metal value cannot sustain a nation in danger.
News lines warn that trusts harm general welfare as villages vanish and cities lose jobs. Edinburg Indiana illustrates the pattern with a National Starch plant purchase and closure in 1891, costing 75 workers their jobs, merchants money, and local real estate value drops. Other cities like Madison Columbus and Franklin feel the reverberations.
Democratic editorials in the Fort Madison Iowa paper quote the Chicago Journal calling President McKinley timorous on multiple issues. The piece claims he shies from sending Miles, ending the war, and taking decisive policy steps on the Philippines and civil reforms.
A proposed Pan American exposition in Buffalo New York in 1901 plans spectacular displays including a 200 foot tall representation of a buffalo with a restaurant in its brain, a vaudeville theater in its body, and electric elevators in its legs. Other ideas include a mammoth iron whale anchored offshore with ferry boats shuttling visitors to the tongue and a stage of vaudeville acts and music.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at culinary instruction to skin and boil a remaining mass described as griath, then render it into a delectable view. The readable text is incomplete, offering no clear person, place, or event to identify.
The War Saw resident Sarah Young has slept since December 21 1996. She endures severe light sensitivity and headaches, resting in a darkened room while nourished by milk. Her sister and widowed mother keep constant watch, hoping a cure is possible though she remains unconscious for long stretches.
The world grows smaller and women travelers increase in number. Traveling companion aside, roles include courier, war and foreign correspondent, commercial traveler, missionary, and student who is often a teacher. The traveling companion is excluded as mere attachment to the traveler.
A damaged OCR fragment reflects on the Jonah narrative, suggesting public perception of his troubles may be exaggerated and that the scene implies lingering debate about the ancient tale’s meaning.
A record sized octopus, the largest in years, was caught by rock cod fishermen at the Narrows near Tacoma. The creature measured 14 feet across, with eight long arms and a two foot body. It trapped itself to rocks and required careful freeing methods from the boat. The report also notes observations on travel, gender roles, and famous European landmarks in a broader anecdotal column.
Prof Heusens in Globus estimates North Sea fishery value at about 41 million dollars annually for catches by bordering nations, with yearly totals ranging roughly from 97.6 million to 45 million. The sea covers 296,004 square miles, yielding an average value of about 14.15 dollars per square mile. England and Scotland take a share of this wealth.
Notorious jailbreaker Frank Steadman alias Ohio Fatty, known for escapes from Joliet California San Quentin and Folsom, was arrested in California. His long criminal career includes a daring Joliet escape by belt and rope ladder, a San Quentin return, and later movements across multiple prisons before new authorities acted.
Miss Sarah M. Burks, a 25 year old woman, delivers U S mail on the Star route from St Johns to Jimtown, a 62 mile trek twice weekly through a wild, desolate region. She rides alone most trips, is armed, boasts a marksmanship past, and took over in 1898 when her father fell ill.
An off duty guard was located with a set of bandout keys intended for use if Illinois officers arrived for him. The incident centers on the attempted escape plan and possession of tools used to aid a potential flight.
A consulting engineer recalls a travel trip in Mexico with foreigners. An attempted boarding by a dirty tramp on the rear platform led to a tense scene as the train picked up speed. An onlooker misread the situation, and the incident ends with a lesson on judging people by appearances.
Consul General Pratt at Singapore informs Gen Otis in Manila of plans to establish an American flagged steamship line linking Singapore with Philippine ports especially the southern ones via British North Borneo. The shallow-draft vessels would aid troop and supply transport and serve government first, public second.
After a perfume bath, the fragrant odor clings to the body for hours. Bath tablets or a few drops of perfumed alcohol in water perfume the bath and beautify the complexion. Used frequently, it gives the skin a velvet-like softness. Kaiser's court ladies declare this bath replaces perfumed soaps for dinners and evening events.
Frederick Douglass told a writer in Herper's Magazine that despite long experience he could not rid Wimhwell of Wagedright. He admitted nerves before audiences but grew confident as he spoke, delivering high order eloquence. He praised Lincoln as the only white man in his presence who did not make him feel like a Negro.
A garbled note discusses guilt and a rumor chain linking a person named Oras PAL to currency, with uncertain mentions of Raver and UV. The message trails into confusion about collaboration and motives, offering no clear facts or dates.
An advertisement asserts that neglect of blood purity causes eruptions dyspepsia indigestion and nervousness and promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla as a cure for diseases from impure blood. The copy emphasizes restoring health through the tonic.
A compilation of varied newspaper quotes on French politics and the Dreyfus affair. References span New York Evening World Portland Oregonian St Joseph Herald Buffalo Express Kansas City Journal London Chronicle Cleveland Plain Dealer Washington Star Brooklyn Times Danville News. The collection notes cabinet fragility, reforms, and international reactions amid Paris exposition hopes.
A collage of humor from multiple papers features couples sparring over money housekeeping and marriage. Jokes touch on husbands never wanting to go out or stay in, wives who doubt bids for funds, and a running gag about anniversaries and shifting promises.
Editorial voices from multiple papers argue Cuba's embrace of autonomy under American influence, noting saloon openings since independence, sanitation gains in Havana, and job growth under American capital. They question the timing of troop withdrawal as local government foundations form.
A garbled collage of jokes and quips from various papers mentions a dog incident, stray phrases about Harlem, Philippinoes, and Uncles, plus a mock dialogue about graduation gowns and social ascent. The text ends with a clipped health tip on bathing and skin care.
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