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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
A garbled column from Marble Hill Missouri features aphorisms and reflections on wisdom, temptation, and social views. It cites a death case in Frankfort Indiana and critiques juvenile justice, warning of the consequences of risky conduct and the dangers of misguided reforms.
Dr Manby reports typhoid outbreaks in Liver pool traced to tainted ice cream at the Sanitary Institute Southampton. Authorities consider permissions for low arena sales. two convictions noted and magistrates urged tougher measures. References to public health policy in Liverpool and broader philanthropic efforts, with scientific notes on gas permeability and bicycle tire inflation.
A satirical note predicts inkless printing will surpass wireless telegraphy and automobiles, arguing that even if foodless meals emerge, many will still be priced out by restaurant costs, causing the world to “geom” toward an imagined millennium.
TheInte wife murderer Becker spoke philosophically against capital punishment. Humorous remarks about grim death were noted. In Austria publishers of modeled postal cards turned fears of the rustling population into doomsday scenes to test public nerves, an odd connection to humor and prophecy.
A fragment discusses Julia Arthur abandoning Hamlet plans and hints at a broader revolutionary mood. It mentions a petty coat fashion under a clinging outer garment and Jersey cloth, while noting dubious prospects for dress reforms. Cornelius Vanderbilt is fined $110 for evading jury service and Uncle Russell Bage would have served six weeks for $2 per diem.
An 1890s style critique warns that Wall Street financiers are consolidating banks into a Clearing House system and seek to issue currency against assets. It argues for a national clearing house, central bank, and gold as money, foreseeing a money trust that would bind producers and workers. It blames financiers for corrupting credit and railroads, urging caution against monopolistic power.
A critical report alleges the Tartar hospital transport was overcrowded and poorly handled. Sick and wounded soldiers endured days without attention while officers enjoyed luxury quarters. Secretary Root and the administration are accused of suppressing the facts to sway the upcoming presidential election. The piece blames the telegraphic press and the Democratic weekly press for countering corporate influence.
In Cornelia Lafayette Indiana Journal commentary Republicans face a major task when Congress convenes to uphold the administration’s foreign policy. McKinley’s prospects depend on party unity while Democrats, urged to stay cohesive, are advised to press their advantage amid intra party differences. The piece argues Democrats are right on imperialism and calls for party unity to defeat the president.
Bt Louis Post Disputes: amid proclaimed prosperity of the tin plate trade the American Tin Plate Company shuts down 106 mills, equal to the capacity of 16 plants, causing widespread losses in labor and investment. Nearly 9,000 workers idle in rolling and thousands more in other departments, challenging explanations.
The article warns that a railroad pool will control all transportation in the country under a dozen names. It cites extortion causing corn shortages in Kansas while people starve in Pennsylvania and New York, and urges readers to view the impending railroad trust as a ballad of infamy.
The passage notes wages being lost while public silence persists and foreign manufacturers speculate. Some conjectures are debatable, others self-evident. The decisive sign is the halted mills, with no wheels turning despite spousal protection claims.
A letter criticizes a Chicago paper for misleading claims about the U S balance of trade. It cites official figures for 1897 98 and 1898 99 showing large merchandise and silver exports exceeding imports but a net gold receipt of 156 417 800, arguing the gold standard notions distort the mortgage and debt payments.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Teddy Roosevelt’s Maryland tour used to rally Republicans yet allegedly shifted districts toward Democrats. In Washington county and Frederick, Republican margins vanished, while Baltimore’s visit coincided with a surge of Democratic gains and assembly seats, prompting editors to joke about hiring Teddy for nationwide political rough riding.
For over a century in the Philippines and half a century in Cuba, revolutions pursued independence as Spain offered no excuse or explanation for denying reforms. The Kansas City Times notes ongoing cycles of upheaval and resistance amid imperial rule.
The treasury report for October 1899 and four months of the current fiscal year shows the United States paying about 120 million yearly to maintain a foreign establishment. The public is taxed to support a government unrelated to national existence, with no reimbursement of taxes and money wasted on nonessential ventures.
A. J. Van Vorlis argues that corporate power dominates politics, skews public policy for profit, and places special agents in power, diminishing party principles and national interests. He denounces elites who treat policy as a paid trade rather than public service.
From the Philadelphia Ledger the piece notes Hanna’s decline as not inviting national sorrow. It doubts any move to confirm him by reformers and suggests Hittle’s retirement is not imminent. Hanna, indifferent to public opinion, is said to cling to the Republican machine and may stay in power as long as possible.
The annual postoffice report shows post offices increasing from 72,976 to 74,484 and receipts of 5,021,884 with expenditures of 101,682,160, leaving a year end deficit of 6,010,776. An auditor asks for thirty additional clerks, while railroads were paid 54,425,058 of which 1,629,749 covered foreign mail transport.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that success of the Republican slate could let Senator Hanna settle political debts. It argues Hanna lacked enough appointments to go around and had to squeeze into the Senate.
A new work by Mr Witchell offers a popular description of birds notes and songs in musical notation. The author explains no two people express notes identically and provides near accurate approximations to help beginners learn the language of birds for naturalists.
A dialogue fragment shows Mrs Goodfellow directing Mr Goodfellow to the night books while men work late. The exchange alternates between playful address and inquiry as the wife asserts authority over the counting home and its late hours. The scene ends with the partner puzzled by the reference to night books.
The Dismal Swamp canal, linking Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound, has been reopened after thirty five years idle. Originating in 1787 with George Washington as a designer, it faced funding, war, and political hurdles before completion in 1821. Rebuilt by Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company, the modern restoration expands depth to ten feet and width near sixty feet, reviving a historic inland waterway once vital to South politics and New England trade.
A November Ladies Home Journal piece extols reading aloud in small and mid sized groups. It emphasizes benefits to individuals groups localities and the nation with Shakespeare cited as a lasting example. It notes no great effort required and that recurring readings foster learning from others' successes.
A hustling New Yorker promises to put his brains into every barrel of oil for a firm. The head of the firm accepts, but while he is away the oil quality deteriorates. A protest letter notes the promised personal attention failed and mocks the misalignment between boast and product.
The war threatens to inflict great hardship on innocent people far from the theater of operations including the wives and daughters of Corniah miners employed in Hand gold mines, who face long months of uncertainty and risk.
The excerpt notes families in Cornwall relying on remittances from breadwinners while warning that months of supply failures are likely, forecasting broad disruptions and distress for households dependent on external aid.
E W Caldwell in the New York Electrical Review details two radiographs of a hand made in one five thousandth and sixteen thirty fourths of a second. No new method used. relies on efficient tubes, strong exciting apparatus, and careful development of negatives. Current from mains at 117 volts warmed. Celluloid film on calcium tungstate screen reduced exposure.
An old man proposed a bizarre theory stating that when one breaks a limb another grows in its place, similar to a mythical claw regrowth. The remark drew laughs and sparked a lighthearted local discussion about improbable biology.
A correspondent to the Atlanta Constitution reports on a gold-mining hoom rumor in One-Union county, noting a thirty-year saloon absence not tied to prohibition. The piece hints at local politics and temperance debates while pursuing the story.
The piece cites Rev. Charles M. Stoluon urging daily application of Jesus teachings from In His Steps to all life areas. It argues that true change requires an undivided heart and asks why believers fear to practice love in business and daily living. It envisions a coming millennium through faithful action.
Mr Rublo rose to the role of interior minister in Mexico under Provident Digs. The figure, known for a passion to hunt ducks, is described as earnest though not an avid duck hunter in practice.
Accounting to chemical analysis, 165 parts of the flesh of fish have about the same intensive value as 12 parts of boneleaf beef.
While on a lake an expedition with the president, Ditz and Ruble note many ducks across the water. The boat drifts toward shore as Dine aims. a mishap causes the boat to settle in mud. The president fires both barrels, killing two ducks, then asks Ruble if he could match the feat.
Crew of the Norwegian steamer George Dimols reports a meteor explosion near the ship during its voyage from Philadelphia to Jamison. Capt. Jantolt places the event on Oct. 10 near latitude 23 north, longitude 74.22, with luminous trails visible all night and fragments showering the water as the vessel passed.
A lightning event in Sirde County Monaghan, Ireland, reportedly killed about 800 people, with authorities investigating the scale of devastation amid frantic relief efforts. Strong local figures and emergency responders mobilized to aid survivors and secure the area.
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