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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1902
Page
2
A jumble of curiosities from era gossip and jokes covers topics from politics and society to crime and theater. A New Yorker’s long tenure ends with death. jokes about marriages, religion, and public life mix with quips on royalty, finance, and international tension.
A New England scientist was knocked senseless by the bursting of an outrageous egg during hunting season. The incident sparks jokes about mistaken loaded status. A telegraphic misread created confusion in police correspondence from Detective Frank Virtue to Newark. The county prosecutor’s reading clarified the message, noting the subject was still locked up in New York.
A vivid profile of William A. Clark’s planned New York home on Fifth Avenue up to Seventy seventh Street. The palace would rival French royal mansions with three full dwellings, grand galleries, a theater, baths, roof gardens, and electric lighting. Clark, a self-made millionaire, is portrayed as lavish, private yet active, with two sons and two daughters in the family.
The article notes a palace divided into many separate houses each with its own reception room bedroom dining area library and roof garden enabling family members to seek solitude in private apartments with separate staff and hours. The piece contrasts this notion of domestic happiness with other quotes about Godkin and public life.
District Attorney Jerome vows to prosecute all who gamble or operate gambling houses. He warns that players and managers of the games of chance will face arrest and up to thirty days in jail.
In Maryland the oyster trade faced a weak election turnout as oyster men, few in number, stayed at work despite party efforts. The light vote reflected stable daily labor in the industry, with weather permitting continued fishing and packing.
Reports from Italy say phylloxera is devast ating vineyards across numerous provinces and will spur strong demand for American vines to graft the old stock. The insect has ruined up to 760000 acres, first appearing in 1879 after spreading from Prussia. In France some vines escaped injury where grape varieties were resistant.
Prof Kirkpatrick of University of Edinburgh argues modern language study surpasses Latin in value. He says mastering one’s own language and other modern tongues is now essential for higher education, superseding traditional emphasis on Latin.
The eccentric millionaire M. Yturbide attracts crowds in Monte Carlo. He parks his curtained carriage in a massive elevator to access his drenched heavily curtained villa apartments. His rooms stay at Turkish bath heat and he sometimes visits the Casino when gambling rooms are similar.
The record notes that Canada has the most holidays of any British colony with ninety five holidays annually when Sundays are counted, indicating a festive calendar in the region.
Bishop Partridge of Japan travelled to New York to attend the Protestant Episcopal missionary conference. He described his route as proving the perfection of modern transportation. He crossed 6,600 miles of sea and 3,000 of land, reaching Grand Central Station on schedule as noted in a letter to a Brooklyn relative.
Venison remains plentiful in Germany with beef prices high and restaurants noting deer as affordable. Efforts to preserve and improve deer stocks include crossbreeding with Iberian animals, a practice that has boosted demand beyond supply.
The Vatican is described as having eight grand staircases and eight hundred emeritus stair structures. The detail emphasizes a grand design feature within the religious complex.
A Chicago lodging house fire trapped guests on the upper floors of a downtown hotel. Rescue crews faced total darkness and dense smoke as clerks and travelers fled or jumped to adjacent roofs. Detectives carried women and children to safety, while others escaped via stairways and a restaurant roof as flames raged and elevators failed.
In southern China the air remains humid through summer, making it hard to dry clothes outdoors despite the hot weather. The persistent humidity hinders air drying, forcing reliance on indoor or artificial methods.
Inside the Lincoln Hotel investigators catalog scenes where residents perished in a fatal incident. Officers secured corridors and rooms while witnesses recounted the events as emergency crews treated survivors and marked the damaged site.
Dr George C Houghton rector of the Witte church in New York announces he will refuse to wed anyone unknown to him without reliable vouchers and acceptable witnesses He cites the parish's charitable record but warns against secret or family unrecognized marriages.
Lincoln assassination era figure W J Chapel who led Ford's Theater in Washington during the Lincoln shooting died. He was longtime show business professional of about fifty years and died after a career spanning many years. His daughter resides in Great Bend pa.
At the international conference on tuberculosis in Berlin Dr. Obertuschen suggested that teachers suffering from consumption should receive sanatorium treatment. He proposed withholding return to duty as infection risk remains absent, and that they should receive their annaries during their illness.
French journals discuss a road dressing made from burnt furnace scoria and tar. The preparation is pressed to smooth the surface and repel water, aiming to prevent mud and dust on roads.
Ants in South America reportedly fashioned an extensive tunnel system about three miles long, a remarkable feat of engineering described in fragmented historical notes. The terse account references Meris and Bitvtre yon ago Pa Sa plete, though details remain unclear due to damaged text.
A Berlin municipal council reviews a proposal for an underground electric railway running north of Berlin Road from the Excyn to the Hillieches suburb of Schoen. The fragment notes fear of burial alive and hints at press discussion around safety chambers and burial concerns.
Japaneses Gold and Silver reports a $1,560,000 allowance linked to silver mines in Japan. Authorities approve the measure amid ongoing ore export discussions, with officials emphasizing stable mining output and revenue implications.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled exchange with a city chief about a plan or crime. Key names and details are unreadable, but appears to reference a suspect or witness and an expected inquiry or confession.
The text describes an object with a perforated bottom and central notch. It mentions a horseshoe weight, items carved from wrought material, and crude shaping of plates for an unknown purpose. The language is unclear and refers to native workmanship and structural features.
Mr Hanson recalls severe Rheumatism of the Heart and Dropsy before using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He claims the treatment restored his energy after five years of illness and that his condition improved visibly. Mrs Hanson also reports stronger health and joins in recommending the remedy.
Senator Pettus who will be 1 years old in July never employs a watch maker when his timeplace gets out of order and has on several occasions been soap to take the works out of the case of his Repate desk after poking around until the machinery started up again would replace hem and return his Avetch to his pocket.
The 8t St Paul calendar for 1903, 10215 inches of pantel drawings by Bryson, is ready for distribution and will be mailed on receipt of 25 cents or a stamp. Address F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. The note mentions tea customs duties and adulteration, a pipe collection in San Francisco, and a naval chart exhibit by Esteer showing 31 battleships and 21 cruisers.
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