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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
2
A disparate,OCR derived collection covers innovations in electric car ranges, theater tours in Upper Silesia, elopement by elephant, lightning strike injuries, acclimatization of Scottish grouse in Prussia, a shipboard near disaster, and a Cannes bone quarry discovery. It threads through various curiosities, disasters, and scientific notes with dated locales and named individuals.
Mary Lockwood and Jack Meadows profess love after years of close friendship but she rejects marriage, choosing loyalty to her principles and a vow of non romance. Dick Parker enters, wins Mary's heart, and plans a romance, while Jack endures heartbreak and contemplates migration as their paths diverge.
A Harvard Advocate editor recounts a 19th century episode where Theodore Roosevelt Jr was deemed unsuitable for a college board, as peers favored a more literary turn, while Roosevelt later became a famed president. The piece links the anecdote to the saying that the stone the builders rejected foresees future prominence.
Fragmented tale describes a chaotic Christmas gathering with a boy recounting a dreamlike sequence and a group of companions later choosing gifts, a minister and a cowboy debating generosity, and a rough pine tree being cut and decorated as night falls.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a woman linked to a legal matter and her children. The text references arrival, a court, and a judge deciding who will be called to proceedings, with confusion and timing noted among the involved parties. The passage is incomplete and names are unclear.
The Novoe Vremya reports Father Johann Cronstadt performed a miracle at Konchanskols after a seven year paralytic woman was aided by his commands. He instructed her to open her eyes cross herself and stand then walk and embrace him amid thousands in attendance.
Mr Newed states an option on the Hiauk avenue house for their home. Mrs Newed expresses concern noting it is haunted and mamma would not enter for any money. The plan is to close the desk first thing in the morning.
At dinner with Mr. Champleigh as guest of honor, Willie exclaims about roast beef and mutton head. The father responds that he had planned to bring a mutton head home for dinner that evening, highlighting a mix up in the menu.
A garbled text fragment references days, fame, and a hero, mentioning Crom Draven, Saytul ott, and Teady being. It also notes the deaths of Lynch and EES and hints at a birth in wintry earth, with unclear context and many unreadable phrases.
Travelers on a Western passenger train share a Christmas moment with a poor widow and her two children. A drummer, cowboy, cattleman, and a minister plot to give the youngsters gifts stockings and joy despite the blockade delaying their journey. The children hope for Santa Claus but face a chilly night, and the group vows to help them.
The text contends that the origin of Christmas arouses scholarly dispute about pagan rites versus Christian meaning. It argues that solving these questions would not change Christmas significance for most observers, who focus on reverence to Christ and the example of the Wise Men guiding humanity.
An old distorted text celebrates Christmas as a universal spirit beyond creed or race. It recalls St Nicholas Eve rituals and the tender exchange of gifts, praising charity and harmony, while warning against distrust and envy amid the season of goodwill.
Instructions describe making candied fruits and nuts with fancy wrapping. Steps cover prep for pears borers cherries peaches and nuts, boiling dipping drying and shaping into squares, with wax paper ribbons and decorative packaging. It notes using molasses sugar and buttered pans and details peeling shells and blanching for nuts.
A Royal Navy officer describes how sailors aboard a battleship gain complete freedom on Christmas. For once, rules loosen, leaves are granted, and ship life relaxes from strict daily routines. Chaplains may lead simple services as the captain's jurisdiction remains.
The garbled excerpt mentions the Defiance State of Uere and a possible stop request by the Magnetic Starch Co Neb. No clear individuals, dates, places, or outcomes are readable. The fragment hints at standards and expenditures but lacks concrete facts.
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