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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1898
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press critiques public discourse warning against sun spot doomsayers and Millerite disappointments. It notes a bullying act by a wealthy man and mocks church attitudes toward finances and propriety. The piece cautions readers about Alaska ventures and urges seeking trusted advice before investing or marrying.
A clergyman brandishes a knife and another uses a balloon with a whisky bottle in sermons, sparking mockery of rhetoric. In New York within a week two men settled large debts of failed firms, one paying thousands and the other funding a son’s share, proving honor may outshine ruthless commerce.
British and Dutch powers contend over a central African hinterland near the Niger Delta. Armed forces are in the region as contesting claims hinge on river mouths and native chiefs. A Paris commission has begun negotiations to settle these rival claims amid recent settlements between France and Germany offering hope for progress.
The passage outlines four bases nations used to claim lands: direct occupation, treaties with a native chief conceding territory, occupation of river mouths granting rights to inland areas, and the hinterland theory linking a coastward motion to control inland regions. It notes rivals may gain concessions from a single chief, and overlapping claims can arise from river mouths or hinterland connections.
A reflection on how few people recognize true virtue, while prejudice, envy, and misinterpretation blur noble actions. The piece notes hostility to ideals and imagines rubber tires as a metaphor for legislative change, hinting at philosophical debates shaping social progress.
A distorted report describes a man from Monticello New York beating his wife after she drove Alepet out of the house and serving five days in jail. It oddly mentions forty nine women going to California and comments on endurance and courage of women in unclear context.
A fragmented OCR entry mentions regions or groups including Ned aryan tin Va ido and Aad Alneka, with unclear context about an annex between them. No clear actors, dates, or outcomes are readable.
In his Chicago day speech Mr. Bryan attacks Bank control of currency and calls out Secretary Gage for seeking to organize a money trait more dangerous to industries and liberties. He links Republican policies to wage reductions and warns that mill owners use laws to cut pay while urging mobilization and party activism.
The speaker urges optimism for the twentieth century with a restored money of the constitution and the motto equal rights to all and special privileges to none as guiding principles. The result would be a nation redeemed with people singing a new song.
Dimetaliic Clubs and William J Bryan urge widespread formation of democratic clubs to advance the party, protect the ballot, and fund campaigns. He predicts a 20th century opening with constitutional money restored and a national refrain of a renewed nation, urging precinct level clubs to begin immediately.
The 1800 dependent law sparked pension abuses by raising yearly appropriations from $65,000,000 to $146,000,000, an increase of $21,000,000 annually, exceeding federal expenses at the time of Lincoln’s election. The speaker argues no reform is possible while that law remains, and advocates taking it in hand, though thorough action is unlikely.
The text argues the Dingley law is not practical and may not boost revenue. It suggests Republicans in Congress will cut appropriations to balance the budget, a reckoning that could be misleading.
The article notes President McKinley will speak at a New York meeting of manufacturers this month. It suggests he will address gratitude to farmers and the broader political climate, referencing land, crops, and a foreleg shortage context.
A discussion contrasts women’s property rights in France with those in England Denmark Sweden and Norway noting French women generally keep earnings and possessions while husbands control money under certain conditions but in the other nations laws grant women ownership and control since the late 19th century. It highlights how in commerce and family life wives often work alongside husbands with the wife as household-decisive partner in many shops and small businesses.
The memo reports a heated House debate dominated by Republican and Democratic leaders. William A. Stone of Pennsylvania and Allen of Mississippi traded barbs as time split between factions, each accusing the other amid partisan friction. Washington Post.
A garbled exchange features phrases about starting in business and a shaky reference to a foundation of many a business. Names Walker and Tiustores Ceres appear as speakers with unclear roles. The fragmentary dialogue hints at mentorship and parental support in early enterprise.
Woman and home items spark interest as vogue returns to church and fashion. Opera cloaks dominate this season with tall Asikiras, brocade in white and blue satin, high Medici collars, fur trims, and lace flounces. Bright linings of chiffon add dainty charm, while colors favor light shades and exaggerated shoulder width for a stately look.
An old rose chalice pattern in deeper pink decorates a loose gown. A French modiste sent a morning dress with moss green taffeta vest and sleeves, a skirt that hooks at the waist, a double box plait to the bust, and a high lid blouse with cross folds. Shoulder puffs feature challle.
A dress with a draped front and wired collar is outlined. The coarse lace collar forms a coilict look, the yoke and sleeves may use cashmere for similar effect, and any figured fabric can replace challie for warmth.
The year’s fashion centers on large flat picture hats that twist into varied silhouettes. Feathers and rose trims match velvet hues while ostrich plumes dominate winter brims. front-turned brims replace the summer rear uplift. Theater hats stay small and coronet styled, with camel hair felt and silk hair finishes.
In New York Flower hospital Minnie Nis eleven risks life to pull her sister May three from under a fire wagon horse hoofs. May suffered severe injuries while Minnie endured a head wound and later regained consciousness amid her mother’s vigil.
Across Ireland Romania Ethiopia and Wales mothers employ cradle charms to ward off hare. In Ireland a strand of hair, in Roumania ribbons, in Ethiopia herbs, in Dutel salt bread steak, and in Wales a knife or lungs are favored to protect newborns from harm.
The passage notes Breton and Vosges superstitions about infancy. In the Vosges, child births tied to the moon are said to affect temperament. In lower Brittany, newborns are ritually washed, joints cracked, heads oiled, bound, and lips touched with wine to make the child a full-fledged Breton.
A Southern woman recalls a white poodle found in dirty condition after a mysterious disappearance. A servant explains the dog was returned by a nearby yard where a man tried to swab windows with the animal while a local boy fed Mopsey. Fancy belts and jeweled adornments are described in shops.
Mr Uppton tells how a prominent artist painted cobwebs on his ceiling so lifelike the servant girl fainted trying to sweep them away. Mrs Uppton counters there was never such a servant girl, while Mr Uppton questions the article’s truth.
A friend laments marriage woes as Wederly reveals his wife believes she can sing though he says she cannot. Singerly jokes that the real issue is her conviction, not her lack of talent. The humorous exchange plays on mistaken self assessment within a marital dispute.
Incomplete OCR yields a garbled scene with lines about breaking an engagement to Mr Farnum and suspected insanity in his family. A cousin reportedly entered a six days Weyole race, but unreadable text limits clarity.
A humorously recounted dialogue where a freak complains of a pale stomach to a doctor. The doctor deduces the man’s occupation as glass-eater in the museum, which explains the bizarre symptom.
A guest who had fought many duels and seen battle blushed and trembled as the hostess introduced him to guests in the parlors, faltering under the social scrutiny.
The poem traces rapid hours as lovers grow sweeter while a father's worry mounts over an unpaid gas bill, tearing at his hair in despair. The fragment hints at domestic tension and financial strain.
A fragment describes a barber asking how to cut, offering adusory or clipper options. The customer replies to use scissors on the hair and clippers on the barber in a terse, dialogic exchange. The wording resembles a street-corner humorous exchange.
The New York banking report shows 212 non national discount banks with capital over 30.6 million dollars, averaging 144 thousand each. Adoption of the Indianapolis plan could convert state banks to national, boosting paper circulation to as much as 1.3 billion in a short time, with tax exemptions and potential panics. Advocates demand free coinage at 16 to 1 and government paper, banning other money forms.
The piece argues government faults arise from tariffs and protection, urging abolition of protection so natural distribution can function. It condemns citizens who rob the public treasury and notes that class robbing hinders true democracy and the nation’s civil progress.
The article argues high tariffs under the Dingley act promote trusts. It notes rapid growth of trusts since the law’s passage and calls the rush indecent, with obvious effects on essential goods provoking bipartisan outcry.
Drawing Menary interoat. Tthaw remained for the administa tion of President McKinley to employ the nation's secret service detectives under the guise of revenue agents and post office inspectors as plea in the interest of Mark Hanna to look after the movements of other Ohio Republican leaders. This is not exactly the Ohio idea, and there are a good many Republicans In Ohio besides Mr. Foraker who do not like it. Hanna's mortgage upon McKinley bears expensive interest.
Critic argues President McKinley enters the new year with nothing accomplished for the country or mankind. He credits only farmer relief and a European shortage for any restored prosperity and claims civil service reform is being undermined by office brokerage.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a paralytic stroke affecting Mim Anyway and Jacker Marke after an incident involving a professional boxer. Names appear without clear actions or dates.
Fragmentary lines suggest a quirky exchange about belief, money, and proof. The text mentions a roommate and an exclamation about life, with odd capitalization and punctuation indicating a playful or experimental tone. No clear event or person names other than generic references emerge.
A historical advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as an absolute remedy for scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia rheumatism catarrh and all diseases originating in or promoted by impure blood. It is presented as a great nerve tonic stomach regulator and strength builder.
The text debates the invention of steel pens, noting references claim metal pens appeared at the century’s opening while Roger North’s Autobiography hints earlier use. A London letter from March 8 1700 suggests steel pens were new to France and could replace goose quills once perfected.
A jumbled OCR page offers a dubious deafness cure claim by Ennis Carmins Cure and a Toledo sales pitch. It includes promotional lines about seeds, flower names, and a raffle style offer from Salzer Seed Co, with scattered dialogue about crowding and theater seating.
Mixed advertising text promotes Allen's Foot Powder to cure chilblains dampness corns and bunions and promises all shoe stores stock. It claims health benefits for digestion and liver function, pairs of social phrases with suggestive language, and references to tasteless medicine claims.
One enjoys both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste and acts gently yet effectively on the kidneys liver and bowels cleanses the system dispels colds headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. It is the only remedy of its kind ever produced pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach. Available in 50 cent bottles at leading druggists. Do not accept any substitute.
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