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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
8
The article surveys a heated Senate exchange led by Sherman and Teller about bond funding, gold reserves, and the silver issue. It notes deep divisions within the Republican ranks, with various senators aligned differently on free silver and public credit, and includes a colorful anecdote about a Detroit Free Press elevator incident.
A traveler recalls a fear of hotel fires and in a crowded southern hotel he and three companions used knotted sixty foot ropes to evacuate from a fourth story room. They mapped stairways and exits as rain fell at dawn, the night filled with alarms and worried nerves.
A rustic monologue on pride, neighborly feuds, luck, and character. He satirizes bragging, pensions of riches, and the quiet faults of neighbors while praising practical grit. The speaker warns against cynical doom and admires those who take decisive action, even amid flawed humanity.
A character enters a sports shop and asks for durable dice and a reliable craps setup. The vendor asserts high quality goods while the speaker clarifies she wants something that sings during use and is undetectable by an old man nearby. The fragment hints at a playful, dialect-rich scene.
A Washington dispatch reports that the free coinage bill passed the Senate by 42 to 55 after heated debate and amendments. Senator Jones of Arkansas steered the bill, while Texas Senator Mills shifted positions between committee and final vote. Democrats, Republicans, and Populists split 20, 22, and 7 respectively in support. House action and possible conference next, with Cleveland’s approval uncertain.
A Cincinnati girl, summering with her parents, loved wearing a bathing suit and playing on the beach. She was warned repeatedly to avoid the water, yet she waded ankle deep one day. When blamed, she claimed the devil made her, and her mother pressed the question of resisting temptation.
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