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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
2
A collection of aphorisms and notes from Marble Hill Missouri, touching on wealth and education, social morals, and a brief stock of technic news. It mentions wireless telegraphy tests on the Ann Arbor line and cites incidents from Manila to Honolulu, with reflections on public life and learning.
The piece accuses Republican papers of misquoting Democratic leaders including Mr Bryan. It argues Bryan is consistently anti imperialist, while critics label him expansionist. The Buffalo Evening Times is cited claiming misreadings of his stance on expansion.
In a recent interview Senator Jones of Arkansas accuses Republican leaders of duplicity. He says the party plans to quiet anti trust measures or pass a meaningless bill before adjournment to appease the trust issue without court challenge until after the election. He predicts a strong anti trust plank in their platform.
A critical column argues that government ownership is illusive as the real power lies with those who own it. It claims the Republican party controls government, big business, media, and finances, aided by the British government in policy and finance. The piece condemns alleged dependence on elites and questions ownership dynamics.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reprint warns that trusts rapidly strengthen their grip on wealth and government, swelling daily and challenging the people. It claims they can trigger panics to crush opponents and that law may prove insufficient to curb them within years.
A letter denounces critics of Secretary Gage for transferring U S treasury contents to a pet bank. It claims Republican aims were to worsen affairs, arguing the treasury embezzlement charge is a political tactic to aid Democrats and prompt Wall Street and charity references against Gage.
The piece defends Mr. Gage's integrity and motives while noting his honesty in answering the Democratic information request about the Treasury and Standard Oil. It argues his openness may have alienated enemies, and asserts confidence in McKinley’s common sense despite criticisms.
Denver News notes that President Jackson opposed a national bank as dangerous to independence and favored gold and silver. government deposits moved to subtreasuries. It warns that current administration under McKinley pursues bank control, proposes a pet bank and repeal of treasury law, echoing Jackson’s 60 year warning.
A stark denunciation arguing that trusts have harmed workers and raised prices, while attacks on McKinley and Standard Oil are tied to Democratic gains. The piece claims bribes and gags advance trust power and warns that free speech is being manipulated to favor democracy’s victory.
A harsh critique portrays John Hay as un American despite his Ohio roots. The piece labels him English in spirit, saying he avoids public life, relies on appointments, and lacks understanding of Americanism. It argues his background and ties to foreigners shape U S foreign policy.
The Cairo Argus cites a Democratic in congress resolution by Congressman Moltane of Arkansas. It declares the US study to secure to Philippine inhabitants a free independent solvable government, republican in form, and guaranties protection against foreign invasion after rebellion suppression.
Henry Wolf of Havana writes to the Democrat alleging Republicans fund German newspapers to pressure German speakers into backing their ticket. He vows Germans will guard the republic with the ballot and resist coercion for a new imperial influence. A brief press bulletin mentions regulating a heated topic and a cooling water measure.
Rob remains a prisoner as Torrero commands, plotting escape and fate aboard the Black Cat. Torrero reveals a dangerous plan to Elvin and Starne, decides Rob's fate, and the ship sails toward Rio de Janeiro for a new cargo while Rob pleads to reach his uncle.
Rob hides aboard the flyer with Captain Torrero and Elvin's agents. The captain explains Elvin’s power in Buenos Ayres, Starne’s true identity, and the risks Rob faces if discovered. Rob, exhausted and hunted, goes to his cabin to sleep amid looming threats and uncertain return to Hughes Ayres.
Rob endures the voyage on the Black Cat with Captain Torrero, staying quiet as the crew fears Torrero. At Rio de Janeiro the pirate captain sinks into drunken instability, leaving Rob to contemplate possible escape while Torrero assigns men to a fresh cargo for the La Plata cave.
Rob carefully lists every article loaded onto the Black Cat over two days including tobacco bales casks of rum wine rifles and ammunition. The ledger influences future events as Torreyo’s crew finishes voyage to a bay while Rob fears discovery by Lemuel Starne Elvin.
The National Chrysanthemum society marks 53 years since its founding in 1846 and notes a century of cultivation. It recalls early shows in 1840 and marvels at varieties now seen, from damasks to sea green blooms, as color, size, and form continue to evolve.
An eye specialist in New Orleans warns that many uneducated people adopt cheap spectacles for sun irritated eyes. He cites villagers buying mismatched lenses, often with one lens removed to see, persisting as a superstition in remote districts.
A reflection on self mastery from 0 B Marden as printed in the St. Louis Republic. It argues that mastery of oneself makes a person stronger than passion and circumstances, turning roughness into discipline, enabling leisure for self culture, and shaping a life that works to live rather than living for work.
Ingersoll, not yet the mature tactful lawyer, faced a murder case with a combative doctor witness. He taunted doctors' errors, the doctor countered with burying mistakes, and the jury saw the point as Ingersoll lost the case. A tangential note on aging and gender closes the fragment.
The Sept 23 flogging of Thomas McGeehan aboard Doris at Simon's Town is detailed after Western Morning News reports he malingering while imprisoned on Penelope for striking a chief stoker. A medical survey preceded an 18 lash sentence. an officer stopped further punishment as the man collapsed. The incident fuels debate on naval flogging and officer conduct.
A famous drug drummer visiting New Orleans left a bone handled umbrella in a hotel lobby. A quick bellboy kept it for days, prompting the traveler to joke he would reward the holdout with a tonic capsule instead of a tip. The exchange ended with light humor over the lost item.
The article notes ancient Egypt housing the oldest known almanac 3 000 years old. It links dated religious ceremonies saints days and fate forecasts for births to modern red letter days written in red for unlucky and in black for lucky days. The piece argues red letter days are not a modern invention.
The Pittsburg Dispatch suggests seeking trusted advice when selecting pictures for furnishing a home and assessing inmate status. It notes cheap pictures are not always bad but poor ones are usually cheap. It recommends copies of famous paintings, with framing guidance by medium to help discern quality.
A fragmented New York Weekly item describes a bonnet purchase scene. Bets on fashion speak with Mrs, Mr, and a seller, noting the price of 24 dollars and a playful exchange about a darling bonnet.
A fragmentary exchange features characters Mire Th Wan About Little Willy Fapa and Mr Mongypeck. Other dialogue hints a humorous mispronunciation of a familiar phrase. The text is garbled and offers no clear news event or named entities to report.
A fragmented report notes widespread shortages and delays in Mali with mention of many towns facing a single mall outlet every fourteen days, indicating disrupted supply chains and sporadic retail access.
An old advertisement extols blood purification and vitality. It claims illness burden rises with diseased germs and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a unique aid to keep the blood pure. The copy urges wetting Hood's to ensure effectiveness.
Old Buccleuch Castle in Drumlanrig Castle, Drumfrieshire, seat of the Duke of Buccleuch, dates to the second duke and is said to be Scotland’s largest house. The building overlooks the Frith, with legend of a ghostly box containing papers and a devilish inscription. The late duke modernized the estate. the founder lies buried in Darisdeer parish church where the castle stands.
For many years careful drawings of sun spots at Kew Observatory near London have been discontinued. The decision comes as solar photography advances, with photographs of the sun taken on fine days at various observatories, providing a more complete record of the sun's changes than hand drawings.
A Philadelphia Ledger item recalls Mme Noriiea singing in Texas when she forgot warm overshoes. A cowboy, besotted by her, offered to help and delivered one overshoe at a time. She thanked him and lightly apologized, to which he replied that she was a centipede, humorously implying many feet.
A printed testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for nervous exhaustion and insomnia. Miss Antin Wontameson of Atlanta and Miss Luna Garthus of Visalia describe severe weakness, sleep loss, and heart distress, claiming the remedy restored health after multiple doctors failed.
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