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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1891
Page
2
A broad essay extols the press as a public forum for grievances and debate while critiquing American journalism's reach and bias. It touches on carriers in Washington, desertion in the army, domes of gas in Pennsylvania, and the appeal of distant news. It closes with reflections on faiths, railroads, Jerusalem, and the human drive behind progress.
In a tropical gale the crew of the Diana battles wind and rain, reefing sails and steering through a violent storm. After days of buffeting seas they drift, suffer fever and rats, and endure long calms that stretch for weeks as they drift toward the unknown.
Col Maynadior of Anne Arundel County Maryland spends a day among locals in Baltimore where a colored boy's quip about a farmer who buys his own cat becomes a light tale. The exchange ends with the colonel amused and retelling the joke later.
A wind driven incident ends in tragedy as an Irish setter prompts a power line accident. A startled sparrow clung to a high wire when two lines touched, causing a fatal shock that knocks the bird loose and injures bystanders in the windy scene.
A large audience heard Dr Tal Mage’s sermon on the Christmas Jubilee in Brooktus New York, weaving biblical themes with the star of Bethlehem and the gifts of the Magi. He extols frankincense and gold as worship and worldly surrender, and myrrh as suffering, urging reverent praise toward Christ while noting charitable concerns from a railroad newsboy to regional wonders.
A Harper's Weekly summarized piece discusses alligator biology and hunting in Florida. It notes differences between crocodiles and alligators per Hornaday, the abundance of alligators in inland swamps, how eggs are collected, and the difficulty of taming adults. It includes anecdotes on selling baby alligators in Jacksonville and the business of taxidermy in Florida and the North.
The article recounts royal fish customs from Alden times. Sturgeon belonged wholly to the King while only half of a whale did, with the tail reserved for the Queen to furnish whalebone. The practice, though odd, reflected royal protection roles and generations of guarded tradition across English rulers and noble houses.
The readable parts point to a Tuscarora Rev. event with incidental figures, but most terms are garbled. The passage lacks clear names, dates, or locations to form a concrete main action or outcome for a compact newspaper card.
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