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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
2
A jumble of civic, literary, and political asides reflects late 19th century concerns. The column touches Cuba’s belligerent status, a joke parrot, Alfred Austin’s fame, Transvaal demands, Prince Henry, and a critique of history output, with quips on U S politics and England’s view of war. It dismisses a suffrage convention and notes bread-crumbs of society.
Last week Judge J. D. Rose of Curryville Maryland nearly died from hiccups. Grover W. Sistrunk of Lexington Kentucky read the case and telegraphed the judge to drink lemonade. The judge recovered and thanked Mr Sistrunk, inclosing $1. The event is described as a witty judicial declaration of the value of life, noting the unlikely remedy of lemonade as a beverage.
X Pene, in charge of the Dahomey show at the exposition in Atlanta, nearly perished last week. He earned nothing, and after the exhibit closed he faced a captive group of half starving savages. They seized weapons and menaced him, prompting him to appeal to the Belgian consul. He is bound for 35,000 dollars to repatriate the Dahomians but lacks funds to return them or provide food.
Estimates of the European beet sugar crop vary month to month, but a consensus suggests this year’s crop will not exceed 4.9 million tons, down from last year by about 0.1 million tons. Cane sugar production in Cuba is expected to dim, West Indian crops shrink due to revolution, and stock materials in Europe are likely reduced. Despite low sugar prices, consumption has risen, with German statistics showing beets consumed in 1895 at 145,210,295 ewt versus 106,443,515 ewt in 1894.
The house reports a pension appropriation of 141,325,820 dollars for the coming fiscal year, down slightly from the current year. The bill states that if a pension under the June 27, 1990 act is rejected or dismissed and a new claim is later granted, the pension may date from the first filing if evidence shows disability existed at that time.
William K Curtis from Japan analyses silver as a global issue. He argues against universal bimetallism but notes Japan profits from demonetization of silver and India and Mexico prosper as silver nations. He says England clings to a single standard while Japan avoids foreign debt and relies on raw materials, cautioning policy makers.
The piece critiques Senator Sherman for opposing greenback retirement and supporting gold standard ideas. It cites the National Bimetallist and Chicago Inter Ocean warnings about a stealth monetary shift. The article frames Sherman as aligned with money-power interests and warns the public to watch for a push to demonetize currency. It mentions the National Bimetallist and H. F. Bartine in its closing note.
In a pithy Helena News note, the editor skews Cleveland while deferring to the high office he occupies. The piece questions bimetallist support and invites readers to join The National Bimetallist by sending $1 to E. B. Light, business manager, seeking conversions to bimetallism.
About forty free silver advocates from across Nebraska met at the Lindell hotel to form the Nebraska Silver League. The declaration calls for immediate free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1, with full legal tender for debts. The executive committee includes G. L. Laws, Silas A. Holcomb, W. J. Bryan, and H. W. Hardy, and the group aims to unite Republicans, Populists, Democrats, and Prohibitionists in a nonpartisan bid for bimetallism. The National Bimetallist extends support and urges broad education and organization.
A student letters the editor arguing that doubling the unit of value would turn the United States into Wall Street. The writer asserts treasury officials favor Wall Street, cites Caesar era riches, and notes many nineteenth century multimillionaires. The piece blends humor and financial critique.
The New York Press notes an estimated one hundred million dollar bond issue with the Morgan syndicate could yield the syndicate a net profit of eleven million seven hundred fifty nine thousand dollars beyond legitimate interest. It contrasts broad market strains with booming business from the gold combined interests. The piece critiques economic distortions touching farmers manufacturers and labor while highlighting potential social shifts.
An account describes insurgents dipping snakes in petroleum then releasing them into cane fields to ignite vast fires. Firebrands crawl through dry leaves, spreading rapidly as cane stalks burn. the tactic, tied to Go mez forces, would render large plantations into blazing fronts.
A Berlin-born New York real estate agent and rents collector at No 1 Pitt Street recounts a severe spring illness that settled on his kidneys and left him bedridden. After trying several doctors and therapies, he began taking Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, which he credits with restored strength and walking. He urges others with locomotor ataxia and related ailments to try the pills, priced 60 cents a box or six for $2.50, from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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