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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1901
Page
2
A miscellany of remarks on the sultan of Turkey, translated newspaper pieces, and opinions abroad. Also notes on Allen's Foot-Base, halitosis research, and a Household Words anecdote about a white haired old gentleman seen near a garden.
An old style advertisement proclaims Kemp's Halaam stops coughing at once with sample bottles offered free. It markets weight loss or health boosts, urging immediate action with two sizes referenced as 2d and 10 cent bottles, and warns against delay.
A garbled note references a fraternity dispute and the idea of persuading a member named Pennington to run. It mentions a cashier severing ties and a director weighing whether to urge him into a political position, with unclear details and no concrete dates or events.
A garbled Detroit Journal fragment describes a heated domestic scene involving a woman named Kate and a tense exchange about hate and agitation. The text includes misrendered phrases and unclear references, reflecting damaged OCR from an old issue.
Publication by the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway offers a book on Abraham Lincoln’s life and character from his early struggles to the Civil War and presidency. It notes postage costs and an address for ordering. The text then shifts to a hair-care advertisement stressing brushing technique, vigor, and scalp care for healthy hair shine.
In this chapter, Janetta monitors Mason and Mrs Mortimer while Neville’s letters tempt her, and Captain Merivale’s offer of friendship opens a path to moral conflict. Janetta wrestles with Neville’s pleas, family ruin, and a growing, forbidden love that could ruin her own reputation.
The Caspian Sea lacks ocean access but a Volga Don canal could link to the Black Sea, cutting 60 miles and about 45 million dollars from routes via the Arctic or Baltic. Such a canal would divert freight from northern routes, expanding outlet for Central Asia and Northern Persia and boosting Black Sea trade.
Captain Luckham recalls the 1899 St Helena disaster in the China seas when a typhoon damaged the ship and a lightning strike allegedly disrupted the compass on the port side causing navigational errors. The ship wrecked on Bombay reef after charts showed clear water. Investigation reportedly followed.
An essay on reforming pronunciation in Grundy County Missouri ends abruptly after a pupil proposes adding a comma after mammah. The report then shifts to Lord Curzon’s visit to Goa and a French bells baptism in Gironde with child godmothers Odette de Braguillange and Mirva Mirville de Girodor.
W J Sryan era notes indicate Washington politicians seek a Cuba policy shift. A Tribune plan would grant U S control over Cuba’s foreign relations or a protectorate clause, while readers urge respecting the Monroe Doctrine and war resolutions. The piece argues for Cuban independence and U S withdrawal after a stable government forms.
An array of political shots fills the page. Senators and administration organs clash over funding and foreign policy while calls for stronger imperial stance stir debate. Luzon reports claim insurrection ended yet reinforcements are urged. The Manila editor is banished for criticising US officers as Taft policy pushes liberal governance.
A San Francisco dispatch describes a public case where five Chinese girls were auctioned by a Chinaman as property before his departure. Prices ranged from 1700 to 2500 dollars, with no protest by the well informed and the sale reportedly conducted without effective legal sanction. The piece questions broader American attitudes toward such “movkery” and recalls historical precedents about bondage and freedom.
Congressmen Levy of New York writes a letter urging the seat provision for silver dollar redemption. He says no personal credit is sought but to honor his effort, while Democrats and Republicans spar over credit and policy. The piece notes press ridicule of the name Commoner and discusses monopolies, elections, and subscription logistics for The Commoner.
A montage of stray statements covers marriage claims, legal disputes over Mississippi waters, telegraph updates on local interests, a suicide after a marriage crisis, observations on truth and public affairs, and scattered references to Texas, Cuba debt, and a Chicago Record take.
The Detroit Journal reports February 18 sales on the Texas Mountain Route with tickets at 15 dollars for the round trip to Dallas Waco Fort Worth Houston Galveston San Antonio Beaumont Port Arthur and to Late Charles Louisiana from the City Ticket Office at NW Corner Broadway and Olive Street, Atlanta. Some women deify while others ery fashion.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a political quip about supporting or opposing Dewey and mocking a Manila hero. It mentions a scientist at work and a professional beggar label, with a speaker claiming to collect local statistics on heartless people.
Dull throbbing pain and tenderness suggests early ovaritis. The text urges self care and offers Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy, featuring a testimonial from Anna Astro of Troy and praising the product’s curative claims. It presents medical advice and a solicitation to write to Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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