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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
2
A pastiche of brief reflections and social commentary touching tramp reform, cotton industry shifts, Christmas gifts to a New York telephone operator, Dr Holmes novelism, and whimsical thoughts on human folly and freedom. The prose mingles reformist ideas with literary asides and social curiosities.
A reflection on a psychological fad promoting anti worry groups. The piece argues worry harms individuals and urges self preservation against the habit, noting that avoiding worry can improve condition without needing strict tenets. It presents the phrase worry never betters and often worsens.
A western university class of 25 men and 11 women debated how to spend ten thousand dollars, listing 14 expenditure types, prioritizing education, with real estate favored and travel, books, pleasure, and charity also chosen. The piece notes the need to answer how they'd earn the money, and cites a Kentucky Court of Appeals case about contract writing mistakes and enforceability.
A reflection on Hebrews virtues amid persecution contrasts with local quirks such as the Sullivan County skimmington and a ghost sighting in Tennessee. Boston’s bridges tally shows sixty four owned by the city and thirty three funded by Folloads, with eighteen additional bridges beginning and ending in Boston. A call for greater preparation and vigilance against Spain closes the fragment.
Speech recounts W H Harvey and R G Harr debate and funds row over silver mine owners backing the Democratic party. Narrator details failed loans, debts, and a rescue by Judge Miller, with emphasis on the enduring bid for bimetallic policy and the shared fate of silver and gold as world money.
A discussion on free coinage of silver as a pivotal issue in money supply and regulation. It argues that monetary stability drives prosperity, while disturbances in money supply cause injustice and economic harm, tracing the link between coin supply and historical civilizations.
A republican critique accuses trusts of guiding the party from within. It alleges Mark Hanna organized funds for political contributions, McKinley appointments favor bankers, and McKenna sits on the Supreme bench. The piece claims the money power dominates the GOP and Democrats would resist such bargains.
The piece argues Republicans are split on money questions with monometallism in treasury and bimetallism at the White House. It attacks Secretary Gage and the gold standard, warning that substitutes for money threaten widespread bank control and worker prosperity, urging citizens to resist bank-dominated finance.
The president may appoint John Deveaux of Savannah to a high office, a move tied to debt to Hanna and McKinley. Deveaux, a black candidate, is to be named collector of Savannah despite protests from Georgia Republicans. Savannah merchants oppose dealing with a colored official, yet McKinley faces political obligations.
Lane to Salt the May state. Mr. Dingley explains that New England idle time halted by longer hours in southern mills. Magnachiusetta laborers call for uniform hours across states. Congress can only regulate government work. New propaganda shows supporters want universal standards patterned after Bay state needs.
A fragmentary line discusses a general conviction regarding water and bread, noting ten percent remains described as more neiridions than bread. The text appears garbled, with names and clear facts missing, offering limited usable details for a solid news item.
H F Thurston argues that over production is not real. prices fall from artificial trade interference. He says money and goods form a balance where increasing money boosts production, while limiting money hinders wealth creation. He cites California and Australia gold as evidence and condemns silver restriction as wealth-destroying.
Shamofal Ao comments in a Republican organ condemning the president for leaving the capital to address a commercial metropolis. The piece accuses the chief executive of being controlled by trusts and monopolies, reporting progress to his masters, and failing to arouse popular enthusiasm.
The article argues the army has long been tacitly kept as a safeguard against the people, suggesting officers and troops are kept near major cities, trained in riot control, and exposed to hostile rhetoric from some officers, with General Milen cited as a figure in the debate.
A snippet captures a host and speaker trading lines about fire, haste, and snakes with odd spellings. The text reads like a rough transcript fragment with garbled phrases and characters labeled as if from a host and crowd.
A fifteen year old girl weakened to a skeleton by impure blood and nervous prostration improves after Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Mr Tucker testifies the pills restored health after eight boxes, with a physician noting surprise at the rapid change. Phrase claims universal efficacy and availability at any drug store.
Captain KE J Gifford of the whaling bark Triton recalls a whale hunt near an east coast anchorage. Natives in canoes harpoon a school of sperm whales, using 200 foot lines with inflated reindeer skins as floaters. The harpooned whales are drawn to the surface by the lines while crews cut them up after four hours.
The General Land Office report to the Interior Secretary notes an 8,204 entry decline totaling 878,000 acres, attributing the drop to broader health problems and seeking reform. The text also includes an offhand ad for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and a humorous exchange about potato charges tied to Vanderbilt’s farm at Biltmore.
A historic pitch from New York nurse Mother Gray promoting Sweet Powders for Children to cure fever stomach teething disorders and worm infestations. Claims over 10,000 testimonials and universal efficacy with free samples offered through Allen & Olmsted in Loltoy New York and druggists everywhere.
A garbled OCR piece ponders omissions and behavior in performance. It mentions a banana pool on a sidewalk, a Hulmanee, an understudy's effect on an neutron a, and a photographer's retouching. The text is incomplete with misspellings and stray phrases.
A long account describes new arrivals to a Lynn Canal mining town near 4000 residents, with 100 to 200 more each week seeking gold. Adventurers plan to stay or depart to the Alaska interior, facing hardships, shifting careers, and a cosmopolitan scramble for wealth as the town grows.
A traveler recalls Skaguay's rapid transformation from a beach of twelve tents on Aug. 12 to a bustling camp with stores, saloons, a sawmill, two miles of plats, and new streets within months. Hotels, restaurants, and wharves expanded as the population surged, with aimless wilderness giving way to thriving commerce and orderly development.
An article notes a makeshift post office in Dyes five miles away, charging 6 cents per letter and 5 or 10 cents for stamps depending who provides them. Uncle Sam delays a formal postmaster until Jan 1, provoking Canadian ridicule. Skaguay’s dance halls, gambling, and moral concerns are highlighted alongside new electric lighting, a growing council, a public school plan, and an expected 10 000 residents by August 1893.
In a Paris letter, Lillian Bell describes how wealthy American heiresses faced arranged marriages among European nobles. Mothers pressed their sons, a convented heiress learned French, and a duchess sought a match for her money. A draw sent the Baron to America to wed, borrowing funds from rivals who expected repayment after the union. He later married her but defaulted on the loans.
London tests of a motor mail van offer speed gains but reveal limited practicality in dense city streets. A heavily loaded van reached twenty four miles in two and three quarter hours, improving on horse drawn vans yet raising questions about efficiency and usefulness in a big city like Greater New York.
In the New York Ledger excerpt the author argues that integrity in everyday business matters leads to true success, countering the view that honesty hinders advancement. He contends honest, upright conduct outperforms deceit, while noting some claim an “honest man” fails due to lack of fitness for the field.
A Centralia Illinois resident describes prolonged rheumatic pain confined to bed. After trying various medicines with only temporary relief, a friend recommended Hood's Sarsaparilla, which she says cured her. The testimonial asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier and Hood's Pills for headache relief.
A dialogue depicts an average man recalling Gen Wilkins who once claimed a colonel title and now lives in luxury after oil was discovered on his land. Citizens discuss recognition of the general and their long acquaintance, highlighting social ascent from modest beginnings to wealth.
A July 30 event promises a yield battle across 30 000 farms with Salzer seed novelties named shove and him offering $400 in gold for top potato yield. Prize for best corn name and oat prodigies also listed. Advert reads for Northern Grown Seeds and prompts mail order for seed samples and a 11 item catalogue. A wild duck anecdote and Paris murder statistics follow in nearby items.
It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry and cures chilblains frostbites damp sweating feet corns and bunions. Ask for Allen's Poot Ease a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores five cents. Sample sent free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY. A revival service in Richmond Virginia drew excitement after a clergyman prayed for two laughing women to be stricken dead. A Milford Delaware woman tangled with an electric light at Windsor Hotel causing the globe to break.
Newspaper notices present multiple short items about remedies and laws. Kemp’s Balsam promises immediate cough relief with free samples at druggists. Dale’s Headache Powders claim cure in a box. A French law grants reply rights in periodicals. North Dakota voting and divorce residence rules are stated. A note on sheep thriving due to mole-induced drainage.
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