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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1903
Page
2
A garbled compilation of oddities and hints from The Marble Hill Press discusses Pat Crowe, German cities, oil, Senator Clark, a Chicago choir, Prince Cupid, King Leopold, Turkish rulers, and various misadventures. It weaves together celebrity, crime, science, and politics in a frantic, era-tinged collage.
Katherine faces social exile after a duel and a wounded man’s brave defense of her, while Bram and Miriam Cohen’s healing influence haunt the family. As public unrest over Act debates swells, Katherine’s fate intertwines with Nell’s recovery and a daring rescue from a beguiling ally.
Representative Livingston recalls a dramatic scene where a patient died during a doctor’s procedure as he prepared to travel to Washington. An old mammy offered a syrup of turpentine as a cure for the throat, claiming it as the reason for his laughter at medical signs.
This account details the 1630s tulip craze in Holland where bulbs traded for vast sums, including $1,900 cash, horses, and carriages. Investors mortgaged homes to start bulb ventures, while speculators bought and sold for quick profits until February 1637 when efforts to unload caused a market collapse and widespread ruin.
English scientists study a struck tree near Wallingford to learn lightning effects. Bark stripped completely, a large branch torn away, no fire seen. Inner bark shows fine longitudinal wavy lines. photographs capture the fibrous damage for analysis.
A fragment notes debate on happiness in youth. It centers on a single water carrier boy in a town who fears his father may unleash a morality argument before a major event. The text hints at the pleasures of seeming young versus being young and comments on complexion remedies and other aging fakes.
The sword of Stephen Fadinger, famed peasant leader who led the 1626 uprising in Upper Austria, disappeared from the Historical Art Court Museum in Vienna. Authorities suspect a bold theft as the weapon holds historic significance despite lacking monetary value.
Frogekin achieves seven in a cryptic note as the piece references leather and unknown proportions. The fragment hints at a project or game with coded terms and a puzzling sequence.
Permission granted for a Polish designed Kosciuszko statue to be cast in bronze in Chicago. The heroic equestrian figure, crafted by sculptor Chudzinski, will be produced by the Chicago house and presented as a landmark tribute.
Fragmentary report notes unrest in Morocco endangering European peace. Dialogues imply the sultan faces internal and external pressure as parties debate Tangier and potential territorial changes. French diplomacy cites Egyptian experience as shaping current crisis amid foreign influence.
Rev George K McDonald resigns as pastor of Bast and Baptist church of Long Toland City and opens a New York saloon He says behind the saloon bar he can reach the masses better and hopes to do much good in his new role His cash register shows 300 sales the first day
A physician demonstrated a quick hiccough cure to students during a medical class. He instructed a coughing patient to protrude the tongue and press it against the lower lip and chin, causing the cough to stop. The doctor praised the method and urged note taking for its surprising efficacy.
On Vancouver Island's Nanaimo, a miners' town with about 6,000 residents, municipal tax is limited to land values for both occupied and unoccupied land. The system reflects the orthodox single tax theory, aided by London syndicate ownership of coal and surrounding land helping the town residents pursue “three acres and a cow” and home ownership.
A volume of Sterne’s works owned by Robert Burns and copied margins from Burns sold in Edinburgh as part of the late Cralbe Angus of Glasgow collection. It contains a Mary Stuart reference and a scathing note about Queen Elizabeth, describing her as a devil and Judas Iscariot as a more mercenary figure. The book brought $400.
The article reports President Roosevelt might not hunt again while in office unless he departs the White House. During a Mississippi visit his hosts cajoled his comfort, but he enjoyed himself and plans a future hunting trip when he can be absolutely alone.
J P F Stevens, a Canadian railroad official, argues the northwest will soon produce a billion bands of wheat annually backed by statistics. Peru plans a $25,000 exhibit budget for the St Louis World's Fair, including a notable display of minerals.
The piece notes that multiple Boer leaders, once viewed as soldiers, have written or planned books. It cites De Wet’s Broeder tot Broeder, Botha’s From Boer to Boer, Kruger’s claimed divine conversations, Joubert’s A Borrower’s Word, and Viljoen’s life account, with Belts and Bread connected to others.
Congressmen exchanged jokes during a House debate when Mr. Loudenslager of New Jersey demonstrated a tongue touch trick. Members tried the stunt and failed, with laughter and a running exchange about the impossible feat as the afternoon wore on.
Map by George B. Hollister from the United States Geological Survey appears in Popular Science Monthly to illustrate Alaska’s vast size relative to the United States. The accompanying diagram aims to provide readers with a clear visual sense of Alaska’s extent within the union.
James W. Grover of Jersey City retires after a long federal career begun in 1861. Appointed by Lincoln, he remained in place through party changes thanks to friendship with President Cleveland. The piece mentions the namesake Stephen Grover and a physician Bow Chang seeking New York licensure and a Chinatown hospital.
W T Wright a native of Indiana and former lieutenant in the U S Signal Service rises to become prime minister of Santo Domingo under President Dimines. He previously served as a news correspondent and newspaper correspondent in the region.
After fifty years Mrs Julia A Fletcher Carney of Galesburg Illinois has finally allowed publication of her photograph. Now over seventy she remains mentally and physically vigorous. Her poem made her a world known author across the English speaking world and Europe.
The London Lancet reports that eggs shift from fresh to stale due to moisture loss and disrupted equilibrium from external factors. Coating shells with grease while warm preserves freshness for months, while dipping in silicate of soda can seal pores for up to six months. If an egg has cooled, these methods fail and aging continues.
The prospectus suggests future meals may be prompted by artificial cold. Scientists envision a refrigerator like device that emits frozen ozone as the dinner gong sounds, inviting hearty eating. The writer wonders if scientists will also satisfy cravings that arise without such freezing cues.
A bust of the late Chief Justice Jeremiah Sullivan Black has been added to the University of Pennsylvania law building collection. The work by Mary Kimmel Plough was presented by Justice Black's daughter Dr. Mary Black Clayton of Philadelphia in 1945.
California fruit growers report vast quantities of fruit rotting in fields due to a severe labor shortage. Orchards across districts struggle to hire enough pickers, causing significant losses and renewed calls for seasonal workers and wage adjustments.
A large colony of army and navy families has formed in Washington. Officers' wives and children gain access to acclaimed schools and education, while dependents draw officer pay and receive official support. The War and Navy bureaus monitor families of service members deployed overseas with executive sympathy from President Roosevelt.
Col Asa Bird Gardiner, president of the Rhode Island State Society of the Order of the Cincinnati, reports that French President Loubet has accepted honorary membership in the order. The gesture honors the May French delegation led by Gen Brugere at the Rochambeau statue unveiling in Washington, and a Sevres souvenir will be sent by the French government.
Mrs Abbey, wife of impresario Henry Abbey, once famed on the stage as Prorend Gerard, lies dangerously ill in London with typhoid fever. Physicians express grave doubts about her recovery as reports describe her past glory in grand opera.
Two years after a penalty fund for railroads was created seven railway systems may adopt the plan. Canadian Pacific and the Grand Railroad and Navigation are named as potential payers. A separate account mentions a grave digger and a strange incident with a man walking in Serene Xen Chad, followed by police and doctors.
In a terse note, twelve clerks are listed under a motion filed with a price tag of 9670 5. The fragment hints at a transaction or registry entry with names and a reported amount, but details are unreadable.
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