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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A collection of witticisms and observations from Marble Hill Missouri publishers Hill and Chandler. The snippets touch on gender, wealth, ambition, and social behavior, with satirical takes on European events and Canadian canal expansion affecting American industry. The tone imitates a local column offering pithy maxims and cultural jabs.
A 30 man expedition left Chicago in 1896 chasing a Northwest Canada gold myth. They faced starvation sickness and disillusionment as winter set in. Survivors reportedly struggle to return to Lake Michigan shores where survival under harsh winter is possible by shoveling snow.
A NYC theater interruption saw an actress pause the show to stop a box discussion. Madame Marchest, famed Paris music teacher, condemned the chatter as an insult to the performance. She recalled a prior incident at the German ambassador's residence where silence was demanded.
The Chicago system is urged to start a two year domestic science course for seventh and eighth graders. It covers cooking, budgeting, meal planning, and full house management, promoted as manual training for girls and a step to improve living conditions, with broad advocacy across classes.
The article notes the moment a first baby arrives as parents celebrate while acknowledging a vast world of about ten million more in the region. It frames birth as a hopeful sign amid broad population figures.
The Atlanta Constitution opinion discusses Wall Street turmoil and the gold standard debate, arguing over speculation, trust capitalization, and banking influence. It warns that a paper and wind-based bubble could burst, threatening industrial growth and national money availability while urging caution from gold standard supporters.
In the Dun and Co weekly trade review for December 23 the dire Wall Street flurry is blamed on prosperous times and imagined stock values. It argues the panic was caused by funds locked in stocks and a desire by trusts to seize property, revealing a view of market manipulation and a fragile monetary system.
The Louisville Dispatch criticizes the trust system after Black Monday December 18 1896. It argues many trusts are speculative and inflated by watered stock, harming the public. genuine production suffers when combines manipulate values. The piece calls for throttling the dragon of speculation to restore prosperity.
The American Federation of Labor in Detroit denounces territorial expansion as deadly to organized labor and predicts immigrants from Malaysia and Hawaii will erode citizenship. It cites trusts, the middle class collapse, wage slavery, and plutocracy while urging united opposition across party lines to correct these evils.
A pious donor at a church fair praises Mark A. Hanna, while the writer defends him from insinuations of impropriety. The piece jokes about the senator’s possible church joining and contrasts him with a pickpocket at a New Jersey revival, underscoring public respect and safety concerns.
In a blunt address at Orange New Jersey Secretary Gage warned that the government shields national banks and drains two billion dollars of public money. He denounced the banks while vowing not to trust even one dollar to them, claiming the statement exposes crepelious character from a high source.
The piece criticizes the Democratic stance against foreign pauper labor while alleging widespread slave contracts for Italian Austrian and Chinese workers imported under officials noses. It cites a Chicago Tribune claim of slaves in Italy Austria and China and details a 270 Italian colony at Avon under one man’s control shipping earnings barely enough for food and housing rivaling cattle sheds. It also accuses the Republican administration of failing to protect American labor, pursuing foreign o f f ers in the Philippines and aiding speculators, claiming the president today reigns but does not govern.
The Hawaiian Gazette deplores Portuguese and Japanese land grabs in Hawaii, noting Americans are being outpaced in Kula and Makaowao. It argues foreign settlement profits threaten American farming and critiques McKinley era land policy as speculative. The piece links higher money supply to prosperity myths and cites Mint Director Roberts on monetary demand and price inflation.
A newspaper voice asks why the government would aid speculators in a tight money market yet not bail out the Industrials facing widespread downturns. The piece argues industrials are collapsing everywhere and deserve relief to balance the market.
Mus ical Museum and Library of Snoeck in Ghent begun in 1854 may be sold by heirs. The collection includes about 1 145 instruments from 225 kinds with a large Flemish portion, plus a vast musical library of manuscripts and books. No part will be sold separately. Berlin Conservatory has reviewed the collection while Russia contemplates sending a representative for study.
The dialogue shows uncertainty about when the new book will be released. Quade cites publisher timing and possible delays, while Bpacer presses for a firm date. The exchange hints at scheduling before a Chicago introduction.
Barbed wire fences are widely used in South Africa to combat weeds with imported materials aiding the effort. The approach focuses on protecting heartland life and stability through extensive fencing and weed management.
Reports of rich gold finds near Nome City on Norton Sound draw attention from Boston residents. Beach digging yields high hourly pan-outs while widespread mining has spurred gambling, saloons, and dancing halls. About 1,200 miners work the beach, staking tide lands and tundra as claims.
A brief notice touts a cheaply printed English Testament titled Testament For an Empress. It highlights the stark contrast between the affordable four nickel price and the ornate prestige of a lavish edition, suggesting the copy’s extravagant appeal amid economic variety.
Five other men from Boston and vicinity left for Alaska in February 1893. Lowe, now a Nome City common councilman, writes of life there from Dawson to Forty Mile and Nome. He describes sickness, a hospital, deaths, and prices for coal, lumber, flour, and canned goods, plus outlooks for mining and new town sites near Nome.
The Honolulu Independent notes that women are adept shoppers often making bargains at assertion sales buying items they may not need and negotiating discounts on cheap calico. The piece highlights their bargaining skill and frugality in public discourse.
The three infant grand duchesses of the emperor and empress of Russia attract intense reverence and interest. A son would not affect the care given, as succession remains to the czar. After Olga's birth the empress praised the child as a gift from God. The czarina favors English or Scottish names, with many attendants and lavish garments for the girls.
The New York Journal laments American gloom while noting gaiety abroad in France Germany and Italy. It asks if Americans work too hard and urges a lighter, brighter outlook to avoid becoming an ugly race in generations.
A country woman visits London and finds the city veiled in fog during her early days. She hears a loud banging at night from the railway fog signals, misunderstood by her until explanation clarifies the noise as a necessary fog warning. The tale captures a simple rustic view of urban rail life.
The passage depicts royal nurseries as bejeweled and lavish. Gold or silver surroundings, luxurious furs, quilted silks, and velvets are used, with even ordinary materials being requisitioned. The tone emphasizes opulence and ceremonial grandeur.
The British association panel notes small tremors and larger disturbances both as earthquakes. Milne describes minute shivers and half hour intervals between garth-like tremors, while heavier ground swell occurs about weekly. Repetitions follow with decreasing intensity, termed echoes as life wanes.
In a terse local note the lines “We hoop three nervante” and “one coming, one going, and one here” are attributed to Lifa and Mrs Newly-wad respectively reflecting a compact exchange about arrivals and departures. The odd phrasing suggests a fragmentary OCR record from a historical page.
Seven Congregational churches commit to contributing 26000 dollars each to a twentieth century fund for some form of homogenization project. The item notes collective church participation and a substantial shared gift.
Thousands report cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla for scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism and other blood diseases and debility. The advertisement asserts the remedy’s effectiveness through user testimonials.
A humorous exchange narrated in a newspaper quip collection about a wife crying over a conductor charging for a child. The husband downplays the charge with a nickel joke, highlighting the conductor's insinuation that the child is younger. The piece reflects light, episodic humor from a 19th or early 20th century humor revue, with no ongoing narrative.
In Yonkers a man in the audience applied a scene from a play to showy effect by forcing the actress into a closet and turning the key. The act prompted removal of the man by theatre staff while the actress’s husband oddly applauded the moment, marking his first time witnessing such behavior on stage.
Local quirky note describes a rooster and chickens on the hill and an elderly woman with a severe cold affecting communication, capturing a rustic scene with humorous tone.
The husband Henry warns his wife about not saving while she defends her two rainy-day skirts. He frets that continued spending will hinder future savings, while she insists her costly garments prove her readiness for thrift in emergencies. The exchange shows domestic tensions over money and priorities.
In a stray court sketch a woman is accused in a humorous exchange when she admits throwing a brick at a neighbor and a bystander. The judge dismisses the case citing contributory negligence by the man who failed to avoid the brick.
A fragment from a Chicago Evening Post piece presents a dialogue where a sareague girl questions why she never received a marriage proposal while another character presses about a mortgage proposal. The exchange reveals social labels and romantic expectations in a pointed, satirical tone.
A dialogue excerpt from the Chicago News reports Maude recounting a request to sing from Mr Jones after their introduction. Clara questions whether Maude sang earlier, noting he did not ask her to sing that night, implying social expectations and attentions at an event.
LT confronts a kiss on his daughter and the retort suggests conflicting tastes. A brief Life publication captures a sharp exchange implying social friction and wit. The line highlights tension between generations and propriety in a domestic moment.
A fragmentary dialogue features characters debating a hat and a parson. The garbled wording suggests narration from a local piece or diary entry with names like Sehorch and Pilegende Blactter, implying a rural or period setting.
A tourist in reduced circumstances asks to see the mistress of the house. The woman coldly replies that he may look if he has good eyes, and points out he is staring at her. He insists he sees her clearly, calling her names and stating they have nothing in common as they part politely.
A terse exchange centers on a city forecast with a weary man noting the cold raw outlook. The other character, puzzled by a reference to a girl, asks a wary question about an event or meal as the dialogue shifts to domestic matters in a Washington context.
A fragment quotes Pa commenting on a drawn batter situation, noting the enemy holds the upper hand. The line hints at a strategic or competitive context with a folksy tone.
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