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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
2
A miscellany of odd tales and observations from Missouri and beyond includes women barred from a wedding ceremony, a barber’s claim on a debt leading to tragedy, a leprosy outbreak in London with no isolation options, and plans for a Boer colony in Maryland. It also highlights Sahara irrigation and a Wellington New Zealand regiment of tall women called the Amazons.
Sanitary engineers note widespread sand filtration in Britain reducing typhoid death rates. In Britain cities totaling over 10 million use filtered water, while in the United States only about one-tenth of towns do. A Louisiana bulletin describes a new rice culture method flooding dry prairies and draining them to enable harvest with reapers, expanding American machinery use.
Captain Leary reports the evaporating plant, steam saw mill, and a completed telephone link between Pit and Agana are in operation. Yosemite officers conduct island topographic surveys. The Army Journal lists Guam finances from July 1899 to Jan 1900 and Guam’s population, including 3,128 males, 3,680 females, and 1,853 children. At Washington, H W Olda presents bird music studies noting birds’ songs reflect human musical intervals and occasional key shifts.
France’s cider sector moves from old presses to modern breweries under scientific study, now producing about forty percent of the nation’s cider. A mayor advocates increased quality through apple composition research. The piece notes broader beverage trends and references travelers and global tensions with military figures and China, hinting at wartime context.
A Democratic platform statement denounces McKinley’s administration as imperial and corrupt, urged by Bryan to lead a nationwide reform. It attacks trusts, civil service violations, and inflated military spending while promising an impartial, economical government and an end to entangling alliances. It cites scandals in the Cuban postal and other services and calls for broad constitutional adherence.
A report from Fremont to Hanna notes that fourteen veterans of the 1856 Republican convention may attend this year’s convention honoring McKinley. The piece contrasts early Republicans, who shared ideals of equality and sacrifice, with today’s party, accused of serving finance, trusts, and monopoly. It suggests many sincere old Republicans have joined the Democrats.
A political pitch highlights a marching rise in the standing army to sixty five thousand and a trebling of maintenance costs, presenting this as a key consequence of continued Republican control. The Democrats pledge to raise the issue directly with voters.
A Sioux Falls Press critique argues a circulated map credits U S territorial growth to Democratic expansion, labeling Republican expansion as imperialism. It cites McKinley, Roosevelt officials, and Secretary Root distinguishing Democratic annexations from imperialistic aims.
Gen Otis sees the war in the Philippines as practically ended and predicts smoother terms as natives gain confidence in American offices. The text argues that confidence cannot be shot into Filipinos and that force begets more force and blood deeds foster revenge and hate.
Rov. Rockwell Clancey recently back from India says he saw girls in one town sold for thirty cents each. They were bought up by Mohammedans. The account highlights famine effects in India and the global relief duty faced by the United States and other nations as Great Britain’s actions are questioned.
British peers applaud President McKinley for his neutral stance toward the Boer envoys, calling his action patriotic and a sign of friendship with England. American and English leaders, including the Navy League secretary, assert his neutrality strengthens ties amid Anglo American goodwill.
In a critical editorial, the Grand Rapids Democrat notes Congress adjourned without pledging Philippine withdrawal or Cuba policy. It cites Senator Hale's doubt that the US will leave Cuba while McKinley remains in power and condemns the war deaths as a moral judgment at the ballot box.
Dr Charles H Parkhurst commented on politics as he prepared to sail aboard the White Star steamer Germanic. He urged a new administration led by a man of above average intellect who would not deviate from publicly expressed opinions, criticizing McKinley and the present regime.
In several variants, fw cannot swim and remain deep dwellers. They crawl out shouting at rocks, move their tails, and Finn near the ome. The description notes varied behavior across instances.
Precise measurements show that the average curvature of the earth aligns with a value of 0.09 inches per statute mile. The finding relies on careful surveying and geometric analysis to quantify the surface bend over mile distances.
A Paris Fair letter describes the Exhibition congresses as vital yet affordable versions of scholarly travel. It notes over two hundred sessions across topics from Horticulture to Peace, with low fees and cooperative construction of the Palais des Lumières. It also recounts a Danish phonograph linked to telephony and a diamond trivia segment from royal regalia.
Engillet and American discuss rising coal output and trade while noting that with most deposits in the country outside anthracite remaining largely untapped they appear inexhaustible. England faces periodic fears over scarcity due to a board of authorities.
The piece discusses a hunger for correctness across learning art and living, noting snobbery in various fields. It contrasts imagined photographic or hygienic snobs with a Brit who brags after a short acquaintance, and foresees the Palais des Congres as a venue for many vocal snobberies yet promises room for honest enthusiasts.
A curious note from Country Life describes a snake interfering with telegraph lines near Pekar borough and a telegraphone sharing messages with telephones in Copenhagen. It also reports on English coal exports for 1849 totaling 41 180 000 tons with Europe as the main destination and asks how long supply will meet demand as deep mine work reaches 2700 feet at over eighty degrees in Lancaster areas.
A 900 carat rough blue white diamond from the Jagerfontein mine, washed into a pair of connected oval squares by natural crystallization. Despite its fame, no buyer has been found for the gem at market, and it is proclaimed the largest mounted diamond in the world set in a royal scepter.
Baptism is a Christian sacrament instituted by Christ centered on water washing. It notes historical precedents in Jewish cleansing and John the Baptist’s practice. Debates persist over infant baptism and two main modes immersion and sprinkling.
In Allegheny a pug chewed a two carat diamond from Peter Donaldson's stud, damaging it enough to require recutting. Jeweler August Lock notes the bite removed about one-fourth of a carat, a historic case he says is the first in his 35 years in the trade. The owner explains the dog took the gem while he left it on a dresser, sparking a local sensation about pets and precious gems.
A Meehan monthly correspondent discusses the shamrock’s identity arguing Bentham may have misapplied the name trifolium repens to oxalis. The piece notes Ireland’s national emblem status and questions the link to St Patrick’s legend while confirming clover is the plant most commonly celebrated on St Patrick’s Day.
A wife jokes about a DIL by comparing her size to her bill. The husband interrupts and clarifies that the difference is only in pronunciation. The exchange blends humor with a critique of inflated charges in a domestic setting.
Madame Nevada, the soprano, returned from Europe and discovered a long-lost sister in Cleveland. Mrs Laura Icke of West Brookfield Ohio, wife of a farmer, introduced herself at Nevada's apartments after traveling to the city, reuniting after twenty-eight years and eight years apart from their mother’s death.
Goran's Power of allence and Judge Grubb of Welaware praise ex-Senator A Pf follow by remarks on spending summers at the same hotel. William Bryante is described as a well-read man with a good library, though he shows little interest in art or gallery visits.
A disputed patent recently issued for a motor driven car claimed for use in warfare. The armored vehicle allegedly resembles a battlefield batmobile and carries public safety equipment. It is described as electric charged and capable of fending off assaults, including attempts to board a vehicle and electrocution.
A partial transcription shows a garbled line mentioning a state official and a question about disposition or departure. The legible words include a name fragment and the phrase what was the disposition. The rest is unreadable.
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