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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
2
A collection of humorous observations from Marble Hill Missouri noting quirks of marriage names, public figures, and odd anecdotes. The items include a poke at Dewey era advertising, cab driver strikes, a Chicago man’s marriage, and a Madison Wisconsin professor’s work on sound waves photographed with a glass plate experiment.
A statesman notes that a man in power who can say that is wrong can win support in council even if opposed. He recalls Justice Field and suggests a dissenting opinion once valued more than drafting the Constitution. The text argues a righteous no can transform a minority into a majority in court society or on the playground.
Secretary Wilson of the agriculture department spoke to the Texas House on Saturday stating he visited Texas by command of President McKinley to study agricultural conditions and resources. He reported prosperity in cane, rice, and tobacco fields, urged crop diversification, and urged liberal support for the state agricultural college. He noted Texas dairy products total $2,000,000 annually and claimed this could rise to $100,000,000.
The Hague peace conference can influence public opinion against wasteful armaments and unite nations in a moral declaration. Past progress included 1866 Paris Congress condemning privateering and protecting neutral goods, expanding moral norms in war. Also notes large cheese and candy exports from Rotterdam and Schiedam, and possible American use of the Colon wrecking contract to bring the cruiser to an American port.
The document presents Democratic calls in 1900 to reaffirm bimetallism and oppose trusts, arguing Republicans seek to cloak trust policy while stressing the 16 to 1 silver standard. It cites Chicago platform of 1896 and McKinley era politics, urging unity on money over trusts and imperialism.
Acting Chairman Johnson and Josephus Daniels discuss the 1900 Democratic platform. They stress ending the gold standard and national bank control, fighting trusts, reforming tariffs, and rejecting imperialism. They insist the convention reaffirm Chicago 1896 principles, with money reform as leading issue.
W H Thompson argues the 1900 campaign should center on finance, anti-trusts and anti militarism, and anti Anglo American alliance. He notes writers and speakers will follow personal views and surroundings in discussion.
Political letters discuss reaffirming the 1896 Chicago platform, keeping the silver issue, opposing the money and industrial trusts, and denouncing the national bank currency shift. Authors warn against party policy shifts on Philippines and Puerto Rico, predicting McKinley victory if Dems oppose retention.
Peter J. Otey of Virginia argues the silver issue is inseparable from the fight against the gold trust and must align with the Chicago platform. He predicts the silver question will recede after 1896, while opposition to trusts and militarism remains central in the campaign.
U S authorities refuse landing of ten Filipino musicians contracted for a New York summer resort. They cite the alien contract labor law. The piece questions how Philippines become U S territory yet its people cannot freely contract or travel in the United States, noting McKinley’s $20 million purchase and ongoing insurrection narrative.
The article notes protests across China against foreign encroachment as the Qing regime weakens. It describes British responses in the temporarily occupied territory and Hong Kong’s boundary extension adding over 400 square miles. Photographs illustrate the unrest and the ceremonies marking the new limits.
Florence A. Klotz, an 18 year old appointed constable for her father Alderman Edward Klotz, speaks for women in law enforcement. She argues women can serve effectively as constables, noting the rarity of danger and her aim to model policing from Maine to California.
A letter-writer argues for women’s suffrage and praises Miss Klotz as the United States’ only woman appointed constable. He notes many men in policing temptations and asserts women’s enfranchisement is overdue while celebrating Allegheny’s pride in its lone female constable.
The article recalls Andrew Carnegie sharing a light after dinner story about a longtime office boy named James. Carnegie recounts how the boy, despite stuttering, was highly capable and helped him manage tasks when he was less prominent in business. He illustrates a bitter moment with a slow messenger boy in New York.
A quote from the New York Herald recalls a firm resolve to state prices clearly and without hesitation before offering services. The speaker emphasizes never providing service without confident price recitation.
In New York religious circles a controversy grows as Rev Dr Hillis, new Plymouth Church pastor in Brooklyn, uses themes from Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter Hugo Sea of Miserables and George Eliot novels for Sunday night sermons. The plan draws crowded congregations yet shocks many clergy who advocate sticking to the Bible.
A damaged OCR snippet shows a mother scolding Johnny with phrases about a place and a custard pie. The text is garbled and incomplete, lacking clear names, dates, or a coherent action.
A cryptic fragment describes a Turkish turban linked to Ube laranet and Ge tn sonar wens, hinting at a historic textile or cultural object with unclear provenance and fragmented wording. The text signals a catalog or archival note rather than a full feature.
Curio umbrellas from Aimald Work showcase ingenious features. A drummer's pocketable stick umbrella folds to a presentable walking stick. Another model reveals a curved handle with a spring loaded pipe. ribs stow in the center and a rapier may be drawn. A hollow stick even holds a camp chair with canvas top and tripod supports. European pride in Hindrellan umbrellas is noted amid playful handle jokes.
A partial OCR fragment mentions Russia with isolated phrases about fe te and iota. The readable bits reference political or ideological terms but do not present a clear event, date, or person. details remain ambiguous and fragmented.
A vintage advertorial promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health aid for all classes. It claims wealth cannot match good health and asserts the product helps obtain and maintain perfect health for the rich muddle class and poor alike.
The article notes rapid American triumphs against Spain and tallies casualties from land and sea operations. It cites 1 officer and 18 sailors killed and 3 officers and 40 men wounded in the navy, plus 23 officers and 231 enlisted killed and 87 officers and 12,146 enlisted wounded in the army, totaling 24 officers and 249 killed and 90 officers and 13,56 wounded. It observes most losses occurred during three days before Santiago de Cuba.
The court sustained a permanent injunction against the defendants for trademark infringement and unfair trade in the Dr Clarke Foot Powder brand. It restrains them from making or selling a similar powder and advertises in public notices. The ruling names parties and outlines disgorgement and costs as part of the judgment.
A German banker traveling toward Vienna meets an old gentleman who reveals his daughter is married to the Emperor of Austria. The banker offers to introduce his own daughter, who is also married, but learns the gentleman’s daughter is married to the Bavarian king, highlighting the ironies of social rank. Also promotes a grain coffee substitute Grain-O, cheaper and easier on delicate stomachs, 15 and 25 cent packages, claimed similar to coffee.
A historical cooking table lists bake times per pound for various meats. Beef sirloin well done twelve to fifteen minutes per pound, rib rump twelve to fifteen, fillet twenty to thirty, beef long or short fillet twenty to thirty, mutton well done fifteen, lamb well done fifteen, pork well done thirty, turkey ten pounds three hours, chicken three to four pounds one and a half hours, goose eight pounds two hours, tame duck forty to sixty, game duck thirty to forty, grouse thirty, pigeon thirty, assorted birds fifteen to twenty minutes.
Half rate excursion boat promotes a convention in Richmond Virginia on July 12 with cheap side trips to Washington New York and Seashore resorts. Address J Tucker G No A Hig Four Route Chicago.
The amount of coal a vessel uses on a voyage rises with speed, often in a geometric ratio. Some ships burn 100 to 300 tons daily, with lowest use at moderate speeds. Warships are less fuel hungry than swift passenger steamers plying Europe to America. Ocean liners may burn 2,500 to 3,600 tons per passage of seven days.
A health product claiming daily bowel movement supports overall health. It mentions gentle effects on the liver and kidneys, and promises relief from headaches. Priced at 250 and 500, with unclear units.
A carpenter and his apprentice entered a private house to repair it. The lady Mary called a servant to watch her jewel case. The carpenter removed his watch and chain and sent the items back to the shop, showing the house might not be safe.
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