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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
3
A fragment shows concern over water supply for farming, noting heat and drought threaten irrigation from ponds and brooks. References to hay equipment and farm buildings imply challenges in keeping feeds and tools operational under these conditions.
Lady Dundonald wife of Canada s military commander attracts admiration across the dominion for beauty manners and charitable work. She hails from Welsh stock and is noted for influence and social leadership, while her husband pursues public causes and owns a notable fortune. In England she pressed a council to back off meddling with her trees. Violins shaped from clay are reported by a famed maker, with patent applications in several countries and claims of high quality sound.
Edwin F Hamlin marks a twenty five year anniversary as executive secretary at the Massachusetts state house. He has served under governors Alexander H Rice Thomas Talbot John D Long Benjamin F Butler George D Robinson Oliver Ames John Q A Brackett William E Ronsell Frederick T Greenhalge Roger Wolcott and W Murray Crane.
The house committee on foreign relations unanimously reported a resolution granting the thanks of Congress to Rear Admiral Kempff for his conduct during the siege of Taku China.
In London a child is born every three minutes and a death is registered every five. The city has 700 railway stations, 6000 omnibuses, 7000 hansoms, 14000 cabs, and 7000 tramcars. Daily a million people travel on underground railways and thousands deliver letters weekly. Composed Famous Music notes that some of Mendelssohn's songs were by his sister Fanny Mendelssohn. this historical fact was once debated.
A literary notice praises Harry Leon Wilson and reviews The Spenders with a scene quoted about a will made last December. The dialogue revolves around hush money, a cash settlement, and a plan to shield a scandal to avoid harming family honor and business deals.
A group of prominent Japanese scientists is conducting experiments to generate rain using electricity. The first trial in Fukushima prefecture began at 11 PM and showed no change until the following morning when clouds formed. Rain fell over several miles for twelve hours.
Marguerite Gana, famed South American beauty formerly of Washington DC, awakens in her Thackeray hotel room to find a burglar at her jewel safe. She shouts for help, fights him as two shots miss, servants rush in, and the thief is captured and jailed. Also notes David B Hill’s speeches are read rather than memorized due to a busy schedule.
In Pompeii a wine shop displays two legged stools as shown in a reproduction of a Pompelian painting. The scene highlights social life around wine and seating arrangements in ancient establishments.
The article notes that betrothal rings mark status in Norway, with ownership patterns varying by wealth, and cites a US railroad project in Iowa. It mentions printed engagement cards and a major completion on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway’s western division, highlighting grade reductions, curves removal, double tracking, and steel bridge installation.
An assortment of clipped items notes a green painted prank at an elevated station, a Belgian queen’s feudal upbringing, the origin of the word tip from London coffee houses, Starch claims and various adverts. Also mentions Rhodes sisters, homeseekers trips, Fulton county rail absence, and German pawnbroker finance.
Special Beadhore Excursion from Chicago offers a round trip to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City and Bon late City for 918.00. Trip includes Niagara Falls Wertfeld and Bopdusky as possible stops and boat travel between Cleveland and Buffalo if desired. Information available at City Ticket Office 184 Clark B or by C Daly Chief A. G. P. A. Chicago.
A fragment from a London page notes that millions ride in buses while British hotels sourced most of their horses from the United States each year. It claims Britain buys about 100,000 American draft horses annually as the coaching era faded and farmers shifted from draft to hunting stock.
In Geneva a substitute for a postman uses an electric system. Letters drop into a bar on the floor, ring an electric bell, and trigger a hydraulic lift that carries the mail to the correct floor and returns for the next delivery.
The Great Northern Railway offers homeseekers tickets to Manitoba Montana Washington and other western polots on flat and third Tuesdays of July August September and October at about a round trip fare. Information from all ticket agents or F J Whitney G P and T A St Paul.
A column mixes practical tips with local tragedy and social notes. It describes a chemical stain removal method using tartar and ammonia, then reports on Alaskan winter mustache customs, a Christened rescue tale of three year old Helen Moon in New Providence, Iowa, and a medical success with Dodd's Kidney Pills. It closes with a brief on gambling concerns in France and race losses.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway has issued a pen and paper book titled Lake Shore Tours. It lists eastern resorts, routes, and rates. Copies available on request from C. F. Daly Chief A. G. P. A. Chicago.
The Russian minister of railways unveils a timetable claiming that upon completion of the Trans-Siberian railway a global circumnavigation could be completed in 33 days. The plan highlights the rapid potential of rail travel connecting Europe to Asia and beyond.
Homeseekers can buy excursion tickets via the Great Northern Railway to Maxiloba Montana Washington and the West for about one fare round trip on the frst and third Tuesdays of July August September and October. Demand for laborers across the west remains greatly in excess of supply despite winter approaching.
A fragment describes people offering to buy berries grapes and pears from households for a dollar. It mentions directions to a location and references a lecturer and travel costs, with unclear details and many OCR errors.
Mrs Cook of Norn, Borneo, keeps a unique pet. The governor’s wife nursed a young rhinoceros calf captured near Rim. Feeding posed problems as the calf demanded sixteen quarts of milk daily. Improvised milking and cow milk were used to rear the horned animal.
Rumors in Washington society say Mine Patenotre wife of the French ambassador to Madrid will return to her Mary friends after four years apart. Her Madrid social circle and the Castile Aragon daughters have followed her con questa stories, and it is likely she will be warmly welcomed back to her childhood home with her three children. Her husband may stay in Madrid during the visit following the coronation of Spain's young king.
Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, born 1841 in New York and educated at the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn, erected a tomb in Arlington Cemetery with an epitaph left blank for a future interment. The article notes his naval career including Jeannette expedition involvement and his role as an inventor in shipbuilding. Also mentions Father Dolling, a London clergyman who died recently and focused his work on the poor, plus a Yukon River anecdote about Gen Funston and a quip by Rep Bulzer.
Waldorf Astor son proposes to Lady Edith Villiers daughter of the Earl of Clarendon. Lady Edith is popular in British society and her father Edward Hyde Villiers is the fifth Earl of Clarendon. Her mother is the daughter of the third Earl of Northampton.
A story from the last presidential campaign portrays Gen Grosvenor of Ohio as the town Buckeye statesman. In Pittsburgh a crowded hall heard the chairman praise him as a leader in Congress, the calculator for the McKinley administration, the man who “makes the figures” for all the boys.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference General Fitzhugh Lee holding the rank of captain of volunteers. The readable text hints at a historical military context without giving dates or locations.
Speculation on Japanese exchanges, of which eighty two exist, provokes reforms setting minimum capital at 100,000 yen, raising brokers licenses from 10 to 100 yen, and requiring half profits above 10 percent to go to reserve. The measures, to take effect in all months, trigger heavy share depreciation totaling 1,000,000 yen over three days. Public press largely approves but calls for earlier warning.
Miss Jeanne Langtry, famed Jersey Lily, married Ian Malcolm, a British parliament member, after a string of earlier engagements to Arthur Hill and Ivor Guest. Langtry had a London debut and a reported fortune of $1.5 million inherited by Malcolm, with Langtry securing an annual income of $10,000 for her daughter.
Discovery of the Hudson River on Sept. 11, 1609 is to be celebrated in a planned event in New York. A New York University club dinner led to forming a board of governors, with Thomas Powell Fowler named president to organize suitable observances and invite suggestions from interested parties.
Medical examiner Misa Islameh Girey reports a Memphis society woman seeking help for nervous strain from irregular meals and weakness. She mentions heart palpitations and cold extremities and requests guidance, noting potential remedies and a contact for Dr. Bartansa.
A garbled message from the am Cee ee Medi a Department cites grade level errors and misstatements in the department's records. The note highlights misfiled documents and unclear instructions impacting reporting timelines and consistency.
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