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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1895
Page
2
A collage of notes on social mores and current events from Washington to Cuba. Commentary on liquor politics, parrot wisdom, watermelons, Italian type setting, Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt’s manners, Cuban insurrection, and the portable Maxim gun. The piece blends satire with observations on military tech and global tensions.
Short excerpts discuss American women in politics abroad, Mary Lester and Jane Chamberlain planning an exhibition of political finesse in Britain, and Professor Wiley’s soil fertility experiments to tailor fertilizers for U S soils. Also notes Lancashire authorities tax pig iron as punishment for convicts and a looming hotel building boom driven by electric amenities fueling social life and travel.
A Special Correspondence profiles notable spinsters across art, literature, politics, and society. It names Harriet Hosmer, Helen Gladstone, Rosa Bonheur, Ada Field, Grace Dodge, Anna Leary, Kate Field, Susan B. Anthony, Ada Rehan, Nora Perry, Ouida, Katharine Draper, Miss Draper, Miss Sarah Orne Jewett, Frances Willard, Phoebe Hannaford, Mamie Dickens, Harriet Hosmer again, Helen Gladstone, Lotta, and others. The piece tracks their ages, careers, locations, and independence, highlighting the varied paths of women who chose bachelor life.
A novel idea in missionary work introduces a portable church on wheels called the gospel wagon. Measuring twenty five by seven feet, it seats thirty three and features a swinging platform, foldable seats, and a detachable roof. An organ and a choir travel with two roan horses donated by a sympathetic benefactor as the wagon roams Washington DC under no pastor.
A Fargo citizen in a North Dakota station waiting room with a candy revolver scares bystanders and a police officer. The officer arrests him after he threatens to shoot, but the man, who pretends to eat the fake weapon, ultimately complies as a crowd panics and gathers in the hallway.
Clara and Dora discuss marriage and refusal as Dora reveals she has wasted time awaiting a proposal from Mr. Faintheart. The dialogue hints at emotional strain and uncertainty about commitment. Dora questions the likelihood of a proposal while Clara urges resolution.
An early 20th century style ad targets Levelhead's Year readers with a provocative pitch. It promotes 488 premium and nevelopedia valued at ten dollars for five, promising a tempting bargain that may bend the Weekly Borem audience. The language hints at a playful yet pushy sales tone characteristic of classifieds.
M Louis Pasteur rejects a German decoration. The Russian czar is described as a great novel reader. The widow of Sir Richard Sutton of Henley’s Cup fame is set to remarry. Count Lugen Zichy funds a Caucasus exploration. Lord Rosebery buys odd relics. Count Henry Courdenhove, Austrian envoy head in Japan, marries a Japanese noblewoman. Dr Leste Philips warns against short hair. Miss Katherine Drexel aims St Katherine's Church for New Orleans with a black community mission. White House mistresses favored flowers list. The Macleans have long led Scotland’s Church, with Rev Dr Donald Macleod chosen moderator. Dr Macleod, Good Words editor, has traveled widely.
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