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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1893
Page
2
Mr Jakes recalls Miss Willard Franklin who frequently visits his home, saying she has the habit of coming over twice a week or more, a detail the other townsfolk find hard to believe. The exchange hints at local lore and a notable pattern in the town.
A historical piece argues for allowing women to preach and hold church roles, noting changing attitudes toward women in medicine and lecturing. It contrasts past restrictions with a prediction of broader inclusion, urging abolition of sex-based limits on intellect and moral achievement. The excerpt also contains satirical musings on women using parasols and the dangers of feminine “weaponry” in crowds.
A luncheon remark about living up to the sphinx leads to reflections on reticence and self discipline. The Berlin Marriage Bureau reveals 10059 applications from many countries with 12706 husbands and 7254 wives sought, ages, fortunes, and professions listed for applicants and correspondents.
In Fergetfal Village, Mr. Jakes the plumber carpenter and sheriff muses on forgetfulness among residents. Abijah Snow recalls tales of people forgetting warrants bills days of the week and even their own names amid a humorous exchange observed in the community.
A vintage recipe describes peeling and boiling a dozen potatoes then adding onion celery and herbs to make a hearty potato soup. It also covers whipping butter with sugar and eggs to form a lemon almond roll dough, rolled out cut into rounds and baked with a sugar almond topping.
A short cheese straw method describes mixing three ounces flour with four ounces grated Parmesan, add salt cayenne and two egg yolks, roll into a stiff paste, form thin strips, bake on a greased tin for ten minutes in a moderate oven until straw color and crisp.
A playful description of a newborn boy whose laughter lights up the day, contrasted with the Siberian salt lake Ub torsk voyage and curiosity about salt crystals forming a roof over a vast lake. The note shifts to reflections on fame and titles, citing Verdi, Bismarck, and Gladstone, about earning a name versus inheriting one.
A young Chopin traveling in Poland stops at a post-house during a snowbound day. He plays a Polish fantasia on the piano to captivated peasants who beg him to finish the piece as horses are readied. The postmaster offers every courtesy to delay departure. The memory echoes when Paris later admires him.
The article recounts the case of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi who, upon rumors that he had been made Marquis of Hussein, reacted by leaping for his pen to respond to the minister of public.
Archives reveal curiously heavy levies from Holland's past. Taxes existed on messengers by land or water in Id and persisted into 1791. a 1674 duty taxed tavern entrants before noon, with higher rates for afternoon visits. Private gatherings after 1 pm faced daily charges, and public entertainment entrants were taxed. Marriages, deaths, and burials carried varying dues, sometimes doubled if buried outside the district. The oddest levy taxed boots and shoes in 1574, requiring maker and tax officer marks on upper leather, the rate linked to boot size, making small feet an advantage.
A writer notes a striking difference between cats and dogs in their hunting. Tigers, like cats, linger with prey and sometimes let escapees slip away, while canines and bears kill quickly without letting prey escape. The piece suggests this dalliance embodies refined cruelty, though it may not exceed the tiger’s own future actions.
Pompey Leone Scott, deemed Vinebury's oldest resident, dodges questions about his exact age. His quip on his birth date suggests he may be well over a hundred, joking that his life experiences outweigh any precise figure.
News from St Louis reports proposed rail changes to use an elevated passenger line and a tunnel for freight, with prices differing between bridges and new suburban town development north of the city. Chicago traffic and World Fair crowds bolster transit plans as electric rail lines near operation and Burlington bridge work advances.
A Pittsburg child is held for debts amid Lights and Shades musings on race and lineage. A clergyman in Washington touts a supposed universal remedy. A flea outbreak in Earl township Lancaster County cost $700 to control after insects were brought in a hat. Six Oak Forest residents rode out rising flood on a tree for hours. West Point Ga reports the nation’s youngest telegraph operator, five year old Euphra Dunn, learning Morse from her mother.
Sixty physicians from diverse schools interviewed in New York on July 3 split opinions on the Amick Cure. Thirty-two agreed bacillus causes the disease, while twenty-eight admitted Amick’s treatment works though still favor Koch’s theory. A Cincinnati dispatch quotes Dr. W B Amick vowing to keep sending test medicines to doctors until they acknowledge success cannot stem from false theory.
A patient in a 19th century dental chair asks for the latest appliances and the dentist jokes I’m ‘fang de siecle’ as a tooth is pulled, flying out and unmashed against the window pane in a humorous Detroit Free Press fragment.
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