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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
2
A stream of satirical observations on wealth, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and public figures. The column jabs New York and national events with cranky humor, noting financial philanthropy, political insinuations, and social pretensions. It mocks bicycle gossip, labor, hats, and street anecdotes with sharp, ironic tone.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to discuss a fantasy or literary piece with names like Lit Mis Bitten and Cypeten, unclear attribution to a warrior figure. No coherent event or clear entities beyond scattered character names.
Artemus and Charlie plot to unmask a rival imposter claiming to be the captain and to expose the true heroism of Brand. They enlist help from a longtime shipmate and a genuine survivor tale from the Hesapia wreck, hoping to reveal the impostor at once and rally support for their cause.
Bridgeport newsroom rattled at midnight as two telephones ring and the telegraph desk buzzes with alerts. Staff work frantically to piece together a large crime story while a garbled caller asks a puzzling math riddle, leaving the chief editor awaiting clearer details.
The article explains the metric system’s decimal basis matching currency, with units named from meter, arca, stere, and liter. It notes prefixes deka hecto kilo and deci centi guiding scale, examples like dekameter and decimeter.
The Ottoman government seeks to buy back the Halfa Damascus railway from the English company for 156000 Turkish lira, aiming to make Haifa a pilgrim port and connect Haifa Damascus with the Damascus Mecca line. Hamdy Pacha has arrived with officials. transfer may occur once payment is made. Beyroot already has a protected harbor.
The text notes the distinction between coronation rites for queen consorts and reigning sovereigns. Both are anointed and crowned, but wording differs. The crown of glory, honor and joy accompanies the queen consort, while the holy oil is described as destined to increase her honors and set her apart for dominion.
Carnations prefer full sun and spacing from taller plants. Scatter soot and ashes between rows, work into soil, and water thoroughly in summer. Seed-grown carnations yield few flowers the first year. From Cleveland Plain Dealer, noting crosses of anxiety vs fate from God.
A man identified as Oelfever killed his wife and two children in their Canalport avenue home after firing two shots as the family attempted to flee. The infant Walter died from a left side wound, while Mrs Oelfever perished from a heart wound and neck wound. Oelfever then hanged himself in a Canalport station cell, ending a violent crime that left a 14 month old dead and a 17 year old daughter wounded but recovering. Witnesses described a crowded scene as police and bystanders confronted the attacker.
The George Inn in Norton St Philip claims to be England’s oldest licensed village alehouse with a license dating from 1397. The building features overhanging stories, bay windows, stone steps, a turret, and a yard with old galleries and quaint doors.
A brief notice states that Soanein Sutin has announced new oral hours at a local clinic. The change impacts patient appointments and operating times in the coming weeks.
A Swedish maid learns English under her mistress in a humorous encounter about bread terms. The mistress corrects the word stale to describe bread freshness, prompting the maid to remark about her older husband being more stale than she is. The anecdote highlights language mishaps in domestic life.
The British Museum will add Sir Walter Raleigh seals of office from 1584 to 1600 and Elizabeth I’s family seal. Before transfer, 2000 facsimile électrotypes will be issued to subscribers at a guinea per set, with each donor’s name listed.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Harry Keppel has entered his ninety fourth year after returning from Singapore. He has lived through five reigns and will witness a coronation he recalls since age eleven at the accession of George IV, marking his fourth remembered coronation.
Following recent earthquakes in Sardinia a massive chasm opened, the surface bulged, and interior activity suggests volcanic conditions. Lake Santo near Modena, about 600 yards long and 100 wide, has disappeared.
Ex-Speaker Reed defines fame at Bowdoin commencement saying fame is a form of recognition tied to public regard. He frames fame as social acknowledgment rather than personal achievement, urging graduates to seek meaningful impact over notoriety.
Fragmentary text references persons and places and a method adapted to view deeper levels and prove brevity of an industry. It suggests that given a call to express opinion the speaker would estimate future duration.
Report from England hints Princess Alice of Albany may wed Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany. At 19 she is daughter of King Edward VII’s youngest brother who died in 1884. Her brother is the duke of Co ure, and she is a cousin and favored guest of Queen Wilhelmina.
A Harvard scene, clans day night, ends with the Glee Club singing Fair Harvard. As the opening words rise over the yard, hundreds of graduates feel silent tribute to their alma mater, a moving act of respect noted by the Boston Post.
Charles D Poston, famed as the Father of Arizona, died recently in Phoenix. A pioneer, traveler, poet and author, he drew a $35 monthly territorial pension and once ran Arizona's first mining company. He helped secure the territory's naming and served as its first congressional delegate. Also recounted: Senator Dietrich's habit of carrying an alarm clock for meetings. Carnegie aiding former railroad conductor John Powers with a pension of $50 monthly after years apart.
John and Mitcholland press federal government to buy the Fort Tioon Jeroga ruins for 20000 dollars and restore it to the exact "latest bore" era when Ethan Allen demanded surrender. The bidder formerly edited and owned a Tioon Jeroga newspaper.
A dramatic piece titled As The World Revolves features Rosemary Barteria and Mra Moxie in a staged confrontation. The wording suggests a thematic arc of turmoil and personal rivalry within a social setting.
Madrid dispatch notes the young King Alfonso, only about a month on the throne, showing strong army interest yet aiming to rule largely by himself. He disrupts Boers war plans occasionally, and, despite Cuban fame, Weyler, he seeks personal acquaintance with subjects and sometimes rides unguarded streets ahead of staff.
The report highlights Senorita Gana as a leading Chilean beauty in London among international diplomats and society figures. It also notes Benora Gana and Señora Ana as leaders of the South African contingent abroad, with Victor Hastman serving as secretary to the Chilean legation in Washington and stationed in London.
Miss A. B. Bennett of London earned a high ranking as thirteenth wrangler at Cambridge this year. The note highlights women's math progress when only a small fraction of students are female, amidst long-standing male dominance at the university.
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