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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
2
A compiled jumble of opinion notes and social asides remarks touch on sports, law, royalty, races and industry. It mocks rival cities, praises inventors, jokes about bankers and jockeys, and mentions coronation funds, fashion, and kooky insights into politics and culture. Numerous names and places blur into a mosaic of era satire.
Arline Brand reveals a tangled tale of poverty fortune and deceit as she confides in Mr Stuart. He vows to help while exposing a plan involving Captain Brand and a perilous scheme. The scene shifts from a dungeon to a drawing room as trust and danger collide.
An hotel keeper recalls Billy a trusted bar man who hid gin in a silver water pitcher. Every noon the staff served whisky with water to patrons, while Billy secretly drank the gin. His ruse unraveled when bankers noticed coughing fits after tasting the water, revealing Billy’s end.
Two New York state women asked to shake hands with the president and were admitted after sending in cards. They entered the reception room as a senator pressed for offices. The president declined the senator and greeted the visitors warmly, joking about the encounter.
The islands of Japan host rich animal life and diverse fish fauna. Varied climate and proximity to warm currents and cold streams create a broad marine diversity. Some scientists compare Japan's fish life to the Mediterranean, suggesting historical coastward connections.
Some Indians in Mendocino County California eat clover as food much like animals. They pick clover in fields and also use many plants such as sea weeds fungi lichens ferns and other foods neglected by white people. They use some for medicinal properties and others for nutritious value.
El Pais of Buenos Ayres promotes a three month subscription deal giving subscribers tobacco equal in value to the news they receive. The promotion aims to lure customers by providing cigarettes at no extra cost for the period, matching news worth with tobacco value.
Mrs Datey Morgan Croker's niece adopts stage name Dalay Welstend and opens in a vaudeville sketch The Laat Levon. At 25 she is praised for looks and violin skill with a prior Brooklyn theatre stint The piece references Deborah and Sharon battles and a plaque I Was There amid nostalgic notes.
A memorial death notice states that after more than forty years of life, her body rests at Rockridge cemetery in the town. No other details are provided.
The battleship Vermont, retired and slated for auction, will be stripped of valuables and likely burned. Once a formidable navy asset, it has sat idle since the Spanish American War era, tied to Brooklyn Navy Yard where recruits trained. Built in 1818 in Boston, the 196 foot ship weighed about six thousand tons and represented early US naval power.
Asertate of Elea Terry recalls Ellen Terry’s early stage impersonation as Prince Arthur in King John. After Hubert warned her eyes would burn, she remained calm and shed tears at the scolding. Mrs Kean praised her poise and the next night she delivered a praised performance showing dramatic force and natural tenderness.
Marion Crawford has been tapped to author the official life of Pope Leo. The Vatican aims for a melodramatic yet charitable formal record of the pontiff, noting the novelist’s past daring style may suit the project.
The passage praises Cummings for his public service and popularity, highlighting his pride in being a reporter rather than a journalist. It notes his aim to avoid offending powerful figures and his long career attracting attention for his work.
Robert A. Williams, chief of the Chicago Fire Department, died after four weeks of illness. A lifelong public servant, he had long helped safeguard Chicago and was known for recalling archival details of major city fires. He believed a gas works manager diverted gas into sewers to avert a larger explosion.
The Earl of Dundonald is appointed commander in chief of the Canadian militia. His past service includes Camel Corps on the Nile in 1884-45 and leadership of a mixed cavalry brigade before moving to Life Guarda. He is expected to command Dominion forces in Canada from June and is described as a capable, dashing leader and staunch proponent of the citizen soldier.
The piece notes a single genuine eau de cologne brand, established around 1706 by Giovanni Maria Farina in Cologne. It claims fifty Cologne factories with Farina kin in charge, and estimates the clan’s monopoly has earned about £160 million, suggesting the figure may be understated.
Rudyard Kipling attended a dinner in Kipling where guests debated language quirks. Two guests engaged in a dull dispute while one challenged Kipling with a pronunciation riddle about words starting with su that sound like sh, highlighting playful word lore and social exchanges.
Remains of early dwellings perched on piles driven into lakes were among the first built by humans for protection against animal predation. Discoveries of such lake dwellings have been made across central Europe, shedding light on ancient security measures and settlement patterns.
America this year dowbie lummer for the same period last year.
Fragmentary text mentions Lord Paungefote, British mission to the American capital, shifting to an embassy, and references to late 19th century diplomacy with ambiguous details about poisoning and longevity. The account is garbled and lacks verifiable dates or names.
A garbled reminiscence recalls former Vice President and Governor John P. Altgeld, noting his attempts to charm distant farmers during a visit. The piece mentions a pig killing story and a New York Times reference, highlighting era political culture.
The fragment discusses Roman mirrors as speculists and the evolution of the ordinary looking glass. It mentions shapes like oval and square pieces of polished metal and hints at vegetarian views condemning some composition. It notes a belief that certain substances are poisonous yet active in a blood-related context.
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