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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
2
A mosaic of items from The Marble Hill Press recounts world affairs and local anecdotes. Notes on India famine aid, church customs in Syracuse, Spain’s finances, and Panama era diplomacy mix with editorials on journalism, diplomacy, and public virtue, alongside scattered local civic remarks.
New York special to National Democrat covers John Wanamaker's Philadelphia address to the Business Men's League. He decries prolonged bad times, urges honest governance, and warns that public discontent could spur a new political party amid corruption, patronage, and looming financial crises.
A letter from a St. Louis merchant to an English friend discusses a Bristol hotel interview with Senator Wolcott. It cites McKinley as a sincere bimetallist seeking international agreement, notes a coming commission to Europe, and warns that failure would push the world toward currency coercion. The writer argues the US is thriving as a creditor nation while domestic industry suffers.
The passage notes that recent elections in Illinois and Ohio reveal public disappointment with McKinley and warn of a grim fate if he yields to rings and trusts in his international policies. It frames the political climate as a caution about the administration's direction.
Chicago Dispatch argues that United States as debtor nation cannot safely follow a gold standard while European capitals pull gold from the U S. cites 1889 1892 gold outflows totaling 155 635 205 and warns of reliance on foreign finance this period to meet expenditures and protect reserves.
The document argues for fusion across all congressional districts in 1898 on the Chicago platform especially its financial plank. It urges early action, notes Silver Republicans and Populists favoring fusion, and suggests a meeting of national executive committees to craft a district‑wide plan. The piece highlights Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Michigan as favorable states.
A transcription of a Democratic political broadside arguing for free silver, denouncing the gold standard, urging organization of Democratic clubs, and urging allegiance to the national platform. It questions demonetization of silver, criticizes bankers, predicts a Democratic two thirds majority, and urges party members to memorize the Chicago platform. The text names Benton McMillan, John Wanamaker, and references government money policy and tariffs.
The Clevelandite faction argues that tariff remains secondary to the silver coinage dispute. They condemn Republicans for aligning with protectionists while insisting Democrats push free silver as the defining issue. They warn against any shift toward tariff politics and deem it an infamy among factions.
The text declares there is no room in the party for anyone who admires Cleveland or Clevelandite infamy. Such individuals must not be received into party councils on any pretense or excuse and should align with the National Democrat.
A report notes Queen Wilhelmina, age twelve, appearing on Dutch postage stamps with flowing hair and a youthful expression. She interrupted a cabinet meeting to accuse ministers of neglect, insisting she is no longer a child and stamps should be changed. The kingly price of maturity is highlighted as she nears marriage age.
The article reports a newly opened commercial museum in Peking inviting contributions of tools, machines, models, and photographs from civilized countries. The director desires Chinese visitors to learn about western civilization and seeks specimens of electric machines, printing presses, and other items that aided European and American enlightenment.
A quirky old statment challenges popular ideas about camel endurance in desert travel. The piece notes widespread exaggeration and cites a recent survey casting doubt on the ability of camels to travel long distances without fatigue, though specific figures remain unclear in the fragment.
A Colorado project to divert upper Grande waters across the continental divide faces extreme altitude terrain and shifting weather. Workers endure high elevation, isolation, and homesickness as two men led the way building a nearly vertical incline to route water toward arable lands. Protection devices mitigate spillover risk and canyon formation as construction progresses amid harsh conditions.
The article details early plans to tap the Grande and Laramie waters across the Medicine Bow range, feeding ditches and Chambers Lake. It explains late-season flows, the glacier-origin headwaters, and a ditch system with spillways and crossovers to minimize loss, noting the 1894 completion delivered about 10 percent of a second per second.
An observer in the Pittsburg Dispatch mocks the rising fear of early motor travel, describing a transformation from bicycle face to a hostile “horseless carriage face” marked by fixed eyes, grim mouth, and dread that harms others. The closing line notes city finances in Joplin, Missouri.
A fragmentary verse scene shows a youth addressing a girl who shyly reveals she is just sixteen. The speaker asks for a kiss as she giggles and hesitates, the moment charged with coming of age tension. The language hints at a lighter, flirtatious exchange within a summer setting.
A Brooklyn hospital janitor known as Billy or Dilly dodges a chilling incident in an operating room when a coffin seems to speak from within. He suspects ventriloquism by students in the building, noting the corpse appears unusually lively in front of many living men.
A mother explains to her child that fat people can become angels. The child asks if God will have fun teaching Aunt Sugan to fly, reflecting a playful or poignant family moment.
A young man with special education finds himself invited to a church wedding. Carrying a bundle he meets a friend who questions his readiness. He insists the bundle is his press ent and shows a card reading present at the church. The anecdote captures a humorous misinterpretation of wedding customs.
Two Brooklyn fathers stop to talk while strolling with their babies. They laugh at the public fuss over horseless carriages, remarking that such devices are merely new and exciting, as Harper's Bazar captures a light, humorous note on evolving technology.
A humorous snippet from the Indianapolis Journal recalls an offer between Harold and his rich uncle. The uncle promises to quit smoking cigars and stop shortening his life if Harold would also quit smoking.
A garbled collection of quotes from New York Ledger and Cleveland Leader. The drowned man pleads “Alan” as bubbles mark his sinking spot, while family scenes reveal social tensions and misplaced safeguards in overheard exchanges.
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