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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
2
A dense collage of sensational notes and anecdotes on politics commerce and society. Blurred items mention Mark Tepley Philippines Iden misprints and railings against corruption and foreign policy. The text hints at fires thefts drainage and mining and references public figures and places in a sprawling newsy aside.
In a tense HeidelbergBerlin thread Paul Rhinelander prepares to travel by night express as German intrigues swell. Hildegarde confronts a web of deceit while Beatrix confronts family shame and Conrad Hoffman’s shadow hangs over Rhinelander kin. A Berlin audience seems likely as spies circle the American with rivals closing in.
The piece notes rising interest in breathing techniques amid oculists and physiologists. It cites cures for insomnia, indigestion, and even consumption risk, and mentions a Munich physician. Meran residents, including European royalty, undergo a breathing walking regimen on color coded mountain paths with escalating pace as therapy advances.
Born in 1806 in Blackpool Cork James Barry rose from a poor lane to the crypt beneath St Paul’s Cathedral. His early oils showed promise at 17 and a Dublin exhibit at 20 drew praise from Edmund Burke. Through patrons he studied in London and Rome and became a master, with Thaddeus among Cork’s notable artists, painting Pope Leo XIII, the Khedive, Gladstone, Liszt, and the Duchess of York.
The native Natal postmen are striking figures with sandaled feet and leaf head-dress, rattle as they run, and wear a military great coat with mucety. They travel about four miles per hour and earn £1 a month. The Holland mail service spans over 30,000 miles. In Austria, the postal service provides uniforms and gear, with military service counting toward years of service.
Churchill tells of a chaplain clash with a ship captain who refused services at sea. A vaudeville gag has Goode stepping on a banana peel and quipping about the bass drummer. A final quip notes that clothes do not make the man, though a tailor adds an expensive look.
Mrs Ketcham pledges her entire fortune to build a major charitable hospital in Chicago for crippled children. Prominent philanthropists express interest as architects work on plans. Upon completion she will reside in a suite at the hospital and dedicate the rest of her wealth to endowment.
The article notes New York as the first city recorporated in the United States with a charter and privileges, asserting it was granted its papers in 1664. It highlights New York as the oldest American city under such a charter system.
The Chicago land claimed by Capt Streeter extends from the Chicago river to Lake Shore Drive and east to St. Clair, totaling about 100 acres. Ownership across segments includes the Ogden estate, Newberry Library, General Walter L. Newberry, N. K. Fairbank, John V. Marwell, city of Chicago, Mrs Healy, Gen. Pits Simons and Pine Street Land Association. Eugene H. Fishburn valued the tract at 26 000 an acre or 4 000 000 overall. The land dispute has fueled murder and prolonged litigation.
Gen Oliver 0 Howard recalls Civil War generals still living from the twenty seven Union commanders. Only Gen Scofield and Gen Kimesl remain, reflecting on the era while the rest have passed.
Galusha A Grow announces retirement at end of term. Born 18M and a longtime Pennsylvania congressman at large, he lives in Glenwood Susquehanna County and traces Connecticut ancestry. Born 1860 first elected to Congress in 1860, youngest member in 1851, he will be 79 next August. The piece also mentions the iron dome of the Capitol and Carnegie on library etiquette.
The Neva freezes solid each winter and a trolley road is laid on the ice for skating sleighing and heavy traffic. Rails are anchored into ice and used to haul merchandise while a new winter tram system speeds along the level track.
Buffalo correspondence reports Patrolmen McKeevy and Ryan arrested Misses Carlsa Trexler and Dorothy Stewart after they stepped into a water pool crossing Main and Genesee streets. The officers claimed the incident was to prevent such arrests in the future.
A Long Record of Service notes William White Cottingham has served as superintendent of the public schools of Keston with a career spanning decades and valued at 853 in what appears to be a tribute or notice of service.
German street bands originate from a regular business run by agents of the same nationality. Many come from the Black Forest and seek an agent who stocks brass instruments and can assemble bands quickly. The agent maintains a collection and can furnish bands by the dozen for engagements.
Steel pens imported to Germany largely come from England with 97 percent originating there and only 1.6 percent from France.
Pictorial Postel cards in Germany last year featured imagery rather than text. The collection emphasized visual design over descriptive detail, reflecting broader postcard trends of the era.
Historic struggle to locate Knox county seat in Niobrara centers on a court order forcing offices to open on a Winchesdorf farm amid a gridiron of lines. Supreme Court action threatens to split the county or move the seat to a central point, with voters and towns like Niobrara and Bloomfield facing relocation debates and injunctions.
London critics find little merit in the new play Mile Mars yet audiences flock to see Mrs Langtry as the lead. The production showcases lavish costumes and jewelry described as wonderful, drawing crowds from the city’s fashion-minded public. In other notes, Rabbit of Baltimore’s Shearith Israel context seeks a Russia-related rabbinical call. Lord Mount Stephen, a self-made Canadian industrialist and railway financier, rose from humble beginnings to baronetcy, shaping Canadian Pacific railway history.
A report that President Dias will resign in favor of Gen. Reyes, minister of war, is greeted with satisfaction in Mexico. Conservatives favor the move, fearing a dynastic succession to Dias's son. They believe the change prevents lengthy disputes and possible revolution by a safer successor.
Mice will be part of the equipment of the submarine boat Fulton on trips below the water. They are to protect the air from asphyxiation by detecting gas more quickly than men and to give warning of its presence. Half a dozen white mice have been secured.
Last year the Auburn Theological Seminary and Presbyterian Institution enrolled only twenty two students, down from ninety one in 1900 and from 106 in 1889 and 129 in 1897. President George B. Stewart cites two main causes loss of prestige in the ministry and the rise of materialism in society and the church.
A remark states that in the German empire there are 48 medical men for every 10,000 people. This figure appears as a statistical note on the medical profession within Germany. The terse line highlights physician density in the empire.
The report lists centenarians by nation including Germany 778, France 213, England 14, Scotland 46, Norway 23, Sweden 10, Belgium 5, Denmark 2, Switzerland none, with Borvia recording 576. It names Bruns Cotrim of Rio Janeiro as the oldest man in the world, stated as over ten decades old in authentic documents.
Fragmentary OCR recalls William Pitt origin of British taxes and Napoleonic War era finance. Mentions veteran leader Gearlett of Newark New Jersey, a period principal in the city for thirty nine years, notes ongoing war expenditures and ministerial resort to raise funds.
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