Marble Hill Press city note at Marble Hill
The Marble Hill Press credits Hill and Chandler as publishers in Marble Hill. Local imprint details indicate a regional newspaper presence with unspecified dates or events.
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press credits Hill and Chandler as publishers in Marble Hill. Local imprint details indicate a regional newspaper presence with unspecified dates or events.
A collage of opinions on newspapers and France advertising removal. Mention of a Kentucky mountain teacher praised for reform work. Then a data snippet on diamond prices from Kimberley versus mine values. Puerto Rico coffee exports exceed other native products. note on local agriculture and beverage made from barley and corn. Historical commentary closes with postwar coffee preparation in islands.
A century old fragment discusses Algol and stellar density, noting tiny luminous clusters and dense nuclei within outer envelopes. It then shifts to gifts to public officials, recounting a large corporate check to a street railway president and praising merit over luck in career advancement. The piece ends with treaty timelines and impending national political activity, including party conventions and November elections.
Prince Clement Sing confronts Lillie with damning claims about Captain Gordon as Don returns in full dress, forcing a tense standoff at the drawing room. Lillie, newly married, faces coercive threats and moral peril while awaiting her husband’s revealed judgment.
A reflection extols France as uniquely vital among nations England Germany and America. It praises French artistic creativity architecture theaters schools and culture while contrasting claims of decay with France's historical resilience from Nantes to the empire and beyond.
The ceremony was brief and secluded at a garrison station drawing surprise from the small circle of officers and friends. Don, recently engaged, planned a honeymoon in England with Lille urging that Gado Ma be kept out of the program, while Lille’s sympathy eased the memory of Boottiah’s childhood home.
An old American farmer visits a doctor and borrows a Plato book. He reads it completely and proclaims it just right, saying Plato has been writing up some of his own ideas. The tale contrasts rural practicality with classical philosophy.
In a humorous tale a newspaper editor tricks an Irishman at a street corner by pretending to owe him a half crown. The man gratefully accepts the coin and quips that perhaps he was owed a full crown. The prank backfires as the editor, now jokingly warned, resolves to stop dodging debts at night.
Lady Violet Greville notes progress in women’s emancipation from early Queen Victoria days when a married woman could not walk unescorted to today when girls of good family may walk alone in certain streets and women may drive in hansoms without imputed impropriety, reflecting broad social change.
A fragmented dialogue on love and deception centers on phrases about lasting relations. The thoughtful man questions courtship and permanence while the promile man or promlee figure recites assurances of exclusive devotion, claiming she was the only girl he ever loved and would not live without her, even worshiping her footprints in the snow.
Florence Mightingaln and colleagues contend that war is a good thing as it builds bravery and unity within the community. They argue the conflict makes youths resilient and fosters collective identity despite risks. Critics fear lasting trauma and societal division.
The British government plans to imprison General Cronje on St Helena, citing Cape Colony unrest and security risks. The remote mid Atlantic island, Napoleon Bonaparte’s former exile, measures about 45 square miles with 6,000 residents and Jamestown as a main settlement.
Senator Haveridge discusses the idea of cold feet among soldiers in the Philippines. He asserts that any man who avoids danger is ostracized, and notes rare instances of chronic complainers. The narrator recalls meeting one such soldier on a departing ship who spoke of hardship and abuse.
A fragmented look at Napoleon Bonaparte and his exile to St Helena aboard the Northumberland and at Longwood. Describes companions at Longwood, and a surgeon's writings detailing prison life, with criticism of governors Cockburn and Howse and glimpses of other officers and disaffected soldiers.
A large airship, built at Lake Constance under General Count Zeppelin for the German army, aims for at least 22 mph speed and several days aloft. The 420 foot long aluminum framework ship resembles a ship hull, features compartments with inflating balloons, gun bags and valve systems for maneuvering, and two engines with fuel and cargo in carriages beneath the airship.
An odd fragment from the New York World describes a family moment with a girl named Joy and her younger brother, in a brief conversational snippet that hints at domestic event and sentiment.
Edward J. Phelps ex ambassador to Great Britain and Vermont political figure dies in New Haven Conn at an advanced age. Born 1822 in Middlebury Vermont he practiced law, served as second comptroller of the treasury, chaired the Vermont constitutional convention, led as president of the American Bar Association and taught law at Yale. He was minister to Great Britain from 1885 to 1889 and helped resolve the Bering Sea arbitration dispute. He wrote on medical jurisprudence and the U.S. Constitution and was known as a witty after dinner speaker.
A movement urges the U S to mint a copper half cent coin to help make exact change on many price points. New York Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburgh stores sign a document noting the need and a 600000 half cent coins order has appeared in New York. The coin would bear 1 cent on one side and the issuer’s name and address on the other and would be used only within issuing stores. The government has not authorized its issue.
The Chicago Record notes that flowers brighten Mexico City year round with roses violets forget me nots and marguerites. Flower girls are mostly men and boys in the capital while Guadalajara features boutonnières offered by girls who accept any price. Bouquets are artistically arranged on greens with colorful garnishes. Wreaths and caskets in funerals are common and lavish in display.
A survey describes Mor Chiquita, a large inland salt lake in Cordoba, Argentina, about fifty miles long and thirty wide with depths around ten to twelve feet. The shore and nearby islands are densely wooded, the region is uninhabited, and many wild animals abound.
A mother's account details a severe infant skin disease that spread from months old to a raw mass on the back. She credits Hood's Sarsaparilla along with Hood's Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment for steady improvement and healing. The letter also notes a request for the full testimonial.
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