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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
2
A string of scattered items from a historical newspaper includes brief remarks on obituaries, finance, royalty, and public figures. It weaves jokes about wealth, politics, and fashion with mentions of Venezuels, Hetty Green, King Edward, Nicholas I, and various global topics. The piece reads as a collage of edgy quips and topical curiosities.
Eleanor writes she will marry William Struthers after choosing true love over the college presidency. Harold and Emma react with mixed relief and concern, debating wedding plans and social consequences while Eleanor’s decision promises a simple ceremony and proximity to students rather than a New York prestige.
A fragmented conversation centers on whether to reveal a confession of love. Harold resists pushing details, while another character notes the difficulty of declaring affection without clear words. The scene suggests tension over what should be told Eleanor and how openly relationships are discussed.
London Chronicle reports a peculiar Colyton funeral where Henry De Spencer Kingdon, famed for his anti Catholic stance, his mother and his wife were buried simultaneously. He built a mausoleum with three sarcophagi and kept his late mother’s embalmed body in a room with curios. He valued rare prints and china, and once considered a will change to donate his collection to the British Museum in a dedicated Kingdon Room, though his mental state was questioned.
The Speaker’s favorite song There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea spread from Edward’s Ferry to North Mountain as Henderson led choral efforts. A party of about thirty, guests of a railroad official, stayed at Blue Ridge clubhouse with some members sleeping in the reading room. The long night ended with a playful quip about Dave falling through the hole.
H H Vreeland of Metropolitan Traction says he will go to London to manage the Yerkes underground lines. He recalls a Boston conductor from New York who humorously debates learning and fate. The pair trade quips about hanging and its causes.
After church a man asks a woman if she will accompany him to the theater tomorrow evening. Her disappointment is fierce yet she steadies herself, bracing for whatever comes next.
A Republican era humor piece describes Clement A. Griscom as head of a shipping trust who detests misers. A wealthy young friend building a suburb house has a cellar flooded by a snowstorm. The tale ends with Griscom's quizzical reaction as he is dying.
Fragmentary report shows Bishop Montgomery declining a Manila post. He favors maintaining the archbishopric right and continues with the League of the Cross Cadets, a movement linked to his leadership, amid unrest over the chart and relations with Caltores.
The piece notes a shift from black jockey dominance in antebellum racing to white riders as favorites. It traces the movement of racing centers from the South to New York area after Saratoga and Jerome Park, and recalls the decline of prominent black jockeys like Mims and Clayton as the sport moved north and integration lagged.
News notes Hugh H Hanna named third member of the Gold Mandard Commission and honored by Harvard. The earl of Kintore plans a May 6 visit lasting twenty days to attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis and dine at the Union League Club with American turf patrons.
Dr Abram Kuyper, premier of Holland, guides destinies amid anti strike bill debates in the second chamber. A minister of the Gospel as well as a politician, he is unique among European statesmen in this dual role. Aged 67, son of a Calvinist preacher, he studied at Leyden and entered politics in 1869. He has focused on education and holds liberal religious views.
A historical note on noonmarks as simple timekeepers for rural homes a century ago. Farm folk used noon bells and door or window marks to tell noon with remarkable accuracy, some villagers claiming plus or minus four minutes from 10 to 4.
Sir Philip Burne Jones, after a year in this country, plans to return to England. He cites a Philadelphia artist whose 600 painting was savaged by a local critic who knew little of the matter, leading the prospective buyer to back away. He argues that an American art gallery or salon would spur local artists.
Senator Dillingham of Vermont watches the weather map and praises the Gulf of Mexico for its water cycle. He notes how the gulf supplies rainfall to the eastern and central states and asks what would happen without it, displaying teachery enthusiasm.
Mrs Ida M Fingler, former wife of Henry M Fingler the Standard Oldvilionaire, is reported to be recovering her reason. Two years ago a special law allowed his divorce on the plea of insanity and he then married Miss Mary Lilly Kenan of Wilmington. If Mrs Flagier fully recovers, the millionaire faces a difficult situation as she remains under a physician’s care costing $1,000 monthly.
Mrs. James A. Creager, a 20 year old from Irving in Arcadia Kansas, vowed last September to die on a set date. She prepared for funeral, selected pallbearers and hymns. Two weeks ago she told doctors she would die. they found her healthy and about. Soon after they left, she died.
A fragmented news snippet discusses Miss Navonne Cushman of New Rochelle inheriting part of uncle Joseph Cushman’s $1,000,000 estate and Charles Cushman of Verbon near Utica gaining wealth. It also touches on public service taxes, cabinet members’ earnings, and high rents in Mexico, with implied commentary on wealth and careers.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Raepee Ven Roenen and Morera President Roosevelt with unclear relation. The garbled lines reference a Yale guard, Minseapolia, and a Mr West, but no coherent event or outcome is discernible.
The text recounts scattered notes from 1899 about a message to a person inquiring surviv ing relatives in New Zealand and details a Leeda England banker Mr. Tew tied to a collection of menagee in mercantile trade. It mentions tragic reminders of Algerian slavery and messages written in blood on canvas bags and tattooed stains on corks tied to vessels with attar of pores.
Mrs. Jacob H. Vanderbilt opened a Fifth Avenue smoking parlor for women, drawing widespread protests from societies and individuals who fear it will close. She claims the Vanderbilt family backs the opposition and says she is persecuted. The shop was designed as a social stop, offering tea and a quiet room, with a steady stream of women visiting during its opening days.
The British and Foreign Bible Society's first year spent 69 pounds, yet the organization grew to spend 241143 pounds last year and a total 19000000 pounds since founding. It issued over 6000000 Scripture copies last year and 180000000 since inception, with 7000 volumes sent daily from London and about 16000 copies dispatched daily from all depots.
Rev J W Kimbrell of Madison Maine, a resourceful preacher, moved an organ to the town central office when bad roads barred a Porver's chapel engagement. He then led a full church service by telephone with parishioners connected by phone, though the collection was not taken. He is also noted for campaigns against cigarettes and for giving corncob pipes and tobacco as part of his work.
Report from Washington notes rising display and luxury among the capital's social scene. Critics attribute changes to connections with New York society and prominent Roosvelt era figures. Cars serving meals on wheels appear amid concerns over quick service and alcohol restrictions. Ohio collects per capita revenue from saloons, and liquor sales face changes.
A garbled mixed column from an old newspaper page includes an advertisement for a kidney medicine offering a free trial and prices, a brief sketch of King Oscar of Sweden, notes on starch brands and a Philadelphia council member’s railway fare, a glossy set of transit and commodity notices, and miscellaneous items about art, ships, and historic keys. The piece fuses medical touts with trivia and colonial era curios.
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