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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1894
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press cites a 2.5 foot long, twenty foot wide antique bridge in Sweatchen fon China as a mark of engineering skill rivaling ancient pyramids. It also recounts a Kentucky case of murder by love and quotes David Dudley Fields on life, work, and health.
A new call for inquiry into the Elmyra state reformatory comes from its managers and superintendent. They rebuke the state board of charities for staged investigations that announce timing, invite praise, and produce favorable reports amid dinners, deeming such probes sham and too common.
Objections arise to hoisting the star spangled banner at public schools amid calls to use funds for history books. A writer questions if cuts are needed when patriotic works and flag displays can coexist, noting Rochester once placed a United flag in several schools for display and lessons.
A vintage fashion column discusses summer suiting with yellow taffeta waists, lace trims, and dramatic sleeves. It reviews night robes and gowns with Valenciennes lace, cambric yokes, and Chambray chemises, plus a black serge gown with an Eton waist and double jabot styling.
World’s Progress shows a ditching machine for railway beds that dig and dump dirt, a post hole boring machine on a hand truck, and a steel sailing ship. The ditcher uses retractable scrapers and hoists. the post machine drills holes with a modular auger shaft and windlass. the Dirigo, America’s first steel sailing ship, launched at Bath Maine in February with 450 foot overall length and 4,500 ton capacity, featuring steel decks and Waddington steering gear.
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