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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1893
Page
6
A fragment from John G Whittier celebrates renewal and spiritual resolve amid daily life and global strife. The poem envisions a future where Palestine remains a land of endurance and divine blessing.
Cecile Grey, a farmer's daughter, refuses to sell West Pasture to Mrs. Newton. After Jack Newton asks Cecile to marry him, a fire engulfs the Newton farm. Cecile rescues Mrs. Newton and Jack, suffers burns, but earns Mrs. Newton's forgiveness and plans a new home for the couple with Mrs. Newton’s blessing.
A short note recalls a feud resolved in the west pasture. Jack and his wife express happiness over peace, praising each other's hands as the most beautiful to them despite scars. They discuss rescheduling a planned picnic in the same pasture.
A compact survey of shadow lore across cultures and history. From Babylon to Scott and Fiske, legends claim shadows as soul doubles or sentient attendants. The piece notes tales of stolen shadows by devils, crocodile lore, pictures stealing shadows, and necromancer shadows, ending with a prompt to imagine the breadth of shadow curiosities.
The article notes rising interest in English silverware, especially seventeenth to early nineteenth century tableware. Coffee and teapots from the era are prized, with wooden handles as a key nonconductor feature. Genuine pieces bear old silversmith hallmarks.
A quip from an entertainment at an asylum shows insight into madness. One patient says to another to watch the crowd, then remarks that they are the crazy people. The exchange echoes themes of self awareness and humor amid confinement.
At Redditch England about 20000 people produce over 100 million needles annually. The industry makes them cheaply for export and gives England no rival in the trade, effectively monopolizing it.
A fishing boat crew casts a 100 foot net as salmon surge with the tide. The first big fish weighs about sixty five pounds and a later monster neared a hundred pounds before wresting free. Two captives are landed but the second escapes, leaving the men to privately vent their frustration afterward.
A bachelor recalls a dramatic veranda incident at Ponce de Leon in St Augustine where a man hugs a dog and a woman, then kisses her in front of guests. The onlookers, including the narrator, scramble to see what’s happening as tension and whispers rise among winter resort observers.
Newark Delaware's postmaster and deputy postmaster swap roles with every political shift. When Democrats lead, the postmaster is a Democrat and the deputy a Republican. when Republicans govern, the Democratic postmaster and deputy swap positions. The transition lags inaugurations, leaving citizens uncertain for months who holds postmaster duties.
Adolph Sjobrim a Marquette Swede used a jackknife to carve a clock shaped frame representing an ancient castle. He crafted the piece with various woods and spent two years on the project.
A collection of curious notes spans umbrellas as royal insignia in the past to Denmark's taxi of drunken patrons, changing hat fashions from West to East, a declining St Valentine custom in England, a France piano tax with exemptions, and historic Sunday session counts in Parliament. It also covers Bolivia’s map invisibility due to a dinner insult and a New Yorker encountering a Buddhist shrine vendor’s playful ritual explaining open hours and business hours.
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