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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
2
A collection of aphorisms, colonial-era quips, and small market reports touches on manners, honesty, and public morals. Wry reflections criticize newspapers, praise apples for Europe, and question journalism’s moral compass amid shifting attitudes and a stiff social code.
Under his father's will Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr is disinherited for marrying Miles Grace Wilson. The estate totals 109 million with 10 million portions to Cornelius Jr’s siblings and large bequests to Yale Columbia Vanderbilt, the Met, and charities. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and William K. Vanderbilt share the remainder with widow as life beneficiary. a Porto Rico railway sits in nationalist finance debates.
A historical critique argues for silver as the people's money, detailing how gold drives central control and bank power while silver circulation remains constrained. It contrasts US and foreign practices, notes limited subsidiary silver, and cites arguments about genuine money and policy debates.
In Chicago, William Jennings Bryan argues that government powers come from the consent of the governed. He critiques the administration for delaying action after the treaty and calls for decisive policy in the Philippines, asserting the Cubans deserve freedom and warning against force as the sole criterion of rule.
H R Hurst of Philadelphia asks about British fixed gold price and coinage law, US silver dollars in London, and the Japanese yen purchasing power. The piece explains English mint price, discount on silver dollars, and yen’s relation to gold yen plus a political critique of gold standard evangelism and patriotism.
The piece critiques linking theology morality and the gold standard to patriotism, arguing that justifying wrongdoing for perceived good corrupts civic virtue. It condemns McKinley era sermons in Sunday schools and mocks the hypocrisy in claims of national mission amid wartime rhetoric and economic interests.
A Marcedonian cry from Ohio reports Mark Hanna urging postmasters and other federal officials to fund his campaign. The piece argues officials may resist due to legal protections against political assessments, yet warns that McKinley allies control federal positions and could retaliate, urging a choice between obedience or removal from the federal payroll.
Henry Allen Bell author of the Voters Guide that aided Democratic votes in 1896 has issued a refreshed 1900 edition. The compact volume updates coinage topics, free coinage, sound money beliefs, and the money system for busy readers. Orders flow from states and committees seeking to educate voters for the 1900 campaign.
The Washington Times recalls Admiral Dewey’s loyalty during the Long and Sampson controversy and his strong friendship with Rear Admiral Sobley. The piece notes Sobley’s reception amid flowers and public acclaim, portraying a noble act and warm popular response.
A Washington correspondent reports on Boer plans to cripple the Rand gold mines by destroying pumping works and machinery. The Witwatersrand reef yields vast output. billions in British investment could be sunk if mining capacity is ruined. War risks may cut global gold supply. explosions could also target Pretoria and Johannesburg.
A fragment describes Russian etiquette requiring a university girl to marry before study, often via a civil ceremony with a male student she may not know. The marriage remains legal for schooling, may end if they part, and is dissolved after the course ends, allowing remarriage. It mentions Sonya Kovalevski.
The late czarowlich left a widow and family after a morganatic marriage to a royal, with details limited to the imperial status and familial ties.
A Baltimore bride dies by asphyxiation two days after marriage and her husband perishes in a steamship accident at sea two days later. The tragic sequence follows a wedding voyage aboard the German Lloyd dreamer Willehnd, with the couple from the city.
A humorous instructional piece offers exaggerated methods for sewing on a button. It mocks patience and skill while detailing unsafe or silly steps such as threading a needle with one’s teeth or using a corkscrew to pass thread. It concludes with dubious promises of a button that lasts at least a week.
An Ellsworth man refused to pay for two hens killed by a neighbor’s dog claiming innocence. Days later the dog accompanied the man to the farm and killed four more hens before the owner settled the bill for six.
A historical note describes the Polyphenus, a British navy vessel, as a long steel tube sunk in water with a deck just four feet above the sea. It has no masts or sails and serves as a ram and torpedo boat, highlighting its singular design.
A muddled note asserts bread on brown bread was invented in Boston about 150 years ago, while another writer says it originated in Plymouth soon after the Pilgrims landed, and that baked beans were first adopted by them from Indigenous peoples.
A playful exchange recalls a misremembered anniversary as one spouse jokes about a first marriage while the other corrects the date and notes the mix up in a Detroit newspaper snippet.
Rolennata declares that blank letter on a four white background forms caused the worn posible atrain on the eyes.
Nev A G J Marke reports a rising national wave of divorce driven by inequality. The piece analyzes social and economic factors contributing to marital strain and broader family impacts across communities.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy to purify blood and benefit the whole body. It asserts small ailments signal the need for cleansing and that purified blood strengthens every organ for all ages and both sexes.
A fragmented humor piece collection titled Our Budget of Fun includes original and selected jokes and tronies. It features a moral about a mite that brings a large return, a tale of a boy stung by a wasp, and quips about bravery and family, as cited in Philadelphia North American.
Ally Sloper and Rose discuss an afternoon walk to a ruined castle with light banter about going out with a purpose. The exchange hints at a playful, observational tone from the comic strip dialogue.
A fragment from the North American paper describes Why Sho Won Ausioua returning from a long day of fishing. He shows his wife the contents of his basket and she marvels at the catch. He teases her as he asks what could have happened to him. She worried the shops would close before he returned to town.
In this dialogue piece a man and woman exchange blunt praise and teasing remarks about honesty and appearance. He promises to be straightforward while she presses for revelations, noting a prominent feature on her nose as a point of lighthearted approval in a playful back and forth.
A lively exchange features a baron and a hodiesa joking about a singer named Miss Dorays. The baron questions whether the last song has truly ended, while the hodiesa hints at future praise if it proves to be her final performance.
The Corn-Fed Philosopher remarks that only the very young husband hurries to tell his wife when he gets a raise, as noted in the Indianapolis Journal.
An elderly man with wooden legs arrives at the door seeking entry. He is politely declined by the mistress who instructs servants to refuse him without delay. The brief exchange underscores determination to avoid interaction.
Fragmented dialogue reveals Throgenus aimed to wed Kickwley's youngest daughter but inadvertently becomes betrothed to the eldest. The exchange hints at a comically bungled courtship and a rumor that Mra was the mastermind behind the misadventure.
A misquoted dialogue features a spiritual adviser challenging a multimillionaire who plans to travel to Europe. The exchange questions money’s value and hints at a journey beyond earthly wealth.
A fragment from a historical piece shows a city cousin mocking a man’s drinking in mock politicking dialogue. A Kentucky relative scorns the idea of a man drinking without paying, highlighting social humor and regional tact.
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