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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1891
Page
2
The essay argues hypnotism could be criminalized like dangerous stunts such as balloon exhibitions and drowns in sensationalism. It criticizes inebriety as a social issue, urges restraint and willpower, and discusses temperance, rehabilitation, and the need for moral regeneration. It laments racial and punitive attitudes while urging mercy in justice and self restraint.
A half sheet issue of The Arizona Kicker mocks lynching and threats against its staff. It recalls a staged confrontation with Abe Carter, a attempted shooting at Jim Cummins, a graveyard joke, a tavern founder named Col Jackson, and a libel suit against a mayoral candidate. The piece defends its jokes, notes a prank with a Boston accent, and explains a local saloon owner’s shotgun incident with Joe.
An editor recounts an attempted assassination involving a man named Gur who collapsed after a scramble in a shanty. The assailant fled, with a shooter's revolver never fired, and the incident was later telegraphed by a correspondent as a column account that was not convincing. He reflections that the offender should not have left Ohio.
A frayed dialogue in a 19th century parish gathering mocks the disbanding camp meeting and religious zeal. The scene shifts to a newspaper office displaying images of political figures like Mr Blaine and dramatic depictions of public events, including a controversial caricature of a candidate engaging in rough deeds.
In a lively scene a group debates betting on the next race. One insists on a wager while another claims no clear favorite. A daughter scorns blue blood and a mine owner sues for status, while weather chatter and travel plans close the exchange with humor.
A dialogue scene shows a character asking about the suit and another notes the father sees it as a misfit. The exchange hints at social judgment and personal acceptance within a family context.
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a question about Mrs Brownston's presence at home and a servant's reply mentioning Vesim and an evening out. The text is incomplete and lacks clear factual events or entities to summarize into a full news item.
An article argues Newfoundland faces political and social control by St John’s merchants, calling for union with the United States. It highlights growing annexation sentiment among port and island residents, criticizes English governance, and notes Robert Mund as a leading annexationist while warning of British resistance and potential appointments for Sir William Whiteway.
John and Isabella Beecher Moaker celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Isabella Beech er is seen as a prominent American woman, long active in philanthropy and universal suffrage. Her husband John Hooker is a capable lawyer supportive of sociological reform. the couple resides in Hartford.
American naval officers juggle many outfits as etiquette dictates hats coats and neckties. The captain sets daily uniforms but admirals control dress rules near other ships causing grumbles among subalterns. Poor weather leads to inappropriate clothing choices and discomfort aboard.
A vandal used dynamite on a Methodist hospital church bell in Kerkonrhige Volo, blowing the bell and belfry, endangering over 100 people. The shocking act stirs strong anti neo sentiment and prompts police inquiry, with tensions rising around the Sunday saloon.
A Washington Star piece describes a tropical carnivorous plant reported as a novel vegetable whisky shop at a botanical garden. Frogs seek the liquor, but sharp thorns trap and kill them as the plant absorbs their essence. other plant-made drinks attract insects and serve in beetle-sized pitchers.
A glass faced black box in the officers mess at West Point holds two death masks. One is claimed to be Napoleon, the other Frederick the Great, though the facial likenesses differ from familiar portraits. The pieces were secured by Commander Chadwick and presented to the mess, regarded as highly valuable and authentic.
The passage traces the Iron Age as an ascent in civilization where early use of iron expands craft and tool making from weapons like halves axes and helmets to ploughs and hoes. It notes progress as knowledge of iron grows, enabling widespread, varied applications.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a branch of mistletoe kept at home through the year as a charm for good fortune. The text mentions housewives and a rite or belief surrounding the mistletoe but is largely garbled, leaving the core claim as an old superstition about luck linked to mistletoe.
In the early seventeenth century Peter Paul Rubens stayed at a modest Parian inn near the Maria de Medici palace. When the host demanded cash Rubens offered a painted ledger of money which proved fake. The host paid with real interest after deceived by painted riches a tale that drew elite visitors and a wealthy Englishman eager to own the illusion.
A fragmented verse reflecting hopeful longing as ships appear or pass unseen on a vast sea. The speaker considers varied waits from morning gray to late night, lamenting that some ships never arrive.
The itemization highlights lumber output in Washington state 69 million feet in 1890, a South Carolina investment of 11.5 million dollars in factories and railroads, gaslight photography, and kitchen waste turned to charcoal fuel. It notes electricity enabling factory stoppage, telegraph longitude tests at McGill Montreal, a massive London gasometer, glass bottle machinery gains, electric welding growth, and wood finishing trends in yellow pine.
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