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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
3
Edward pressures Constance for honesty after a tense confrontation about their bond and past affections. Constance resists while hidden fears mount as Mr. Withers drafts his will in front of them, sparking dread over a looming death and estate division.
The most remarkable canal is between Worsley and St Helens in the North of England. It is sixteen miles long and underground throughout. Lancashire’s extensive coal mines undermine half the country. Duke of Bridgewater estate managers built the canal to save costs by moving coal underground while draining mines. Ordinary canal boats use manpower for propulsion. The tunnel arch has cross pieces and workers push from their backs using feet against cross bars to move coal loads.
French explorer Monsieur Martel has completed the first full survey of Mitchelstown cave in Ireland. The limestone cavern runs about a mile and a quarter with a maze of passageways resembling city streets on a chart. It hosts unique inhabitants including a cave-dwelling spider species.
The Osage Indians of Oklahoma own about 1,000 acres per member and receive quarterly cash from the U S Treasury. A progressive party gains control to push allotment in severalty, planning title deeds for about 1,000 acres per person. Per capita wealth, land and treasury payments suggest households worth tens of thousands, with white labor hired for farm work and ongoing settlement of tribal lands.
A summer resorter recalls Susie Gaz tam who allegedly harmed herself after a bicycle mix up. Two hours after removing a bike from the rack she realized a mistake and had cleaned another girl's wheel, leading to fatal actions. The exchange questions if her life seemed happy despite the tragedy.
The Boston Transcript records a remark praising actor Hamlin for possessing the art that conceals art. The exchange suggests he is adept at presenting talent without obvious display.
A New York party describes a comic incident aboard a West Virginia bound train. A newly married couple in the sleeper above a drummers’ car hung their wardrobes on the bell rope, stopping the engine. The bride laments the use of the line as she quips about hanging clothes, while the scene ends with the conductor restoring order. The excerpt also includes an advertisement for No-To-Bac tobacco remedy.
The Passion play in Oberammergau, performed every tenth year in a village of 1,349 inhabitants forty-five miles southwest of Munich, requires 700 actors all drawn from the village. It takes place in a large open air theater with a 6,000 spectator capacity and is the last surviving example of medieval mystery plays.
Excerpts discuss Syrup of Figs as a health tonic and claim renewed strength. Comments on Greek reading vs speech, a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine, a political note about Admiral Montt in Chile, Cascarets as a gentle laxative, a Niagara Falls canal project, and free bicycle checks at a Burlington Vermont venue.
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