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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1902
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press notes a mix of chatter and opinions on prices, labor, and culture. It mentions Parisian professors planning to study a new comet, wallpaper costs, coal pricing debates, and the beef trust as part of broader public concerns. Other items touch on marriages, literary claims, and the humor of daily life with scattered references to notable figures and events.
Laura Kean plans to cross the pass with Theodore Lackland who professes selfless aid. He offers funds for the search for Paul Miller as they trek Alaska toward Yukon, while Ben Holum and Morri Padgett scheme. A captured Paul and hermit hide in a cavern. a barked taunt on a torn skin warns of hunger and pursuit.
Fragmentary OCR shows a dialogue about a bay lamp and mountains with unclear context. The readable lines mention clapped lamp, go down a camp, and welded for sway across mountains, but the source text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities.
A geological survey notes United States mining of precious stones valued around 300 000 dollars in a year. Diamonds yield about 100 dollars from Lee county Georgia. New Mexico leads with 118 000 dollars in turquoises. Montana 90 000 dollars in sapphires. deposits of rhodolite garnet in North Carolina. various emeralds, beryls, amethysts found nationwide. The report suggests increasing domestic gem production may rival old world supplies.
A brief tale unfolds of Johnny asking for money to visit a circus and his grandfather Mr Whittaker balking at the idea until the boy reveals he inherited the desire from Noah. The scene ends with the old man loosening the purse strings after the earnest plea and a hint of rain.
A historic anecdote recounts Edwin Booth's father being encouraged to room in a Richmond hotel and drinking sprees. The theater manager allegedly circumvented staff by guiding a bellboy to deliver brandy through a pipe while Booth claimed the bottle was empty. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a vivid, dialect filled retelling.
Lord Saiisbury and family visit Homburg. Lady Gwendoline Ceci buys a cane chair for five marks. A boy haggles but the chair is deemed substantial enough for the ex-premier at a fair price.
A noted Filipino investigator named Mr. Lala is recognized for presenting the results of his inquiries into the Philippines. He will outline the island groups needs and report on conditions observed during his investigations.
The Canadian minister of public works, J Tarte, has resigned after unauthorised remarks in Europe. Sir Wilfrid Laurier sent a note stating his discussion of high protection without consultation was unconstitutional and violated responsible government. Tarte, originally Conservative, switched to the Liberals in 1891 and is based in Quebec.
A familiar Bohemian figure in Paria known as Marius, a slight man who smoked many cigarettes and enjoyed literary talk, was later found to be a woman dead in her usual haunts after failing to appear and receiving no response at the door.
John O'Donnell, prominent Irish MP for South Mayo since 1900, born in Mayo, aged 30, and first organizer of the United Irish League. He has faced imprisonment in Castlebar and Sligo jails for alleged Irish agitation, serving as secretary to the league's directory.
The early career of the Russian writer Maxim Gorki recalls struggles similar to those of Jacob A. Rife. He ran away from home, endured hardship as a day laborer and more, walked 600 miles to Kazan for free instruction, and soon discovered his aptitude.
Camille BalntHeens, composer of The Coronation March, was made commander of On Serene as appreciation for his work. Saint-Saens already holds many European court decorations.
A teen woman’s bank opened on Thirty-fourth street and finished its first day with deposits of 155000 dollars. From a modest stationery start, it grew into a bank specializing in women’s business, reflecting evolving roles as emancipation sparks new enterprise. The feature cites the New York World and notes women’s mounting patronage in finance.
Boer commander Christian De Wet, one of three chiefs who met King Edward, toured Holland and Paris and plans to visit the United States. He travels with his comrades to appeal to nations to aid the destitute and educate children, while praising peace and recalling his wartime leadership against Lord Roberts.
Deputy Labor Commissioner C. E. Watson compiles Nebraska crop data for the year. Winter wheat covers 1,904,930 acres yielding 45,791,594 bushels. spring wheat 645,828 acres with 7,740,008 bushels. corn 5,616,801 acres yielding 176,637,632 bushels. oats 1,638,647 acres yielding 2,465,704 bushels. barley 78,414 acres yielding 1,960,250 bushels. rye 483,554 acres yielding 6,708,972 bushels.
A Paris researcher claims Balzac invented wood block pavement for streets. The discovery rests on a reference in Balzac’s Mercadet where the character extols wooden blocks as improving streets and hindering barricades, a point noted after a Paris stage production at the Francaise.
Congressman Robert W. Davin was hunting near Mt Augustine when a large black bear charged him. He climbed a tree and hid for hours until help arrived, while the bear lingered nearby before being driven off.
Report from Vienna notes Eugene Baterhasy left the Jepute ures to regain his fortune of 175000 dollars and donated to the Society upon entering. Women like the practice of medicine as a profession for women is growing in popularity.
A fragmented roundup describes The Old Maids club jokingly. tales of dog catchers, unlicensed canines, telephony, and a World Round trip quip. Ed Mall reports four falfe crops from seventeen acres near Carthage, plus a foxed potato boast. Rushville reacts to a missed presidential visit while other towns note a coal fix with corn cobs, church debt, and a bank expansion. The mix closes with humorous local quips about marriage ads and the Gentry mayor’s Oklahoma escapade.
Fragmentary 19th century item mentions rainfall on Christmas Day near Papaatos on Hata island, a German military plan involving carrier pigeons, and a brewing mix of unrelated notices about remedies and a prize for an agricultural motor car. It includes scattered names and places such as Wes equalled Papaatos, Spandau, Gainesville, Burton, Dodd's Kidney Pills, and a German Emperor prize.
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