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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
3
A well dressed foreigner enters a Bowery pawnshop with a fine diamond ring and seeks a loan. The broker pretends confusion but offers $80 against the ring, then reveals a 2 dollar recovery fee, finally settling at $1 for the ring after the man objects. The lender comments on the apparent fraud as the scene closes.
An old time advertisement offers genuine Imported Bulle and a simple rope carried wood bag for hauling wood. It also invites readers suffering from piles to request a booklet and medical advice about a cure claimed by Dr. Donald Wallace Vo of St. Louis Missouri with保証 money back.
A young woman lights the scene with wit about Johnny needing daily aid in mental arithmetic and a joke on the famous one plus one equals two problem. The young man probes the famed puzzle while she insists on a distinction between math and sentiment.
A garbled 19th century passage recounts a Georgia hunting incident where a hired darky and dogs chase a coon up a cypress, a swampy fall injures the man’s ear, and the coon is killed. The piece then shifts to “What People Collect” noting eclectic private collections and curiosities from wax cats to rattlesnake tails, with scattered anecdotes about collectors in Madrid, Vienna, Jamaica, and Philadelphia.
A discussion on aging books and the durability of paper. The Society of Arts in London examines deterioration of modern paper, noting that many today may be short lived unless paper is made from durable fibers like cotton, flax, and hemp rather than mechanical wood pulp which accelerates degradation and discoloration.
A critical column attacks Mark Hanna and his allies over pressing Admiral Dewey as a presidential candidate. The piece denounces the repeated Dewey name and argues it insults the Manila hero, noting Dewey’s reluctance for office and Hanna's influence on national policy. The author, C. H. Robinson, calls for restraint and questions political strategy.
W L Harvey argues wage earners would gain if western mining booms and farming profits expand independent employment. He warns trusts lure unions with wage raises to back favored politicians, risking a collapse of the common good and a slide toward slavery for workers and their children.
The article railings accuse England of draining the United States balance of trade through interest payments and foreign ownership. It cites Lord Scully owning vast tracts in Illinois and Kansas, and broad English foreclosure holdings across the Northern Pacific region. It portrays Russian tenants and Irish rackrent systems replacing American owners, with English lenders accumulating property nationwide.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee returns from Europe and predicts Bryan's nomination and win in 1900 with the largest electoral and popular vote for a Democrat. He argues for 16 to 1 silver coinage, attacks national bank notes, and pledges a Chicago platform emphasis on anti militarism and monetary reform. He notes limited perceived western prosperity and its effect on voters, asserting it favors his party.
A Chicago Farm Field and Fireside piece critiques an article in the Chicago Times-Herald that parallels Illinois to Luzon to defend Imperialism. It argues Illinois is an American state with federal limits on money, duties, mail, rivers, and church establishment, and that Luzon would lack comparable voice.
The article traces lace making from Belgium through the Notre Dame sisters founded by Angela Gillespie. It details how a Belgian lace weaver came to America under strict conditions, to establish a new revenue source for the orphans and convent. The program began at Notre Dame, with the weaver eventually seeking union with the community after bonding with the sisters.
The article explains modern conservatories built not for flowers but to display tropical greenery. Florists maintain the plants in tubs while clients cover heating costs. lavish homes feature glass doors, mosaics, and carefully arranged palms and ferns in costly planters.
Major General Joseph Wheeler praises Peruna as an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh, joining Senators Sullivan Rowach and McEnery in endorsements. S.D. McEnery of Louisiana, W.V. Sullivan of Mississippi, and W.N. Roach of North Dakota also attest to Peruna’s relief and strength benefits. A free catarrh book is offered by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus, Ohio.
Rev G W Granuls caught and killed a five foot shark off Newport Oregon while strolling with companions near Nye Creek. The shark was brought ashore for curious summer visitors, as Frisco Line promotes travel with a pamphlet offered by Bryan Snyder in St Louis.
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