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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
2
A garbled Pierre edition of mixed anecdotes and headlines from a turn of the century paper. It references wealth, divorce by mail, political violence in Porto Rico, royal intrigues, and social commentary, with stray remarks on Europe prosperity and colonial affairs.
Clarence Berry and old miner Glum Ralston rescue Paul Millett believed lost after being stranded in the woods. Amid ice and hunger Millett reveals a past as Cracklash, pursued by Theodore Lackland and Laura Keen. The party plans to extract Millett while nursing him back to health as a dramatic rescue unfolds under a stormy sky.
An Irish farmer known as a witch doctor was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses from Moore, who paid for a supposed cure. The man demanded 12 shillings for preliminaries and gold coins for the full cure, subjected Moore to a torturous ritual, then claimed success but warned against digging up the site. Police later searched the burial spot but found no coins. The prisoner is held for trial.
Morning breaks over a snowstorm as Kate warms the patient with broth in a small cabin. The bedridden man whispers asking where he is, and Kate replies she does not know, only that they are somewhere far from home.
Prof Edward Howard Griggs of Stanford was guest of honor at a Boston dinner club. He planned to read a paper published in Overland Monthly, but the room echoed his words as members held proof and read along in unison.
A young boy, a budding philosopher, feels the rights of boyhood ignored by grown ups. He endures hunger and injustice, conceives revolt against Fate, and vents his bitterness that even a hired man would react to such neglect. His protest marks a rare awakening amid oppression.
A New York Town report recalls a playful classroom moment where a pupil asks about compass and a teacher’s confident answer, a tale shaded by local tradition. The piece also quotes Uncle Peebles on vacations and a Chicago Tribune remark about men under the influence.
A large group of Doukhobors left home and farm near Yorkton Manitoba for a northern Canadian trek. Police plan to confine wanderers to a village under surveillance while observers note the women and children are sheltered in town.
The remnant of a remarkable tribe of Eequimaux has been found on Southampton Island at Hudson Bay’s extreme north. They have lived with no prior contact with whites, building huts from whale bone and whalebone. A stone lamp atop an elevated platform fuels cooking and heating with whale oil and dried meat wick.
German military experts favor night operations due to smokeless powder and refined firearms. Captive balloons with searchlights sweep vast areas, enabling four mile visibility and telegraphic contact with troops, guiding close quarter maneuvers unseen by the enemy.
Centuries ago in Durham Poglesd two men were tried and executed on no stronger proof than a ghostly night vision near a mill. The specter described a woman with hair about her head and five bloody wounds, naming the culprits who were later proven guilty by the tale.
Record year for city construction in 1901 shows 85 571 permits from 42 cities, up 25 percent from 1900, with building value totaling 372 173 431 dollars versus 241 516 685 in 1900, a gain of 150 057 046 dollars. Also reports a body of a man found on Glamorgan shore and buried. memory quirks noted in verse recall.
A traveler describes Chu seni as a fashionable summer resort with a famed sulphur bath and milky waters. He notes the big bathhouse where people of all ages bathe together, sees babies dining in the bath, and remarks on perceived prudery by Japanese authorities as they move away from traditional naked customs.
Capt. William KE Sewell of the U S Navy will govern Guam for three years and live aboard the station ship Supply. He arrived with his family from New York and will remain on Guam, sending for mail and supplies from Cavite as needed.
A fragment reports a bold Bank of France robbery described as the war era’s first. It notes the Bank’s founding by Napoleon in 1800 and alludes to guarding vast specie and jewels, claiming it holds the nation’s wartime treasure. Also mentions Dr Simon Newsomb receiving an honorary PhD from Christiana University.
Financial commentators tally Britain's South African War cost at about 220 million pounds in money terms. The Statist argues this spendthrift total exceeds the indemnity Germany exacted from France, urging that unpreparedness for conquering two small republics proved costlier than any military reorganization.
Seventeenth century silver pieces fascinate with a high relief angel door plaque holding chains for a holy water vase. The article marvels at the simple natural beauty, wonders at the singers who touched the water, and praises enduring charm that twentieth century artisans have yet to match.
A New York area factory posts a sarcastic visitor policy listing hours for Commercial travelers, solicitors, book agents, stationery peddlers and insurance agents, and notes the firm will mind its own business between sunset and sunrise. A jumble of unrelated notes follows about Ella Witchazel’s outdoor cure on a Iowa farm and health remedies.
A fragmentary account notes shifts in German politics as agrarian and anti-republic factions clash. It cites figures Gudermann Halbe and Pein, with references to the Kaiser era and the theater of public opinion amid economic and social pressures impacting workers and managers.
John C Hallenbeck elected excellent grand master of the Grand Council in Chicago at the annual event. The longtime Mason, noted for holding multiple offices and advancing through all degrees, is recognized for his Dutch heritage and service in Chicago’s Masonic chapters.
A draft profile notes the Marchioness of Londonderry may be composing a significant literary work. It recalls her Irish ties, Mount Stewart residence, and Lord Londonderry’s former role as lord lieutenant of Ireland, highlighting her connection to the Irish people and culture. There is mention of public complaint schemes at railway stations and a placeholder on Italian socialist friction near Como, with references to aristocratic figures and a distant incident near Plinus.
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