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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1901
Page
3
The article surveys a mix of medical curiosities and colonial notes. It references metival from Africa, a potent heart sedative, and civilian and official surveys. It notes population figures in the South African Republic and ends with unrelated birthday greetings and small town chatter.
A survey of historic payments reveals Edwin Landseer earned between 6000 and 9000 pounds for four Nelson monument designs, John Hawkshaw received 5000 pounds for the Severn tunnel, Turner was paid 10000 pounds for Dido Building Carthage, and a portrait brought 20000 pounds. The Duke of Hamilton paid 265000 pounds for the Hamilton palace sale of 1883, while jockey Harry Grimshaw earned 25000 pounds for Gladiateur in the Derby of 1805. Also noted is the Polyphemus, a singular British Navy vessel with a deck four feet above water and no sail.
An Illinois representative Alva Merrill story sparks a man's life saved claim after his advertisement inspired him to use Dodd’s Kidney Pills for chronic rheumatic pain. The anecdote connects Merrill’s image with a life on the train from Springfield to Chillicothe as a dying man credits the Pills and the honest name behind them.
The passage discusses the extreme poverty and resource scarcity of the people, the burden of government debts per capita, and doubts about any nation being so poor yet debt-ridden. It notes Newfoundland’s desire for trade talks with the United States and the potential for a reciprocal trade treaty, while imperial control fears hinder treaty ratification with Canada’s interests in mind.
Col Zach Mulhall of Mulhall Oklahoma, a famed southwest cattle and ranching figure, reportedly met with President Theodore Roosevelt in Washington about the Oklahoma territory governorship. Roosevelt is said to favor Mulhall, a longtime livestock agent for the Santa Fe railroad. Mulhall, born in New Orleans forty five years ago, has long spent time in cow camps across Kansas Indian Territory New Mexico and Texas and owns about 6000 acres.
A census bulletin shows total Indians in the United States at 266,760 in 1900, with Alaska included. The report notes declines in several states from 1890 to 1900 and highlights shifts in distribution among Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Alaska, and others while mentioning counts for Indian Territory and individual states.
Daniel G. George of Haverhill Massachusetts survives as one of the few to win the thanks of Congress for heroic conduct. He helped Cushing's expedition sink the Confederate ram Albemarle, a feat that protected Northern ports and Union fleets.
A Tribune note laments Halloween's drift from its original meaning, observing that holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas lose purpose to excessive eating and gift exchange, with Halloween deteriorating into irrelevant customs and vague rites. The piece critiques societal drift and cultural forgetting.
The Philippine Commission announces a new tariff taking effect this week. It bans preferences for American goods and applies duties to competing imports from other countries, aligning with the U S policy stance.
SAYINGS and DOINGS shortly aftr the crows war, About Ofwen yours Jess Grae and Paria, devoted himself to the French language. ARTHUR A. ANDERSON, a young African American, was sent to the dark continent where he advanced French influence among tribes near the great river. He believes Africa is the most promising field for Black American talent and is touring US cities with his wife, an Englishwoman.
Professor Willis L. Moore criticizes hail suppression efforts using cannons and explosives. He notes global interest in the topic and cites scientists in Europe and America who deem interference with natural atmospheric processes impossible.
A few weeks ago Mary Belle Witwer of Dayton Ohio was arrested on suspicion of poisoning her sister and is held for police investigation. Neighbors report the sudden deaths of twelve people connected to her, including three husbands, five housekeepers, and four children. She protests innocence. incriminating evidence not yet found though superstition warns to shun her.
A July 21 strike by union teamsters and waterfront workers in San Francisco halted port commerce but caused little fruit-grower loss. Governor Gage, representing the strikers, brokered an agreement with employers who refused to discharge or recognize union men, reserving the right to reinstate only nonunion workers. The dispute mirrored steenwork controversies with wages not involved.
Fragmentary text describes a person named Leet and mentions getting money or value, a cookery element, and unrelated names. The readable portions suggest a local items brief without clear events. Entities detected include Leet and Wrekin. The rest remains unclear.
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