Quotations and opinions fill a Missouri press page
The Marble Hill Press compiles a stream of aphorisms and commentary ranging from misused business terms to reflections on marriage, education, and notable figures like Napier, Dewey, and Wheeler. It contrasts public money handling at Cook County Hospital with broader social observations and technical discussions on dinosaurs, German plowing, and war preparations.
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Cook County Hospital
Chicago
County Board
Thanksgiving memory and autumn blessings remembered
A first person reminiscence recalls a near thirty year old Thanksgiving marked by unusual skies and bright autumn sights. The narrator notes exceptional meteor showers mild weather, abundant chestnuts and crops, pleasant neighbors, and a mood of optimistic harmony as the season unfolds. References include observations of birds, rabbits, pumpkins, and chestnuts amid a generally tranquil social scene and a reflection on Mrs. Astor's famous Thanksgiving dinner traditions.
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van Dyke
Thanksgiving Reflection on Faithful Service by the Church
A devotional note thanks the church for guiding believers toward warning and care. It highlights disciples healing the sick comforting the broken hearted feeding the needy and fostering social fellowship in joy and sorrow as reasons for gratitude.
Fig Pudding Recipe from a historic bake note
A recipe for fig pudding uses half a pound breadcrumbs one to two pounds of figs six ounces salt six to eight bits of soft sugar three eggs eight to ten nutmeg a teacup of milk. Mix chopped suet with figs and spices. combine with bread crumbs and milk then mold and chill for three to four hours. The method notes you can halve the quantities.
Lost Traveler Foiled Forest Fraud In France
A traveler in southern France encountered suspicious men while crossing a forest. A quick-witted stranger offered a bribe to retire from bidding on forest land, enabling a price manipulation scheme. The traveler learned a large forest sale occurred that day and the plot aimed to keep prices low for insiders.
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France
Estimated millions of women sustain their own livelihoods
The figure suggests about 4,000,000 women in the United States support themselves or contribute to their family income. The estimate reflects broader labor participation and economic independence among women during the period.
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Sttates
A Faithless Party in Nebraska Indictment Speech
A critical pamphlet condemns the Republican Party and McKinley era imperialism. It denounces gold standard promises, praises bimetallism, and urges return to the Declaration of Independence while railing at war in the Philippines and the Hanna McKinley political machine. It cites figures like Hoar Boutwell Edmunds Sherman and Jefferson Davis, warning of militarism and loss of liberty.
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Republican State Committee of
Nebraska
Bryan
Omaha
United States
Congress
Republican Party
Senator Hoar
Boutwell
Edmunds
John Sherman
Ohio
Philippine Islands
McKinley
America
Old World
Wm. McKinley
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ohio stumping drive stirs Republican mobilization plan
A New York weekly notes Senator Mark Hanna leads a mobilizing effort by the president and cabinet to “save Ohio for the Republicans.” Indirectly the campaign costs are borne by taxpayers, as public business stalls and taxes take a holiday. A $14,000 personal check to Hanna is mentioned amid the Dewey celebration aftermath.
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Mark Hanna
Ohio
Hay Cout
Stumpord
New York
Gage
Tven
Bie
Beontor Hanna
Admiral Dewey
Civil Service in Ohio and the Republican fund drive
A memo covers Ohio Republican finance tactics pressing federal office holders for political contributions, cites Senator Edmunds on the Civil Service Act’s ban on solicitations, and questions whether the Civil Service Commission will act. Also notes Nebraska Morton retreat and Columbus salesmen denouncing trusts led by Hanna, urging anti Hannaism.
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Civil Service Commission
Geo. F. Edmunds
Judiciary Committee
Renmate
Senatr Edmunds
Edmiunds
Isaves
Civil Service Commisssion
United States
Civil Service Act
Post Office
Custom House
Joes
Republican State Executive Committee
Ohio
Elgil Service Commission
Phrase about future Conservative issue to publish evidence
The fragment notes a possibility that future Conservative issues may publish evidence about a person whom Mr. Bryan respects. It presents a cautious forecast of potential revelations tied to a named individual in political discourse.
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Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Pewllar
Mr. Bryan
New York Sun
Saya
William J. Bryan
Beagan
Bryan
Barbed Wire Price Paradox Faces Wheat Farmer
A Nobrask farmer trades wheat for barbed wire in two spring and summer tries. Wheat stayed near 10 cents a bushel while wire leaped from 2.30 to 3.70 per hundred, prompting a farmer to wonder why wire rises while his wheat price stalls, blaming a “wire trust.”
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the World-Herald
White
Wire Trust
Consolidation of Rail, Industry Giants to Shape Future Citizens
New York World laments near total railway control under one management and parodies the nursery rhyme This Little Pig Went to Market to critique Morgan Armour Pillsbury Prick Vanderbilt. It argues concentrated power in bread meat steel iron and transport guides American political economy and industry captains from infancy.
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New York World
Morgan
Armour
Pillsbury
Vanderbilt
India
Pige
Han
Longevity of Watches Found in Bucks Fold
A girl found a gold watch and chain in a Woodburn Bucks fold. Mr. Arthur Cripps of Great Dawley recognized it as the watch he lent eighteen years ago, after a long interment. The owner’s chance of recovery seemed slim until recognition by Cripps.
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Aundry Vieira
Woodburn
Bucks
Arthur Cripps
Great
Mr. Crippe
Landon
Travelers Trunks Smuggled Goods Amid Frontier Delays
A humorous travelogue recalls Italian customs officials at a frontier crossing where a traveler declares a hidden loden dress pattern atop a trunk. Officials press for late declarations as the train waits, leading to a $1 duty and a thwarted attempt to smuggle goods before the journey continues.
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Ita Offelals
Outlook
Loden
Tyrol
O Niciala
Tils
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