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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1891
Page
2
The records show college authorities should enforce discipline to curb liquor saloons and lawless acts in Greek letter associations. It argues that strict student conduct places colleges among those fulfilling their endowments. The piece notes a dramatic rise in immigration, adding 517,621 people yearly and 33.08 percent over ten years.
Leaders of Utah's Mormon party declare readiness to back suitable candidates regardless of religion and say they seek no political control over church members. The remark signals a shift as the party emphasizes independence from church leadership and urges voters to reject religious influence in politics.
The passage questions whether physical injury aids learning arguing a kicked knee cap or cracked ribs do not improve Latin Greek or calculus mastery. It contrasts injury with the idea that pain or damage is not a path to knowledge and suggests learning relies on other factors.
A Utah Gentile faction cautions against yielding to Mormon hierarchy promises urging decency. They warn conversion is rapid and risky and accuse the hierarchy of active effort to increase Mormon population and influence politics.
The writer argues European tax policies will drive industrious immigrants to America, framing the nation as the product of centuries of political evolution. It lauds Anglo-Saxon liberty, moral reform, and Christian rights, while criticizing a rival alarm clock invention as a harsh justice quip about the inventor. It notes 15,000 inmates of juvenile reformatories.
The article details inventor Fest’s plan to launch a hot air balloon powered by a built in heater, aiming to reach Europe in a 36 hour experimental flight. His device uses a fireproof heater and gasoline to lift a 50 pound payload, with a spherical balloon 24 feet in diameter and a 4245 cubic foot volume.
A-Lifter is a rectangular fuel tank, C holds mysterious perforation for heat, D buoy drops if the balloon enters water, and E postal cards drop at intervals to trace the balloon. This outlines a scaled balloon apparatus with safety features.
A historical column describes a dream of crossing the Atlantic in days using a constant eastward air current. The inventor believes a balloon or hot air craft could travel at over a mile per minute and reach the other side within a few days, solving transatlantic travel. It notes the inventor Fet and his immigration to the United States, with his early work as an engraver and later business ventures.
A review of a spiritualist investigation into Miss Lord, a medium from Lewell, detailing seances overseen by Rev T Ernest Allen and supporters of the American Peychal society. The account describes canes standing upright, a rocking chair moving and levitating, and Mrs Flower seated in the chair as it rises and finally places the pair on the table amid dim light and whispered prompts.
At Nantasket the season shows the pretty girl in control as fashions shift toward simplicity. Women lounge in bathing gowns of satin and ambers, change outfits through the day, and debate what the ladies wear. A French origin satin bathing gown in striped color draws attention among aquatic belles.
Article surveys a tide of dress reform at a fashionable summer resort. It covers gown silhouettes from long blue coats to divided skirts, emphasizes avoiding tight corsets and stays, critiques high collars, and notes society’s push for Venus studies, practical travel outfits, and artful embroidery.
Nellie Free a noted actress of the West who has starred for years, reportedly married Ah Hell a fellow actor recently. The couple met when he joined her company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last November and angered manager Comitou who had long been engaged to Free. Despite jealousy and a forced exit from the company, the pair carried out an elopement and marriage. Free’s mother arrived in Chicago to bless the union after learning of the wedding.
Gen Barry reports General Early has released documents long guarded since the war. They will appear next month in the War Records volumes. The works cover the Valley campaign where Sheridan defeated Early, and aim to clarify questions about officers involved in that memorable clash.
A motel clerk denies a stranger access to a guest named Mr. Cillman, prompting a puzzled remark about locating him there. The exchange hints at a dinner-time scene in town's six dollar-a-week hash houses as tension rises around a possible missing guest.
Ex Mayor W R Grace of New York has placed a number of Irish hunting horses on his Long Island herd. The Irish hunter is said to be tough and temperamental, among the hardest animals to handle.
A clipped exchange among travelers and Walter about meals and customs reveals immigrant experiences. They discuss hot water treatment, boiling, and a remarriage, ending with a brief note on a union member’s marriage. The fragments hint at tensions and adjustments in a new country.
A wealthy Englishman Wharton J. Anderson seeks The Bandit Queen in Australia. The infamous leader, beloved by her outlaw band, ensnares men with commands, lavish pay, and a vow to obey. Anderson resists basing his fate on love, hoping to win her as his wife or die in the attempt.
A essay argues for adopting the pansy as a national floral emblem to symbolize America's diversity and progress. It promotes the cultivated pansy as a unifying, multicolored flower representing peace, culture, and civilization, tying the emblem to the nation’s ideals and future glory.
A New Mexico cattleman explains how night stampedes alarm herd behavior. He notes initial lowing and restlessness, then cowboys sing hymns to soothe and calm the frightened cattle, preventing stampede and loss. The article cites church music as effective on the range.
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