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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
2
J S Hill of Marble Hill Missouri reflects on human insincerity and adversity. He notes four widows of Revolutionary soldiers on pensions, laments long war expenses, and critiques women’s entry into employment while considering its social impact and future trends. The piece blends satire with social commentary in a period voice.
A proposed substance found in lichens and fungi acts as a universal metal solvent making gold silver steel aluminum and lead pliable like putty while iron remains unaffected. The discovery promises new uses for jewelers enabling hand shaping without heat.
The article surveys William Weegar of New York proposing a revolutionary warship with polygonal armored chambers and four towers for rapid fire guns, including twin conning towers and turrets, with a whaleback deck and underwater machinery for protection. It also describes Andrew Van Bibber’s harbor defense system using embankments and forts to shield cities, extending the harbor approach and using armor and mines to deter ships, plus other patents enhancing naval defense.
An article describes Queen Victoria's household operations, noting she acts as her own housekeeper with a daily menu from the kitchen clerk. It details royal salaries, staff, and the orderly system for supplies and confectionery, likening it to a major London business. The piece also covers a separate tale of a rare 1804 dollar found by a clerk, valued at up to $1,500, leading to a legal dispute over ownership between the clerk, the employer, and a missing rightful owner.
A complex ownership lawsuit in Racine Wisconsin centers on an 1804 silver dollar. The case notes that only four dollars of that date were minted and claims the unique piece may have left the mint.
A woman tends a vegetable garden daily wearing a blue jeans skirt and linen shirtwaist. She toils with spades and hoes, watering steadily, and proudly ships Anest fruits of her sabors as gifts to friends in Paris.
The text notes interference with digestion from excessive exercise. It cites Dr Brunton on how moderate activity increases appetite, while long and exhaustive exertion destroys it and may cause sickness, with a reference to mountain climbing as an example.
A fragment describes a vessel with a chemically treated canvas designed to deter life forms. When ready to move a verdige the protection is removed, hauled aboard, and stored in the hold, suggesting a loading or storage procedure for a ship based on this text.
A Philadelphia Post summary notes Mademoiselle Calve retreats to a Cevennes farm for summer rest. Her open air life and garden work restore health, with the singer claiming herbs and vegetables as key. The article discusses how digestion and heart function respond to strenuous exertion, warning that heart overexertion can cause lasting harm.
A brief instruction describes how to brighten lace by washing, making suds in a glass jar, dropping in the lace, and placing the jar in the sun to restore whiteness.
Women as seafarers are employed in Denmark, Norway, and inland regions, praised as excellent and delightful mariners in contemporary reports.
A note explains Thibet politeness as clasped hands and protruding tongue. The piece links etiquette to social mood, claiming people fear the future while troubled in the present.
In a satirical parable, Rockefeller feared overproduction and seized control of oil and, with Mark Hanna, built a web of trusts from coal to sugar and tobacco. The piece lampoons trusts and the Republican stance, ending with warnings of greed and social upheaval amid meat shortages and economic manipulation.
The piece argues that meat sold cheaper at home in England than Omaha would suffer from English packers undercutting retail prices. It claims English meat imports face competition from Australia and that London prices will influence Omaha, accusing meat packers of exploiting distant transport costs to force high profits while Omaha retailers blame the packers.
The speech by Mr Stone at Bunce ton Mo discusses notfixed ratio for gold and silver coinage. He argues for a precise adjustable bimetallic standard tested by careful experiments to determine if the U S will adopt bimetallism or abandon it. He notes three obstacles and the influence of silver dollars and market demand.
A reader is shown a colossal future value from one penny invested at 6 percent for 1,800 years, with different compounding intervals. The piece argues that vast sums would still fail to cover minor interest and asserts the unsustainable nature of money hoards and mortgage-like debts, ending with a caution about national notes and outflow.
An Atlanta Journal report predicts additional bonds and higher taxes as the war extends. A congressman signals continued extravagant appropriations, with overseas costs likely pushing up funding by about 200 million dollars and prompting extraordinary measures to cover expenses.
A quirky dialogue shows Mr. Newrich denying a claim of ancestral lineage. He upholds self-made status, insisting family art and old artifacts do not define his roots. The exchange centers on identity and pride in personal achievement.
Your homan tenement should be given even more careful attention than the house you lve in Set it in order by thoroughly renowating your whole system tough blood made pure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla Then every organ will act promptly and regularly.
Nebraska faces a vast harvest with 100,000,000 to 300,000,000 bushels of corn. The piece uses vivid scaling to illustrate the enormous yield and discusses farm migration, cheap land in Nebraska and Kansas, and harvest excursions. The text also includes a humorous exchange deciphering Hamlet as a cipher.
A long ad rich with names and anecdotes touts the John M Smyth Co as a century old Chicago emporium at West Madison. It promotes a massive illustrated catalogue covering every household item and highlights extraordinary values including men’s shirts and a footnote about Sir William Jenner and Sir Andrew Clink.
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