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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1902
Page
2
A long string of fragmentary items from a historical page covers varied topics. It mentions Hag Qheecher, Monte Carlo chatter, a Bop strike, physicians’ control, timber movements, Castel lanes debts, and Japan Siberia trade. It notes American dressmakers in Europe, a New York gambler, corset factories, Ottoman reform, Alaska coal, an inventor in Oregon, a Chicago glove-cleaning incident, and taxes on poets.
A Missouri governor lauds national and state labor legislation on Labor Day. He praises the eight hour workday, arbitration, and the state's Labor Board, noting protections for wage earners and banning abuses like child labor and illegal wage practices.
The Missouri State Board of Equalization reports a total railroad property valuation increase this year to 251,008,000 with a special rise of 5 million and 10 million yearly increments. Exclusions and reductions include station and bridge components and first-time telephone company assessments. The discussion contrasts rail rate politics with Republican and Democrat positions on railroad valuations and market prices.
A Tark o Independent item accuses Republicans of stirring up anti Democrat sentiment over school fund funding. It cites Hoo J ho Kernaoh of Mound City and prominent Republicans as implicated in efforts to politicize the issue, arguing the rhetoric harms Republican voters and aids Democratic power.
A lighthearted, dated column of wry observations about marriage. It jokes that July is unlucky for weddings, men forget anniversaries, and husbands dread sober moments after love. It riffs on fashion, language, and domestic quirks through humorous quips and exaggerated scenarios.
Fragmentary dialect musings emphasize weather as no barrier to happiness and health. The speaker notes simple contentment, rejects sermons, and implies the world continues despite heat, urging readers to seize life and avoid overthinking. The text hints at a broader urban voice with colloquial spellings and cultural flavor.
Fragmented OCR outlines a constitutional amendment process in Missouri and related tax rate changes. It includes a proposed increased local levies for city, county, and school districts, a renewal vote description, and sections detailing rate caps for different districts and purposes. The text references sections through Article Ten and provisions for school and municipal taxation, with a general election clause and timing.
Fragmentary historical text discusses debt limits for cities and counties, state constitutional sections on bonds and taxation, and provisions for waterworks funding. It mentions Missouri areas like Kansas City and St. Louis, issuance of bonds, tax rates, and voter assent requirements for indebtedness.
Fragmentary lines indicate discussion of constitutional amendments and voting on a measure in a state, with references to amendments, commissions, and potential polls. Voters and officials appear as entities amid scattered phrases about legal changes and state government.
A historied collage of misheard maxims and playful malapropisms. The text strings together familiar sayings with humorous twists about forgiveness, money, time, and human folly, presenting a whimsically garbled survey of common wisdom.
The passage associates hair textures and colors with personality traits. Crisp curly hair signals haste and rashness, coarse black hair suggests power with sensuality, harsh upright hair marks reticence and stubbornness, straight stiff black hair implies rigidity, mine hair indicates refined sensibilities and melancholy, and auburn hair represents high sentiment and intense capacity for pain or pleasure.
A compact moral meditation argues that swift promises lead to poor results and that Christ as the alphabet transforms scripture into literature. It warns against trading a good name for status, urges timely learning, and cautions against idleness and deceit while advocating to do good.
Fragmented OCR reads Earl of Dudley as unpopular amid political scandal. Sparse text mentions crime, government foment and unsettled power, with garbled phrases about a temple or pane. No clear dates or places accessible.
A remarkable note on the Martinique volcanic eruptions contrasts with the nearby St. Lucia area where tremors and ash falls caused darkness but few audible sounds. Electrical phenomena remain visible, especially when Mont Polee is active, while rumblings have been felt further south toward Trinidad.
Born in Urbana Illinois, Bird 8. Color rose from local roots to New York politics. He served as New York City controller under Mayor Van Wyck, became a gubernatorial possibility years ago, and later moved through banking and stock exchange work with W. N. Coler & Co. His family, with German ancestry from Nuremberg, lived in Chicago before settling in Brooklyn.
The St Paul Globe reports Attar of yiang-yiang rivals attar of roses in fragrance and price, costing $40 to $50 per pound. The tree grows in the Philippine Islands to sixty feet, begins bearing at three years, and can yield 100 pounds of yellow-green flowers yearly. Attar is distilled from petals with water, no chemicals. Beyond perfume, locals use it as a medicinal hair and toothache remedy.
Dartmouth College New Hampshire opens the collegiate year with a large fresh class of about 220 members the biggest ever at Daniel Webster's alma mater. About one fourth come from New Hampshire and one third from Massachusetts. Twenty men travel from beyond the Mississippi for the first time.
A Wichita fisherman is in deep peril after an apparent natural mistake led to a dangerous situation at the river. Rescue teams worked through the night to locate him as authorities await conditions to improve.
A woman identified as Lula Davis in Chicago claims ownership of a Colorado mine near Malnfield, between Cripples Creek, valued at about 9600,000 with a later offer of 1,000,000. The property, linked to a 1900s boom, sits in a ravine where gold was later found, potentially making her the wealthiest Black person in the United States if sold to a syndicate.
A garbled news column mentions a rumored papal cardinal appointment for Archbishop Ireland of St Paul and his Kilkenny roots, praising him as a scholar and American luminary. It then shifts to a brief, florid note on Japanese women in literature and mythology, highlighting female roles as priestesses and poets.
A gigantic hydraulic press, claimed to be the largest in Great Britain, weighs several tons and is to be added to the works of the Darling Force. The device, built with immense power, is expected to enhance manufacturing capabilities and signal a major advancement in local industry.
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