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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1891
Page
2
A column discusses evolving English usage and the social duty of giving, urges cultivation of generous habits, and argues capital punishment as self defense. It surveys northern states on literacy, demographics, and public schooling, then champions cycling as wholesome recreation for all ages and genders.
A poem from the Saturday Evening Post expresses longing and devotion as the speaker laments an empty space where a loved one should be. The narrator pledges a steadfast heart across distance, promising fidelity through storm and sun.
John Brigga, a country-born man living in the city, hosts a dinner hoping to relive country greens. His aunt and wife overseason the pot with dock and burdock. The greens taste bitter, causing a comic fallout as the guests discover the misidentified leaves and the aunt’s failed culinary ploy.
A hod carrier dies after scaffolding collapse on a tall New York building. Bleeding and dusty he is carried to a spot to await an ambulance in a heat wave. A doctor arrives, says recovery is impossible, and the man speaks of dying as he keeps working until sundown. The foreman urges him to let the crew finish their day.
A Boston Courier item recalls a guest insisting on seeing a supposedly vulgar chamber in a hostess’s newly redone home. The hostess denies any undisclosed rooms exist, while a close friend had warned of a vulgar space. The caller departs, leaving the question to the guest’s own judgment.
An overview of Queen Anne's War focusing on Virginia and South Carolina actions against Florida and Spanish forces, failed attempts on St. Augustine and Quebec, Port Royal losses, the 1704 Deerfield devastation in Massachusetts, and the 1718 peace ending a roughly eleven year conflict between France and England.
A peculiar toadfish shows its adaptation by living in a common jug found at the bottom of Harbor Point near Wood’s Hall. The jug contained algae and marine growth, illustrating the fish’s penchant for crevice-like spaces and unusual shelter.
An early 20th century plan proposes producing rain by controlled explosions using hydrogen and oxygen gas carried by balloons and kites. Gen Dyrenforth leads a team including Myers Casler and Draper to study moisture and electrical conditions at various altitudes, aiming to trigger rainfall in arid regions.
A collage of technical notes and statistics from the era covers locomotive power to stop an express train, U S forest area estimates, locomotive parts, a Paris tower designer eyeing Chicago, coal use on the City of Paris, French peas imports blocked for coloring, a Nevada pulp mill, undersea cement fixing by blast, and global thunderstorm frequencies.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features editors quarrelling over a dog with a brass neck band and the exchan editor claiming to bear its pants, highlighting office satire in a playful duel of wits.
A quirky fragment from a Philadelphian outlet depicts Walter at Hoene A cheap restaurant in Rome. The exchange shows Walter ordering two fime ones and a doo rabbit stew, hinting at a satirical or misheard scene in a foreign city.
Collectors highlight new regulations affecting entry to Canada for visitors born in the peninsula region. Officials warn that aging residents may face extended processing times due to tightened procedures and currency reforms.
A frontier tale details McCulloch riding through Indian pursuers at Fort Henry in 1777, then a lengthy history of Treves Germany and the Holy Coat of St Helena. The siege narrative contrasts frontier bravery with medieval relic veneration and notes a projected American pilgrimage to Treves for the relic’s displays.
Gail Hamilton reports from Bar Harbor where Miss Homm, of French and Spanish descent and multilingual, has become a favored figure among Maine society. A longtime writer since age twelve, she has ties to Mrs. W. C. Whitney and Mrs. George Kidd, with grandfather Lien. Pierre Lamm a Liberals leader in Canada. Her initial Blaine connections remain unclear, though she arrived with Blaine and wired telegrams after dining at Stanwood.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Frina Henam handling papers over thirty in Blaine Harbor and Plumed Knight references. Details are unclear, but the note references a person named Frina Henam and maritime or harbor context with papers and a Knight figure.
American pilgrims begin a journey to Europe to see a supposed relic of the Savior. The coat or robe associated with Jesus is kept by the Catholic Church despite some scholars disputing its authenticity.
Italian princess the Duchess of Aosta, widow at twenty one, remains a vivid figure in England’s social scene. Connected to Savoy Bonaparte and Habsburg lines, she married Duke of Aosta by papal dispensation, and after a dramatic gala at the London Opera House she holds jewels tied to historic royal events.
The fragment mentions Reyal Brea and an Amora event, with fashion and appearances hinted. Limited readable text shows no clear facts, dates, or participants beyond the names.
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