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Marble Hill Press

Location

Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1900

Page

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Marble Hill Press notes health warning on stoves

The Marble Hill Press of Missouri cautions that burning oil or gas stoves in sleeping rooms poisons the air and endangers health. Readers are advised to avoid such practice to protect occupants.

Right to earnings restricted for married French women

An analysis notes that in France a single woman may freely use her earnings, while a married woman must obtain her husband’s written consent to withdraw money from a bank. The reform effort led by Mme. Schmahl recently highlighted this legal inequality.

France Mme. Schmahl

State health board finds Marion County free of doctors

The Kansas State Board of Health asked counties for lists of physicians and surgeons. Marion County reported none are listed and the board found this true. Aronson learned there had been no real sickness case in the county for two years.

Kansas State Board of Health Marion County State Board Aronson

Surprising Jewish Suicide Rates Cited Across Nations

A historical report notes astonishing figures for Jewish suicides in the United States over 118 days totaling 668 deaths from a population of 406,000. The text compares rates with England about eight per 100,000, Russia 2/6 per 100,000, and Austria sixteen per 100,000, offering no suggested reason for the high rate among Jews in a free country.

United States England Russia Austria

Indians Hold Balance Of Power In Thurston County Neb

The Omaha Bee notes Thurston county with about 6000 residents is split roughly half Winnebago and Oma Tndianas and half white Republicans and Unionists. With Indians newly granted suffrage they will determine county officer elections.

Omaha Bee Thurston County Neb

Heaviest failures hit speculative brokerage firms in six months

The six month tally shows speculative brokerage firms as the heaviest failures. Excluding their twenty eight million debt, the average deficiency per failure was ten thousand three hundred eighty five dollars, about six thousand five hundred dollars below the prior year’s average and the lowest in twenty years.

Anid Nerer

Foolish election bets spark strange wager tale

Two western men made a bizarre bet on an election. If one candidate loses, the other will twist the tail of a vicious mule daily for three weeks, a stunt likely to affect the voter's behavior and turnout. The pair frame the bet as harmless fun, though observers see its potential to influence votes.

Sellam

Will Contests and Estate Protection Reflections

The author notes wills are frequently contested and the wealthy use incorporation to shield estates. Incorporation costs less than probate disputes, allowing main shareholders to retain control. The piece laments how easily wills are challenged and how lawyers profit from such disputes, suggesting stronger protections for heirs.

Farmer Lets Hen Sit On Wheat Gaining Over $100

A Clay county Iowa farmer found a lioness nesting on about eight hundred bushels of wheat in a bin. He waited for the lion to leave with the chicks rather than disturb her. During the wait the wheat price rose, and the farmer realized a profit exceeding $100 from not moving the grain.

Clay County Iowa

Lord Roberts Dispatches Written By Hand

Lord Roberts never mastered dictation and must write dispatches himself. His penmanship is so poor that even his aide cannot reliably translate the orders into legible characters for execution.

Lord Roberts

Miller to use real name posthumously in complete works

Joaquin Miller reveals in a recent interview that the forthcoming complete edition of his writings, to be published after his death, will credit his birth name Cincinnatus Henne Miller. Miss Louise Trunx, Ethan Allen’s great great granddaughter, charms New York society as a whistler and Urdu imitator, winning a London invitation. Richard Mansfield owns the gold hip yacht Wayfarer, once christened and launched lavishly, later tiring of yachting and leaving the Atlantic Yacht Club.

Joaquin Miller The California Post Cincinnatus Henne Miller Louise Trunx Ethan Allen New York London Richard Mansfield Wayfarer Atlantic Yacht Club

Bryan Speech of Indianapolis Draws Broad Praise in Mass papers

Extracts from four Massachusetts newspapers praise William Jennings Bryan for his Indianapolis acceptance speech. Editors call it a masterly, statesmanlike address focusing on imperialism, contrasting Bryan with McKinley, and framing the campaign as a choice between republican foundations and imperial policy.

Massachusetts Bryan Indianapolis New England Mr. Bryan

Bryan's Logic Elevates Bryan as Democratic Hero

In a glowing appraisal of William Jennings Bryan, the essay lauds his rhetoric and logic, comparing him to Jefferson and Lincoln and predicting a lasting place in American history whether he secures the presidency or not. It highlights his Indianapolis speech, Topeka nomination, and his critique of McKinleyism, currency policy, tariffs, trusts, and imperialism, framing him as a champion of free debate and economic reform. The piece follows a local merchant, John Smith, who is won over by Bryan's attack on trusts and his call for direct legislation, income tax, and anti monopoly measures, culminating in Smith voting for Bryan.

Bryan Waa Chicago Indianapolis Bigan Mckinley Philippines Mr. Bryan Republic Empire Ingle Boston William Jennings Bryan Jefferson Lincoln Topeka Kansas Bryan Popullar Party Cecil Rhodes Africa Wordsworth Washington Jackson Grant Porto Rico Cuba Halpine New York Tribune Republican Party United States Hattlefeld Iusinese Combine John Smith

Senators Denounce Colonial Policy Mocked by Hanna

Republican Senators Hoar Wellington and Manon denounce the administration colonial policy as Mark Hanna scorns them with the remark Let them walk in a sharp political moment.

Hoar Wellington Manon Mark Hanna

John Smith Changes Party After Reading Trust Articles

The narrative traces John Smith, a small suburban grocer and lifelong Republican, as he shifts from party loyalty to questioning the era’s prosperity claims. After reading about trusts, he doubts prior political beliefs and ponders where money goes, noting his peers in business struggle to profit while the economy booms.

McKinley Prosperity and the Crops Debate

The piece challenges Republican claims of a McKinley prosperity tied to favorable crop outlooks. It cites AP reports that Indiana and Kansas show poor yields, drought and faltering wheat harvests, arguing crop conditions are not proof of McKinley prosperity and that editors distort facts to boost political aims.

Bryan Anya Kansas McKinley

Great Reunion of Cowboys in Denver Promotes Modern Ranching

A gathering of seventies plainsmen in Denver will highlight the shift from rugged frontier life to modern, businesslike ranching. Cowboys like Ernest, Willson, Wyatt, Brush and Sterling helped transform cattle operations into structured firms with irrigation, bookkeepers, and large-range holdings. The convention aims to show younger generations how finance, technology, and organization now drive the western range industry.

Ttme Denver Fine P. Ernest William and Andrew Willson D. C. Wyatt Judson Brush Asa Sterling Joseph Farner Gassett Langford Bruce Johnson Col Amoothly Colorado Fig Colorado City Ernest

Government by Syndicates in Philippine timber trust

A report claims the Philippine Lumber Company, backed by Mark Hanna and chaired by Congressman Lull with his son, plans a syndicate to dominate the tin der industry in the Philippine Islands. It asserts aims to force independent shippers from Ward woods, use military government at Mantla, and suppress rivals while employing Filipino and coolie labor to appease American workers. It notes Hull’s congressional role and cites a three million dollar capital with only one hundred thousand paid in.

Philippine Lumber Company Mark Hanna Lull Philippine Islands Philippine Ward Woods Mantla Hanna Hania Hull Congress Republican National Congressional Hull Gard

Republican leaders call out crime as they dissociate

Republican ex President Harrian ex Speaker Root and ex Senator Byl munds put themselves on record against criminal aggression and are dismissed with the epithet they are has boone.

Harrian Root Bylmunds Alan Boone

Sarlety The Prosperous Seer of Fifth Avenue

A New York Daily piece describes Sarlety as a rich fortune teller named Boplety Kaw Its, living in a grand Broadway street house near Fifth Avenue. She supposedly charms a clientele by promises of engagement and advancement, with carriages at her door and a look resembling stage mystics from Sixth Avenue.

Sarlety Advancs Broadway Sixth Ave New York

Mrs Hotty Green and the shorthand Frat Indorsement Tale

Mrs Hotty Green ran a shorthand program costing 100 to aid Grteen loweens. The piece recounts her frat experience as a shorthand advocate who was often shorthanded but capable of taking notice when properly endorsed by groups and mentors.

Mra Hotty Green Grteen Loweens Mra. Green

Delaware Whipping: A Curious Souvenir For Visitors

A historical view argues Delaware’s public whipping punishment remains archaic yet oddly celebrated by tourists who buy paperweights bearing prison photos at New Castle. It notes lawmakers in other states occasionally revive flogging as a penalty, while Northern states resist such measures and comments on the social lure of inflicting pain on others.

Delaware New Cantro New Castle Tila

The Richest Club in London Exposed in Diamond Circle

A feature on a secretive London club housed in a Matton Garden residence famed for its diamond trade. Members are tradespeople and merchants who handle priceless gems daily under a glass roof, trading with quiet precision. The club, strict about gambling bans, preserves old card taboos and a storied jargon.

Matton Garden London South Africa Diamond Club Lts Transael Philadelphia

Bell tolling by gender in old church customs

In historical practice the sound of church bells signaled the deceased's gender by tolling a specific number of times. The tradition distinguished whether the person was a man or a woman, reflecting social norms of the era.

Carp Caught by the Hundred in Creekside Angling Scene

Hundreds of men and boys fished in Scafaquada Creek catching German carp with baskets of various sizes. Some fish weighed up to five pounds and many youngsters got drenched while attempting to outfish each other. The lively scene drew a large local crowd from the Lower Rock area who enjoyed the unexpected spectacle.

Grant Street Scafaquada Creek Buffalo Enquirer

Monument to Catawba Indians Unveiled at Pt Mils

A monument to Catawba Indians who served in the Confederate army was dedicated at Pt Mil s. Erected by Col Samuel Ek White and John M Sprott. About 30 Indians from their reservation ten miles away attended and heard an address from Ben Harris chief of the tribe. The marble tablet bears an Indian warrior with a drawn bow and inscriptions.

Pt. Mils, C Samuel Ek. White John M. Sprott Col. White Ben Harris

Uncertain OCR notes on bridge apparatus measurements

Fragmentary report describes slight drops in mine levels near a Brooklyn bridge area due to heat expanding a cabin. The text notes a measurement center level on the coldest winter day used as a standard, but many words are garbled and names are unclear.

Mrneklyn Lildme Brooklyn Bridge Talen

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