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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
2
A sprawling, fragmented column lists varied items from politics and society including London’s capture, Japan’s election, American Wall Street fears, Gates and housing finance figures, apple profits, Vanderbilts’ cars, and humor about fashion, theater, and public figures. The tone mixture reflects sensational notes, with brief nods to international affairs and domestic quirks.
Domestic dispute erupts when Mrs. Lealle attacks Miss Daisy Carlton on the street after discovering love letters. Carlton pulls a revolver and fatally shoots Lealle, who is held for trial. The case centers on alleged rivalry and betrayal amid a town’s sensational tale.
An 18th century style tale reports a quarterly lottery in Smolensk province where a man wins the sum of ticket sales about £600 and a noble bride. Tickets cost two akings, only men buy them, and the winner must marry the purchased bride or forfeit the money. If the bride disapproves, the prize money is split and the couple remains single. The piece also contrasts Eastern attitudes toward promises with Chinese caution and preference for form over substance, noting a general distrust of commitments.
The Bartholin case puzzles Chicago police amid conflicting testimonies from Miss Lisle Patch and John F Dvorak who say the ring in question belonged to Minnie Mitchell. A murder letter from a Chicago woman and a planted clue trail raise questions about Bartholin s motives and the disappearance of Minnie Mitchell as investigators weigh possible confessions and the fate of key witnesses.
The Marquis of Queensberry’s daughter, Lady Florence Diale, attacked child labor in the United States as shocking and repulsive. She pledges to rally President Roosevelt’s influence to push new laws and has long campaigned against hunting and bird slaughter for fashion.
A Roumanian trade report notes the 1901 yield of attar of roses is 20 to 26 percent lower than 1900. Prices have fallen sharply abroad with some brands priced around 130 dollars per kilo. Peasant rose proprietors who distill the essence would face ruin, and a strong influence is urged to aid the industry.
The Japan Times reports Tarofi Furacawa, head of a gambling den, was buried from Hongo to Shitaya after a death sentence that left the convict's penalty unpaid. The funeral proceeded in a splendid but stealthy manner as the bereaved family carried out the burial service despite the unfinished punishment.
New findings describe aluminum mixed with gold yielding ruby tint and decorative uses. A thin sheet reportedly defeats bullets, while wire from the alloy surpasses fine fibers in strength. Violin tones rival Stradivarius, and radiographic sheets of one sixteenth inch thick are as strong as an inch plank. Tarnish resistance and acid stability noted. race horses are shod with the wire.
The phrase originated in Chicago where legitimate brokers refused orders under 6,000 bushels and small traders with as little as $1 could speculate, labeled contemptuously as buying and selling wheat by the bucket full. Eventually the term extended to all brokerage in stocks and grain for smaller amounts than legitimate dealers would handle.
In BL Petersburg a mad peasant woman from Kapustino Husula found a subterranean passage to a family vault in a churchyard and chose to bury herself alive. She spent fourteen days amid coffins with no food or drink before her presence was discovered by the sexton. She survived only a few weeks.
A tomb of lapis lazuli was found near the Great Pyramid of Gizeh along with several other sarcophagi. The site yielded multiple stone coffins and related funerary objects.
British efforts to redefine the India and Thitet frontier have completed a rectification that enlarges British hold by 356 square miles. The adjustment reflects strategic gains and shifts in territorial boundaries as officials finalize the alignment of the border under colonial administration.
Sir Philip Burne-Jones' remarks on the Newport elite known as the Newport 400 have stirred society circles as the painter’s comments become public. The incident adds weight to public sentiment regarding prominent English art figures in social life.
The piece notes Culbin Sands in Scotland burying dwellings under shifting dunes, and mentions the ancient town of Baton in Ireland between Wexford and Waterford, equally covered by sand as Pompeii once was by embers or Vesuvius by lava.
Manila houses and offices use translucent oyster shell panes instead of glass. A typical six by four foot window contains 260 shell panes to temper heat and light and reduce glare.
Tests on Jersey peat from turf around West New York show it burns readily after drying and holds heat like coal. Experts dug up turf near the town and sent samples to a blacksmith for forge testing. The meadow along Hudson Heights tracks extends over a mile with abundant peat potential for fuel.
Reports say more than eight thousand men departed Toronto in three days for western Canada harvest fields. The Canadian press notes a sharp shift in labor from the city to seasonal work and hints at a larger immigration trend from the United States.
The piece notes Thomas Brackett Reed, now at ease after leaving the House, surrounded by numerous cartoons about himself. He considers one of his cartoons in his library the best ever printed, feeling it marked a peak in political achievement and personal reach.
A remark notes the large birth rate in the country creating many potential topics for articles. The speaker suggests abundant material for future writing and coverage opportunities.
The article notes that the Pergiage use a unique tame for each day in the month and that the Persian calendar structure assigns distinct names to daily periods. It highlights cultural timekeeping and the importance of daily designations in early calendars.
The coronation display presented by British papers shows the king crowned with royal ceremony. Every notable item in the nation appears to gain a symbolic crown, from bicycles to food, reflecting a nationwide celebration and pageantry.
A Paris architect receives this year’s fiit Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts for his Blanfory University project while Oaramen in Trireme and other notes hint at varied topics from Grecian triremes to new poison bottle safety designs aimed at preventing accidental ingestion at department stores and homes.
The Russian ruling house is described as the wealthiest royal family, with crown and state revenues estimated at 7.5 million dollars and imperial appanages worth about 10 million from 2 million acres. Pre-emancipation serfs tied to estates numbered 400,000, with vast jewel holdings noted as well.
A historical note states that business men are considered in apprenticeship until age forty, with forty seen as the ripe age for leadership. The text emphasizes a traditional view of maturity and readiness in commerce and professional work.
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