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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
3
In a voyage narrative Estcourt and crew reach St Helena after misreading their course. The colonel and M de Montaut seek Estcourt's cooperation, while Camilla presses for a private audience as tensions rise over loyalties and a future plan unfolds.
On the Speedwell, Colonel de Montaut and Dick Estcourt clash over a doomed conspiracy. Sirens of danger loom as Camilla and Johnstone watch while the colonel pressures a risky maneuver to anchor the brig off Jamestown. The standoff deepens. a letter to Admiral Malcolm may seal Estcourt's fate. TO BE CONTINUED.
The article describes extending fine and ruffled lawn to skirts with new models falling open over a flounced lawn petticoat. It mentions a voluminous Louie XVI style gown with large sleeves and notes sleeves may change if bodice looseness and skirt fullness persist. The fashion commentator emphasizes proportion and limiting changes to one gown feature at a time.
A collage of oddities, including Pinkerton detective William Pinkerton buying three Japanese dogs with a bill of sale and affidavit. Birds die frightened by noise in shops with canaries and parrots, plus an abandonment case where a pug pup is found with a drug store delivery ruse.
A sugar factory chemist in Chino introduces a molasses based pavement laid like asphalt along a thousand foot sidewalk to Main street. The mix uses molasses as a refuse product with sand and air to form a hard surface that dries and hardens in sun. A test block withstood hammer blows without cracking or bending.
A wry note describes a man fishing near Atlantic City using umbrella rib wires and sleigh bells to alert him to bites. The device lets him catch fish with minimal effort, drawing amused contrast to traditional anglers. The piece also mentions Zerah Colburn’s rapid mental feats at Harvard and musings on scientific progress and a brief jab at British cabinet figures Earl Cadogan and Lord Halsbury.
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