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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
6
A poor cage maker Bartolo in Castile receives three wishes from a mysterious benefactor via a blue bird. He gains wealth and a noble bride, but loses luck when the bird departs, exposing avarice’s price. He returns to his former poverty after the magical rewards vanish.
A witness recalls a ventriloquism performance in China behind a screen with a table chair fan and ruler enforcing silence. Sounds of a dog a woman and children ensue then cries fire and a collapsing room as chaos erupts, yet only the ventriloquist remains visible.
A collage of jokes and cartoons from Philadelphia Record to Indianapolis News lampooning boarders, landlords, prohibition, and public figures. The samples mix ethnic sniping, malapropisms, and social foibles in a snapshot of newspaper humor and wit.
Paris fashion observers note a shift in social favor from young girls to mature women aged 30 to 40. Gyp, the novelist behind many fashionable heroines, illustrates the appeal of the “grande dame” who remains lively and seductive. The vogue extends to depictions by Henry Greville and to English and American influences, yet traditional maidens and youthful looks lose some sway in late 19th century society.
A clever mare owned by Murray Hickson of Cookman New Jersey guides her mischievous long legged colt to a wood ash leach and compels it to drink diluted lye after it drinks acid used by Hickson’s daughter for photography. The mare acts quickly, neutralizing the acid’s effects with the alkali following a familiar chemical rule.
A firm securing the United States Senate carpet contract earns large sums for supplying exclusive woven designs registered in the patent office. The premium quality, termed extra super, allows the company to profit further by selling the same carpeting to wealthy buyers who desire the Senate look for homes.
Salt waiter is heavier than fresh water. A four foot copperhead was killed in Brooklyn. In China public temper costs five days’ imprisonment. Wheat is cultivated high in Fern and Bolivia and in the Alps. A one armed Georgia man plows and smokes a pipe at once. Immigration to the U S for the year ending June was 276,126, down 35,476 from last year. London plans parks for 173 disused graveyards.
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