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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented page from Marble Hill Missouri presents quotes and captions by S. Hill, business manager, mixing aphorisms on love, mirrors, alimony, and daily life with brief notes on US Cuban policy. The fragments hint at editorials and social musings in a local column.
The fragmented prose discusses Anglo Saxon justice and delayed justice while noting Harvard's new telescope and the evolution of observatories led by Clark and major centers. It critiques demagogy, hypnotic power, and public persuasion, warning about misuse of influence and urging legal protection of citizens.
A lengthy editorial reviews Attorney General Griggs stance on Capt Carter’s fraud conviction for over 1 million dollars, questioning presidential intervention and alleged behind the scenes power. It contrasts Carter’s case with harsher outcomes for lesser officers, and links broader debates on tariff, prosperity, and political influence in the 1896 era.
The Paints One and Drug Review argues prosperity since 1897-9 arose from global markets and industrial conditions rather than specific laws. It notes overproduction and delayed consumption, then renewed activity, rising wages, and widespread contentment across America and Europe, with no pivotal legislative fix identified.
The Iowa race gallery shows Fred White in uniform as a patriotic defender of the nation while Leslie M. Shaw promotes wealth through lending at high interest and safe living away from conflict.
A stray copy from Greenland shows a unique print style in Chicago where John Moeller of Goodbab publishes twice monthly. The paper carried crude pictures and local news after Moeller learned to read. He handles all editorial work, using old fashioned Washington hand presses. One page per issue is printed by hand, with type set manually.
A speaker condemns Kern County as the worst for corporate control, detailing a single company owning 400,000 acres and most cultivated land. The dialogue shows farmers pressured to work land to obtain water while the company rents land, sells water, and profits from grain and livestock, fueling class struggle.
The piece notes districts worldwide where gold emerges with the seasons. It highlights Edmonton Canada along the Saskatchewan river after floods and a Chinese area near Ichong in Hupoh where long-standing practices mine gold from river gravels. It mentions Li-klu-tien ancient town and local residents dividing ground by annual partitions.
A 72 year old mother brought her son to a benevolent asylum in Lavinoeston Tasmania for care. He had fallen in with bad companions and habits with his speech thick and his clothes and breath smelling. The asylum superintendent took charge and promised to inform the mother if he misbehaved.
A fragmented OCR note references quirky regional speech and playful dialect, mentioning Sandy Pikee and Billyt. The readable portion hints at a humorous or regional expression about saying old words or woe. No clear event or structured facts emerge from the damaged text.
A vivid, single scene recounts a brutal wildlife confrontation where a bull fights off a bear. A spectator notes the grizzly’s failed assault, the bull’s unyielding charge, and the bear’s retreat into the dust as both animals struggle for survival. The tale highlights raw animal ferocity and resilience in a stark wilderness moment.
A hunter describes a brutal clash between a bull and a grizzly in a thicket by a water hole. The bull, though bloodied, drives the bear back with horns and charges, while a herd and scavengers circle. After a long struggle the bear dies and the bull collapses dying near the carcasses.
An elderly Kansas resident clashed with a railroad conductor over ticket irregularities. After a dispute on a Missouri Pacific line, attorney Joe Waters helped secure a $500 settlement. The client later notes the payment came from a branch of the Southern Kansas road, not the Missouri Pacific.
Hear Took Possession of a Marm-Howan Heirs, which were unusually numerous in Pike and adjacent Pennsylvania counties during last winter and spring, are again making themselves obnoxious.
A narrative describes a bear lashing about a kitchen and nursery, tossing furniture, and eating pantry victuals. After tiring of the disturbance, the bear takes a brief nap on the floor and then departs into the woods.
Greenport correspondent reports 14 year old Harry Doyle narrowly escaped death after being locked inside an ice box at a meat shop. He aided brother George with beef storage, and a late clerk turning on lights uncovered his unconscious, frozen ears toes and fingers. Medical aid saved him.
A Valdosta letter reports an old mule tracked escaped convicts for two days from Savage & Co stockade in Genoa Florida to below Lake City, fifty miles away. The posse followed the mule’s trail and captured the fugitives, with locals deeming the animal’s scenting ability decisive. The Baltimore Sun notes the tale is from trustworthy sources.
Benjamin H. Snell a 45 year old pension office examiner killed 13 year old Liza Weissenberger in her Washington home. He dragged the sleeping girl from bed and slit her throat with a razor as her mother screamed and tried to intervene. Mother injured guarding her child. Snell was captured by police and offers no explanation.
The Em press era rivals Count Crobor and Marquis Taroneca competed for the costliest court ball costume. Taroneca wore opulent attire while Crobor revealed a cloak lined with Corregato’s famed work, winning 1000 ducats though the cloak cost 100000. Crobor later hosted a long dinner for friends in Paris before dying in penury about thirty years later.
A resident of Dork fivamp recounts a frightful visit by a bear while she tended morning duties. She barred the door as the bear showed threatening behavior, prompting her to rely on presence of mind and kitchen utensils to deter the animal and secure the exit.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet captures a street exchange about ladies visiting a barber shop. One man says he dislikes meeting in such a place, another quips that it is no place for women's mugs, illustrating urban talk and social norms.
A fragmentary item describes an Wag beginning in Mew Ba with reference to hash as an aid or example. The readable text suggests a simple illustrative note rather than a full report. Further specifics are not provided in the available copy.
An 19th century notice claims necessity inspired the creation of Hood's Sarsaparilla as a highly concentrated extract with a unique blend and process. It is touted to offer equaled curative power as a reliable blood purifier and tonic.
John C Hubinger, a prominent Western capitalist, manufacturer and philanthropist from Keokuk, rises as a leading progressive figure. Born in New Orleans and raised in Kentucky, he holds patents, heads a large enterprise, and unveils Red Cross Starch with premium offers while continuing railway, electrical, and telephone interests and cherishes family life with wife and four children.
A humorous exchange shows a lady with a swollen foot unable to fit No 2 shoes. The dealer misreads marks, jokes about high insteps, and hastily swaps a different size, mentioning noble ancestry as a gag while customers react.
The agriculture minister estimates Russia produced 272,000,010 bushels of wheat last year, with rye at 792,001,009 and barley and oats at 176,000,000 and 672,000,000 respectively. The report says there is no famine in the czar's empire this year.
A New England streamside scene shows a bold chipmunk stepping onto a man's log, grabbing his scattered luncheon items, chattering briefly, and disappearing back into the wood. The event underscores the animal’s lack of fear and quick, cheeky behavior in nature.
A fragmented note recalls a Virginia episode about cedar lumber bought for 3000 by a New Yorker. The venture, linked to shipbuilding, faced expenses and a failed dune burying attempt, with later efforts to revive value from the buried wood.
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