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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
6
An old advertisement touts a laxative syrup as the best aid to overcome constipation. It promises to support natural bowel function through proper nourishment and living, claiming daily use can become unnecessary. Sold by druggists for $1.20 per bottle in California.
A lively account describes Casey's birthday celebration with gifts and souvenirs distributed by relatives. Mrs. O'Toole remarks on the occasion as Casey brings out bottles and gifts, while his wife, mother in law, and others join in. The gathering ends with a playful stretch of pranks and a later police intervention.
Frank B Lew of Peoria buys twenty four carloads of tobacco for Lewis Single Binder Cigars. The selection is said to be the finest massed in the United States, enough to last more than two years. An extra price was paid for the selection. Spinters of the cigars will appreciate this news. Also notes social happenings in Washington.
An antiquated quotation by R. L. Stevenson extols aspiration as a joy forever and a wealth that never exhausts itself. It frames possessions as spiritual richness granting annual revenue of pleasant activity and enduring happiness through steady inner riches.
A fragment suggests a man cannot be a detective because it seems natural he would wear a sombrero hat and a white necktie, reflecting a misread dialogue or garbled OCR from a period source.
A historical account describes a vast transient group known as the gay cats or tramps army, numbering about 100,000, moving seasonally across the United States to pick berries, hops, hay, and other crops. They ride freight trains, face deadly risks like greasing the rails, endure harsh camps, endure hunger, and perform menial work for scant pay. Many end up in saloons or missions by winter, with Massachusetts using the Fridgewater farm colony to reform vagrants.
A testimonial from Mrs. J C Jamison of Watsonville California describes a six year stomach cramp case treated by three doctors. She says after nerv ous debility and failed medicines she tried Peruna, took nineteen bottles, and is cured. A separate tale recounts Mrs Jackson doubting iodine treatment for back pain and learning through a peculiar demonstration that the glow of her husband’s back pain mattered more than the back itself.
A New York man recalls a three year old child eating an entire bar of Cuticura Ointment spread on graham crackers. The incident is described as not causing injury, with notes on safety, parental caution, and a legal notice urging care in handling medications around infants.
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