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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
3
A quirky compilation describes cat tongue spines and their effects, along with nonsensical medical ads and a note on the Grease Tree from China. It mentions talismanic cures, fraudulent quackery, and various peculiar claims about health, commerce, and lubricants.
A report from Wood's Hall Mass describes ribbon like nemertean sea worms. One New England species reaches twenty two feet long and an inch wide. These carnivorous worms hide under stones at low tide and can reproduce from fragments. Prof Coe estimates a five foot worm may carry at least a quarter of a million eggs.
A Grand Rapids woman Mrs F J Lynch praises Peruna from The Peruna Medicine Company of Columbus Ohio for curing a persistent cough in two bottles. The ad extols catarrh dangers, links it to many illnesses, and claims Peruna as a universal remedy with free guide and directions.
A new open top view car for steam railways mirrors the summer trolley design. Built by Pullman for the American Tourist Association, the car offers side and top openings, enabling panoramic canyon views with seating for 68 and dining for 54 when tables are in place.
B Mecrady and Dr Colohan, two Dublin motorists, drove large Daimler cars up the steep one inch per five feet gradient on a 12 foot road in County Kerry. The ascent tested their 8 ton cars with nine passengers aboard, crossing Ballaghbooma Pass as the first motor cars to do so.
A Denver tale reports a rabbit and a cat forming an unusual bond. R H Jones of 180 Archer street owns both. the stray rabbit and his neighbor’s cat became inseparable by the yard box for over a year. The cat seeks the rabbit and even climbs trees, while the rabbit tracks the cat’s ascent, and neighborhood dogs avoid the yard.
A London cable tale tells of a nobleman blinded in childhood who regains sight as he leads his bride to the altar. The bridegroom loves her more after the vision and reflecting on the romance, critics warn cynics may doubt it as a familiar sensational plot.
A former judge recounts a gambling case where a young man paid a fine on the spot. After adjournment the defendant asked how the judge would have ruled if bluffing players challenged an ace and two queens. The judge exclaims that such evidence should have been admitted at trial to reveal the real situation. Salt Lake Tribune.
Archaeologists recover a 4700 year old tablet from a Nipur temple ruin listing 92 vestments gifted by the Babylonian king. Items include twelve white robes, eight robes of the house of his lady, ten pure gold plates, two white robes and four acented robes. The document reveals early textile development in Chatdoa.
The leader of the Marine Band in Washington D C earns 1600 dollars annually. Additional officers receive 60 and 50 dollars a month respectively. They are allowed ration money in Lieames.
A railroad man and wife visit Bar Harbor and encounter hotel rates that include 17 per room weekly, 24 per person meals, and 10 weekly maid service. The clerk repeats the maid charge, while the guest jokes about mail. A bear fox buck animal meeting parable follows.
An old trade mark tale ties Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to a 1893 incident when a father noticed a child’s rapid improvement after taking the remedy. The story mentions a pig resemblance in the brand, notes sales volume, pricing, and assorted contemporaneous quips and advertisements from the period.
G Ormandizer and Mrs Ormandizer joke over a turkey as the husband complains bones are thick and the wife mixes up stuffing with cyaters in a Brooklyn Life panel. The dialogue captures holiday kitchen chaos and comic miscommunication.
A collage of humorous exchanges and cartoon captions from various magazines includes witty teases about gifts and hobbies, a flirtatious scene over violets and cabbages, references to golf sticks and gelatickn collections, and quips about heat, feet, and train cars. The snippets showcase period humor in dialogue and caption style.
Fragmented quotes show residents trading quips on aging, drinking, manners, and urban life. snippets reveal social anxieties in daily exchanges as columnists note humor and weariness in a bustling community.
Laura J. Smith of Minneapolis is named state and national organizer for temperance groups. The article recounts her battle against alcohol, her illness from kidney disease, and her recovery after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills, which she endorses as a cure and preventive health aid. It notes her address, the pill price, and quotes her husband's remark on truth.
A compact, dated miscellany describes dog taming methods including ear rubbing and neck scratching, then shifts to varied items such as winter relief powders, foot care products, a brief African shell note, a 1900 census booklet offer, a white tiger claim in Assam, and several whimsical jokes and notices.
A historical notice extols Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound for women’s health. It notes that many sufferings require private disclosure to a physician and praises Mrs. Pinkham for providing free guidance from Lynn Mass. The featured Grant Park Illinois resident, Mrs. Chappett, endorses the remedy for ovarian and uterine issues.
John D. Smith, an electrician from Lynn Massachusetts, testifies that after years of sickness and sleepless nights he found relief with Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. He says it cured his complaints, restored heart strength and sleep, and he now believes it to be the remedy in existence.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference potatoes and turnips with unclear nutrition statements, a mention of a royal bakery, and a claim that nearly 20,000 pounds of bread are eaten daily in the sultan of Turkey’s household.
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