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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
A reader testifies to Peruna’s effectiveness against catarrh of the head nose and throat. The letter cites a family cure after two bottles and mentions preference for Peruna tablets over liquid. It requests the free Peruna Almanac for 1908.
A fragmented narrative shares a storyteller’s tale about marriage and social norms. A father answers a boy’s question about marriage with a blunt definition while other characters discuss outcomes and advice in a boarding house setting. The piece hints at humor and social commentary through dialogue and misheard phrases.
A widow hints at a hidden house staff member as a possible conspirator in a tense inquiry. The narrator observes a manhole, notes a telegraph from New York, and recalls plans for a river tunnel linked to the Carney estate as tension escalates amid illness and unseen workers.
The fragment suggests a time when someone would be with others, but lacks clear names, places, or events to identify a definite news item or outcome.
An unclear OCR excerpt discusses weed sowing methods and medical or scientific notes. It mentions vets and a possible apparatus or procedure tied to a Sak and a chief, with references to persistence of effects and a figure described as a chief, though details are garbled and largely unreadable.
An advertisement by Foster-Milburn Co. promotes laxative products with Mrs Joannah Straw testimonial from Buffalo New York. It touts relief after years of backache and fatigue claiming health improvements for a 60 year old woman and urges purchase at dealers for 60 cents a box.
The story recounted by Mr. Jerome about his wife’s cooking ability circulated among Pacific avenue social circles. Jerome joked to Judge Blank that if he cooked for a week, he would receive a long crepe veil as a prize, reflecting envy and playful social banter.
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her child born with severe eczema covering the body and face, enduring years of misery despite patent medicines. After using all three Cuture remedies the boy improved in two months and was fully well in six months, by October 1985.
A pointed rebuke quoted from Harper's Weekly about propriety. The text rails at a minister's solemn pose and ends with a witty anecdote where Mrs. Highflyer uses a dramatic letter to influence George over alimony and money. The fragment blends Victorian moral tone with social satire and a playful line about a Platonic friend.
In a humorous dialogue Merv and a slob decline taking his wife out in the car. The ad urges trying Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching, claiming better results at lower cost. If unsatisfied, return it for your money back from your grocer.
An Egyptian student Prince Dabro discusses cotton industry study in the United States, noting Waypt cotton quality and industry regulation. Amid dialogue about bravery and cleverness, a domestic scene contrasts with the dangers of a reported spot. A separate aside comments on laundry starch and fabric stiffness.
At a village church in Maine an evening service featured Dominicus Jordan, senior deacon, reflecting on the death of Mixes Simpkins. He stated the town respected Miss Simpkins but God shows no respect of persons as she rests with the Lord.
A garbled fragment depicts Corpee's lack of haste and a New York cabman at Central station showing proper sympathy during a procession. The scene includes a cabman’s whispered quip about a fare and mentions a shopkeeper named Symper who distrusts even his own cash handling.
A confused 12 year old girl translates a garbled text touching on coin faces heads or tails, then shifts to an advertisement for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures for nervous diseases, piles, and other ailments, with a Philadelphia address. The fragment ends with a Marcus Aurelius quote and a garbled statement about infant ailments.
A garbled slice of a newspaper page blends a travel miscue between a boy and his mother with odd vignette scenes. It features a boy named Hobby, a mother’s instructions, a rocket accident recollection, a crowd’s reaction, a pants joke from a man, and assorted dated ads on starch and tobacco. The piece shifts to moralizing quips and a quirk about aging and tools.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of and Elixir of Benna as a laxative, claiming no deterring aftereffects and no harsh additives. It promotes genuine California Pig Symp Co products as the approved option, available through druggists.
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