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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1897
Page
3
An advertising piece praises Dr. Ayer's Hair Vigor as the best remedy to prevent hair loss and restore color. It cites a Spencer, Iowa, alderman testimonial and offers a free Curebook from the J. C. Ayerc Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
Paris sustains a vast dressmaking sector with 65,000 working dressmakers in the city. Historical tallies show 158 couturistes in 1850, 1,696 couturieres and 296 ready made houses by 1895, and a national workforce of 61,400 male and 145,648 female factory owners. The industry employs about 700,801 people overall, with additional 25,855 in related trades, and yields an estimated product value of £60,000,000.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a constitutional disorder and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. The preparation claims a combination of effective ingredients with purifiers to produce healing results. Testimonials are promised and a Toledo, Ohio company is named.
The Railway Review notes a marked drop in tunneling costs due to improved rock-excavating tools and mechanical methods. It cites Hoosne at 8079 per foot, Mont Cenis 356, St Gothard 289, and Arlberg 154. The Northern Pacific through the Cascades, 9050 feet long, bored at 413 feet monthly for a total cost of 118 per foot.
A wary plea warns that some elders are deserted by their children and sent to the poor house. It urges readers to safeguard their future finances, noting the value of a carefully earned dollar and its enduring usefulness.
Improvements on the Baltimore and Ohio main line west of Martinsburg to North Mountain were finished November 1. The work smooths curves, lowers the roadbed, and removes steep elevations at Myers Hole Tablers and Tabbe, reducing grades and increasing tonnage per train, with large operational savings. A note mentions Niantic drawbridge operations requiring extra counters for certain wheels.
The Klondyke Bulletin will publish Monday with TRURORAPAC News and up-to-date information. It covers Beets Tongen Bun VICON H7RAMAHIP BATUINGS and related topics for Alanhen Prospectors and their associates.
Old Mrs Parlin aged 93 is cared for by her two daughters Juno Ann and June Ann who describe their mother as alert and content despite failing sight hearing and mobility. They note she cannot walk outside or eat as well as she once did yet stays largely comfortable and remains a source of pride to her daughters.
A noon fire ravaged the Sterling Remedy company laboratory and office building in Attica, Indiana. Despite the blaze, manager Hustling Harry Kramer organized quick action, moving furniture to a nearby showroom and initiating salvage and cleanup. The loss runs into thousands, but plans for rebuilding and continuing production proceed as workers resume operations.
Falcon Canada of Florida returned from a three weeks alligator hunt with 908 killed, averaging six feet, earning 140.84. A New York dog owner faced a suit after a boy allegedly bitten by a dog, but the boy had bitten the dog first, and the case continued.
A Republican paper presents a table of election returns across six states showing majorities in 1896 and 1904, and notes large losses since 1896. It argues fusion and strong campaigns will yield Democratic victories in 1898 congressional races and the 1900 presidential election.
The piece traces 1890 McKinley tariff as a revenue reducer and protector for monopolies, notes a 1894 revenue deficit of over 60 million amid home-market profits, then presents 1897 Dingley tariff as raising duties and revenue while boosting U.S. industry, mocking Republican tariff inconsistencies and automatic swings in revenue goals.
A critique of the endless chain of gold standard rhetoric. It argues that removing greenbacks or substituting irredeemable bank notes or gold redeemable notes would preserve the chain. Proposes that issuing flat paper money breaks the chain and warns that other methods flood the country with worthless bank notes.
A clipped discussion notes New York as a pivotal state and suggests David B. Hill as a potential Democratic presidential nominee. It recalls Hill’s past campaigns, including his stance on gold monometallism and his 1906 loss, while debating whether such a pick could unite the party.
A Chicago Dispatch piece critiques placing gold advocates in command of forces mobilized for bimetallic battles. It argues against such suggestions and urges unifying and consolidating democracy to advance along a straight road to prosperity, emphasizing harmony beyond gold faction leadership.
The Cincinnati Enquirer characterizes Hanna as an unscrupulous political boss with no real grasp of public or private duties. It argues appointing him to the senate would be a ludicrous misfit, a satire on the era and a cautionary lesson for the future.
Minneapolis Times contrasts Foraker and McKinley as Republicans. It paints Foraker as keener and more vindictive, less hypocritical, while McKinley is seen as more party driven and solemn. Both are labeled self seekers first and patriots last.
The New York Times notes that the Dingley bill exhausts powers for industrial injury to Europe and reserves no further retaliation options if Europe strikes back. It claims the tariff achieves the most complete protection and commercial sea intercourse seen outside China, while threats of new taxation loom to cover current expenses.
A cantata described as In the vicsregal presence features 3,000 performers and a descriptive chorus with animal cries including the howl of the dingo and the kookaburra’s laugh. The piece is compared with American competitiveness, noting no envy toward Australia’s production and promising a future match.
Chief Glory of the Republic urges limited government and individual freedom while Louisville, Post and St. Louis Republic warn against democratic encroachment. The papers argue against gerrymandering and call Illinois lawmakers to convene to preserve or alter party balance, predicting a swing away from Republicans as democracy rises.
The Wheeling Register notes a wave of suspensions among large eastern carpet factories amid prosperity and Dingleysm. It argues the increased tariff on carpet wools explains part of the shutdowns, illustrating how Dingleyism affects American labor.
The Ohio supreme court declares a law requiring honorably discharged soldiers to hold offices unconstitutional. The passage by the Republican legislature was seen as a bid to secure votes and force court action in a frame-up, exposing the act as invalid.
The Pittsburg Post urges checking the push to expand military and naval forces arguing reliance should stay on volunteer citizen soldiery. The piece critiques army and navy officers and cautions against European power comparison. It contrasts with Gerrymanders Always Strive Back in the Peoria Herald.
Campaign rhetoric in Atlanta Constitution argues Tammany spent forty thousand dollars to charity as a cleaner image while deriding the Republican plan for using funds to curry corruption.
The article notes two counterpoints to Mr. Platt’s accusation that Low sought to wreck the Republican party. It states Low was nominated before Trasy and that he received by far the greater vote, undermining the claim. The fragment references Low Rochaester and Morald as involved figures in the dispute.
The readable parts describe an unclear scene with garbled phrases and names, offering no coherent event, date, or key entities to summarize into a factual item. No identifiable persons, organizations, places, or actions are extractable for a reliable card.
A Washington style column mocks Ohio senatorial struggles and McKinley era politics. It rails at coal and sugar price manipulations, taunts trusts, blasts anti monopoly efforts, and cheers reform clubs while predicting Democratic and silver organizing for 1898. It cites Chandler removal hopes and Reed’s return to power in Congress.
The Benton Post condemns a Republican tariff on hides, arguing it mostly enriches trust magnates in the cattle market and harms manufacturers and workers. It argues McKinley’s pardons are weak, citing a contrast with past presidents and a noted bank crime case.
Columbus residents weigh a property valuation dispute involving an unnamed parcel on Anything Avenue. The city records show the property's value and retain consideration of a proposed name associated with the site amid local farmer concerns.
A fragmentary guide describes home laundering with hard water and inferior soap, outlining steps to sort clothes, wash in hot water with Ivory Soap, wring, rinse, starch, and hang to dry. It emphasizes homemaking by intelligent women and preserving garments through careful handling and line drying.
A humorous recounting of a Kentucky lecture visit where Fat Contributor Griswold clashes over hotel dinner charges. The landlord laughs off the three dollar price, then accepts a bribe of liniment to settle the bill, forging a humorous bond. The piece also riffs on preferences for tea abroad and various travel ailments.
Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co lists an array of watches jewelry silverware cloaks and music boxes with a Belle Sleave Link Buttony promotion. Dr Holmes notes a shift from strings to bicycles as a noiseless escape valve while Dr Ball’s Tar Honey treats croup with emphasis on motherly emergency care. A toy prince cart with a musical box signals growing novelty items for children. Prison walls are praised for fast news and trolley car robberies highlight public concerns.
Quill tobacco exile and forever be strong with No-Lo-Bac the wonder worker. Maken real men strong. All druggists. Caro guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Adilrass Buerling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The article extols Hartahorn as a soap like cleanser noting ammonia alone is unpleasant but when mixed with water becomes a thorough cleaner. A teaspoon of the ammonia in water is described as making the water soft and pliable for washing.
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