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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1891
Page
3
An enterprising Nebraskan says he will take to the Exposition a crowd of 50,000 school children from Omaha and vicinity. The note mentions Charles Carroll of Carrollton as America’s wealthiest man at the Constitution signing and a junk advertising line for a nerve restorer.
An old timey advertisement text repeats Castoria product mentions from infancy to motherhood. The piece reads like a nostalgic lullaby styled promo for a children’s remedy with no explicit events or dates. The fragment emphasizes Castoria across life stages and motherhood.
United States Commissioner Shields recalls a humorous tale of his first love letter written as a note to a sick girl. The mother’s doctor planned a real prescription, but the drugstore received only the letter, not the medicine, sparking Shields to prize neat handwriting as his lifelong skill.
The article discusses intelligent horses and the Goldsmith Maid, noting Axtell’s value of 105000 and a groom recognizing his mare after years apart. It emphasizes kindness to horses, contrasts harsh handling with gentleness, and cites Clarke's Horse Review on the harms of tailing necks and cruel rein work.
A fragment recounts Barnum persuading the New York press to endorse his alleged white elephant. Bert Davis claims Barnum hosted reporters for dinner and a wharf visit to stage publicity. Some reporters later found the elephant not white but gray and planned a light roast to keep the gag going.
Fragmented OCR text mentions cyclists in Munich and crime, a London track, a Sultan banning Turkish women in Constantinople, a home study business course, and an 700 acre Johnsonville farm plan. Also references to iron ore output, a Dr Harter medicine Crescent label, and a free samples offer.
A brief, unclear fragment notes a railroad survey in the Colorado desert area. It mentions a surveyor named something like Aspen, with references to time,地点, and a Saturday schedule. The legibility is poor and essential details are missing.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed remedy for blood and skin ailments from blotches to scrofula. It claims the product cleanses and purifies blood, heals ulcers, and is the cheapest option, warning that other claims may favor dealers over customers.
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