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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
3
A letter from J A Bunce of Macon Colorado dated January 13, 1899, praises Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for curing a wife’s three year lung cough after doctors gave up. He notes two bottles saved his wife and one more cured his sister, with three bottles totaling one dollar each.
A historic ad notes the chance to obtain a trial bottle of Cherry Pectoral for 25 cents. Readers are instructed to ask their local druggist for the offer.
A child, Isabel, spent years on a cattle ranch and during a city visit attend Sunday school. The teacher tells of Love wife and a pillar of salt, while Isabel, with bold questions, challenges whether Shit was a country and asserts her superior knowledge.
Bold ad claims Kemp's Baldam stops cough stones and invites readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle. Mentions sales in 6 and 5 cent bottles, with warnings that delays are dangerous and urging immediate action.
The Visitation of St Peter's Cathedral in Rome is noted as the largest building. The Escorial monastery near Madrid is described as a collection of palaces. Areas are cited: St Peter's 18,000 sq yd, Milan Cathedral 10,000, St Paul’s London 9,260, St Sophia Constantinople 8,160, Cologne Cathedral 7,400.
A collage of ad blurbs and literary jottings: plug tobacco promo with a fictional romantic vignette, cough remedies from Wyroves and Piso’s Cures cited, and a string of moral reflections on fortune and virtue. Names include J. KR and Chicago addresses. fragments hint at humorist and weekly bugle references.
Evelyn Luttrell confronts Major Brown and Falkland aboard a train halted near Redhill. Conflicting accusations over Lady Howard’s movements unfold as Brown reveals trusted honesty while Falkland swears by their danger. With no return train, they opt for a later eight mile journey to Saltcliffe aboard a available coach.
In a dim carriage Falkland and Evelyn face Major Brown who bursts in with a lantern. Evelyn fears she may never see him again before she learns Lady Howard has left Saltcliffe. Brown accuses a forgery aimed at abducting Luttrell as Falkland grows livid.
In a dramatic moment Evelyn reacts with bewilderment as a tense scene unfolds involving a forgery revelation. The fragment hints at a pivotal plot turn and emotional strain among characters.
A Major confronts Samuel Cripps alias Gilbert Falkland in a London carriage, revealing forged checks and writing samples tied to a Monte Carlo forgery. Evelyn and Miss Lautrell witness as Scotland Yard awaits, and Cripps faces imminent questioning.
In a New Orleans oyster bar a youth who just finished four dozen boasts of a near record. The opener recalls a 15 dozen feat and a rival claims 17 dozen at a Season place. A local resident counters with a 306-oyster barrel effort from six years ago, sparking barroom debate.
The Chicago News recounts how Collin P. Huntington’s secretary Miles asked for a raise, was refused, and years later learned the employer had quietly raised his pay by buying property for him. A further sale yielded a $50,000 profit, part of a large investment for Huntington’s wife.
An excursion party on a Great Lakes voyage faced danger when a high wave knocked a young man overboard. He swam to safety after minutes, narrowly missing the camera that would have sunk with him. The tale blends travel humor with a fragment from Washington Post about Alexandria referencing an ancient graveyard.
A terse note outlines a sequence described as short steps toward a failing or problematic start. The phrasing suggests caution about a planned approach moving forward, with emphasis on gradual, possibly risky progression. No specific names or places are identified in the readable text.
A reporter travels Cumberland foothills seeking Jim Raglin and learns his domestic life is a tangle. Raglin has multiple wives with a witty, unsettled household. the current wife jokes about being the “last” while hinting at more ahead. The encounter blends humor with a hint of scandal in Raglin’s volatile marriage scene.
A quoted NY Sun piece extols walking in rain as a buoyant, practical habit. The narrator describes a Cornish squire inspired outfit with waterproof macintosh and cork soled shoes. They claim brisk movement prevents cold and celebrate rain as a joyful ordeal.
An investigation compares the fuel value of farm crops with coal noting corn can yield two thirds its value as fuel when dry but requires careful burning with slow feeding. The piece also recounts a humorous anecdote about author W S Gilbert and ends with a note on Nijni Novgorod’s vast street fair attracting traders worldwide with diverse goods.
The government built a bug factory to study insects and learn how they live, eat, and transform. Harper's Young People notes the fascination of observers watching changes, including insects that alter form. A California found worm from China arrives at the insectory, drawing daily scrutiny of its actions.
La Porte Texas attracts national business interest with promises of rapid growth in manufacturing shipping and commerce. Observers foresee it becoming the Gulf of Mexico’s greatest seaport and a key city for manufacturing railroads and trade, aided by favorable climate and surrounding farming land.
A Westminster Gazette correspondent argues that writing the full phrase citizens of the United States of America is too laborious and suggests using Usa for the republic and Usans for its inhabitants, a notion reflecting brevity trends in manuscript and print.
A jumble of 19th century ad snippets promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Garfield Tea, with claims of cures and samples. It mentions various druggists in Toledo, O and Brooklyn NY, a sun dial in Hayon Hoogroo, grain coffee substitute Grain-O, and a Paris police anecdote about a vagabond with money.
Marine underwriters urge daily use of the three Ls on ships. The Sailors maxim emphasizes lead, log, and lookout as safeguards against unseen dangers, urging sailors to heed all three to avoid disaster.
A 19th century note by Eliza R. Parker explains chapped skin arises from using inferior soap with poisonous ingredients. It advises washing with warm rain water and very little soap to keep hands smooth and white in all seasons.
A Boston broker brags about a bright office boy who fetches cigars for a dollar. The boy returns with cigars, the caller praises them, and later the boy hands the broker six cigars saying Here’s the rest of them cig ars Mr Margin.
Should you desire information regarding California Arizona Texas or Mexico and the long limit low rate round trip tickets sold to principal points the various routes via which the tickets can be purchased or regarding one way first and second class rates through sleeping car lines first class and tourist call upon or address W G Nelmyer Genl Western Agent Southern Pacific Co 28 Clark St Chicago H W Connor Coml Agent Chamber Commerce Bldg Cincinnati Ohio or W J Bere Trav Pass Agt 220 Billicott Sq Buffalo N Y.
The Christmas Issue of the Lake Shore Book of Trains promises unusual railroad literature. Copies available by mail for a 2 cent stamp, sent to addresses on request.
The RB and O KR railways announce a 42,500 ton order for 85 pound steel rail to be delivered in 1900 at a contract price of $3 per ton. Allocation shows 26,000 tons to B&O, 12,500 to B&O 8W, 4,000 to Pittsburgh and Western, and 1,100 to Cleveland Terminal and Valley.
Three guided travel tours of Puerto Rico are set to leave Chicago on December 27 January 28 and February 15. Guests travel aboard special Pullman sleepers and dining cars to New York then sail on Ponce and San Juan. The itineraries mix rail automobile carriage and boat with all expenses included under Walter Boyd Townsend and American Tourist Association.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway runs solid trains with palace sleeping cars dining cars and first class day coaches from Chicago to Calumet Houghton Copper country points with direct connections to Marquette Negaunee and Jefpeming for East South and Southwest passengers. All coupon ticket agents sell tickets via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Hallway.
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