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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1894
Page
7
A jumble of testimonial snippets and product pitches. Claims for Dr Ball’s Cough Syrup and Syrup of Figs tout cures for rheumatism constipation and stomach issues. Mentions Ey’s Cream Balm and Camphor Ice. Notes on prices and places in London and New Haven with scattered personal asides and trivia.
If you have not received an August Flower and German Syrup Diary Almanac for 1894 send your name and address by postal card at once requesting Almanac No 15. You will receive by return mail a highly illustrated diary book for memoranda and daily notes free of expense. Write quickly before they are gone. Address.
John Corvel a Missouri hunter living near the Boston Mountains on White River recalls past hunts. He describes luring turkeys with corn and a log blind then killing many with a single shot. He laments dwindling deer and warns against overplanting while fish abound.
A six year old boy and a nine year old girl faced trial at Berhampur criminal sessions for marrying while the tale notes the bridegroom was married to another. The jury found both not guilty as parents were charged with abetting. Local commentary recalls the youngsters left home with little grasp of the proceedings.
A Buffalo Times report notes a test vote in a Sunday school exercise on sowing the right seed to yield good manhood. The teacher uses turnip and tomato seed as prompts and the class replies with a tie between turnip seed and tomato seed.
In a brief, humorous exchange a fortune teller proclaims that Fresview Wopesn will soon wed a beautiful young bride, while Vicktor laments not knowing any suitable lady in New York. The teller responds with a teasing question about the matter.
A collage of snippets from humorous dialogues and social vignettes. Twists on lightning, detectives, and rural life mingle with jokes about a bright dog Timmins and a boastful talker. Humorous exchanges reveal social foibles and witty one liners across several scenes.
A fragmented OCR page lists various patent medicines and medical claims. Items mention Hall's Catarrh Cure with a Toledo address and price, testimonials, and endorsements. Other notes reference Brown's Bronchial Troches, Meecham's Pills, and unrelated historical snippets about catarrh cures, Earl Grey, and Henry IV.
A collage of odd notes covers stimu lant laws, licorice imports, a New York portrait swindle, a blacksmith’s tiny padlock, English vase pronunciation, new car claims, a cricket farm in Rochester, seed oat yields, and old Latin diplomatic practice.
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