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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
3
A Newington Ontario resident named L Hawa reports a six week cough cure after using Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. He states a quarter of a bottle relieved the cough entirely and credits the remedy with restoring his health.
An ad warns that neglected colds worsen into bronchitis and consumption, urging immediate use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It claims a few doses cure new colds and longer treatment clears chronic cases, listing bronchitis asthma whooping cough consumption and hard winter coughs as targets.
The readable text shows blurred and garbled phrases about a 26 cart bottle and a cont Lotile, with scattered terms like twitter and chronia troublen, plus an ambiguous reference to a $1.00 bottle local. The fragment lacks clear individuals, organizations, dates, or concrete events to anchor a proper news item.
The Health and Floas of Texas Mexico Arizona and California are quickly and comfortably reached via the Southern Pacific Company's Sunset Route. Daily through service from New Orleans to San Francisco via Houston San Antonio El Paso and Los Angeles. Special semi weekly Sunset Limited from New Orleans Mondays and Thursdays with Buffet Smoking Car Hath Room and Barber Shop Drawing Room Compart ment Car regular Pullman Sleepers and Dining Car meals a la carte. Direct connections at New Orleans from all points North and East with full information furnished by agents W G Nelmyer G W A Southern Pacific Co Chicago. W H Connor Commissioner Agt Cincinnati. W J Berg Tray Pass at Buffalo.
The Land of Bread and Butter is a new illustrated pamphlet issued by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway about land along the new line through Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties in South Dakota. It invites requests for free copies with postage stamps and is issued by Geo HW Meaford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, NL. The pamphlet explores physiology and psychology as a notable, though not consistently successful, experiment.
England marks the 83rd anniversary of Richard Brinsley Sheridan death. The Dublin born playwright fled Bath with Miss Linley, faced duels and two marriages before his wife acknowledged his estate. His Covent Garden hit The Rivals failed initially but later succeeded.
A French venture, Stereo Revue, uses veroscopes and glass negatives to deliver world news through stereoscopic photographs. Reporters photograph events worldwide, then editors produce a roll of double photographs for subscribers to view with a stereoscope. An American edition is proposed.
A man with a pasted tag in his hatband in Jersey City’s Pennsylvania Railroad waiting room drew detective Peter Morris’s attention. The tag led to a stranger, a woman with a white satin bow, and the pair were seen boarding the ferry together. Morris notes such encounters show kin know strangers by chance and seek to reunite unseen relatives across distances.
A New York Sun snippet notes a man in a fit and a visitor wearing a distinguishing mask, while a young woman sports a satin bow, capturing a vivid social moment from the era.
Baron von Luttewitz, military attaché in London for the Kaiser, serves with Gen. Buller in South Africa. He accepted an invitation to observe the British campaign and report back, joining a wave of foreign tacticians studying British warfare in the land of the Boers.
The piece contrasts New England horsehair furniture and eastern cultivated interiors with western longings for bold displays. It notes western flair and New York study girls shaping hall rooms, seeking color harmony and affordable elegance over ornate plate flying and grand pretensions.
A vivid description notes how a person decorates a spartan lodging with cotton drapery, a photograph, and a sofa pillow to create a lively, colorful space. The passage contrasts her playful, wily style with the orderly, permanent homes of the average sophisticated eastern woman.
An essay argues Hindus should not abandon their ancient, elastic faith for Western Christianity. It stresses patriotism, cultural continuity, and the Hindu reform movement versus reaction, noting Hinduism as an eclectic, forward looking ideal shaped by past roots and present spirit.
Turmoil in flower arranging arises from clumsy hands and eyes lacking beauty. Favor glass vases to show stems, avoid jammed blooms, and let roses droop naturally while upright stems stay visible. Use fern for flat bowls with violets and alyssum to enhance pansies, and avoid hiding stems with dense clusters.
Near Anacapa California a sloop skipper captured a young seal and brought it aboard unharmed. En route to Santa Barbara the mother appeared and, after following eighty miles, freed her pup from a bag on deck. The mother then attacked the imprisoning bag and freed her baby. The fate of the pup remains unknown.
Mrs Billings pretends to sage advice as Mrs Spruce passes with her diminutive spouse while John lingers. The scene plays on flirtation and social curiosity in a weekly Telegraph humor vignette.
In a chatty aside from Chicago News the speakers name Hardacre Going to build a wash house in the yard. Zeke asks what stone would be best and Crawfoot suggests soapstone as a solid option.
Minnesota farmer Jacob Reichert writes from Virden Manitoba about his first year after homesteading in 1898 1899. He details land quality wage work sales and settlement logistics including costs water access and nearby markets. Reichert urges fellow Americans to move if willing to work and notes proximity to Virden Hargrave and Canadian Pacific Railway land prices and future crop plans.
A humane tale from Spain explains a courting ritual where a suitor leaves a walking stick if favored, or is sent away with a discarded cane. The item also details a Gulf seaport prospect at La Porte, the American Land Co’s sale Feb 14–17, 1900, plus brief notes on pearl fisheries, deafness cures, and assorted modern curiosities.
A soldier recalls fear under fire near Santiago and a reporter fleeing the front. The writer notes that fear is not a mark of true bravery and tells how a bullet passed near his ear as he urged a shaken journalist to run faster. He contrasts courage with panic in battle and highlights the perils reporters face behind lines.
A collage of astronomical notes on two meteor showers the November group and Andromeda meteors with dates and origins. It also includes ads for Garfield Relief Plaster and various health and hunting concerns, plus quirky anecdotes and a London living-conditions tally.
Mrs Hayricks questions why fights may end while Mr Hayricke cites officials and strategy at the grocery store Winbanded. The exchange hints at a broader dispute and unresolved tensions.
Washington barrister Belva Lockwood, the nation’s best known woman candidate for president, writes to Peruna Medicine Co praising its use for herself and her 88 year old mother. She urges catarrh can affect any organ and notes free literature titled Wealth and Beauty offered to women. Columbus Ohio firm distributes.
The London Daily News notes a shift in Ireland's government personnel. The Irish state board grew to four members with three Protestants and one Catholic, while medical and lay inspectors and auditors show Protestant majorities, challenging past dominant holdings.
A fragment describes an eccentric Ukrainian or perhaps Russian practice where a woman initiates courtship by visiting a man's home, confesses love, and if accepted they marry. If refused, she stays, hoping to sway him, while her friends threaten retaliation. The tale ends with garbled names and places.
A 19th century style article outlines a king governed system where every Siamese girl of eligible age is registered and placed in a privileged class under royal protection. A prisoner may win pardon and release by marrying into the Ineligible class, with the king bound to a husband for all. The method, though described as simple, risks pushing toward multiple wives.
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