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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
3
A patient reports severe back and kidney pains due to kidney irregularities. After failing with doctors, Doan's Kidney Pills provided quick lasting relief. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets them. price fifty cents per box. Also noted by J W Wails, Superintendent of Streets of Lebanon Kentucky.
A fragment shows a childlike prayer asking God to make bad people good and food people nice. An accompanying Defiance Starch advertisement promises the largest value and a money back guarantee for 12 ounces at a core price.
A Punch observation notes the King faced a costly offer from a leading American newspaper to publish an article titled How it Feels to Be Crowned. The price was high, and the King felt compelled to reject or discourage the proposal.
The Salzer Beal Co of La Crosse Wisconsin adverts extraordinary seed yields for 1904 including oats at 150 to 210 bushels per acre across 30 states and many other varieties. It promises pedigree seeds developed by careful selection with sizable catalogs and free seed samples upon sending stamps.
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley wrote to a friend that he always quotes the American army as the best army in the world. The ad also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a druggist refund offer for curing a cold in one day.
The British and Foreign Bible Society aims to raise 250000 guineas to extend its field in celebration of its centenary in 1904.
A vintage ad teases Defiance Starch promising one third more value for the same money if pleased. It claims the product provides satisfaction and will not stick to iron while hinting at Christian sentiment in a satirical tone.
Dolores declares she would never leave her father as hospital gossip and local men debate the consequences of Johnsing’s injuries. Lodie resists harassment while men mock the situation and threaten to challenge anyone who slurs Johnsing’s daughter.
In a stormy tavern gathering the town locals discuss a sensational tale about Johnsing. Lem Johnsing is back in town, his daughter involved with Johnsing’s friend, and plans to take the daughter north to educate her stir rumor. Green, the judge’s son, arrives injured and in need of shelter as discussions loop over Johnsing’s fate and possible schemes surrounding him.
In a tense scene three days prior, a powerful man vows vengeance against a youth who saved another. Doctors fear amputation but delay, hoping to operate tomorrow as Dolores Johnson’s fate and a trial hang over the characters. Green rebukes Tom Smith, prioritizing life over vengeance.
A New York wine merchant reportedly paid $400 for a single cask of Napoleonic wine from the 1767 vintage. The rare sherry, once touched by Napoleon, is cited as the oldest in the world and part of a collection that includes wines once owned by Admiral Nelson and the Duke of Wellington, valued at thousands per cask.
Beppo Bruzeni recounts a convoluted family web from Household Words showing how a man can be his own grandfather. He explains marrying a widow whose daughter becomes his stepmother and then his wife’s grandmother role, creating a chain where his father becomes his son in law and more, ending with Bruzeni claiming he is his own grandfather.
A diner exits a restaurant in a temper after a series of perceived slights. He complains the waiter served lukewarm soup, neglected his table, and even toasted other patrons, prompting him to refuse tipping and depart with a glare. He notes the cost of a coffee and laments service seen as disrespectful.
A druggist laments declining sales of hair restorers while noting that many customers still chase cures. His friend suggests disbelief or changing trends, but the store owner suspects a deeper reason at home. He recalls being bald himself twenty years ago.
The Atlanta Constitution praises men who seek honest, fairly paid work regardless of status, noting that adversity reveals courage and nobility in those who once prospered and now toil without pride.
In England there is serious talk that King Edward should visit America next year with a first stop in Canada. A writer notes that the trans Atlantic voyage is now routine and suggests that a European sovereign visiting the United States may be only a matter of time.
Chain Tin Sin departed San Francisco with his family and a fortune of 1,000,000 dollars, leaving the United States in his wake. He reportedly arrived penniless in the country before amassing this wealth.
Arkansas Traveler responds in rhyme to H C Townsend of Missouri Pacific about trains and services. The quirky exchange includes playful verses praising and critiquing rail travel, with a humorous bottom note about a suburban butcher and a London joke. Also includes unrelated ads for Defiance Starch and agricultural seed offers with big promises.
A Paris tenants syndicate is formed to promote tenant interests amid a patchwork of odd notes. The piece covers a stray reference to the Jandlonis and a humorous aside about mistyped exndicate, plus musings on art mislabellings in Manchester from 1856 and a joke on Lord John Russell. The column notes Jenny Lind’s mantle passing to her granddaughter Gwen dain Maude and mentions The Voice of Jenny Lind. It concludes with a sci news blurb about mosquitos reacting to music and a Baltimore Herald observation.
A veteran family physician describes a life saving improvement after three years of stomach and liver illness. He credits Grape-Nuts predigested food with restoring appetite, stabilizing weight, and reviving health within 15 days, urging others to try it based on Providence and personal experience. The endorsement notes promotion by Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville.
A fragmented 19th century item touts Teosinte and Elton Dollar Graa as high yielding fodder plants claiming up to 14 tons of hay per acre and 66,000 pounds of sheep and swine feed per acre. It advertises a lead to John A. Salter in La Crosse Wisconsin for a catalog and seed samples while noting other diverse clip mentions.
Fragmentary text shows a sworn statement before a notary or official, mentioning funds for each and every av er and references to Wall’s atathh surface of a system. Names Frank J Cheney A W Olrason Dean and Sevany Poware appear amid garbled passages. The readable portion concerns a financial or legal procedure requiring funds and an oath.
Ambassador Andrew 2 White's book A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology has been translated into Italian. He spoke at the Fourth of July celebrations in Leipzig.
Purporting to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders and stomach issues in children these powders claim to move regulate bowels destroy worms and improve health. Marketed by a nurse at a New York children’s home with a 2 cent sample offer and a mailing address in Le Roy Olmsted New York.
A fragment notes the sona the Chinese clarionet as a favorite in weddings and funerals with scale from F to G above. An advertisement touts Lewis' "Single Winder" cigar as the richest quality on the market at straight prices and promotes the Lewis' Factory in Peoria IL for cigars.
Progressive Canada asserts Canada can support at least 100,000,000 people with 1,300,000 square miles of arable land. The statement invites challenge, promising to prove its claim if pressed.
A historical cost survey shows British battleships from 1883 to 1910-11 rising from about 2.4 million to over 5 million dollars. The Admiral class, Royal Sovereign class, Majestic, Formidable, Duncan, and newer King Edward VII era vessels are cited with displacements near 16,350 tons and estimated prices up to 6.4 million.
William Lynn of southeastern Pana Illinois marked his 108th birthday with a picnic and reunion attended by around 200 people, including 175 relatives. Among guests were fifteen individuals aged over 80, highlighting a large extended family gathering.
A fragmentary description explains the rabab of Palestine as a square framed instrument with parchment skin, played with a bow and a single horsehair string. It notes expert players may coax varied tones, and mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of relief and a 25 cent price.
New state law sets eight miles per hour in cities and villages and twenty miles per hour in rural areas for motor vehicles. Advertisements praise Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments and Defiance Starch offering sixteen ounce packages for ten cents. A divorce rumor notes Mrs. Cash may not continue suit and engagement to Percy Specie is off.
Dr. Hartman extols Peruna as a systemic cure for catarrh and related ailments. Writings from D Llewellyn Jordon, KH Robbins, M C Gee and others tout rapid improvements, strengthened appetites, regular menstruation, and overall vitality, with personal letters inviting readers to seek gratis medical advice.
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