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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
6
A youth narrator and his cousin push deep into the Great Dismal Swamp guided by an Indian, Solomon. They mock warnings of the serpent vine until it ensnares the cousin, strangling him as the guide and narrator struggle to escape. Solomon later rescues the narrator as the vine strangles the cousin, leaving one survivor and a grim warning.
A tense scene unfolds as a narrator pleads for help while a hostile cousin betrays him in a swamp. A guide departs, leaving the narrator to confront writhing hazards as their escape hinges on perilous choices and shifting loyalties.
A Zurich dispatch describes a massive ice detachment from the Altels glacier near Kanderstag on November 13. An avalanche surged 13,000 feet up a 45 degree slope, destroying Spitalmatte pasture, killing or trapping 6 cowherds and officials, with 150 cattle gone and pasture ruined. Only three animals survived. two officials and two cowherds bodies recovered in terrible condition. Debris over two square miles leaves desolation, trees uprooted, and cattle strewn far from their pastures.
A Kirksville Journal report recounts Mrs. Gehrke of Adair county praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She describes dramatic weight gain and improved health after using the pills, noting benefits to strength, appetite, and reduced spells. The pills are sold by physicians or mail order from Schenectady NY at 60 cents per box.
Unadilla New York reports Fred J Joyce a longtime smoker invested 2.50 and claims No-To-Bac cured him after two boxes. he says the habit ruined his health and finances, now he experiences dizziness when tempted and would not smoke again.
An old ad claims Hanson's Magic Corn Salve cures or refunds money. Wording promises satisfaction with druggist, price listed as 16 cents in a fragmented 19th or early 20th century Detroit context. The text references soothing gel and outdated medicine marketing norms.
A collection of promotional claims and medical notices cites Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Hall’s Catarrh Cure, detailing digestion restoration and deafness remedies, with advertisements promising cures for catarrh and related ailments, and a note on a Budapest tower height comparison.
M. M. Luther of East Troy Pa tiled last season with 207 bushels from one acre oats and 116 bushels barley plus 1 200 bushels of potatoes and 230 bushels of corn. Over 30 000 farmers to beat this in 1896 for 200 in gold. Salter's Seed Co catalogue offers seeds including teosinte sand vetch spurry and more. Send 10c postage for catalogue and ten free grain packages.
The Canadian government dispatched an appraiser to major bicycle factories to determine exact values for investigation. The testimony outlines hopes of assessing production, costs, and potential implications for policy.
Readable bits mention Columbia Bicycles and scattered phrases about bicycles and names. No clear event or outcome emerges from the fragmented OCR text.
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