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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
3
A R N Mann of Fall Mills Tennessee credits Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral with curing a long stubborn cough that deprived him of sleep and caused rapid flesh loss. After trying various physicians he reports immediate improvement, regaining health and sleep at age seventy four with the remedy. The testimonial is dated February 7, 1899.
A rare Java monkey, described as a near missing-link, walked into a Central Park zoo cage, shook hands with a keeper, and surveyed surroundings upright on its legs. Belongs to C. H. P. Belmont, acquired in Java last summer, to be cared for until spring. The creature stands 2 feet 4 inches, with human-like heels and a face resembling a human.
Dixmyth praises his wife for clever sewing skills as he explains she made successive covers for his upright piano. He notes linen plush fabric and a planned calico cover, joking that women have "great big fertile minds."
A brief note promotes Gnove's Tanreined Chik Tose as a simple iron and quinine remedy labeled a no cure no pay offer. The message is terse and lacks verifiable medical claims.
The total police force of the United Kingdom is nearly 60,000. England has 41,332 including 15,468 in the London Metropolitan Police, 985 in the city police. Scotland 4,744 Ireland 12,165 Wales 1,288 Isle of Man 62. Larger towns include Liverpool 1,895 Glasgow 1,320 Dublin 1,205 Manchester 1,038.
A fragmentary diary style exchange shows Mrs Peck chiding Henry to act with sense while Mr Peck offers a concerned reply. The dialogue hints at domestic tensions and social dynamics in a mid century setting.
A playful collage titled Our Badget of Fun compiles quirky verses about love, nerves, and bachelor life. The lines joke about seeking a wife, lingering courage, and the paradox of longing for companionship while fearing the social gaze. The Philadelphia North American framing suggests a light entertainment piece from the era.
A dramatic Chicago News piece captures Fanny telling George she doubts his love while he proclaims devotion, stumbling in dragoon slippers as embers glow. She questions worship and idols, and his voice responds with heightened emotion.
A tense exchange unfolds as the collector protests daily visits after the bill, while the landlady offers a ten dollar weekly room rent. The scene centers on rent arrangements and mounting frustration.
Impressions on memory recall as a traveler narrator recalls a past motor tour. Characters T, Knott, Goodmad Conroog discuss memory and direction at a crossroads. The exchange hints at local humor and a sheriff’s support in a previous journey.
A dialogic fragment captures a child threatening to run away with the coachman over a diamond ring. The parent rebukes the plan, clarifying debts to the coachman and denying the bid to elope. The snippet reflects period newspaper style and quotational reporting.
A collage of brief social notes and wry exchanges from Life His Wonsdrous Faith, Chicago News, and Tit-Bits. Dialogues touch on happiness in society, homeopathy, a bay fever episode, marriage to a widow, and a rumored grudge over a pending match.
A voluble man speaks to an invalid companion, jesting about lost roles and turning the moment into a chat. The exchange hints at opportunity and reassurance as the speaker engages with Punoh in a cordial, somewhat ironic tone.
A Chicago Tribune item depicts a humorous scene in which a maid identifies a man as a “hoe beau” after a gardener exits, while an Indianapolis Press snippet references a quarrel and strong language avoided in front of a lady, all reflecting period tabloids.
President Krueger receives a communication from Branson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago sending 25 gross of Swanson’s 5-Drops. A bank draft of £412 108 is enclosed for army use. The letter claims 5-Drops cures rheumatism neuralgia and related pains and notes a prior loss when a small quantity was captured by the English.
The Prince of Wales has officiated as godfather seventy five times. The German emperor serves as godfather to all seventh sons. In Prussia, Empress Eugenie acted as godmother to 3834 children born in France on March 16 1856 the same day as the Prince Imperial. Cecil Rhodes gave about forty godchildren fifty shares each from the De Beers mines.
An 1899 letter from Mrs A B Brigham of Rees Creek Alberta surveys Ross Creek to Edmonton climate, soils, crops, and living conditions. It describes Beaver Lake, rich brackish soil, wheat oats barley vegetables, large potatoes, wild and tame fruits, long June July days, light storms, and winter fencing work. Notes mosquitoes and bachelor neighbors, easy log cutting, and a generous land offer near Marryatte county via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway land agent.
Governor general’s ban on ballet girls dims Montreal society as Her Majesty’s Theater planned opening on November 7 with Lord and Lady Aberdeen rumored to attend. Lady Aberdeen opposed the performance prompting a withdrawal of patronage, leaving Ottawa’s Old Town with long faces.
A Toulouse observatory correspondent notes a striking effect seen when a bar is heated at one end and briefly cooled at the other. The far end becomes so hot that it cannot be grasped, an effect workers in iron attribute to a repelling action caused by the sudden cold driving heat along the bar.
The article notes a superstition in theater denying the final three or four words of a new drama, preventing them from being spoken or written before the premiere. Actors often interpolate a last line to signal an end, as in a quoted example where a character addresses another and includes a blessing with a farthing.
Feb 6 20 Mar 6 20 Apr 3 17 1900 round trip tickets sold at single fare plus 2.00 to Iowa Minnesota South Dakota points north of Shell Neck Abbott Crossing Waverly and many Northern Western Southern towns. For details contact agents or address Cedar Rapids IA.
A fragment from a gossip-filled column notes the duchess of Aorta hiring a balloon by the month and training with two aeronauts, with daily agreement with her maid. It predicts aeronautics will become a future sport of the aristocracy as she plans to own a balloon soon. An unrelated ad for catarrh cure ends the piece, followed by a humorous Detroit Journal quip about Annabel Appleton.
The Southern Pacific Company and Ita connections promote best first and second class rail service to California, Arizona, Texas and Mexico with Pullman sleepers and guided excursions from eastern cities. Requests for literature go to W. G. Nelmyer in Chicago, H. Connor in Cincinnati, or W. J. Berg in Buffalo. Also notes Eureka Springs Arkansas Crescent Hotel opens March 1, 1100, touting health and pleasure facilities and through sleepers at similar rates.
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas declares his long life and health due to catarrh remedies, praising Dr Hartman’s Peruna as the best cure for coughs colds and related ailments. He notes la grippe and catarrh as the same disease and urges readers to request a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus Ohio.
Born before the United States was formed the man saw 22 presidents elected and relied on Peruna to shield him from sudden changes. A long life as a veteran of four wars, he even shod a horse at age nine, a tale of rugged endurance and historical perspective.
A ten year old witness testifies in a land dispute, while the child’s credibility is challenged by attorneys. The case focuses on ownership and boundary lines as expert testimonies are prepared for court action.
The notice mentions booklets from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway advertising points of interest along its lines. It lists titles like The Pioneer Limited and The Lake Superior Country and invites readers to request special publications by sending four cents to Geo FH Heatford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago Ill. The mix includes travel topics, gadgets, and light anecdotes from period advertisements.
The actress Sarah Bernhardt keeps a private routine at her Belleisle summer home in an abandoned army barracks. She bathes on the roof of her chateau daily, praising sun and air as essential to the bath. When not bathing she hunts the countryside in hunting dress, her zeal undiminished by the few game she takes.
A Harrodsburg Democrat item notes a unique scarfpin carved from a wild boar tusk given by Dave Nichols of Salviea. Nichols, while digging a foundation for a new house, unearthed wild boar skeletons with tusks half a foot long, saying locals recall no hogs there for 75 to 100 years.
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