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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1895
Page
5
This fragment references Oscar Wilde and a mock earnestness theme, with stray lines about the play and cultural failings. It also notes old remedy advertisements, a claim of Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money-back pledge, and scattered quotes about seeds and farming from John A. Salzer Seed Co.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It claims relief from age related ailments, colds, headaches, and fevers, notes approval by medical professionals, and states it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with price points of 50c and $1. Beware of substitutes.
Missouri items report Samuel Gardner of Poplar Mill surrendering stamps after resisting an officer on capias in St Louis. Other notes include fires from celluloid combs injuring Miss Finks, telephones expanding to Parla Monroe City Perry Stoutsville Florida, and a St Joseph freight train theft crackdown.
Ashland Oregon notes ten almond varieties with thin shells in Pennebaker’s display. An Armenian convent inmate in Jerusalem dies at 115 after centuries inside. A Feltham England wedding features aged participants. a London girl receives a velvet box of jeweled pins as engagement gift. Napoleonic lore highlights his lifelong need for a hair cut.
A scrambled advertisement era note mentions 1,000 bushels per acre potato yields and various farm seeds. It invites readers to send postage to John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin for a seed book and samples while noting quirky phrases and a stray reference to Marquis of Queensberry rules. The text mixes product pitches with absurd lines and historical oddities.
A playful exchange among theatergoers and travelers features remarks on hair dye stage fright and a famed tragedian. A sister traveling with Vanderlein is teased about birth or refusal while another scantily described ballerina declares love for a famed actor.
A garbled ad-like passage describes do it yourself dress patterns for men. It mentions multiple patterns, sizing, and cutting instructions. Garbled lines refer to pattern quantities, material yardages, and a coupon with a one cent postage surcharge.
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