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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
7
Scientific Corner surveys a storm coat for electric car motormen with a carbon stove heating system inside a skirt and coat. The device circulates warm air to the driver, costs about 10 cents a dozen for fuel, and burns two to four hours per fill. Also described is a toy drawing device with cams and levers showing how a figure can sketch various shapes.
Story recounts Oweny the postal clerks dog sailing from San Francisco to begin a world trip. He previously toured the U S including Tacoma and Alaska, with plans to visit Hong Kong, London, and Suez via steamers, then return to New York and Tacoma. Also promotes land ads for Chesterville Texas with farm lands and free literature. An unrelated vignette notes a man recalling Brooklyn rush hours in Hades.
A collage of ad copy and brief items: Hall's Catarrh Cure touts a cure with a $100 guarantee and testimonials. medical patent remedies claim cures for fits and liver issues. cosmetic and patent medicine pitches appear alongside small notices. Deer in Maine woods attract hunters. a New York family benefits from poor funds over medical aid. Chinese cities to teach English and Western sciences.
A wide array of notices and promotions follow including an extended deadline to January 15 for a pre-paid 25c bottle offer from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. Chicago, with claims of universal cures and a money-back guarantee. Also announced: a new royal navy drama True Blue by Leonard Outram and Lt. Stuart Dixon Gordon, a business education program at Barnes College in St. Louis, plus assorted testimonials, legal actions, and public notices.
The development of the modern newspaper has advanced public enlightenment alongside education. Literacy grows but is declining in proportion, expanding the advertising opportunities offered by a large newspaper as a valuable feature of civilization.
After meals many face indigestion and dyspepsia, but Hostetter's Stomach Bitters offers relief. It is advertised to ease stomach disturbance, calm nerves, and aid digestion while also claimed to remedy malaria and kidney issues. Recent surveys mention Liberia's mineral wealth.
A late year feature lists prominent men who died from Bright's disease, including Professor Austin Abe and Col. Thomas W. Knox. It warns readers of kidney illness symptoms, touts Warner's Safe Cure as an absolute remedy, and cites testimonials while urging awareness of the condition.
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