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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1891
Page
3
An old newspaper fragment touts Debulas and Syrup of Figs as the best family remedies. It promises a reliable cleanse for costive or bilious systems and urges every household to buy the product in 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles from leading druggists. The text also mentions timing windings of a clock at Trinity church and references to soap brands.
An advertisement extols Youth's Companion for its paper quality, illustrations, weekly supplements, and holiday issues. It invites readers to send $1.75 for a free January and a full year through January 1802, citing wide distribution into nearly half a million families.
In Harper's Bazaar Mary L. Diskinson stresses youth health and education for women as key to a better future. A feature tale follows Betty Benton's tragic marriages and hardships, illustrating female resilience and the demand for reform in homes and society.
An article urges women to seek a soft even complexion and criticizes rigid ascetic beauty standards. It promotes nightly face preparations using sweet cream, glycerine and rose water, with ammonia for firmness, and notes some use of ammonia and a focus on a calm temperament to prevent wrinkles. It also mentions a Berlin Delongton union offering medical care and employment aid to workers as a health initiative.
Emory Storrs argues a young man should spend a thousand dollars on travel or self-improvement rather than merely hoard wealth. The manuscript, attributed to Emory A Starrs, contrasts a life of culture and education with one focused on money, warning that wealth alone yields little lasting glory.
A flood of society notes details financial windfalls for Patt and Mile. d Alls at marriages and weddings across Europe and America. Queen Christine of Spain is named as the era’s most popular queen, with other entries noting portraits, museum gifts, and society figures.
A New York gossip recounts a man asking if a $20 bill was counterfeit. Clerk defaced the note per policy then explained that counterfeit bills must be destroyed when presented. The man complained, but the rule is strict. banks rarely detect counterfeits and often disappoint customers.
The piece laments rising unrestricted immigration and its effect on workers especially women in cities. It warns of slavery by influx, questions the invaders' character and intelligence, and doubts benefits to national standards of intelligence and morality. It argues the undesirable elements threaten social and economic welfare.
The composer sold She Wore a Wreath of Roses for £108. Later the copyright sold at £500 with the auction hammer. George Darker allowed the White Squall for 40 shillings, though Cramer had hammered thousands, but they sent the composer a £100 check.
From Prime's Crop Bulletin a Bottember survey shows 1100 inquiries to farmers about the lard bill with 1079 replies and 902 in favor of a general pure food measure. The memo argues for national pure food rules, opposing the Conger bill and defending lard as a wholesome product.
Society notes discuss fashionable themes and social dynamics with witty lines about marriage and domestic expectations. The piece notes that American girls prefer independence while men seek wives at home, offering a light social commentary on gender roles.
Readers discuss Pearline as a versatile cleaner for kitchens and sinks. Suggestions include boiling a rotating pan with water to melt grease and using Pearline to wash greasy kettles. The note claims regular Pearline baths prevent clogs and reduce plumber calls from Boston.
The publishers of Youth's Companion announce a 1801 calendar with next year announcements. Pen names include Coleridge, Seth Low, Hannibal Hamlin, Jules Verne, Julia Ward Howe, Walter Besant, and more. Serial stories by Seawell, Davis, Lippman, and others promise varied fiction. A series on recent discoveries covers stars to Gulf Stream. Subscriptions at $1.70, free prospectus and specimen copy upon sending.
An advertisement touts a so called constitutional remedy for quack medical claims as a universal cure for catarh and related diseases. It claims internal doses cleanse blood and mucous surfaces, offering a dubious promise of lasting relief. The ad urges readers to request a sample and hints at a broad market reach through druggists and agents.
An assortment of brief items including a London fast letter received with quills, comets seen over France promising crops, a plan to reduce milk to powder for transport, Swiss and German industrial notes, a memory phenom near Madison Indiana, whist by telephone in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, a lead pig found in East Yorkshire near Ermine Street, Elm Grove West Virginia census anomalies, and a critique of patent medicines and the Buffalo firm behind Dr. Pierce products offering money back if promises fail.
A compact reflection on a discreet woman who masks knowledge and power, speaking softly while readily perceiving more than she reveals, never ostentatious yet keenly capable in conversation and influence.
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