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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a local case involving a person named Mance. The readable text references a price per face and a monetary concern in a dispute handled by a court or official body. Further specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
Percy Linwood and Charlotte Bowmore converse in a secluded conservatory near Dartford Kent. A duel over a card dispute unfolds in the backstory as Charlotte presses Percy for full truth about Captain Bernie. They share a tender moment, then meet Charlotte's wary father Mr Bowmore who clutches a troubling letter.
A brief humorous exchange from Texas Siftings portrays a mother asking children if they prayed. Tilly answers yes and explains the division: she prayed one half while Daisy prayed the other, highlighting a playful household division of sacred duties.
Antiquaries discuss pronunciation of Ralph and Raff in English history. Rev H C Launder cites Brompton Ralph parish registers from 1557 showing spellings Raffe and Ralf until 1717 when Ralph appears. The piece notes regional and generational variance and argues against dogmatic pronunciation.
A jumble of curious claims spans floods, gems, insanity from a Ferris wheel, a talker after thirty years, a reformed deafness tale, dam failure in Suez studies, a daughter suing for housekeeper pay, a Vienna fraud note, Chinese smugglers in opium, a Egyptian temple chess origin, a comic wedding scene, and a Russian admiral’s staged rescue. The items cite Holland flood deaths, a 600 karat opal, greenheart wood in canal work, and a staged drowning to restore rank.
A collage of short proverbs and stray ad lines discusses topics from bridesmaids and cosmetics to cures for coughs and nasal catarrh. It cites products like Bull’s Cough Syrup Kemp’s Balsam and Ely’s Dream Balm, with scattered social notes and light humor. Includes quoted exchanges and minor numerals from market estimates.
An advertisement touts Schiffmanns asthma cure with instant effect and a single trial convincing skeptics. Priced at 50 cents plus postage or by mail. Trial package offered free by mail. Address requests to Dr. R. Schiffmann, St. Paul.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy, not a quack medicine, claimed to be a strong tonic and purifier. An unrelated seed catalogue promotion from Salzer Seed Co. offers a mammoth catalogue for ten cents postage.
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