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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
7
A historical notice extols Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy against malaria and related ailments. It cautions against quinine and touts the tonic s safety and efficacy. The piece also contains miscellaneous society items and advertisements about unemployment in London and Hawaii concerns.
Knowledge links comfort and health to Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid laxative. It cleanses the system, helps dispel colds headaches and fevers, and supposedly cures constipation by acting on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with their name on every package.
Grovers W. Dy of Sardis Mason County Kentucky touts August Flower for restoring vitality and debility. After two bottles he claims a 69 pound gain and notes high sales since stocking it. He cites Peter Zinville and hundreds of customers praising the remedy as more effective than others they used.
A brisk elderly man, famed for longevity, tells how a faithful brown coat kept him alive. He recalls joking about outlasting the garment, noting sixteen years with the coat, moth damage, and a final quiet end as life ran its course.
A man walks on Lenox Avenue with a parrot in a cage bound for home to his wife. A friend asks about the bird and shares a tale of a parrot that talked at night to avoid a talkative wife and died of insomnia within two weeks.
A South American wind flower unfolds large creamy blooms only with a breeze, then folds away at calm. In the Far East piracy remains a threat at sea as major lines shield passengers from loss by fire pillage or piracy in their charter and bills of lading agreements.
A survey of national wealth places Austria and Russia at billions in pounds, with France and Great Britain valuing extensive bank capitals and property. Germany holds vast estate value and mortgage proportions. US wealth and church investments appear large as well. The piece mixes economic data with humorous ad and society bits, including medical ads and light dialogue, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
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