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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement touts Ayers Hair Vigor as a daily remedy to restore natural hair color, strengthen hair, prevent dandruff, and stop hair loss, claiming it makes hair heavy and long and is available for 51,00 bollie at all drapers.
Advisers claim only two pri ries where women lead and men in leading strings are France and the United States. French comment on English and American women being ignorant of husbands’ finances while Frenchwomen, even in business, act as advisers and confidantes in all transactions. Critics attribute differing roles to education shaping boys and girls alike in America.
A fragmentary notice describes Winter Excursions and connections by the Southern Pacific Company offering first and second class service to California Arizona Texas and Mexico with Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers from major eastern cities. It lists agents in Chicago Cincinnati Buffalo and other hubs for descriptive literature and itineraries.
Rob Gleverdal recounts being saved after falling from a steamer. Captain Torreno brings him aboard a dark ship and feigns friendliness while sizing up the young traveler. The captain blinds Rob with a change of clothes from a sea-chest as tension builds in the cabin.
Rob faces threat as the Black Cat captain declares him no longer Senor Horton’s nephew and orders obedience or risk death. The captain hints at hiding dangerous knowledge about Senor Horton while Rob notices men near the port’s illicit tobacco and rum smuggling scheme.
Rob, soaked and exhausted, is dressed in fine Spanish style by a courteous captain aboard the Black Cat. He resists alcohol as he learns his name is Ricardo Torreyo, nephew to the captain, while the ship rests in a sheltered bay near a bustling riverfront settlement.
Rob records a bay scene with a schooner anchored in calm water and shore features described. He notes several posts near shore, manned by Black men in water, whipped and rowing back and forth aboard boats.
A story recalls Juliette Dodute, a young telegraph operator in 1870, who secretly sabotaged a German message during the Franco German War. Arrested and sentenced to death, she was spared when Crown Prince Frederick personally arrived, praising her courage.
A Washington Star interview with an old trainer at Bennings race track reveals the varied whims of thoroughbreds. He recalls horses that require color outfits, train alone, race only with a companion, or resist only under certain cues, noting that horses, like people, are full of peculiarities and whims.
An article from Clothiers and Haberduahers' Weekly argues that relatives often form partnerships but warns clashes arise from inherited temperaments and kinship. It suggests success depends on common sense and business principles, with relatives as friends and partners rather than sole kin.
An early 20th century Baltimore American snippet shows a livery stable keeper lamenting reduced business as automobiles gain traction. The dialogue suggests higher hauling rates and upheaval for traditional horse teams as vehicles become dominant.
The fragment discusses an almost impossible task related to building model battleships and mentions humans making choices about output options. It lacks clear entities, dates, or a coherent event to summarize.
A whimsical verse describes animals and children sleeping through winter. Birds, mice, a baby in blankets, a bear or boar, and a woodchuck are named in cozy scenes. The piece blends playful names, farmyard creatures, and dream imagery, ending with a warm comparison to a reader’s own bed.
Kitty visits Uncle Otto at his state farm to see how he feeds cold weather birds. He strings suet for a bird restaurant, explains the need during deep snow, and notes the birds seem to watch him for dinner. Kitty muses about starting her own bird food venture.
In Ballbriggan Ireland a large assembly watched Sir Frederick Falkiner present Thomas Mangan a portrait of the queen. The recorder noted Mangan, a 60 year hosiery healer for the royal family, had long supplied Irish hosiery via Meakin in Nottingham. The queen sent her photograph to Meakin, and the countess of Arran highlighted Mangan's faithful service.
A writer explains mounting a dragon fly eye for microscope aided photographs. The dragon fly eye contains about 25 000 tiny lenses, each focusing light independently to produce sharp, microscope sized images on a photographic plate.
A British rail way officials custom adopted in India to verify child ages by height has spread to the Hawarian steamboat lines on Munich area lakes. Conductors measure children to determine fare, granting free passage to those under two feet and half fare to those between two feet and two feet six inches. This method, used where appearance fails to indicate age, aims to prevent lying and ensure equitable fares.
A growing Texas city at La Porte near Galveston Bay is rapidly becoming a major Gulf seaport. The deep water channel being completed by the U S government will soon welcome large ocean liners to La Porte docks, promising immense savings for western shippers and boosting regional commerce. The port is hailed as one of the world’s finest natural harbors on the southern coast.
A Berlin engineer tested a new Greek Phoenician fire during autumn maneuvers off Heligoland and Kiel. The device ignites on contact with air or water and cannot be quenched, burning with a brilliant flame. It can be sunk underwater and reemerges to burst into flame at a chosen point, proving effective for locating the enemy.
A jumbled vintage page advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Grain-O as a coffee substitute, plus proclamations from pharmacists. It notes a French island parliamentarian Legitime and socialist governance in Guadeloupe, a volcanic report from Decageville, and Garfield Relief Plaster claims. Also mentions pills, remedies, and odd anecdotes from Melbourne to St Louis with sensational testimonials.
A clergyman told a story about a schoolmaster who set a trap to test idle boys and a pupil named Joe Simmons. The narrator recalls watching Joe and reporting him, only to be exposed for not keeping his own book closed. The tale exposes self serving critics and the irony of judgment.
The Cologne Gazette argues for sending anarchists back to their homelands. It cites annual murder convictions per million: France 14 in 1893, Germany 9 in 1564, Austria 16 in 1893, England and Scotland 3 in 1896, Italy 68 in 1894.
An advertisement touts Swanson's 5 Drops as the supreme remedy for rheumatism neuralgia kidney troubles and numerous ailments. It urges payment by mail from the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co at Lake Street Chicago with trial bottles 26 cents and six bottles for five dollars, promising immediate order processing.
Croydon authorities operate two adjoining lodging houses, one for men and one for women. The women’s house offers separate rooms at ten cents per night, with hot and cold water lavatories and bathrooms, and a ground-floor laundry. Admissions exclude women of known bad character.
A garbled page summary references Castorta remedies for infants, a political assassination in Santiago del Betero Argentina, and various ads. It notes a deputy killed, an assailant jailed, and later releases to police. Also mentions Kemp’s Balsam, Capitol dimensions, and a New Year era satire.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a powerful germ destroyer that kills bacteria in the stomach and intestines. It promises improved digestion and blood purity while marketing tablets with the imprint COC OC. It urges readers to buy, request a free sample, and beware imitation products.
Island holding Holdystone lighthouse is described as the world’s smallest inhabited, thirty feet across, lighthouse base 28 percent larger. Located fourteen miles southwest of Plymouth and near Cornwall, the tale notes the island vanishes at high tide. Also ads two traveling salesmen sought for Pocahoitas Totucco Works Co. in Bedford City, Virginia.
In Oklahoma territory twins were born to White Dove of the Gauges. The custom among some Indians was to strangle the weaker twin after birth. White Dove refused this practice and fled with her babies to a Ponca agent where both infants were saved.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bottle product and a remedy likely for cough or fever with terms like quinine and no-pay note. The readable items include a pricing hint and vendor names, but many words are garbled, leaving unclear specifics or dates. The passage reads as a stray ad or pharmaceutical blurb from a historical page.
A historical line laments officials immune to power and money, praising leaders with firm opinions and steadfast honor who will not be swayed by office. The verse underscores a call for integrity over influence in public life.
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