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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
3
Joshua Heller of 706 S Walnut Ur bana Ill recounts fall 1899 relief from kidney trouble and back pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills and says results remain satisfactory. Foater Milburn Co Piffab N J proprietors advertise sale at 30 cents a box.
In the poorer part of London near the Bank of England, about 9000 blind persons are seen begging during the day, with most frequenting the better quarters of the city.
Sensible housekeepers choose Deance Starch for one third more quantity per purchase and superior quality, making it the better money choice.
A historical note states that Ireland’s population of four million in 1800 included three speakers two to one in favor of the native tongue. In the same period only about one fifth could understand or use Irish.
The term Gotham, once used derisively for New York, was adopted by residents. Originating in Adam Norton’s Merry Tales of the Madmen of Gotham, a satirical 14th century tale by a Carthaginian monk, the name has become a proud alias for New York City.
A historical note claims a New York stretch from Amsterdam to West End Avenue and from Sixty-first to Sixty-second streets houses eight thousand seven hundred people of twenty six nationalities in five and six story tenements.
Emperor William asserts 3000 armed men with machine guns can withstand 1000, while 50000 would withstand 1,400,000. He questions larger scale possibilities, noting logic depends on weapon power and numbers. The discussion probes future war outcomes with escalating firepower.
In Emmons Co Dakota Territory a land sale offers 160 acres of fine land. The prospect mentions breaking and sowing to Solser's Flax to yield enough to pay for the land, with one year free on the first year and additional plots for DORNA SALZER S&S CW. Includes a La Crosse Wisconsin reference.
A Belgian man from Deveren is described as a happy father of thirty children. Married twice, his brood includes twenty two sons and eight daughters.
Testimonies from American women claim Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cures monthly female troubles by restoring normal health. A Nashville example details severe backache nerve issues and monthly pain, with three months of use restoring appetite and easing symptoms. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to readers.
Pearl millet has grown in this country for about thirty years yet has attracted limited interest. It offers rapid growth and size as advantages, though seedsmen have repeatedly promoted it under different names. Seed catalogs often list the plant under multiple names and price it variably.
A USDA list shows many names for Pearl Millet, including African cane and Indian millet. Origin likely Africa, brought to Europe by Spaniards early. Grown in the Southern States since about 1875 with noted value as green forage. USDA trials began in 1875 era, seeds sent nationwide for testing.
Prices for pearl millet seed vary from 85 12 to 150 per pound with a German firm selling ten for a cent under Peruilaria. The crop serves as a rich alluvial soil soiling forage, best planted after warm soil and kept at 3 to 4 feet height before cutting. It grows tall but becomes woody if allowed to exceed ten feet. Seed rates: six to eight pounds per acre on poor soils, four on rich soils. Hay use is limited due to excessive moisture and woody texture unless cut young.
The passage warns that silage cut too green becomes overly acidic, similar to corn at that stage. It advises cutting hay when heads appear if made into hay. It concludes that the crop will best serve farmers as a summer soiling crop.
A government bulletin outlines why water is essential for horses to aid digestion, blood balance, and physiological function. It notes water loss through feces, urine, perspiration, and breath, and shows how water requirements rise with heat, work, and feed type, citing experiments that track daily water loss at different activity levels.
Corn and cob meal provides notable feeding value when ground with shelled corn. Nebraska cattle firms buy cobs for grinding, improving digestibility and feed efficiency. Grinding increases available nutrients, making cob content worthwhile for dairy and beef operations.
Dr James Mills of Ontario Agricultural College argues that agricultural success requires both study and hands on training. He contends apprenticeship in every farm department, plus discussion of successful farmers’ practices, yields better preparation than theory or practice alone.
Ontario emerges as a leading producer with yields across crops including fall wheat 17,242,763 bushels at 25.9 bu/acre, spring wheat 4,949,233 at 19.9, burley 24,378,817 at 34.3, oats 110,228,103 at 41.7, rye 2,970,768 at 16.56, peas 8,924,650 at 21.9, buckwheat 2,049,169 at 21.5, beans 978,246 at 18.4, potatoes 16,676,447 at 120, corn 29,287,888 at 77.3, and apples 43,659,413 at 6.15 per bearing tree.
The Jutland cattle are a spotted black and white breed used for milk and beef. Mature cows weigh about 1,000 pounds and are fattened for export to England. In recent generations the breed has improved in milk and maturation traits, with bulls reaching 1,300 to 1,400 pounds by about two and a half years. Danes aim to enhance milking qualities beyond beef production.
A Lynn Mass newspaper carrier, Theophilus H. Porter, retires after forty six years of daily routes totaling about fifteen miles per day except Sundays. The text also repeats ad snippets for Th Kline nerve treatment and a biographer's note on Stephen Phillips highlighting Stratford on Avon education.
An old advertisement asserts a cure for deafness through a tonic or medical treatment, promising relief by addressing the ear’s nerves and throat connections. The copy hints at a paid guarantee and references a supposed physician or vendor offering a monetary reward for proof of cure.
A monument to Gen William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition will be erected over his grave by Mrs. Mary Susan Glasgow Clark of New York City. The notice notes the historic tribute and the widow’s involvement in honoring the frontier leader.
A Memphis furniture man narrates nervous spells tied to coffee. Following a physician’s advice, he switched to Postum, improved from 142 to 165 pounds, and credits Postum with restoring health. He offers to testify publicly. Trial 10 days proves the benefit. each package includes The Road to Wellville booklet.
A digest of varied clippings notes mining death rates worldwide with Belgium lower than the U S scene, a dealer claim about Defiance Starch sales, Horace Porter’s dinner remarks on how the country is run, and a testimonial for Piso’s Cure for consumption dated February 17, 1900.
Franz Muller, a Viennese artist, sued a jealous acquaintance after his nail was broken. A jury awarded him 1,000 crowns, about $200 in American money.
The collector at Port reports duties for the year ending June 30 totaling 165 500 128, the largest NY collection ever, surpassing the prior mark by 120 cg. Port storekeepers note the high duty intake coincides with strong Defiance Starch sales, limiting other brands.
Since 1899 earthquakes in Austria have been logged by instruments under a 28 member government commission. Early notes show 20 cent shocks in 1598 and hundreds of events in 1899 and 1900. Reports come from many volunteers as several complete seismological observatories are kept.
Mohammedan women wear diverse face veils shaped by climate and nation. Turkish and Egyptian yasmak is unfamiliar in India where women cover with Jung gauze veils or are veiled by ornate sarongs.
At Lexington Kentucky a conductor on the American Southern railroad mistook Mrs Luln Thurman for a drunk and had her ride in the Jim Crow car The court awarded her four thousand dollars as solatium for the indignity.
Yorktown Arkansas reports Dr Land Williamson swore in Montgomery County that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured kidney diseases. Case No 1 Henry Hall malaria hematuria bright tongue constipation with complete recovery after two months. Also includes unrelated farm seed ads and a bankruptcy note about rats in Essex.
In a letter from Herndon Virginia Mrs. Col. E J Gresham treasurer of the Daughters of the Confederacy and president of Tivrmhn Village Improvement Society extols Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio claiming it saved her life from a severe catarrh of head and lungs after doctors had given up She says six bottles cured her and she now advises friends to try it noting the testimonials inspired her confidence and belief in its worth.
The notice warns that winter will bring catarrh and related illnesses to many women, claiming many lives and chronic ailments unless Peruna is kept in the home. It touts Peruna as safe, preventive, and curative and offers free medical guidance from Dr. Hartman of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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