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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
3
Fragmentary exchange shows a couple facing traditional vows with wavering lines about duty and wealth. A minister prompts the bride and groom to accept, while the dialogue hints at unpaid bills and potential hardship ahead, suggesting strain beneath ceremonial joy.
Wickles tells Ticks he quit due to being fired after discovering that Bouncer Wickles-Yex is an incendiary. Wickles insists the charge is grave but says he can prove it.
A derisive exchange mocks Christian Science ideas as ineffective, using a parable about leading a pig across a river. The speaker argues for practical remedies over thought alone, illustrating the futility of relying solely on belief to cure disease.
A collage of 1880s era essays on women independence and fashion. It argues happiness comes from self sufficiency and work, not marriage, and praises unmarried women for intellect and polish. It also reflects on child perception of dress, social scrutiny, and kitchen versus parlour roles. It ends with praise for red hair and female resilience.
A collection of early 20th century social advice pieces urges couples to share feelings, avoid club overindulgence, and cultivate home life. It champions courtesy, mutual confiding, and wives dressing well for husbands, while discouraging gossip and petty worries. The items mix marriage guidance with humorous exchanges from period readers.
Jakey Dinkelman stages a cruel prank on his Philadelphia uncle Smelter to prove the boy’s pledge to truthfulness. The cellar deception uses rolling logs water and bladders until Smelter is humiliated. The uncle pleads for mercy as Jakey defends his “practice” of breaking vows.
A sequence of strange acts involving girls prompts concern. An Indiana girl allegedly had glass pieces removed from a body part by a physician who later found more glass in the same area, a self-inflicted freak. A Brooklyn girl had her hair cut by an unseen man as she walked to school, bringing notoriety and sympathy from peers. An Illinois girl faced anonymous letters driving her to tragedy, with the community lamenting the untraceable accuser. The irregular acts highlight pervasive fear and mystery surrounding suspected self-harm and external malice.
A dubious advertisement warns against harmful mercury based remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. It claims internal use cures mucous issues and blood impact and urges buyers to ensure genuineness from druggists at ten cents per bottle.
For four centuries men seek a seasickness remedy with no guarantee to prevent the dreaded ailment. Trials abound but none assure relief to voyagers. A fragmentary ad-like mix praises various products and jokes about advertisers, landlords, and clergy, reflecting a cluttered era of consumer notices.
A scrambled manuscript shows a man named W. Wied AME and references to Standard Silver Wares, Boston, and a scheme promising easy money. It notes commissions, false pride, and a vague patent claim. Mr A Star border quotes a crack about land Indy, dropping an advertising sheet with Whirled boarders wanted ads.
A garbled OCR passage recalls old timey ad copy for Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup and liver tonics, a Cincinnati death from liver trouble among traveling salesmen, and a stage dialogue about a draft near a window. Dialogues include a 275th performance remark and a jab at a honeymoon.
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