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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1895
Page
7
Ancient footwear traced from palm papyrus sandals in Egypt to Persian knee boots and Roman cork soles. Greeks wore similar designs, Plantagenet boots reached two feet long, with gold chains. Also notes echoes removal as a sign of respect in the East, and a health ad for nicotine replacement products ending with a druggist sales pitch.
A collage of notes and quotes mentions cinnamon tea as helpful in malaria districts and citrus fruits claimed to kill cholera bacteria. It notes Noverre as Shakspeare of ballet and praises reindeer milk for lung diseases. A large pike trapped in Osberton is described with a curious jump. Miscellaneous phrases mix ad style and literary lines.
A vintage health ad extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and eases colds headaches and fevers. It highlights its kidney liver and bowel action without weakening them and claims medical approval. Sold in 50c and 1 bottles by druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with proper labeling.
New York libraries report a surge in genealogical research as patrons seek family pedigrees and heraldry. Librarians cite Sons and Daughters of the Revolution requirements and public interest in noble blood, while a heraldry dealer notes rising demand for arms and crests. The piece also mentions notable misspellings by writers like Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A newspaper item discusses spelling errors by notable figures. A boy misspells received as recieved and is sent to school. It cites Sara Bernhardt and Bismarck as examples, noting their admitted struggles with spelling in autograph letters and a remark about John Bright.
The Spectator argues that female stateliness stems from independence of mind and self justification rather than outward gifts. It notes examples like Queen Isabella and Maria Theresa to show stateliness can coexist with boldness or aloofness, yet men often misread it as hauteur.
A historical critique of Japanese superstition using a myth of a giant subterranean catfish and the Matsuri festival. The author brands Oriental beliefs as barbaric while contrasting them with Japan's progress and notes a Tokyo exposition prize for a wooden god, Jimmu Tenno.
A collage of gags from the New York World featuring domestic squabbles. A wife laments lacking peppery recipes, a husband vows to return to his father, and a couple jokes about trousers and skirts. Other bits praise birthday gifts and humorous domestic scenes.
A jumble of brief items covers social trends, speculative finance, medical remedies, and gender topics. Topics include a Boston preacher inviting readers, a Maryland jury on engagements, harvested wheat prices, college promotional mail, a catarrh cure, a mining ring claim, teething remedies, a new Pennsylvania county bill, and various societal observations about women and men in 19th century life.
Beginning Sunday May 26 the Big Four adds a daily noon departure from Chicago. Arrival Indianapolis 6 10 p m Cincinnati 9 05 p m connects to Chesapeake and Ohio Washington Express reaching Washington D C at 3 45 p m next day Baltimore 4 34 p m. Electric lit vestibuled train with parlor sleeping dining cars. Tourist rates time cards available. Depots listed and city ticket office given.
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