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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1894
Page
7
A mosaic of medical patter and idle jests. advertisements extol Hostetter’s Stomach bitters and Brown’s Bronchial Trade, Ely’s Cream Balm, Beecham’s Pills, Schiffmann’s Asthma Cure, Manson’s Salve, Shiloh’s Consumption Cure, and other patent cures. Interludes include dialogue pits about a performer, a streetcar pleasantry, and magazine-style quips.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers. It emphasizes that the remedy works without weakening kidneys liver or bowels and is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with no substitutes.
A Cardiff parrot story ends with a German-like scandalous punch line as a young woman buys a talking parrot that repeats a mature phrase. The bird helps expose a romance between Georget and Miss Ethel, ending in an engagement. Also, railroad fare views argue that common travelers pay the fares. William Roberts comments on limited trains and the Hungarian plan. Mrs Gargoyle pleads for son’s extravagance as her husband balks at a high allowance.
Inter Ocean reports a humorous front in a home life scene where a boy named Tommy questions his mother about serving coffee at every meal. The exchange contrasts the mother’s habit with the boarders’ contempt for the beverage.
The article cites statisticians estimating Britain has 700 millionaire families and about 12.7 million others across five wealth bands, from very rich to poor. Figures show 4.9 million in the poor class and 2.0 million struggling to keep up, with additional tens of thousands in higher tiers.
U S government chemists report after testing brands that Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure, strongest, and superior to all others. The statement emphasizes product quality and safety.
A collage of disparate items: old artifacts and curiosities from London to Quebec, a note on Ireland’s Royal College of Surgeons fellowship won by Miss Emily Wini fready Dickson, a tale of Salzer seed adverts promising record onion yields, snippets of jokes and quotes, and miscellaneous tiny vignettes. The items include a seven pound key from a Temple church, frozen markets in Quebec, and a seed company touting remarkable harvests.
An advertisement offers 160 World's Fair photos for 81, delivered in ten parts of 16 pictures each. The full set costs one dollar, to be sent to Geo H Heatford at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Subscriptions receive the portfolios by mail free of charge, with payments by draft money order or registered letter. The copy ends with a playful college Pi Ets society pastry joke.
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