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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1897
Page
2
A collage of remarks on tariffs, travel, science, and society. Notes on Spunk’s free list, Crete blockades, a WV hopeful seeking office, a voice photographing machine, John Hay trivia, a wealthy infant, nurses’ bicycle movement, the origin of tip, and Turks visa guidance for Americans.
The author notes the water hyacinth as a major imported nuisance rivaling the English sparrow. In a few years it has spread across the St. Johns River, covering navigable miles and hindering steamboats. A federal appropriation is sought to combat the plant.
The chimes of G and J Saviour's in Southwark London mark centuries of worship and lament, with bells recalled from 1434 and recast in 2785. Restoration will not complete until vellshing resumes, preserving a historic church tied to John Harvard's baptism.
At Treloay Hall hunt ball Maggie Fawcett, newly married to Eric, wears a dazzling diamond and emerald bracelet. Lady Carew hints its gift implies guilt, sparking Maggie to confess she bought it herself to avoid implying Eric’s affection. Eric confronts her, forgives, and Maggie’s lie unravels as he gifts her a matching piece.
A Berlin hotel guest famed for fine wine was tricked into believing a cheap bottle cost only one shilling. The host, to please the guest, claimed the wine priced at one shilling nine pence, sparking a demand for a thousand bottles. The bill for the mischief totaled £260 as the guest continued to enjoy the wine and brag about his bargain.
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes that flintlock muskets remain part of history and cites 1 820 000 gunflints produced in 1895 at Lingheath mines Brandon Baer, highlighting enduring interest in antique firearms.
The Kava Kava shrub from East India is hailed as a powerful remedy for kidney disease and rheumatism. The ad cites multiple testimonials including Rev. W. B. Moore and Rev. John H. Watson, offering a free large case of the Kava Kava compound via the Church Kidney Cure Co. in New York to test its claimed benefits.
A writer in Longman's Magazine discusses eating young alligator meat as potentially tasting like veal. He cites examples from India where Sentals eat uncooked flesh, noting pale color and tenderness. The passage contrasts gator flesh with snakes and rats and mentions large alligators avoided by sportsmen.
The readable OCR fragment shows a dated 1898 line with Aunt Rae, family phrases, a tonic claim about bitters curing many, a short cartoon caption Johnny questions moths on furs, a prison inspector treadmill exchange, and a bicycle line. The text is garbled but preserves named references like John J and Thonmary A Thoughtful Boy.
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