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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1890
Page
3
A Detroit editor recalls a store interaction with a job applicant who could not say yes or no respectfully. An ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore ear tube function, promising $100 reward for any cured case, urging readers to send for testimonials.
A fragmentary page lists doctors, medical claims, and ads for remedies with long descriptions. It mentions Dr Kilmer and nerve restorers, tonics, and various medical products, along with fashion and household notices. The tone resembles a mid-19th or early-20th century rural newspaper page promoting cures and consumer goods.
A preacher expounds the proverb Better is a living dog than a dead lion from Ecclesiastes, urging small talents exercised for good over grand but idle gifts. He cites biblical lions and modern examples of humble service, urging readers to seize present opportunities to help others and pursue salvation.
A traveling storyteller with a patched eye recounts a curious dream and a real theft tale. He describes hitting farmers by praising their buildings or animals, then relates discovering a hidden tin box of greenbacks after a dream about a knot-hole behind a barn. The tale ends with the farmer keeping the money and the speaker using the dream as a moral.
A quirky historic note describes a 49th parallel boundary line between the United States and the Dominion of Cuumidia, with 383 monument pillars set along the line. Pillars are hollow iron castings over cedar pots sunk four feet in the ground, four feet wide at the base, marking the border from Detroit to the Rockies.
A Tiffany & Co watch counter man suggests a pocket watch safeguard by a buttonhole in the outer lapel and threading the chain through a vest button hole to deter pickpockets. He claims the pressure blocks quick thefts while the wearer stays watchful.
An anonymous poem opens with a devoted grandmother scene and promotes Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription for women health. The ad claims it cures wasting diseases and functional irregularities, pledging money back and noting it lacks alcohol or syrup. It touts as a tonic for nerves and worn out women, offering a booklet by mail.
An awkward young man from Vermont sought work in a Boston warehouse years ago and bragged of his “effores” while attempting a practical joke. A clerk challenged him with a bag of salt and a ten dollar wager. The scene shifts to a church choir reference as the man’s bluff unfolds.
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