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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
3
A Boston Transcript tale says while the Cape City rested in Hongkong a Chinaman painted the name on bow Es. One bow read Capacity with no space and the other Yteepac. He argued the Y near the atera shows logic of the race, an amusing misprint turned lesson.
A note on buying separate stocking feet cut from legs of old stockings, cotton feet at ten cents and merino wool at fifteen cents per pair with discounts for halves. Also report that the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad has placed into service five large ten wheel compound passenger engines on the Cincinnati to St Louis route, plus 60 consolidation freight engines, delivering 16 percent fuel savings and proving the compound design superior in tests.
A fragment from a historic coin tale describes Cromwell’s broad piece gold coin with the motto The Commonwealth of England on one side and God with us on the other. A speaker quips that God and the commonwealth are on different sides as he compares the two faces. The text also advertises pamphlets and medical booklets, mentioning Prairie Friscabine, St. Louis contacts, and ads for piles treatment with Dr. Donald Wallace Co in St. Louis.
A nervous passenger asks what would happen if the ship strikes an iceberg in dense fog. The captain replies the iceberg would move on as if nothing occurred, implying no immediate danger or impact on the ship.
A Major hungrily plots with a blotting paper clue in Miss Luttrell’s room. He schemes to learn if the handwriting is genuine while Evelyn Luttrell secretly faces Aunt Lydia’s concern and a call from Mr Falkland as rain pours outside. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger about recording birth details.
A fragment notes a figure moving with a swinging pace on a troubling expedition, evoking a tense moment as the action unfolds. The text hints at danger and pursuit, with no further names or places clearly readable.
In a library scene Evelyn Luttrell and Major Brown discuss a birthday book kept for friends. He reveals a habit of recording birthdays with a special system, joking about multiple books for different grades of friends and noting Evelyn must be added to a new, separate volume. The exchange hints at deeper tension as Evelyn notices an unusual entry and the Major avoids her gaze.
The National Review argues that assimilation of Algeria to France is absurd as native Mohammedans have grown rapidly in population since 1866, while mixed marriages with Christians remain rare and political representation is unlikely. It urges machinery to empower natives in local councils and notes poverty from imperial policies. The author cites Arabic language barriers in Algeria’s Sahara post offices as unacceptable.
A muskrat mother teaches her babies to swim at a pool, coaxing them across and back while the young cling to the bank and their tails wave above the water. The scene ends with the mother ushering her brood to safety as predators stir nearby.
A Detroit Free Press tale describes a boat mishap on Belle Isle after a young man’s cousin, heavy and water-keen, joined nightly rowing. While navigating a canal, a water hose stretched across the entrance snagged the rudder, halting the boat and leaving them momentarily stranded in deep water.
A reader fragments a will discussion asking if a bequest of one thousand dollars to a son is intended or if the testator meant a friend. a final note mentions a watch and a jewelers’ work list in a legal context.
A travelogue describes the Juanacatlan falls near Guadalajara as Mexico’s Niagara, with power sent to Guadalajara from Lake Chapala. It highlights the region’s monastery legend of Hidalgo Morelos, the ride from El Castillo, Guadalajara sights, Hospicio, and local culture, ending with notes on Guanajuato and other attractions.
In Norwich, Judge Carter hears Stephen Meech 79 defend guardianship bid amid witnesses calling him queer in the head. Meech bathes daily in a hogshead and sometimes in a distant brook. Despite critics, he remains robust, denying any need for a conservator as he saves all he earns.
Fragmented state text reports a legal claim in Oregon with Cheney Co and a notary, plus advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Pills. It also mentions rubber reclaiming attempts and a Snoqualmie Falls hydro project using aluminium wires for high voltage transmission near Seattle and Tacoma.
A misread historical note describes an alleged method to cure a kicking horse by placing it in a narrow stall with a thick floor and straw to provoke kicking. The text claims the horse will be defeated and learn a lesson, though the account is unclear and not endorsed.
In Detroit a woman testifies to identifying her trunk at Fort Street depot after losing the trunk check, with items including a bonnet, fan, shawl, silk dress and family sheets described amid humorous exchanges. Separately in Belgium, Mme Means Verhaagen’s will leaves a fortune to 14,554 relatives, but the estate is only about $3,000,000, with legal costs swallowing most of it.
A German dentist named Dr Hers reports a notable discovery using a microbe based occulant to arrest decay pain without destroying the nerve. Applied to decayed teeth it fixes the tooth and allows lasting splinting. He claims several cases treated with this method have been highly successful.
Mrs Gooden credits Lydia E Pinkham’s remedies with curing years of female troubles after doctors failed. She suffered kidney inflammation, hemorrhages, womb and ovary inflammation, and breakdowns that forced bed rest. After three bottles of Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she improved dramatically, noting looks and health.
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