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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
7
Wild dogs raid flocks causing sheep losses in a rural incident. Billy Ragsdale watches from a straw stack but finds his gun, hat brim, and ammunition missing after dogs pass by. A lighthearted moral lurks in a chaotic tale amid advertisements and oddities.
At the world’s fair Mrs. Marjory Fleming longs for a jeweled dagger said to hold a blood tale. An Indian attendant spins a legend of jealousy and curses, and the pair buy the relic. On returning home the dagger vanishes in a scorch marked return of its magic.
A fragment shows Mr Bashful asking if proposing to someone would be acceptable. Miss Longwall responds that she would think the world was ending. The brief line reflects a humorous social exchange.
A quip exchanges between a modern author and a female admirer about earning a living by writing. The author clarifies he works by his typewriter, not by the pen, in a witty Buffalo setting.
The article notes the English sparrow was imported to curb insects but displaced native songbirds and became a bigger nuisance. It urges systematic destruction of sparrows for public good and mentions remedies for ailments. It also reports a labor group opposing employer power, upcoming homeseekers excursions by a railroad, and Poland's salt mines yielding large revenue for Austria.
A collage of consumer remedies, place names, and brief notes includes claims about Serman Liver Syrup improving sleep, Piso’s Cure, and teething Syrup, with multiple testimonials. Also appears are references to Dr Carlstedt, Mrs Winslow, Cascarets, and a Lima Kansas reader. The text shifts to mentions of England adopting the metric system, Queen Victoria’s reign, and prices for groceries, plus a salmon pack estimate and Nansen’s polar observations.
The article reports an extended deep sea current beneath a polar region with undercurrents warmer than surface water, expanding knowledge of Earth's magnetism. It also notes Cascarets claim to stimulate liver kidneys and bowels, and mentions a $10,500,000 mortgage on a parcel of Boston property.
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