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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
3
Berhard confronts love and duty while Violante pleads for mercy. Bernard and Christopher navigate a cliff cave hideout, delivering messages from M. Jean as Paris intrigues unfold. Violante contemplates escape and a perilous watch over Bernard amid looming royal unrest.
The article traces early watchmaking, noting English watches scarce before the late 16th century while German and French pieces arrived earlier. It cites Mary Queen of Scots owning death's head watches and suggests wristwatch fashion revival from sixteenth century. It recounts royal possessions, including a skull watch gift and Knox’s possible gift, and ends with James I using an hourglass on a 1603 journey.
The piece argues Britain’s dominance in coal and iron is eroding as the United States and Germany gain share. It notes American coal fueling Atlantic liners, rising pig iron output from 12 to 26 million tons, and Britain’s drop in global iron share from 48.8 to 29 percent. It also cites Belgium iron used in Middlesborough station and German coal reserves deep underground.
The St James Gazette notes Ireland is awakening as a tourist destination. It cites improvements in railways and hotels, plus new routes and better service, as reasons visitors will find Ireland now attractive for mountain lake river scenery.
An American writer praised Charles A. Dana, longtime editor of the New York Sun. Dana is portrayed as genial yet decisive, with a daily editorial routine and a welcoming office where staffers, including his son Paul, work beside him.
Charles A Dana hailed as a learned public figure with a sharp tongue towards opponents. Born Hinsdale New Hampshire August 8 1819 he joined Brook Farm in 1842 and edited the Harbinger with Ripley Goodwin Dwight 1844 47. He contributed to Appletons American Cyclopaedia and edited major papers including the New York Tribune and Chicago Republican prior to his work at the New York Sun.
A reflective memoir recalls a dusty attic filled with old trunks, a spinning wheel, and a guitar, where children read from musty volumes beneath a sunlit window. Apples trigger memories of Hebrew grammar treats and a lost Eden, while market shoppers glance away, misunderstanding the wistful gaze.
A Leslie's Weekly tale recalls H A W Tabor riding through a Lawrence siege to warn troops and save the city. The once famous adventurer and ex senator later faced homelessness and bankruptcy, a fall from bravery to ruin.
An advertisement claims a new remedy from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co at 167-69 Dearborn Chicago. It touts Five Drops as a rapid cure for rheumatism neuralgia catarrh asthma and influenza like ailments, offering sample bottles by mail prepaid and discounted large bottles for thirty days.
The text explains that bicycle wheels resist forces in their own plane and are not built for lateral stresses. It warns that three or four wheel configurations, including side by side duplex setups, impose significant sideways forces during turning or uneven ground. Frames, bearings, and wheels are not suited for such use without damage.
Section men on the Straits ville division uncovered rails stamped 18038 and traced them to a lot bought in England during the war for 125 dollars per ton in gold. The rails remain in fair condition and could supply motive power for about ten more years.
A German convention of horse butchers plans to open a Berlin restaurant to educate the upper class in horse flesh as food. The report cites M. De Chatelier fixing the sun’s effective temperature at 12 600 Fahrenheit. A scene of a salmon trout leaping into a boat near Snokalum Wash and a tale of martins saving their mate from a cat near Farmington Maine conclude the item.
A fragmented ad style passage touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a valuable health franchise for digestion relief. It promotes use for dyspepsia, biliousness, rheumatism, fever and ague, nervous disorders, and constipation, presenting bold claims about medical benefits and personal wellness. The text shifts to a casual debate about realism and art.
A garbled Mortality Record text mocks patent cough syrups like Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It riffs on household bottles, cures for coughs and colds, and a cartoonish remark about an autonomous yacht and a man desiring carpet applications.
An old advertisement touts Casoinets candy cathartic as a blood purifier. It claims cleansing the liver, removing ailments like pimples boils and blackheads, and improving complexion for ten cents. It ends with a moral quote about folly and wisdom.
Lord Wolseley addressing the Brigade of Guards urged every soldier to learn boxing. He argued there is nothing that requires more pluck and nothing likely to bring out the fine qualities of an athlete.
The page urges readers to study advertisements for home bargains and notes reliable advertisers. It advertises products and remedies including Dr Kline’s Nervo Restor, Cancareta candy, and Dr Hell’s Pine Tar Honey. It warns that neglecting a cough can lead to asthma or consumption and promotes quick relief claims.
The ad copy promotes Grain-O as a pure grain beverage that resembles coffee, gentle on delicate stomachs and inexpensive. It targets households with children and notes price points of 15 and 25 cents per package, urging readers to ask for Grain-O.
Prof Eliphalet Nott Potter D D LL D chosen as president of the Cosmopolitan university by John Brisben Walker. Potter had earlier led Union College since 1871 and served as chancellor of Union University after its expansion in 1873, resigning in 1884 and declining other high posts before taking Hobart College presidency.
An antiquary found a hollow cane shown at Litchfield Cathedral containing a vellum letter to the Earl of Meaux from Charles I. The letter urged aid and promised rewards. The relic later reached the British Museum, with facsimiles circulated in hopes one copy would reach the earl.
A dated ad extols Dr Bell's Plae Tar Honey for colds and emergencies. The text also recalls a short anecdote of a wife praising her husband then breaking a mirror after declaring she hates a liar.
The article suggests a Provo government idea to tattoo arteries on soldiers to reduce death from bleeding before care. It also reports a Philadelphia church member donating $1 on his birthday and promising to double it annually, projecting over 16 million in 25 years if kept.
The Louis Globe Democrat notes a humorous scene after Victor Herbert’s violoncello solo at Exposition Hall on Friday night. Three large bouquets were placed on his chair, roses wafting fragrance into the auditorium as he returned to the stage and tucked one rose into his hat. The fire clarinet mocked, was hissed, and the crowd applauded.
Fragment from a New York Weekly note about a runaway son mocked as a drummer and an amusing misfit. It also mentions the Oliver Goldsmith window being placed in a parish church toward England.
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