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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1896
Page
6
An excerpt covers Constance and Edward amid a vow bound marriage, with a stern pledge to maintain reputation and propriety. The tale shifts to an adventure on a remote island where survivors recount a tidal wave revealing the Star of India, its wreck, plunder, and eventual discovery by mariners after years at sea.
In 1849 the East India Company ship Star of India sailed from Madras to London with over 200 passengers including Lord Glenham General Swift and Lady Artwell and carried treasure of 250000 dollars. Brokers estimated at least 100000 in cash aboard. rumors spoke of a potentate’s jewel strong box. The ship vanished after being sighted two days from Madras, sparking search efforts and theories of piracy and disappearance. A Malay sailor later claimed the Star was attacked and captured by five native craft south of Ceylon.
A selection of Irish bulls published recently shows politicians mocking government policy on income tax and temperance, with sharp quips about wool from sheep, ships of Temperance, landlords, and imperial reach. The items illustrate humorous political wit of the era.
Mary E Miller of Mattoon Illinois describes severe inflammatory rheumatism with nervous debility. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she regains mobility appetite and health, praising the remedy as life restoring and recommending purchase from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
Professor Thomas J. Murray of New York shares a curious tale of a common housefly named Dick. Over two weeks the insect grew tame, allowed handling of its wings, perched on a finger, and performed simple tricks. Through sugar rewards and patient coaxing the fly learned to stand on toothpicks, jump hurdles, and even fly at the raiser’s finger when angered.
An advertisement claims No-To-Bac can quit tobacco and restore vigor. It touts rapid gains and wide cures with 490,109 past users and a “guaranteed” cure, offering a free booklet and sample malted. A Chicago or New York druggist sells the remedy.
In Texas agricultural line, the state tops others in crop variety. Cotton, corn, cereals, sugar cane, sorghum, vegetables, berries, pears, peaches, plums, oranges, figs, olives, nuts and rice are all grown. Offers for land seekers include larger farms, earlier seasons and milder winters with lower production costs, plus pamphlets on resources and low rate excursions via the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry on December 1 and 15. HLA, Northern Passenger Agent, 826 Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill.
Awakening fatigue is noted beside a sketchy reference to a Senator Ateena and a figure named Amo Kay. The fragment cites a claim that more stec is used in making pom than in all sword and gun factories, implying a historic context or misread terminology rather than a clear event.
A railway mail clerk on a local Allegheny train became trapped when the car door jammed shut inside a mile long tunnel. He clung to the outside as the train rushed through the stifling darkness, shouting for help until the engineer and conductor rescued him. The episode left him shaken for months, recalling the tunnel as ten miles long. Washington Star reports the frightful ordeal.
Mrs Hannah Shepard of 304 North 16th Street Omaha Nebraska writes of La Grippe coughs dating four years back. She says after trying doctors and various medicines one package of Dr Kay's Lung Balm ended her cough and left her entirely cured.
Send 25 cents in silver or stamps to the busiest jewelry store in the world MERMOD AND JACUARD Broadway at Locust Street St Louis and they will mail prepaid a solid silver thimble and their grand new holiday catalogue with engravings of diamonds silverware jewelry and watches Christmas is coming fast.
The monument at Alton Illinois to Elijah P Lovejoy who died defending press freedom will rise ninety feet in granite with two flanking sentinel columns each thirty feet tall.
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