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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1896
Page
7
A veteran detective recalls solving a case of vanished money and jewels at Denzil’s home. A somnambulist daughter staged ghostly rides on a bicycle to safeguard her romance, while the detective uncovers the elder Denzil’s hidden crime and orchestrates a union with the lovers.
A literary man notes the decline of hands in pockets among men of all classes. He blames newsboys, especially neweboys, for the change as they crowd sidewalks seeking buyers. He warns that placing a hand in a pocket can delay progress amid a rush of paper thrusts from eager urchins.
A Modern Medicine quote notes fatigue impact on nerves. An Italian physician tested twenty four bicycle riders after riding thirty two miles in two hours and a quarter. Hearing was defective in nearly every case, then normalized after two hours rest.
A snippet from the Indianapolis Journal shows a husband pausing his newspaper to ask his wife what she desires on bargain day. The exchange highlights the allure of discounts and the idea that lower prices feel like a daily event.
A Portland Oregonian excerpt recounts Major John G. Bourke’s humane ruse with a doll to pacify an Apache papoose, influencing tribe relocation and sparing bloodshed. It ties Bourke’s act to Crook’s forces and notes Geronimo’s era. Also included is a vignette on TA Hung Chang’s rise from Confucian scholar to Imperial generalissimo staff through civil service and military service.
A Seattle man returning from the Yukon reports that Arctic life is mainly burdened by deadly mosquitoes. H A Fredericks says swarms make prospecting dangerous, requiring mosquito frames, full coverings, and tight clothing, with the insects outlasting the harsh elements. He adds he will vote for McKinny and return to finish his work in the North.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt questions Gibber’s systematic wickedness contrasted with his wife’s earnest religiosity. It notes a fear of meeting her on the other shore, implying mortal or moral consequences in a terse speculative remark.
A Modern Celebrity features a stranger asking who the man is and a citizen responding he is the only one left without a bicycle, reflecting local humor in the Cleveland Leader.
A fragment notes a class of people who overdo self dosing with worthless tonics. It asserts such individuals are mono maniacs about remedies and would improve by using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, if not hopelessly insane.
An 19th century style note explains that a flame keeps burning until oil on the wick is exhausted, while limited oxygen prevents both wick and oil from burning fully. It suggests highly oxidizable substances in the body would be oxidized first, leaving only charred or incomplete oxidation of the proper elements.
An ad like paragraph touts Dr Carlstedt’s Great German Liver Medicines to cure constipation indigestion and headache arguing they do not weaken organs but regulate the system and offer guarantees. Mentions saccules flvets and liver bottle with powder sold by druggists and money-back guarantee.
Demorest's Magazine lauds the temple and Mormon tabernacle as architectural wonders. Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway offers low excursion rates for Sept 29 to Homeseekers and Harvesters. Sugar cane sap yields 15 to 20 percent sugar, with mention of solid construction and long-lasting walls.
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