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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1900
Page
3
Chelsea Wisconsin resident Ella Rice describes long years of fatigue backache and miscarriages from womb inflammation. After doctoring and many medicines she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and reported relief. The ad urges other women to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
Interest grows in Germany and the United States over Prof. Nernst of Gottingen incandescent lamp. It uses magnesia instead of a vacuum bulb and avoids a carbon filament. Heating magnesia at high temperature creates a weak current that becomes intensely luminous. Commercial use hinges on cheap magnesia heating, currently achieved by concentrating heat from a platinum spiral with a reflector.
Fragmented lines mention pay terms and productivity, with scattered names and places. No clear event, date, or coherent action is discernible. Unable to extract a definite reportable item from the garbled text.
The crown princess of Denmark stands at two feet two inches tall and is described as possibly Europe’s tallest woman. Her grandmother is Mile Desiree Clary, daughter of a Marquesas stockbroker. The prince heir is noted as wealthy, with a $25,000,000 inheritance from her maternal grandfather Prince Frederick of the Netherlands. The ad also promotes Garfield Headache Powders, claiming broad relief with no harmful drug effects, inviting readers to request a free sample from Brooklyn, MN.
A leading English cat breeder argues that frequent diet changes benefit cats. He recommends boneless fish and rice, condensed milk, and, in warm weather, a liberal mix of vegetables with their meals.
A fragmented notice describes an 8.0 acre tract opening for settlement near the Kiowa area. It mentions a land deal, farm name Morgan and Perry, a reference to a map and mineral rights, and an address at 617 Adres Ick T. Morgan in Perry.
Mollie returns to Chalfont House to find Madame Dubois and her son Henri Dubois asserting control over the estate. Mollie weighs loyalty to her half sister Kate against the tension with the French family. Reggie Anstruther’s growing charm contrasts with Henri’s cynical Parisian demeanor as Mollie navigates social snubs, fear of the study, and the looming question of her mother’s wreath and family fortune.
The Russian government offers fourth class fares to 114 Siberian stations from any point in Russia, including Moscow to Tobolsk for about two roubles and Moscow to Vladivostok for four and a half roubles. The czar aims to rapidly develop Siberia by attracting industrious peasants, with about 600,000 relocating in three years, boosting agriculture, mining, and general industry.
Near Half Day village a one-armed man named Lester Mowers replants a corn field after crows raid seedlings. Sparrows arrive to defend the crop, driving off crows with vigorous pecking. Mowers now feeds sparrows bread crumbs each morning.
Michael Henry Dale Wicki says in the Chicago Record that Austrian tax assessors deny declared incomes, substituting inflated sums. He calls it unfair and illegal, depriving taxpayers of remedy beyond a critic on the complaints commission, which faces thousands of appeals.
Report of fleas inhabiting second floors in Michigan homes noted after summer find. William G. Haberkorn of Bouton Harbor shows a bite as proof, while locals debate how fleas ascend to upper levels. The piece questions mechanics of second-story infestation.
The article reports on longevity among eminent 20th century figures. It notes that brain workers, including Hreln workers, show long lifespans. A sample of 533 notable individuals yields an average life expectancy of about sixty eight years and eight months.
Experiments by Mr. F. Aamon show insects revived after freezing near a stove. A large Ceropla moth, frozen within a snow ball, revived in twenty seconds. Newly hatched moths, ants, butterflies, and houseflies also revived after freezing and thawing. Younger insects resisted cold better than older ones.
Daily Telegraph correspondent reports the Khalifa has leprosy with visible facial marks and toe lesions. He has begun wearing a veil and the illness is traced to a past relationship involving the wife of a deceased leper, Faded Abud.
A Maine man claims an easy chimney cleaning method by making an opening at the bottom and firing upward a blank cartridge to use the concussion to remove soot. He also says burning a piece of sine in a stove clears the stove and flue of soot.
An old advertisement promises relief from ailments ranging from headache to cancer by using Cascarets candy cathartic pills. It emphasizes natural movements, a low starting cost of 10 cents, and authentic boxes stamped with C. C. C., warning to beware of imitations.
The article traces euchre from ancient French triomphe to America where twenty four cards are now used in four handed games, noting books cite thirty two but American usage favors the smaller deck. It also includes medical and commercial ad snippets and a Forest Service statistic on timber loss.
The Geological Survey of India published a June 12 1897 earthquake report noting India damage and Eurasian tremors with a photo of a railway bridge in Borar Iadla. Also a humorous exchange between Peter Dunn and Richard Harding Davis at the Players Club about chin whiskers and a shirt waist.
A fragmentary column notes odd lines from a Sunday school scene where a teacher recounts Eve’s creation from Adam’s rib, prompting a child to worry about marriage. It references Putnam Padi and the population of Rome under the emperor with dramatic shifts from eight million to seventeen thousand and projections to a million by 1050.
Western Pennsylvania hosts extensive sand mines supplying glass makers around Pittsburgh. The open pits carve mountains into sand for industry. An early 1900s ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet with directions for obtaining samples.
Reading through a cluttered page, Missouri University students form a whisker club with by laws adopted on Feb 14. No shaving before April. longest beard wins a prize. The item also notes old time remedies and curiosities including a teething remedy and a balloon anecdote from London.
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American shows a speech condemning a man from Squedunk as thief and liar. The officer bids the gentleman to cease remarks and resume to the chair amid a sudden interruption.
The report notes gold mining in Dolgelly Wales yielding about £300 yearly, with Leadhill in Scotland showing gold in quartz and loose deposits. Ireland, especially Wicklow, holds rich silver and gold spoll, and Cornwall’s silver-lead mines also produce silver. The total takes are modest by global standards but notable for Britain and Ireland.
A French researcher proposes X rays reveal stone impurities in coal. Carbon shows transparency to Roentgen rays while silica blocks them, so silicates formed during combustion appear as a skeleton when the coal's shadow is projected onto a fluorescent screen.
A fragment from a local column depicts a scene where a ride recipient denies further intoxication, expressing joy at an apparent ascent to riches. The exchange emphasizes restraint and delight in a sudden fortune.
A fragment from Tit Bits shows a mother arguing with a doctor about giving her baby cow's milk daily. The doctor agrees reluctantly, while the mother questions how the infant will manage the intake.
An odd claim explains glowworms shining brighter before storms. The page references Osborne Co advertising in Trading on Dewny's Fame and a dubious Admiral Dewey gold mine notice. A certificate for 5,000 shares was sent to Mrs Deway, though Admiral Dewey has been widowed for twenty years.
A single human hair can support four ounces without breaking, showcasing remarkable tensile strength. This fact highlights the surprising durability of hair fibers under tension tests.
A decorative walnut shaped like a lute, gold or gilded, opens to reveal a tiny glass perfume bottle on gold wires, a three quarter inch mirror with a powder puff, and a hollow space for powder. Included are six pearl headed pins and a hinge mechanism. Prices range from 2.50 to 26 dollars.
W J Reed Industrial Agent of the Chicago Great Western Railway invites inquiries about first class openings across Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri. The advertisement lists opportunities for blacksmiths doctors dressmakers furniture grain and live stock buyers general merchandise hardware harness tailors cold storage creameries and canning factories. Readers are urged to respond to 601 Endicott Building St Paul Minnesota.
A Scottish naturalist reports a blackbird calmly watches a hanging wasp and tears it apart to reach the larvae. While wasps swarm and sting, the bird remains unfazed, offering a striking example of opportunistic feeding behavior observed by Mr Murray.
Edith Kasay notes Jack Ricketts drinks heavily since Penelope refused him, while Ethel sighs that marriage might have pushed him to drink more, reflecting social gossip on private despair rather than public events.
A reader quotes a garbled remark about taste and health, noting confusion over why enjoyable foods harm and unpalatable items heal. The line hints at a mispronounced or corrupted dialogue. No clear event or人物 established.
The British steamship Grangow ran out of coal 300 miles south of Halifax and used her cargo of beet sugar for fuel. The sugar was worth $600 per ton.
You can obtain Allen's Foot-Lase free by writing to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY for a sample of Volet-Huse powder. It claims to cure sweating damp swollen aching feet, eases new or ill-fitting shoes, and treats corns and bunions. Distributed by druggists and shoe stores. notice also mentions a quote about Einstein and a separate Indianapolis Journal remark.
Carthage Missouri postmaster Tuttle was surprised to receive from the federal government a draft for 8.25 dollars in payment of a civil war debt. The issue arose when his service as a soldier had one day’s pay overlooked, a discrepancy Uncle Sam only uncovered after 34 years.
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