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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1892
Page
7
A Humboldt Kansas printer, Jesse Barber, reports fifteen years of biliousness and dyspepsia. After ineffective remedies, he tried August Flower and credits it with a new lease on life, urging others to learn of its merits.
A German sailing master reports the disappearance of Expedition Island off the northwest Australian coast. The island, thirteen miles long and about one mile wide, sank gradually beneath the sea with an average depth of forty eight feet over the former surface, while the surrounding ocean remains hundreds of feet deep.
A narrative describes traditional Japanese wedding customs with a bride resisting, wailing before the ceremony, and being carried to the groom’s mansion in a sedan chair. Upon arriving she is a wife and transported in a flowery chair, after which she is said to brighten.
General Wonz commanded Chineze troops near Canton and tested signals for consuls using pigeons eggs and quail plus stew vegetables and meat cakes. The report cites 52 969 movements for signal and point levers each day, excluding telegraphic work, with references to London Bridge and nearby streets.
The German government has spent £80,000 to build a factory at Spandau to preserve all kinds of provisions for the army, with about 550 operators to be regularly employed there.
A young Seventh Ward man is credited with a fortune recently and treats it as a capital joke. The Yonkers Gazette notes the sculptor seeking fame while making a cast. The miscellany includes quick cures, product endorsements, and street humor, reflecting a busy public chatter era with references to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, Hajd's Catarrh Cure, and Salvation Oil among others.
Makers of Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy promise to pay $500 in cash if they cannot cure catarrh. The ad compares other remedies and urges readers to decide which is most likely to cure. Costs specified as 50 cents.
Two prominent figures George William Curtis and John G Whittier had modest funerals highlighting the trend of costly funerals. The piece argues against extravagance, suggesting longevity and health as safeguards. Promotes Laxative Gum Drop from Sylvan Remedy Co offering 10¢ small boxes and 25¢ large boxes.
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