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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
3
Fragmentary testimonial claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured stomach trouble debility and pain after taking beef broth and other medicines. The writer praises the pills as wonderful and recommends as a general tonic and stomach aid, noting availability by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Company for 9.50 plus postage.
A chaotic report from the Boston Advertiser describes deer stripping peaches and a looming policy fight over whether peaches count as crops. It notes farmers seek damages from the state and hints at an upcoming Connecticut legislature push to open the deer season before 1911.
Frances Lady Waldegrave, famed for wit and multiple marriages, quips from the box that she favors "the Irish man" as the best husband, drawing applause from the Irish audience. A note cites US prune consumption surpassing 100 million pounds annually and reports France's 1906 budget deficit of 16.2 million dollars to be covered by new taxes.
An testimonial extols Grape Nuts as ideal food aiding digestion and energy for dyspepsia. A reader recounts improved strength and work capacity after swapping heavy meals for the cereal and creamed milk, urging others to try Postum and the book Ride Road to Westville.
In Coxhaven Lavender Creighton hosts a new visitor, Senor Gonzaga, while Gerald Creighton’s anger flares at a tavern clash. A moonlit river meeting stirs romantic tension as Gonzaga and Lavender duel over love and loyalties amid Burr era politics.
Wry exchange from Town Tovies notes Doctor Highprice jokingly agrees to “take off” anything the customer desires, with the phrase “lager sour ear” underscoring satirical tone about mercantile dealings and vanity in the town.
A collage of vintage product pitches and curious notes, praising Defiance Starch for extra content, praising American autos imports in 1904, and claims about Lewis' Single Binder cigarettes and other brands. It also mentions a fatal monkey bite, fireproof celluloid via chemical additives, and quirky lines about marriage and intellect.
An advisory warns readers about dubious catarrh ointments sold by B J Chanay & Co and Sree Beevesh Rise Step Take in Oita. Cautions consumers to avoid unverified products and seek legitimate medical guidance.
The near completion of the Pennsylvania tunnel recalls the Bhiloah tunnel near Jerusalem as the oldest known. It was built as an aqueduct. The Inscription found recently likely dates to 700 B C under King Hezekiah, showing advanced Jewish civilization while Europe was less developed.
A Woonsocket woman cites Doan's Kidney Pills as curing years of weak kidneys and reducing backache dizziness and headaches. She reports weight gain to 166 pounds and states the pills have been her only kidney medicine for four years, with 60 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
The trainer details months of steady work teaching an elephant to perform a telephone bell routine. Barlow repeatedly guided Tom's trunk to ring the bell and hold the receiver to its ear, requiring over two thousand trunk–bell interactions and more than a thousand receiver placements before mastery.
Many women fear operations for feminine troubles but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a safer alternative. Letters from grateful users like Miss Margret Merkley and Mrs. Pinkham claim relief from serious conditions, avoiding surgery and restoring health through herbal treatment and physician advice.
An editor recalls Mrs Craigie, the novelist, invited to speak in America. Her name was placed late on the programme and the chairman introduced speakers not on the agenda, provoking amusement at the Authors club in New York.
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