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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1893
Page
7
The notice touts Mostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe tonic that relieves stomach, liver, bowels, and nerve issues. It claims gentle, effective action without dangerous purgatives and promotes health, kidney stimulation, and fever prevention. It also emphasizes purity of ingredients.
A fragment lists a one hundred dollar reward for cures by 9 Ball's Co, mentions Cheney & Co, Toledo wholesale druggists, and includes brief testimonials about F J Cay and others. It also contains a misc joke strip ending with quips about the national motto E pluribus unum and a cartoon caption about a dollar drawing.
The Burlington Route announces Columbian Year Harvest Excursions on August 22, September 11, and October 10. Round trip tickets to all Burlington Route points in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming are on sale at low rates. Tickets are valid 2 days with stop-overs west of the Missouri River. Contact a local ticket agent or write J Francis, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb.
Albert Hartley of Hudson North Carolina survived pneumonia after one bottle of German Syrup. His brother had just died from the disease. S. B. Gardiner, a clerk at Barr’s Drugstore in Aurora Texas, avoided a bad pneumonia attack by timely use of Boschee’s German Syrup for lung diseases.
A Berlin paper details the imperial kitchen under the court marshal, with a chief overseeing chefs for roasting entremets fish pastry and washing up. The staff prepares elaborate menus a week ahead for the emperor, with per cover payments of five to six shillings and leftovers as perquisites.
A drummer recounts meeting a Chicago businessman who values time at 10 a minute. The executive signs papers while dictating to stenographers, and even leaves a dollar under his desk, claiming time is worth more than crawling for a dollar. The drummer asserts a proposal would net the man $500 before noon the next day. The tale ends with the drummer defending his account.
A London Truth item praises shy men in a modern novel, noting their blushes and elusive nature. It suggests shy men reveal rare thoughts in private moments, and that the charm lies in their timid reticence inviting one to draw them out.
A Detroit Free Press quip has a young lawyer replying to a banker. The banker says lawyers try to squeeze the last dollar from clients. The lawyer retorts he has not taken a dollar from a client yet, highlighting a defense of integrity amid a casual law discussion.
A sensational claim extols electricity as a faster, less painful execution method than hanging. The piece argues that electric execution ends a condemned criminal’s suffering in a tenth of the time, portraying proponents as enthusiastic advocates.
A quirky collection reports a tame rattlesnake in Georgia and numerous snakes found in Alabama. A Brooklyn informant praises the mosquito while an ant’s tiny brain is discussed. A snow leopard in Punjab nears London trials. A Fairhaven canary sports a parchment like skin after molting, while a London-bound paraphernalia of animals grows.
A compilation of quirky data from various places includes God Save the Queen sung in many tongues, Milwaukee being predominantly German, and a cholera microbe fact. It mentions a Texan invention for airbrake coupling, a Dauphiny gas fountain after rain, and the dwarf willow of Ben Lomond. It notes a British steamer Danube arrivals in Portland with Celestials and a Philadelphia man who jumped off a yacht at Atlantic City with a razor threat to the captain.
A garbled OCR passage combines quirky dialogue about oranges and olives with disjointed phrases on medical syrups and family anecdotes. It references Mr Rafferty at a banquet, a Seventh ry mother, a Willirick child, a Brazilian saving his wife, and an alderman father, all in a chaotic, unreadable jumble with no clear event or chronology.
A local public notice issued by the city states new traffic regulations and permit requirements. It references the issuing authority, the period for compliance, and affected areas within the city limits. No personal names beyond the issuing agency are provided in the readable text.
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