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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
5
A verbose local advertisement page lists merchants and goods in Marble Hill with sales on lumber white goods and clothing, plus cures for eye and stomach ailments. It highlights DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve, and Dr. Bell's products, along with court news, marriage notices, and upcoming speeches by regional figures.
The 13th St Louis Exposition opens September 8 for forty days and nights with Gilmore and Tunes bands. King Hor, supreme high chief of the Funny Fellows, leads a Saturday parade. The 36th Annual Exposition follows with a stage setup October 6 and a finale October 8. A grand carnival procession and Veiled Prophet influence the festivities.
An old medical tonic claims to cure chills using quinine hidden in a peppermint flavor. It touts peppermint digestive aid and May Apple Root, promising powerful tonic effects and urging purchase from local dealers Sander & Son, Marble Hill, and L. Py Biggs in Lutesville.
Fragmented notice proclaims a grand continuous reign of mirth melody and mystery for St Louis Fall Festivities 1896 with plans spanning weeks and a postal service aided by distant correspondences. The text is garbled but hints at a regional celebration attracting Mississippi Valley residents and neighboring states.
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