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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1893
Page
3
A jumble of old ads and quack cures appears, touting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for insomnia and nerves, Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials, land-peddling notices urging moves to Nebraska, and scattered crime dialogue phrases. The piece blends medicine pitches with pleas for migration and stray anecdotes.
Lowville Minnesota justice George Wilkinson testifies about a severe 1888 cold that settled on his lungs. He credits Boschee's German Syrup with breaking the cold and night sweats and restoring his health.
A report notes Lieut Peary selecting a site near Green Land east of Inglefield Gulf for a potential Arctic headquarters as winter quarters are rebuilt and explorations may move toward the pole. It also describes Ervin's improved car coupling with interlocking jaws to prevent uncoupling, a push piece for safe disengagement, and a design that keeps cars aligned and protected crews.
The Falcon, a 311 ton sealing steamer owned by St Johns Newfoundland, will carry Lieut Peary on his north pole voyage. It is 162 feet long with a 26 foot beam and seven foot draft, bark rigged with twin screws and capable of ramming ice. The vessel will call at Boston and Portland and carries Esquimaux dogs and eight Rocky Mountain burros to be trained to walk on snow shoes and used to haul provisions on inland trips.
The passage argues Royal Baking Powder outperforms competitors by remaining pure and reliable. It claims other brands weaken after opening, producing heavy food and waste of ingredients, while Royal preserves leavening power and delivers economical, wholesome results.
Witty vignettes and social notes span fashion noses, manners, health ads, and humorous quips. Topics include the latest feminine ring trend, the Earl of Randolph’s teetotal turn, Quaker bonnet health claims, and miscellaneous tips and jokes from daily life. The column blends fashion, health ads, and social satire with brief, colorful anecdotes and product pitches.
A Paris restaurant renowned for gastronomic novelties serves daily a soup made from grasshoppers. J. W. Sheffield of Americus Georgia shows a fowl that closely resembles both a chicken and a guinea. The governor of Honduras offers to send the U S agricultural department stingless bees from Central America.
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