Local Notes and Society Highlights From Fairfield
Fairfield column reports visits of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Goodseth to Beloit, Miss Susie Pettys in town, J. N. Douglas and G. W. Hackett shopping, and A. O. Wensberg called by a grandmother's death. Mentions Wortage Mortgage Co forming capital, field visits, and theater plans. Includes a memorial piece by John F. Dixon and pieces on health remedies and Holland wedding sweets.
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B. A
Fairfield
Rev. Wilder’s
T. W. Goodseth
Beloit
A. O. Wensberg
LaCrosse
Holland
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Promises Instant Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a household remedy for burns cuts bruises and sprains with claims of instant relief and easy healing for common injuries.
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Dr. Thomas
Worst of All Experiences
Mrs S H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured three years of painful indigestion and bowel trouble with death seeming inevitable. She credits Electric Bitters with her miraculous recovery and recommends it for liver stomach and bowel ailments. Fisher Bros Drug Gists guarantees the 50 cent remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Newson
Decatur
Ala
Fisher Bros
Japanese Wrestlers At Odds With Hygiene And Trainers
The piece derides Japanese wrestlers as violating rules of hygiene and training, calling them notorious for drunkenness gluttony and irregular habits. It cites a Tokio newspaper account of a popular wrestler reportedly drinking a keg of beer in one sitting and notes their maintained strength despite behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Tokio
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised For Coughs Colds
Testimony pours in from Benterville Virginia by T J McFarland praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds as unequaled after three years of bronchitis. The product is claimed to cure lung and throat troubles including consumption pneumonia and grip with guaranteed service from Fisher Bros. Drugstore. Trial bottle free with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Fisher Bros
Color Vision Tests Fail Applicants in British Marine Service
The article notes color blindness among applicants to the British mercantile marine. Of 34 tested officers and hopefuls last year, 23 were red blind and the rest unable to distinguish green. Four thousand six hundred candidates also faced form vision tests, with 22 failing to distinguish the object forms submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Mercantile Marine Service
The Passion Flower and St Matthew’s Floral Tribute
The passion flower is linked to St Matthew in the floral calendar with emblems of the crucifixion. Spanish explorers named it for its imagined likeness to thorn crown. Its corona, five anthers, three styles, and traces of hammer, lance, and scourge symbolize the crucifixion.
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America
Button making hubs across Europe and beyond
The article notes glass buttons are mainly produced in Bohemia with child labor, pearl buttons largely from Vienna, shirt buttons in Birmingham home to metal button trade, and the Parisian and Berlin novelties lead in the most extensive button manufacturing.
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Bohemia
Vienna
Birmingham
Parisian
Berlin
Burdened With Big Names Paragraph Satire
A Baltimore American editorial complains that children born in a presidential year bear a heavy burden from famous names. The piece argues such names press onto their lives, making it hard to live up to or shed the legacy, forcing them toward mediocrity among countless peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Women Orators and the Attentive Audience
The article notes women speak best when seated at the table, facing their listeners reduces stage fright, and attire plays a major role in holding audience attention. It suggests a pretty gown, a fan, muff, or jewel helps focus observers, sometimes more than the speech itself.
Big Boston Store sale cuts prices across wide merchandise range
The Boston Store advertises its largest sale yet with deep discounts on men’s suits from 10 to 16 dollars, ladies cloaks to 9.50, children’s and knitwear priced to move, blankets and linens reduced, and groceries like ham lard and spices offered with delivery. The deal promises value on all items from $5.50 to $14 and emphasizes same day delivery of all purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wile
Buy Your Entire Supply During This Sale
A brief sales notice urges buyers to purchase their full stock during a promotional sale promising strong returns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Myron
Susie Pettys
North Freedom
Mesdames
J. N. Douglas and
G. W. Hackett
Wortage ,Mortgage, Trust & Loan Co
The
North Freedom Journal
Court House
Ableman
L. M. Hattenbach
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Barapoo
George Franke
John F. Dixon
Holy Land of God
Milwaukee
Wis
Boston
Lincolnshire
Eng
Cole
Sublime Porte
Osman Pasha
Albania
Scutari
Agi
Mayer Boot & Shoe CO
Milwaukee, Wis
Auvat Medicine
Trayner Building
Chicago
Ill
Baraboo
Nioney Bros
Westero
Passion Flower
Brswell, Melzl & McGann
Ash Street
Arm and Hammer and Cow Brand
New Orleans
I. Fuhrman
Prop
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