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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
7
A fragmented verse piece contrasts Ike’s ardent courtship with a gloomy second act where pessimism and poison loom, followed by a buoyant third scene of merriment and fashion. The voice swings between romance, doubt, and carefree gaiety, ending with a satirical nod to Topeka’s capital.
A New York woman, moved from earning four dollars weekly to sixty, starts a ten cent lunch service. She delivers two sandwiches, fruit, tart, and cake in a small cardboard box by horse and wagon. Daily sales attract clerks, department heads, and firm members who pay on delivery.
A new match design promises smokeless burning by dipping rolled up paper in wax and phosphorous wax, creating a light and odorless flame. The inventor aims to cut match lengths and uses wood increasingly scarce. Queen Amelia of Portugal pursues a pill to curb extreme obesity in hopes of aiding her husband.
A detailed sketch of Li Hongzhang like a grand oriental court figure. The article outlines his waking early around 3:30 to 6 AM, bath, meticulous grooming by a Malay barber, and an elaborate breakfast. He spends an hour at table, manages letters, newspapers, and curious questions from visitors, and maintains an extravagant wardrobe with numerous state and private outfits.
A woman found unconscious in the street was taken to a hospital. Her body showed sores from morphine, traced to drug use amid failed health. Her womb condition was treatable early, and letters praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
A Bay City Michigan woman, Miss Mary Horny, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring energy after months of weakness and weight loss. She states physicians failed, but after trying the pills she regained health and vigor, urging others to obtain them from the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady, NY.
A French test of an electric motor driven propulsion system aboard a steam engine powered vessel is planned on the Seine. The Agassiz Association marks its twenty second year with presidents in Pittsfeld Mass and chapters across about a thousand towns in the US and Canada. An English chemist notes nomenclature affects commerce as nitrate of soda is used in Britain while ammonia sulfate is underused. a name change to nitrogenous sulphate is proposed to reflect its higher nitrogen content.
A fragment discusses sugar sources in nuts and cane, describes Indian sugar sap processing with multiple boilers, and notes historical sugar production trends from 1850 to 1970. It mentions a Russian beet sugar plant in 1811 and a past fashion for gum drops tempered by alcohol.
Queen Vieteria has bestowed the new Royal Vieterian Order on railway officials and household servants, prompting talk of rising costs if the royal favors grow lavish. In Chicago, James Ms. McLean reportedly died by his own hand at Valparaiso, Indiana.
The piece extols Winchester guns and Winchester ammunition as superior for achieving excellence in shooting. It advertises a large catalogue and claims better results with their products, urging readers to request the catalog via mail.
A quip from New Fork Journal frames a humorous exchange between Mrs Jawsnap and Mrs J. The line plays on common sayings about hardship and timing, reflecting lighthearted local humor in a compact snippet.
BrarTeE ont Bigza. Crrv or TOURD by 4 COUNIT. Frank i Riese proves Guth that le is the sauiot partner of the firm of FF Crissey & Co in Toledo. He will pay one hundred dollars for each and every instance of Research they do not cure. Notary public confirms the affidavit dated Dogumints fy iY SB. Those Indians asked about riding first class, conductor replies they must. Buffalo Times snippet follows.
An ad touts Zulsam cough medicine with druggist samples and small bottle prices, while a United Press note says its news service will cease April 7. A Dingley tariff bill is proposed to take effect April 15, and a statistic claims more men are bald headed.
A reader testimonial from Thomas Ware in Treedom Pa credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with easing workday headaches and fatigue enabling full quarry activity. He notes improvement in a weak child who gained appetite, better sleep, and energy, with neighbors remarking on progress.
Fragmented OCR text notes Stomach Bitters and Liver medicines, mentions Mrs. Cy v8, ex-congressman George L. Converse dying in Columbus, Pa incendiary fires in Altoona, a large Chicago strike, and a flooded town along the Mississippi. Mentions Lane's Family Medicine and generic cures, with scattered local references and unreliable details.
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