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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
3
A dense jumble of agricultural advice covers orchard care, soil conditioning, seed selection, crop rotation, cattle and lamb management, fencing, and home safety. Practical notes urge cautious pruning, worm control, water warming for weak lambs, stable tack construction, and proper tractorless yard work, framed in a period rural newspaper tone.
San Francisco traffic officials wrestle with the shipment of a giant Indian basket from Ukiah to Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Science. Weighing about 5000 pounds, wider than a box car door, its billing as a grain elevator part vs a corn crib sparks rate classifications. The basket, bought by Dr J W Hudson for 26 dollars, may fetch a fortune on arrival, prompting officials to decide the proper freight category and transport viability through Sierra tunnels.
A historical account notes Mendon’s pre Revolutionary era homes centered on the Austin Taft house and nearby Taft structures. It traces the Torrey family, Samuel D Torrey and William Torrey, to the boyhood home of Samuel D Torrey, grandfather of President William H. Taft, with the estate long owned by Marcus M. Aldrich.
After dinner Mr and Mrs Brown argued which partner does the tougher work. Brown argues the husband faces harsher duties while the wife lists cooking washing cleaning and child care. Mrs Brown adds keeping her husband from making a fool of himself as part of the wife’s burden.
A 1908 Pittsburg reader reports severe scalp scaling after typhoid fever with rapid hair loss. After using Cullcura products his scalp clears and hair thickens, claims a dramatic recovery, and notes Polar Drug as sole proprietor. Includes a testimonial and advertisement style language for a cure.
A nostalgic ad style note extols Kemp's Balsam as the reliable remedy for coughs and lingering chest symptoms. It highlights readers urged not to be misled by ineffective cures and cites Kemp's Balsam available at druggists for 25 cents.
A jumble of period advertisements and odd quotes appears, urging savings for burial funds, a morality aside, and various medicinal products. It includes claims about Castoria eye remedy and Garfeld Tea, plus child soothing syrups and a cigar promotion, all styled in early 20th century ad language. The piece mingles quirky lines about burial decency with brand pitches and household remedies.
David W. Martin of Bolivar Missouri recalls kidney trouble since the war. A horse accident strained his back injuring kidneys and he describes intense neck pain headaches and bladder issues. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with relief after three years and notes the product costs 50 cents a box from Fouter-Auturn Co.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Bra, a powder for swollen tired aching hot feet. It promises cures while you walk and urges readers to ask for Allen's Foot-Bra at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer. The piece includes faded branding and promotional language from a Leroy New York source.
A testimonial claims ten years of female ailments including inflammation and nervousness were cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Groner Jenny of Marlton New Jersey recounts relief after using the remedy and urges other women to seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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