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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1898
Page
7
A jumble of paragraph fragments notes political pessimism about the next president and mentions a deadly election riot in Brownsville Texas where two people were killed and one lynched. It reports flood damage near Lewiston Ghlo reservoir with thousands of acres inundated and property loss around $50,000.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a death in Aurora and a public notice related to wills and a medicines ad. Mentions Gian st J Clenus Wills Weewidge William McMicken aged SU dead at Aurora. Also references Laantive Bronm Quine Tableta and a dubious cold cure. Vague legal and personal details scattered with garbled phrases.
Fragmentary consumer notice urging readers to ask grocers about a product named GIRATN-C. The garbled text references a drug, its use for injuries, and price and availability at retailers, with many misspellings and unreadable sections. The readable parts suggest a health or tonics advertisement amid damaged OCR.
Fragmented OCR text mentions billiards in Chicago and various garbled product lines. It lists names and odd phrases like parking, trains, and sham cures for sweaty feet. The piece resembles an ad collage with stray brand terms and misspelled items rather than a coherent event.
An OCR fragment describes a medical patent ad for Pink Pills for Pale People, touting cures for headaches, fevers, and ailments. The text mocks quackery while naming the product and its purported effects, with period language and scattered references to a Methodist church and local readers.
In a summer garden party setting, young diggers debate fortunes in Alaska. One proclaims a spring return and gold, another suggests profits in shipping Arctic ice. Charlie imagines shipping bergs for sale elsewhere, claiming a steadier earnings path than placer mining.
Rev Amory H Bradford summarizes The Last Week In Christ Life in the Ladies Home Journal noting crucifixion as a terrible death reserved for servants, describing nails through hands and feet, the rough seat, Golgotha outside the city wall, and the crowd's malice as Jesus carried the cross and fainted before Pilate.
The article recalls the crucifixion of Jesus with Roman soldiers and a large hostile crowd. It notes his agony, the presence of a few followers including his mother, and recounts that Jesus spoke seven times while on the cross and prayed for forgiveness for his executioners.
A rough note describes a potato bread made by hand with mashed potatoes, flour, and salt. Roll to a third inch thick, cut into shapes, prick with a fork, and bake on a hot griddle. Best eaten buttered or as breakfast garnish for ham and eggs. Cautions on fudge digestibility.
A historical letter mentions the effectiveness of Drops as a preventive medicine. The writer thanks a provider and cites Swanson Rhemmate Cuce of Chicago, praising Drops for saving a family member. The document also notes a large order and references a secretary of state comment on foreign affairs in Britain and Germany.
The notice appears as a garbled advertisement about Alabama real estate or goods and misstates claims. It references Atbastion and Alleousine as lone marble wall seating and mentions dire warnings about deceptive claims. The readable fragments indicate consumer caution over misrepresented products and prices.
A fragment notes the king of Siam employs a female bodyguard of 500 elrls chosen from the land’s strongest and most handsome women. It also mentions the peculiar cork leg term allegedly origin from Cork street in Piccadilly, linking cork manufacture to the name.
A Pekin dispatch says China is understood to have conceded the French demands. The report notes a shift in negotiations and outlines potential implications for international relations and ongoing disputes. Further details on specific concessions and dates were not provided in the readable text.
A Kinetone era advertisement-style letter column extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as life changing for women suffering from uterine and nervous troubles. The missives recount dramatic relief from pain weakness and fatigue with claims of renewed health and happiness.
A damaged trade notice touts Alabasting as a durable wall finish that resists damp and cracking. It contrasts it with cheaper kalasouiner products and warns against repeating wallpaper without removing old layers. Patent rights are cited.
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