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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
11
A Cornhill Magazine anecdote recalls Sir Archibald Allan tied to the Ashanti expedition of 1873. He faced a nauseating dose forced by his aide de camp who, after a brief quip about his nose, compelled the governor to swallow it. The tale highlights strange duties of staff officers in colonial service.
Warning against catarrh treatments containing mercury. Article touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as dangerous, noting mercury content and internal use. Claims risk to smell and system. advises buying only genuine products and prescribes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
London By Standers comments on hostess duties in springtime settings and social entertainments. An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative as a tonic to lift energy, improve bowels and circulation, and revitalize winter fatigue with a testable few weeks usage. Sexton Bros sells the Restorative. Also notes Absinth Tippler's health decline from liquor causing hair loss, emaciation, brain lesions, and fatal paralysis.
Marshfield resident Mrs. George Smith reports Dean's Kidney Pills improved her energy and reduced back pain and nocturnal trips to the bathroom. She says the kidneys began functioning properly and health returned. Sold by all dealers 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recalls a near death from pneumonia and a fearful failing, describing a rapid recovery after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He states two and a half bottles restored health and calls the remedy the best for coughs and lung diseases. Sold at Sexton’s drug store for 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottle free.
A fragmentary patch reads a comic dispute about theater etiquette and a sales pitch for Dr. Shoop’s pink pain tablets. It blends a jocular quote on hissed performances with a medical ad and a bizarre note about imperial climates. The readable bits reference Success Magazine, Dr Shoop’s in Racine Wisconsin, and mentions of distant places like aquimalt and Adelaide with odd spellings.
Washington 1903 report highlights upcoming spring government land openings in North Dakota Montana Wyoming and Nevada. It notes 412 choice 40 acre farms in eastern Montana near the Yellowstone River with irrigation and rail access promising high yields and strong crops including sugar beets earning net profits, inviting U.S. citizens to inquire via the U.S. Reclamation Service in Washington for details on location soil climate crops and terms.
Printed by request, a local druggist advertises a kidney tonic mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, relieve backache and urinary troubles before Bright's disease, urging home preparation and trial. The Scranton Times first ran the prescription in October 1904, with many cities reprinting.
A compact historical ad notes a ten cent cigar titled Smoke the City Hall, manufactured by John G. Hoelz in Marshfeld.
John Ullmer, a mail carrier on route No 2, was thrown from his rig when a runaway near Hewitt swerved toward the city. A mile and a half of residents used quilts to stop the team, with teacher Jim Curtin and scholars aiding after Curtin dragged the horses to a stop and was praised for his risky rescue.
Richield farmer G, BH Knaptor names his Oak Knoll farm a mile and a half south of Klondike. Mr Naptan plans a summer home addition and improvements. A Magdalena Bay fleet wireless reports a Georgia fishing party’s narrow escape after a whale and shark collision damaged their launch on March 22.
A lengthy touting of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Golden Seal root as a universal tonic for torpid liver biliousness and weak stomach. It cites endorsements from Dr. Roberts Bartholow and others, extolling digestive and hepatic benefits, and promises free explanatory literature upon request.
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