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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
8
fragmentary OCR notes mention spring ailments and pills, with scattered names like Hood's pills and Liver Ills. content is garbled, lacking coherent events or persons, but hints at medical remedy promotion and product names.
A fragmented tale recalls a cobden conversation about a remarkable talking hog with tricks such as bowing to a girl and guiding a wagon. The narrative shifts to a cultivated white horse with diamond spots, later sold in San Diego for 492i, linked to a collector named King in a San Francisco paper.
A witness describes various rattlesnake colors and patterns from Southern California and Baja California. He recalls black specimens, red diamonds, yellow specimens with orange tints, and confirms snakes vary in hue but not in basic nature. He notes locals hunt them for profit and recounts near-misses and sightings across multiple valleys and canyons.
The Standard extols its Dew Noacias palace as a premier vessel. Built in Copenhagen, the ship measures 425 feet in length, 40 feet deep, carries 41,000 square feet of canvas, and uses two 15,000 horsepower engines. It hosts 350 sailors and twenty officers, with 47 mm guns, forward engine placement for cabin space, and a grand lighted interior.
An elderly showman recalls a circus night when a staged doctor routine led to a real doctor being playfully questioned in front of audiences. A postal box office call and a masked messenger sparked the ruse, revealing the town’s famed eccentric physician among the performers.
An advertising snippet extols the Winchester Arms Co ammunition as a global advantage, claiming widespread use and easy access even at distant ports. The piece emphasizes reliability and ubiquity to persuade readers of its superiority.
The oleander plant contains a dangerous toxin in its leaves and blossoms. It should be kept away from households with young children due to its toxicity. Beautiful as it is, caution is advised to prevent accidental poisoning.
Fragment from a 19th century account recounts Miss Taylor, once urged to marry Mr. Prior, her unrequited love and subsequent vigil at his grave in Westminster Abbey. The piece contrasts rumors with testimony from John Wesley and notes broader political and cultural references woven through the era.
A testimonial letter describes long illness and scud medical trials. The writer claims lasting fatigue and pain, claims doctors failed, and credits a new remedy and physician with improving health. Names are obscure, with scattered references to locations and a medical product marketed through centers and bulk sales.
A largely tested chemical remedy derived from African pigfat and watering blood is claimed as a universal asthma cure. Free samples are sent to sufferers by Kolalbapordng Co of New York to promote general use. The excerpt also notes flood relief efforts and other varied topics from the era.
A fragment references James J. Angell of Michigan being nominated for the post of minister to Turkey amid other unclear notes. The garbled text hints at church, education, and medical terms but centers on Angell’s diplomatic nomination.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a price of one hundred dollars for a catarrishan item and references various names and places with confusing wording. The passage reads as a garbled sale or offer, with political references to an English stance and a president, but the meaning is not recoverable.
A period advertisement urges husbands not to seek courts for separations but to seek medical help for a wife’s perceived uterine disorder. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy and cites a testimonial from Mrs. Menus Rouvox of Camby Indiana, claiming the product cured headaches backache and irritability, restoring her to her former disposition and prompting neighbors to use it as well.
Joan Hoover from Fergus County reports Montana sapphires are in demand with fairly good prices. He compares them favorably to Orient gems, noting hardness and lustre, though color varies from yellow to pale blue. Montana geology yields clays and copper. miners extract about 100 carats daily at Phillipsburg area.
A description explains a two cipher method where messages are sent as numbers. The sender transmits only numerals and relies on a code dictionary to translate each numeral into letters after reception. It notes that only about one eighth of written words appear in the code but suffices for practical use.
A fragment describes a new preparation named UHATN O made from pear grains that mimics coffee with gentle stomach-friendly effects. It claims the drink is indistinguishable from coffee and priced around one Turkish lira per package, suitable for children.
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