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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
8
The final Brooklyn Methodist conference adopts a stance against women serving as delegates, reflecting enduring debates over gender roles within the church. Leaders and congregants weigh implications for governance and leadership in the denomination.
A jumble of ad like medical claims for tonics and dentifrices mixed with a brief obituary note for General A. G. McChirg and a mention of J. HW Willard a prominent politician in Tadzana dying in New York. The text reads as fragmented OCR of 19th century notices and advertisements with alternating topics.
garbled OCR text mentions Lane's Family Medicine and multiple miswritten names and places. It is incoherent with no clear event or date. The fragmentary lines suggest a medical or personal notice but lack readable facts.
A Kansas congressman proposes a $10,000 appropriation to buy poison to eradicate prairie dogs destroying acres of western Kansas pasture. The article cites the New York World on mounds spreading across prairies and harming buffalo grass, with comparisons to pest species including mongooses and other rodent drives.
A herdsman struck by a passing train suffered scalp wounds and brain injury. After immediate trephination, he wore restraints and whistled in a fixed call while unconscious, whistling repeatedly for minutes at a time until death four days later. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease notes the strange, continuous whistle-like sounds from the patient.
In London a tale of overconfident antiquarian belief is told as two men from Westminster, John Thompson and Thomas Thompson, both 49 and 2 respectively, attempted to don oversized armor. They ended up at a marine store, where Detective-Sergeant Beard found them and took them into custody.
A government draft for 2500 dollars was drawn for the informant who led to the seizure of the Lazar diamonds at Niagara Falls. The diamonds valued at 42000 dollars would have yielded 5000 dollars for the informer if waited for standard procedures. Congress provides 10000 to 30000 dollars yearly to reward informants in smuggling cases, with informants outside the service receiving 35 percent of seized goods, up to 5000 dollars, and customs officers 25 percent.
The article discusses post 1874 changes under the Antimynery act, noting government collection of 30 percent of proceeds from seizures and division of the rest among the port collector, captors, and inspectors. It cites the New York port as highly valuable, mentioning Chester A. Arthur’s wealth build from that office and the prior 25 25 split involving collectors and officials.
The New York Sun notes a London professional offering double chin removal and facial reshaping using a mystery method. She advertises charm and secrecy, displaying photographs of European gallery and stage figures to attract clients, while claiming wide patronage and discretion. In England, the engagement between Marquis of Headfort and actress Miss Rosie Boote at Folkestone is confirmed.
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children, claiming it imitates coffee in taste and aroma but costs less. It urges parents to switch from tea or coffee to Grain-O, noting it is made from pure grains and widely available at grocers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe planned battles and leaders, mentioning Kemp and a list of figures such as FerOUn Prinse Lois poleon and Gad Duchi Ifelenore. The text references twenty five battles and an impending engagement with unspecified dates or locations.
A garbled but persistent testimonial barrage promotes Peruna as a universal cure for ailments from catarrh to stomach issues. The letter quotes various names and places, urging readers to try the remedy during spring illness and promising prompt, satisfactory results.
In a Washington DC missive Hon Dan A Grosvenor deputy auditor for the War Department expresses gratitude for one bottle of Perma. He reports one week of remarkable improvement and calls it both a fine spring remedy and an effective catarrh aid. He signs sincerely, Dun Grosvenor.
A garbled 1920s era clipping mentions prominent individuals who remarried after divorces in the Dakotas. It notes a time constraint of thirty minutes to dye with a dye product sold by druggists. The piece also references a Mafia crime carnival and a police arrest of Robert Fitzsimmons in Washington for allegedly beating his wife. an order allows letter carriers to wear lightweight shirts or blouses during hot weather.
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