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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
15
A Cleveland Leader excerpt laughs at the annual picnic season with merrymaking, trains full of townsfolk, giddy outings by boat and meadow frolics. It lampoons rustic scenes, laughing at crowd antics, dancing, and light chaos as folks enjoy the countryside escape and playful excess.
A Philadelphia Times summary explains the complex physical and physiological effects of gunpowder explosions. It details ignition, inflammation, and combustion, gas expansion, and shock waves radiating from the cannon. It notes reactions in gun crews, including trembling knees, dizziness, headaches, ear damage, heart stress, and possible collapse.
The article extols interior decoration and introduces a lavish four plaque series by Muville, produced for J. Hubinger Bros Co to adorn homes. Plaques feature animals and ships with gold trim, offered free to Elastic Starch buyers through Sept 1, with purchase of three ten cent packages.
The United States of Colombia will settle the Cerrutt claim due to the arrival of a squadron of Italian warships, in a move framed as compliance with diplomatic pressure and cost considerations.
A faded ad text touts Allen's Poultice for foot comfort. It claims powder eases bunions and sweating, promises instant relief, and offers samples by mail. The piece also references German agrarian moves and other brief items about war terms and products.
A country lad in New York restrained a runaway team about to strike pedestrians, saving many lives at the risk of his own. The Havana correspondent of the London Times reports reconcentrados in settlements have died since the war began.
The notice reports rising health concerns with coughing leading to consumption and mentions a deteriorating situation causing locals to suffer. It notes a peculiar mix of garbled phrases and partial names, with an item about a Spanish reserve fleet assembling at Cadiz.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention care services and medical items, a political claim about Carlist rising forces in northern Spain and Senator Jones Arkansas opposing imperialism. Content is garbled with repeated nonsensical phrases and lacks coherent events.
Mrs Paxrox of Youngtown North Dakota shares a three year post childbirth recovery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from irregular bleeding bearing-down pain headaches dizziness and fatigue after three bottles. She praises the medicine and urges others to try it. Mrs Pinkham's guidance for expectant mothers is noted and her address in Lynn Massachusetts is given.
Halifax Aug 5 The steamer Hi awatha reports locating twenty bodies after a Bourgogne search. she buried them and set out again to continue the hunt for more bodies.
Washington August 5 The commissioner of internal revenue ruled that manufacturers of sugar from cane who do not buy and refine other sugars are not subject to the tax imposed by the new war revenue act.
A garbled market note from Wisconsin references wheat pricing near 40 cents a bushel with rising profits at Farmville. Mentions names and places including Sarzer, Grose, Warten, and Grassy in Lat Grassy, Wis, with unclear legal actions or disputes involving Chet Wain.
Mr Chamberlain indicated in the house of commons that England is likely to seek reciprocity between her West Indian colonies and the United States as the country pursues tough bargaining amid trade talks.
The Northern Pacific offers a pocket size memorandums book with Maine Cuba map, list of U S and Spanish vessels, interior ship drawings, navy and army glossary, distances table, commanders, regiments and commanders, and other useful information. Eighty pages, price ten cents, mailed by Chas. Fee, N P R R agent in St Paul Minnesota.
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