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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
3
A quirky survey of courting logic suggests a woman can be judged by how she listens to, accepts, and treats her partner compared with others. It argues marriage may bring change, and props up light anecdotes from humor pages about propriety and social wit.
The fragment cites snippets from Chicago Journal Chicago Record and Yonkers Statesman. It mentions a proposal, a radio or magazine editor assistant and a Rockefeller remark. It also references a country outing contrasted with lying on one’s back under an automobile suggesting humorous newspaper banter.
Fragmentary OCR notice describes a scene with a man arriving to find his wife inside. The phrasing is unclear and many words are garbled. No concrete names, dates, places, or actions beyond a suggested meeting between spouses.
In this Yonkers Statesman item a child named Johnnie reports learning in school that Tors Tate has the mumps and that his teacher will whip him for throwing spitballs. The brief reflects a humorous exchange between a boy and his father about classroom discipline.
A fragmentary exchange features a Society Baby debating heredity with a nurse. The dialogue hints at how inclinations may be influenced by environment and heredity, though the text is incomplete and garbled.
Aunt Prederica-Jeanole chides Jeanole for a shocking costume. Jeanole defends herself, saying the aunt would have reason to be ashamed to be seen in it.
A quirky Chicago Daily News item describes an inquiring stranger halting before a roadside cottage. Children reply that they are Sir and Mrs Stone, and the stranger asks who they are. The youngsters then declare they are the little pebbles.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Tarmer Corntossel noting the section contains the biggest mosquitoes and smallest spring chickens in the state. A summer boarder comments on the unusual variation observed in the area.
A Baltimore American humorous note questions an actor’s role as a pork trust magnate in a stage production, reflecting satire on industry power and theater.
Fragment from the Chicago Journal notes Filda George acting strangely and Grase planning to fool him, raising questions about behavior and reactions. The terse line captures a moment of odd conduct and social response in a local paper snippet.
A compact Baltimore editorials line ponders early romance with a playful note on dates as the first fruits of love, framing affection as a social rite in daily life.
Advice on reviving mahogany and old fabrics with modern woven rag rugs. Use bright or dark colors, wash with strong dyes, and cut rags to one inch strips for weaving. Restoring furniture involves removing old finish and applying wax varnish or oil, while cleaning methods for wicker and gilt frames rely on wax, alcohol, and whiting paste.
For all berry pies, especially strawberry, cherry and blackberry, simmer berries with little water then thicken with cornstarch. Fill raw crusts, top with pastry or egg whites and bake. Salt enhances flavor and cornstarch prevents juice runoff. pies cut cleanly when warm and taste delicious when cold.
Wash one cup lentils and cook in three pints cold water with carrot onion parsley bay leaves until soft. Thicken with butter and flour, season, serve with croutons. Lentils are a meat substitute and good in stews and dressings. Also place a new potato on curtain rods to dampen moisture and prevent rough ends after laundering.
To clean straw hats make a hot water solution of oxalic meld dissolved. Dip a stiff brush in the solution and scrub the hat. Rinse well with clear water and press with a warm iron. Place in the sun until thoroughly dry and the hat will be like new.
Kellen a Southern Pacific conductor and Miss Van Wyck a Nesqualmie teacher hatch a secret elopement plan by a grade-foot above the Rogue River. Kellen disappears as the train passes and is later found drowned in the river. Miss Van Wyck, shaken and hysterical, leaves Nesqualmie after his death, later teaching in southern California away from rain and mountains.
Appeal to the well informed audience notes Truth and Quality as essential to permanent success and creditable standing. It claims Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is among remedies, best laxative due to cleansing action without debility or dosage increase, made by California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
In a brisk exchange, Betty insists Kitty has been coaxing them to attend a picnic, while Kitty steadfastly refuses to go. The dialogue captures contrasting personalities and social pressure within the group.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her in January 1903 for back pain urinary troubles and bearing down sensations. On June 20 1907 four and a half years later she reports no kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragmented dialogue features Miss Kynning and Mr Marryat debating women’s work for a husband. The bit includes a joke about a wife’s laziness and a punchline urging men to favor a specific cigar brand.
Maude E Forgie of Leesburg Virginia says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her months of feminine ills making her strong and well. The letter, part of a long promotion, states the compound has helped thousands with displacements inflammation and related symptoms and invites others to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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