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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1896
Page
7
A period advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for inflammation ulcers and womb disorders. It features a testimonial from Anneta Brewsmen of Bellaire Belmont County praising rapid improvements after three bottle use and Savative Wash.
The article debunks the belief that new whisky is harmful and old whisky superior. It cites a government laboratory deputy chief disputing fusel oil dangers and notes doubts about storage for flavor. Observations suggest little change in drunkenness trends, with gender differences in metropolitan areas.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith of the Women’s Rescue League denounces bicycle use by women. The Chronicle printed her circular and she issued a supplementary interview arguing bicycles expose young riders to unsafe company, likening Boston’s crackdown on “fallen women” to risk on streets and streetcars without supervision.
The article discusses Li Hung Chang as a public figure in Apia, noting extensive criticism that is often unfair. It argues his character and achievements cannot be judged by Western standards, given his exclusive Oriental education and life spent in China, and his knowledge of American civilization would be limited.
John W. Foster lauds a treaty-port society era figure as a pioneering living statesman. Despite a conservative and prejudiced constituency against foreigners, the subject is ranked among the era's most distinguished public men, reflecting his education and experience.
John D. Carroll, chief detective for a wheelmen's insurer, proposes a hidden private mark on bicycles. A small section of enamel on the frame is scraped, grease filled, and initials etched with acid so the mark appears through the grease. After marking, enamel hides the trace, but scratching reveals ownership, addressing theft by trusted friends per the New York Journal.
A New York Sun report recalls a physician noting a bicycle rider’s steadiness when faced with a rolling steam roller on a boulevard. The rider instinctively steered aside and passed the danger with relief, highlighting how bikes differ from horses in emergencies.
A New York Sun piece recalls old bicycle days when dogs feared wheels and riders defended themselves with revolvers or acid squirters. Now dogs trot beside wheels, friendly and unafraid, while people take their pet dogs for spins, leaving the horse outlook grim.
In 1813 Emperor Francis produced papers claiming Bonapartes were historic ruling princes at Treviso. Napoleon replied that his nobility dates only to Marengo, noting that with no French support he could not be king and that victory at Marengo would decide his fate. Professor Sloane discusses this in the August Century.
General Weyler contends that cutting off food supplies could quell the Cuban insurgents, asserting victory depends on denying them nourishment. The report cites a New York dispatch by Porras noting this strategy amid ongoing conflicts and hunger concerns.
A damaged OCR item claims cures for nervous and stomach disorders from Festered Day and Night Wit Narrous News. It references the Bittars antidotes, malaria, rheumatism, and kidney trouble, and notes a false claim about a Chicago daily silver paper. It also mentions Dobbins Soap and a New York vestmakers union strike of 2,500 members on strike.
A jumble of ads and notices touts John M Smyth Company Chicago as a leading furniture house with a 400 item catalogue to be issued September 1. Promotions mention free copies and illustrated designs, along with other products from Cure for Consumption to dye for whiskers and various patent medicines. Also notes Hoke Smith resignation rumor, New York tax rate, and a request for testimonials about Pink Pills.
The auditor of public accounts was yesterday notified that the Peru State Bank in Peru Illinois has suspended operations. Liabilities are reported at 185000.
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