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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
4
Local tin shop advertises first-rate tin roofing koolroughs copper sheet work and related services. Calls invited for prompt attentive service. Named for quality and swift response for all tin shop jobs and orders.
The fragment lists subscription rates of 1.50 per year and advertising rates on application. It mentions ward aldermen including Henry Kelschill, Albright, FW Upham, A F Gerwing, Fred Doll, and Lowarth, and notes city fire department leadership and street committee details with several names partially legible.
A humorous misread tale contrasts a northern wind and sun with a traveler's cloak, then shifts to a public notice from Grand Rapids Wisconsin about a five day teachers institute in Centralia August 10 with lectures by Prof J Gillan and Prof J Woo, examinations dates in August and supplementary exams at Grand Rapids office.
A cluttered ad page touts Dr Miles’ nervous system cures and liver remedies, with claims of heart protection and non opioid formulas. It highlights free samples at Henry Hor’s Drug Store, warning of sudden deaths from choking and urging readers to seek trusted tonics amid a flood of sensational health pitches.
Continent of aged advertising and letters cites Shamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a trusted cure for dysentery and cholera infantum. The page also includes varied items from local vendors, household tips, and Washington correspondence dated August 16 1889, noting the President’s plans and public posts.
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