Aged SPOCK WELL and rail schedule fragments
Fragmented OCR items list train movements and places including Eau Claire Milwaukee Madison and Minneapolis. notes sparse times and destinations. includes a reference to Spock Well and an aged entry.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
2
Fragmented OCR items list train movements and places including Eau Claire Milwaukee Madison and Minneapolis. notes sparse times and destinations. includes a reference to Spock Well and an aged entry.
Local items list stations in Wausau Eland Jet and Grand Rapids area with times around 9 52 and 3 pm. References to Milwaukee Chicago Lac Chicago and Rhinelander Hurley and Ripon suggest regional coverage. Mentions Grand Rapids and Grand Kapila appear as misread place names with scattered names and dates.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a rapid remedy for cuts burns and bruises. It claims inflammation relief cooling and healing with claims of being the only genuine witch hazel salve and warns against counterfeits sold by R J Strauss.
A wedding solemnized last Thursday in Oshkosh united Miss Grace Mutters and Archie Wells with Dr J P Abbots officiating. Miss Celia Butters served as bridesmaid and Ray mond Wells as best man as about fifty guests attended. The couple will reside in Chippewa Falls where the groom works as an attendant in the home for the feeble minded.
De Witt's Little Early Risers are praised as pleasant easy to take pills that reliably ease headaches biliousness and torpid liver with a tonic effect. They claim to cure jaundice and are sold by R J Strauss in the ad style of a historic newspaper.
A notice advises mothers to guard small children in hot weather. Use fresh castor oil first, avoid substitutes, and if needed give Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy then castor oil. Remedy should be stocked for immediate use as signs of bowel trouble appear. Sold by Sexton Bros and A Schumaker.
Evening concert heard by residents. Edgar Coerper spent Sunday at home. Moonites attended a harvest picnic at Halder. Mrs Wm Witz, Mrs Leo Gebauer and daughter Ing visited relatives in Mosinee. Levi Moon and son Adelbert explored for ginseng up north. Fred Moneus painted Me Lutz house north of Mosinee and returned home Monday.
A Joplin Missouri druggist Mr. Obe Witmer declares Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarroea Remedy superior for bowel complaints. He notes nine of ten druggists would recommend it and that Sexton Bros. and H A Schumaker sell the product.
The Wood County Normal School will open for regular work Tuesday Aug 29 1905. Examinations for admission will be held Monday Aug 28. Those holding certificates of admission teachers certificates high school graded or country school diplomas need not take the examinations for entrance. M. H. Jackson, Principal.
Public notice extols Electric Bitters as a cure for sick stomach liver and kidneys. Mary H Walters of 546 St. Clair Ave Columbus writes of fever ague nervous breakdown and insomnia before finding relief and cure after using the tonic. Guaranteed at Sexton Bros drug store Brice 50c.
The Marshfield National Bank invites farmers to use it as their headquarters, asserting the farmers' business is safe and urging every prosperous farmer in the Marshfield vicinity to give the bank a trial.
A woman loses a pocketbook containing a 1000 franc note. A clair vendeur Renaud and a chair mender Beraud plot to exchange it for a fine of 100 francs via Lucien Mather. A horticulturist Stoner agrees to hide a horse for 300 francs to recover the funds. Renaud profits 300 francs before police arrest the conspirators after the stolen horse is traced to Meaux.
Mid February 1802 General Naglee of Pennsylvania commanded the First Army regiment’s guard, deeming the Second’s guardhouse too comfortable for prisoners. He ordered Colonel Marston to construct a dungeon with four solid walls and no openings. Naglee later inspected with Marston, asking for the entrance while Marston replied that obedience was his duty.
A Richmond judge recalls a pistol incident where a youth fired into a crowd and was fined twenty dollars and costs after claiming the shot went harmlessly into the air. The tale contrasts with a Norwich England village custom of letting land by a walking-final bid auction, exciting local farmers as bidders circle a table to secure the lease for the season.
In a mid cross examination a tele gram was read with news that a Derby winner had been announced. The judge admonished the counsel for propriety in court while noting the telegram’s reference to the race outcome. The exchange raised questions about the telegram’s content and any details on runner ups.
A historical note computes earth density and weight. It states a cubic foot of earth weighs about one and a half times that of water, a cubic mile of earth weighs 29 629 100 000 tons, earth volume about 259 880 000 000 cubic miles, and the weight without atmosphere about 180 000 250 000 000 000 000 tons. Adding atmospheric mass yields a total of 6 060 255 810 600 000 000 000 tors.
The record shows a discussion about wallpapering an old cottage. The owner notes the paper sticks to the plaster and cannot be removed without taking plaster as well. Pauper Wanger argues the plaster sticks to the paper, not vice versa.
A Richmond Missouri Missourian quotation contrasts how a woman reveals truth under pressure and how a man bluffs or hides fear. The saying notes women speak most when anxious and men bluff when frightened.
In a humorous tale Wymsat struggles to force a shoe onto his foot using four shoe horns. He quips that the clerk who sold the shoes told him he should have worn the box for a better fit.
A playful dialogue asks why mushrooms grow damp and whether Tommy refers to their umbrella like caps. The speakers ponder if the fungi thrive in damp places and relate the appearance to umbrellas.
A fragment hints at a tailor named Brown and a dispute over payment in advance. The text suggests one party believes the tailor took measurements and promised work, while another asserts payment was required upfront. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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