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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement for Triumph Pills from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee promotes relief for irregular or delayed use. It claims the product is safe, dependable, and not sold in drug stores and invites readers to write for details.
The document lists price quotes for farm supplies including hay No 1 at 39 00 per ton and other grades. It shows commodities like potatoes butter eggs pork veal sheep hides chickens and various feed grains with per bushel per ton and per cwt figures. It reads like a late 19th or early 20th century market sheet for rural goods.
An inventor from Maryland has applied for a patent for a hand powered talking machine that plays disk records. Built largely of oak, the device operates without a spring motor and is priced below an ordinary record, though not intended as a toy.
Joseph Kasberger of Fond du Lac visits Bakerville and begins work with the Hanson Bros threshing crew. Local visitors include Barbara and Theresa Fischer of Rozenville and Kathryn Zinthefer of Marshfield. Mary Yingwirth remains in hospital as blackberry season opens and the public school undergoes repairs. Mr. and Mrs. John Sicklinger Jr and Marion visited relatives Sunday and Monday. An aside notes a South American custom of kissing introduced women, contrasted with local manners.
Advertises a dairy equipment Speed Indicator to prevent cream loss from incorrect separator speed. Claims 90 percent of men misadjust separators. Offers literature free, agents wanted, price eight dollars, from Indicator Mainesburg PA.
Norbert Hewitt won first prize in a motorcycle race with a speed of 58 mph. Anna Arndt of Chicago visits relatives on a farm. The town shows a sharp rise in automobiles from seven last year to seven now, led by seven Ford cars among residents. Residents attended Marshfield Fair on Wednesday and Thursday.
An old newspaper snippet markets Castoria with a signature attributed to Chas H Fletcher, noting a thirty year tradition and branding it as the familiar remedy you have always bought. The ad touts Castoria as the trusted choice for styling and soothing infants and children.
Mrs. Paul and Ippewa Falls guests of Mrs. George Fiekes last week. Talford Penney and William Austin traveled from Waipara with FH A. Penney to Branley area for two weeks with relatives. Mrs. Krause and sons of Fond du Lac visited Mrs. William Eckes. Charles Minton and wife of Abbotsford stayed at Brown Morey home. Mrs. J. W. West and son William returned to La Crosse after visiting Mohle. Mrs. Zimmerlin and sister of McMillan were Sunday guests of Mrs. Alvina Heckel. Mohle Aug. 23. Mrs. Nedrow of
A sprain may be cured in about one third the time required by the usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and observing the directions with each bottle. For sale by All Dealers.
The piece jokes about Prof Shipfey of England who claims wearing yellow and staying silent repels mosquitoes. It playfully imagines testing the idea on the professor with a trout stream scenario and notes practical doubts about the theory.
Mrs. Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana reports Chamberlains Tablets cured her stomach trouble and strengthened her stomach functions. The ad urges trial and claims the tablets are the best medicine for stomach issues and are sold by all dealers.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth plans a free street parade in Wausau on Thursday August 20 as part of its day’s entertainment. The procession showcases a three year labor of design and fabrication with 1280 performers, exotic costumes and machinery, a ten thousand wonders theme, and a traveling city with its own hotel post office and 4000 daily meals.
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