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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
7
An old verse essay echoes anti Spanish sentiment with calls of martyrdom and doom toward Weyler, juxtaposed with lines lamenting global woes and social critique. It references Mart and Maceo and cites a New York Sun piece, then shifts to commentary contrasting blame for world ills and a Washington Star remark on Europe versus Japan.
Fragmentary verse from Pall Mall Gazette expresses a mourner beseeching Fair Head to return from the sea. The speaker recalls watching for a loved one and laments loss as Meg and others cry, ending with a plea to the sea to bring the drowned back.
Albert Wond cites Elm beetle control methods from Eastern New York Hort, detailing lime milk mixtures, ammonia, bordeaux components, and copper sulfate in water. He argues proper agitation and time prevent leaf burn, noting strong results against caterpillars and other pests on fruit trees, including peaches.
A south bound car in baths carried a four month old infant crying uncontrollably beneath a palto coat. An observer commented on the baby’s shoes being tight and urged unbuttoning them to ease the pain.
The notice warns mothers about tight soft shoes and merino stockings harming tiny feet. It urges buying one size larger to avoid impaired circulation and future deformities, emphasizing early growth risks and diligent observation by caregivers.
A collection of aphoristic lines on prudence and social conduct. It warns that paying a doctor’s bill prompts life reflections on worth, gambling mistakes are obvious to losers, and peaceful times require war prep. It notes hush money talks, beware stealing another’s good name, and stresses executive ability to delegate.
Charles M. Brownwich former Boston alderman married Adelia Carr an artist known in the west at Warren Illinois. Brownwich held a promise to care for Miss Carr after his first wife died ten years ago. The friendship from girlhood toward Mrs Carr evolved into love and the couple wed.
A British physician warns ordinary smoked glasses used by travelers against sun glare can harm eyes. He says red rays pass more easily through them and irritate the retina, condemns standard flue slisses, and recommends a dark blue green mix with blue glass number 6 to rest and protect the eyes. Travelers are urged to beware purchasing smoked glasses at random in bright conditions.
Intelligent men discuss how advertising uses theories to shape success. They claim modern methods stem from well formed advertiser theories. A Franklin anecdote shows theory's value while noting practical use. The comparison calls theories newly born and essential to fruitful advertising.
The Agricultural department in Washington proposes dispatching representatives to England to lecture on the superiority of American food and meat products. The goal is to educate the public, especially those misinformed, about best methods of producing and consuming fruit products and to promote their use.
In a Chicago joke the writer notes corsets shoes and gloves as enough for proper dress, contrasting New York with the need for more garments. The remark appears in the National Advertiser, reflecting urban attire expectations and witty regional banter.
Reports tell of a remarkable mud deposit at Indiana Mineral Springs Warren County formed by Magna Lithia waters. A five acre mud layer ten to twenty feet deep has been claimed to cure rheumatism, attracting visitors nationwide to see the mud healing claim and the evolving spa facility built around it.
M Nettleton arrived from Seattle and stayed with colleagues in Hinsdale Indiana. He forecast thirty million dollars in Alaska gold next year and three million in nuggets aboard the Portland due in Seattle August 25. He noted miners often hide success and that only about forty square miles have been prospected. Prospective miners should delay travel until spring.
In a critique from Illustrated American, the piece laments widespread speech faults among educated readers. It notes errors like don't versus doesn't and improper pronoun delays while praising careful pronunciation and the avoidance of stilted forms.
A machine shapes elongated life billets from leaden rods using steel dies and drops the finished pieces into a box at a rate of 7,000 per hour.
A Beaver Valley Tribune item notes a miner lost in Klondyke country four years ago was recovered from a snow drift. The cold preservation is described as looking natural, suggesting this will be a notable product of the region for the coming winter.
The article promotes Hostettar’s Sumach Bitters as a reliable tonic for sedentary workers and those exhausted after work, claiming it restores vigor and aids digestion, kidney, liver, and rheumatic ailments. It notes July domestic exports amounting to $36,945,278 in value.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a powder claimed to slicken the Khoon and soothe swollen feet with undesirable effects. Mentions use with tight shoes, offers a cure and dieting claims. References a package PRIME and an address in Le Ray, New York, with garbled brand names.
Barcelona will get a 40 mile electric tramway system linking the city with surrounding districts. A British company will build it on the overhead system at an estimated cost of about 5,000,000.
A vintage grocery notice touts Grain-D and Grain-O as healthful beverages. It describes their pleasant taste and easy digestion, claiming they are made from gyre grains with an old seal linked to Mugh and Java. Price listed as 1a¢ and 25¢ per package, sold by grocers.
An ironic quip reflects on why an artist paints with the cheeky line attributed to Puck. The remark centers on selling art as the motive behind creation, framing a playful critique of artistic purpose.
A reader notes dandruff is an extudation from the skin pores that spreads and weakens hair follicles. Dalt's Halr Ranewer is claimed to cure it, with suggested benefits for scalp health and hair retention.
The report from Coney Island notes a surge of small toads in the area. A tangential health remark praises Glenn's Sulphur Soap for easing certain skin ailments. Another line mentions Tim's Bait and Whisker Dye available in black or brown. Eight starvation cases have appeared in York recently.
A fragmented column riffs on the so called new journalism. Flows of satire touch on Truth Mia Whitaito, Stubb Penn, and the idea of decency. Mentions of Germany empress, New York bonds, and Senator Hanax’s yacht marooned on Lake Superior appear in a collage of quotes.
The funeral for Senor Canovas the Spanish premier was held in Madrid with officials and mourners in attendance. The ceremony followed his assassination and marked a somber national moment.
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