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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
11
An eminent sanitarian Dr Parkes prescribes a simple home water filter using a large flower pot covered at the bottom and top. Layer coarse gravel white sand and charcoal with a final sterile cover, set in a wooden frame over a clean receiving vessel.
An advertisement extols modesty and women's health urging women to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass. It claims widespread relief from womb related ailments and disguises of female suffering, touting decades of "vast experience" and cures for discomfits and indigestion.
Practical tips cover pat termilk benefits for rheumatic and kidney troubles and home fixes. Recipes advise magnesia for stains, magnesia powder removal, and cretonne parlor parasol holders. Cleaning cloth brushes with ammonia solution, ivory polish cautions, and the French coffee method to brighten silk are described for garments and accessories.
The article describes parasols decorated with artificial flowers and the allure of cambric florals, noting their beauty and short-lived nature. It also covers separate waist usefulness, a plain black satin skirt with colorful bodices, jeweled belts for evening wear, and a pastel dust cloak with lace trim.
A discussion asserts clever men prefer gentle wives while brainy women seek less intellectual partners. It notes athletic men attract intellectual women who respect steadiness, yet clever women may elevate their husbands. The piece illustrates persisting Bible-era views of male headship.
A terse observation discusses a husband striving to appear superior to his wife in intellect. When he is not naturally superior he makes efforts to project authority and command.
A poem praising national personifications of U S states names and nicknames ends with a note on a massive stone block quarried in Fourmies Belgium. The block weighs about 3,500 tons, measures 10,800 cubic feet, and will yield significant work for stone-cutters after cutting.
A Balzac tale describes a councilor fond of death sentences. The tribunal president asks about a cage and the councilor wakes shouting beheading. The remark shifts to a meadow mowing when the mat's head is misread. Detroit mayor Hazen Pingree nominated for Michigan governor at Grand Rapids on the fourth ballot by Republicans.
Fragmented historical notice summarizing medical claims and public figures. Mentions indigestion jokes, electors, congreso candidacy, and several patent remedies. Includes reference to Philip Van Rensselaer Stanton's death and a Saratoga race result.
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