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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
7
A 1890 holiday guide describes a simple half yard ribbon bag with pockets for papers and cards, a string closure, and an attachable leaf needle book. It also outlines a decorative frame, linen embroidery, and a silk out line for a motto. Additional tips cover table decor, candleholders, china, and varied yandle shades to suit festive tables.
Readable excerpts describe children making holiday trimmings from glazed paper string and fabric scraps, including colorful strips, purse bags from tullion, cardboard cards with pictures, and sachets for white ties. Also mentioned are decorative gift items like a turquoise Minton dessert service and embroidered satin cases for ties.
A guide to handmade favors including glove boxes with satin coverings and yellow crocus embroidery, bead purse with crochet rings, homemade tape measure from grosgrain ribbon, hand painted gift ideas, decorative lamp shades, and a note that the Cinderella operetta will be staged in New York with a thousand performers.
A long portrait details the life of the Irish widow known as the Widow Ryan who settled in Luding with her children after emigrating in the 1840s. Her son Aine 8 yan became Indiana State Treasurer, another son Richard J. Teran rose as a noted Civil War era leader, and other family members achieved prominence in Indianapolis and beyond. The piece also cites her efforts to secure citizenship and notes local reactions to immigration in Indiana since statehood.
Joseph Leiter son of Levi Leiter, Chicago dry goods magnate, has reportedly made a fortune in wheat this summer by betting on market swings. Once known for social prominence and fashion, he is now cited as being markedly successful in speculative wheat trading, with estimates placing his gains over $500,000.
A garbled OCR blends medical claims and notices. It mentions Lane's Family Medicine practices daily care, a Chinese and English education school planned in San Francisco, Glenn's Sulpitar Dye, and various unrelated items. It also notes a Brisbane colonial vote, a Denver or Philadelphia reference, and a heavy Dakotas snowstorm.
The text discusses outdated remedies and tonics for fever, stomach issues, constipation, kidney disorders, nervousness, and rheumatism. It mentions a manor medicine and a 40 year span of remedies, noting limited modern reputation. It also references plans for a Vanderbilt system road between Chicago and New York.
A new preparation called Graln-O, made of pure grains, is claimed to replace coffee in groceries and stores. Advertised as gentle on delicate stomachs, it supposedly resembles coffee in taste and aroma while costing only a quarter as much. Children may drink it with benefit, priced at 45e to 25c per package.
Assistant Secretary of State Day declined the attorney generalship. Hints of medical quackery surface as Cheney & Co sell cure all pills. Frightful claims of $1,000,000 against the Utes emerge amid bold statements of patent remedies and dubious treatment claims.
A garbled item mentions Kemp's Balsum and a claim to stop coughing with dubious remedies. It also references three Walnut robbers captured in Arizona and a vague note about delays and anger. The text is fragmented and mixes medical quackery with crime notes, lacking coherent specifics.
A fragmented note describes a home remedy to cure a cold using Laxvive Bromy Qalain Tu Alt Inngvis. It also mentions Shay Biron Mount Stephen being married in London, though details are incomplete.
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