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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1895
Page
7
Leather for dress waists described as tan colored and thin enough to pliable with decorative lace appliqué. Mentions satin or velvet alternatives and asks about fashion contrasts. Irregular text mentions a talkative barber and a dentist in a casual, fragmented style.
A brief advisory piece cautions readers against overestimating physical prowess and cautions against misapplied strength, urging humility and self-awareness. It emphasizes practical training, proper technique, and seeking expert guidance to avoid injury.
The fifty fourth Congress opened with public sessions at noon in Washington. Republicans control the House while Democrats hold Senate seats, with many new members sworn in and several veteran senators facing potential replacements. The opening included prayers, roll calls, and initial committee appointments, followed by routine business and early discussions on Cuba, the Monroe doctrine, and Turkish affairs. The president began a hunting trip and is expected back after December.
Fragmentary verse sketches a man with shallow learning chasing a nimble peony while measuring fish in a rural store. A crowd speaks many tongues as a former student leaves college to marry a long-haired man, amid rustic wit and misfired enticement.
A dialogue laments defective postal facilities as a Poor Man reveals his letter to his rich brother in Kostan never arrived. The Friend asks why he did not seek help elsewhere, while the Poor Man admits he did write, but the reply never came.
Fragmentary dialogue depicts a rain gauge and a sundial comically lamenting persistent bad weather as a meteorological life. The exchange personifies instruments noting they are always under the weather and out of sorts.
Mrs McGuire recalls her husband’s contract gains with a sharp remark from Mrs Flaherty. The exchange highlights memory and social standing as they tease about appearances and past times in a small town portrait.
A garbled OCR style slice mentions President Cleveland nominating Rufus Peckham to the Supreme Court, a half million dollar event in Indianapolis, and various medical remedies. It also notes Upper Mississippi river pilots meeting at La Crosse and references to German political events, all in a collage of misread text.
Odd mixed OCR text reflects scattered 19th century medical ads and notices. It mentions a cure named Tt Fe inker from B. J. Chang & Co Toledo, a reference to Druggists, local regulations, and a variety of unrelated snippets including poetry lines and news blurbs about Epworth League in New York and missionaries in Turkey. The readable items point to patent medicines, domestic remedies, and general periodical notices.
Knowledge promotes comfort and health via Syrup of Figs laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co market ensures its purity and accepted taste claiming it cleanses the system, aids colds headaches fevers and cures constipation without weakening organs.
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