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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1882
Page
3
A collage of home remedies and curiosities drawn from a historic newspaper page. Advice ranges from stain removal and fabric care to toothache relief and earache cures, followed by brief notices about clergy arrest, testimonials, and quirky snippets. Many items reflect era-specific language and commercial patent medicine rhetoric, with names and places sparsely attached across fragmented text.
The piece argues that harmony at home requires kindness, shared duties, fair finances, and mutual respect. It suggests spouses imitate courtship goodwill, with warmth and support, while avoiding vanity and indulgence. Recreation is urged to sustain balance and prevent mistakes.
The Dakota territory faces likely failure to gain admission as a state this session. Three Republicans oppose admission while Democrats stand united against it. Pettigrew concedes unlikely progress though division may pass. Hale’s senate opposition further dims prospects, with Gov Ordway pushing for a favorable committee approach.
The State Central Committee of Indiana’s Greenback party met in Indianapolis to plan party strategy. It resolved to abandon the Greenback platform and adopt anti monopoly principles, possibly changing the party name to unite all coin elements opposing monopolistic power.
A reader from Hillsdale Michigan writes about a serious lung illness and the failure of medical treatments. The author describes severe symptoms and claims a cure was achieved by a certain remedy, urging readers to consider it.
A jumbled textile of names and notices touts dubious remedies and foreign affairs. Herbert Bismarck is named as a Paris attaché in one snippet while other items push patent nostrums, cures for coughs and fevers, and sensational claims about medicines and tonics.
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