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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
7
A decorative verse urges the reader to brighten the holiday season by smiling at themselves, shedding past troubles, and passing kindness to others. It suggests gifting patience and pity toward others, promoting hope for the coming year. The piece ends with a quotation attributed to Fila Wheeler Wilcox.
In a story told by the colonel, Young Johnson argues against self harm as wrong as Jack Savage recounts his wife’s fatal train wreck. Jack comforts her at first, but as workers fail to reach them, the wife pleads for release. Jack faces a cruel choice under mounting pain as the wreckage traps them.
The narrator recounts a harrowing scene in which Jack Savage, driven by a wife’s excruciating agony and urging him to end it all, ultimately shoots himself after handing the revolver to her. The colonel concludes there was no moral or religious fault, and the remaining witnesses are left speechless.
The Consumers League urges early Christmas shopping to ease holiday store pressure. It cites women’s influence to favor humane hours, noting reform benefits for shopgirls and clerks. The group emphasizes responsible consumer behavior and employer compliance within the town’s retail scene.
The article recounts the ancient French roots of blind man's buff, tracing its introduction to England with Norman conquests. It recalls Colin Mallard known for fighting with a mallet, his blindness in battle, and how legends of his exploits inspired early pantomime and the later child’s game where a blindfolded pursuer gropes for a victim.
A small active volcano near Denazville in Averyon emits thick smoke and lava from its crater. Lava pours from the ground, lighting the hole with fire and sparks as flames appear.
Baltimore Md group offers 25 dollars for best piece arguing pay shifts from Saturday to Monday by 10 manufacturers railroads contractors and employers of labor. Article notes potential wage savings reduced Sunday observance and improved family life and overall labor conditions.
The piece compares hemispheric iceberg shapes with Arcile and Anarette types. It reports large gold shipments, a big fishing or outing earnings claim, and a note on Hastuin's stomach and indigestion. It mentions agricultural tests finding peach and pear dun rose scale does not survive harvest, debunking European import claims.
A garbled OCR item lists various forms of St Jacob names and addresses, including references to backache relief, with multiple spellings such as St. Jacobe St. Jacoby and similar variants. The fragment mentions possible parish or community listings and contact cues without clear dates or events.
Great Britain imports seventy four percent of its wheat. Per capita consumption exceeds six bushels. A yearly intake of twenty million bushels is noted, with decrease of two million annually.
An old newspaper fragment touts the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company at 187 Dearborn Street Chicago as a trusted remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. It urges readers to send 25 cents for a trial or 1.00 for a large bottle, claiming the product will be mailed prepaid.
A garbled quotation attributed to Joaquin Miller, the Sierra poet, alleges a miswritten line urging not to seek comfort in arms when unhappy. The text contains errors suggesting OCR damage and lacks coherent context or complete attribution.
Letters from executives and doctors praise Peruna as the universal remedy for catarrh and colds. Oregon officials and households endorse the tonic, urging all families to keep Peruna on hand for winter sickness. The notice promotes a free booklet by Dr Harman and claims broad cure and preventive power.
Archaeologists report the earliest known sattae object recovered from an Esy thin-tonil site. A woolen sheikh figure attributed to Lamu of Wiig is described as having kiss eyes and a northern style. The piece is dated around 6,000 years old and tied to a consolidation of patie. The Amupican Pottery Company is named with capital set at $20,000,000.
Chauncey Depew notes Michigan Central did not buy or negotiate for the Alton road. Coughing leads to consumption. A Wisconsin theater house in Rib Lake yarned. Losses totaling 8000 dollars, partly insured. Aged Wisconsin editor Edward Beeson near death.
An ad touts Grain-O as a grain based beverage replacing coffee for all ages. It claims rich mocha flavor without distress and safe for children.
A garbled mixture of business names and statements appears, mentioning Carr Cheney and Co, Propa Palade O, and traders in Toledo Ohio. It also notes a London Academy statement that an artist aged in his eighties will present a painting of Lord Tennyson, with confidence and enthusiasm.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. It references Bloger Mermann as commissioner of the general office and lists Webster Lewis as a candidate for a secretaryship, replacing Bliss who has resigned.
A cryptic notice discusses a complaint about a delayed harvest and pain from neuralgia. It mentions using St Jacobo Oil as a known cure and references a wartime relocation order from Sort Leavenworth to Manila. The wording is garbled but presents a health remedy and a military transport directive.
A fragmented notice discusses Grain-O a grain based beverage claimed to imitate coffee without drawbacks. It urges wider use for health benefits and warns against giving children excess sugar content while noting that grocers widely sell Grain-O. A separate line mentions the national board of trade in Washington declining to back a congressional resolution targeting monopolies.
Tam Salmon, labor leader and superintendent O F Connor of Rocky Fork coal mines in Red Large Mont, has been sentenced to be hanged January 27. A forfeiture of $1.0 is mentioned if testimony proves false. London Walter Lacy, a referee actor of the Pheips-itean period, is noted as dead.
A damaged OCR passage mentions Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve discomfort from dampness and fatigue. It references a medical tone and a misread product claim. The text then cites a Chicago judge denying a motion for an injunction in a case involving the sale of assets of the National Linseed Oil Company to the American Linseed Oil Company.
Fragmented report details a string of moves involving ships and officials. Mentions Manila bound cruiser Yousensite and converted Badger heading to San Francisco. References Mrs. Winatow and a Chicago council action on fogging boys at the bridewell. Notes wage promptings and a Juneau streets superintendent losing property to $4,000.
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