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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1895
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system, aids kidneys, liver, and bowels, dispels colds headaches and fevers, and improves health when used properly. It claims wide consumer satisfaction and medical approval, sold by druggists in $1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Helen Meyers of Chicago, visiting Keokuk, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Painful Nervous Condition with reversing a fifteen year pattern of headaches and distress. She describes past shocks to her nervous system, travel to Dallas County for quiet, and rapid improvement after using the pills. She praises them as restoring color and vigor, claiming they saved her life. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady New York.
In Williamsburg’s iron shops at Peter Kohlmann’s on Lorimer Street, six dogs power large forge wheels and bellows. The animals, sturdy mixed breed, operate a wheel over a foot wide, with iron bars guiding bellows on both sides. Dogs work about an hour per shift, aided by human handlers, and are rotated to rest.
Salzac and Mosic report Balcac, author of Pheophile G, allegedly attributed the remark that music is the most expensive noise. Balcac did not fully grasp it yet showed deep interest and sympathy, hiring a learned German to elaborate the study.
The piece notes Balzac's thorough analysis of the musical work Robert le Diable and Meyerbeer, comparing Balzac to pre Balzac fiction writers. It recalls Paris of Balzac’s day about fifty years ago and mentions The Academy as a time reference. It also includes agricultural maxims from Dr. A Thayer on pruning and cultivation, and ends with a quip about cold weather and vacations.
A report on the dangers of malaria and the preventive role of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Physicians testify to its preventive effects against malaria and associated ailments, including dyspepsia liver and kidney trouble and nervous debility. A Baraboo mass meeting urged the Church of God to found a college.
An old-time ad extols Salzer's Grass Mixtures as a premium crop aid. It claims high yields, praises diverse grass, clover and fodder seeds, and offers a free mammoth seed catalogue from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin, with a sample request and postage details.
A press notice announces One Thousand Years of Hubbard History by H P Hubbard, a subscription sale from Times Building New York. The work covers Hubbards in Britain and America with tales of deeds, biographies, and Norse origin claims, framed as a comprehensive Hubbard encyclopedia. Chicago Inter Ocean notes David Hampton's electrocution at Sing Sing for murder.
A fragment asks who invented the modern cigarette in Ur, labeling the reply as a fool liar. The scant text provides a provocative but unclear historical claim.
Advertisement for 1,000 bushels per acre yields in potatoes oats corn and vegetables. Encourages sending postage to La Crosse Wisconsin to obtain the seed book and samples of Giant Spurry from John A. Salzer Seed Co.
Henry Buets and Ferdinand Kucka former Wisconsin treasurers from 1870 to 1878 ask the legislature to release them and their listed sureties from Dane County circuit court judgments totaling 183400.39 with interest. Both claim no means to pay if sustained, shifting burden to bondsmen. The appeal rests with the state supreme court.
A political maxim on keeping right suggests health should be kept and wrong cured, praising St Jacobs Oil as a cure for pains and aches. It asserts the product helps workers return to work. Also noted is Richard Raddatz of Oshkosh, who has invented a new submarine boat for scientific use.
In Defisuce County Ohio A Beynau writes to the Stee luye Remudy oy of Chicago. He believes Notoe-bay marks the city’s upcoming event. The text describes local bay habits and includes references to friends and a torbac party.
A garbled OCR page mixes ethnic stereotypes about Chinese and Japanese movements with a medical ad for Dudayny's Exportovage and a resignation notice from Rev Cyrus Hamlin at First Congregational church in Beloft. It also mentions Piso’e cough remedy and a Brooklyn address, then a military briefing on a Chinese force under General Chang repulsed on the Japanese wing at Halshcag.
Fragmentary ad like text cites Dr. Mrs. Caldwell Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and claims to cure womb falling. Mentions medical providers and walking, with references to twelve bottles and a heartfelt message to a reader seeking guidance.
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