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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
5
A London Globe item reproduces a South American exchange at a ferry dock where a man jokes about marrying widow Jones. He recounts her changing behavior and a flatiron incident, explaining his decision to avoid her.
From the Antilles Mr W O Reilly Fowarty Kingston Jamaica West Indies writes that one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieved his cough quickly and he intends to obtain another bottle. For sale by Sexton Bros.
A reflection on how great men feel impoverished in human kindness and how small acts of grace can lift them. The piece cites Dr Robertson Nivoll and Tan Maclaren to illustrate the impact of delicate kindness on a person's heart.
A South writer touts Electric Bitters as a cure for back and kidney troubles with a testimonial from J R Blankenship of Beck Tennessee. Also promotes Dr Shoop cough remedies and Dr Shoop cough cure from Sexton Bros with claims of safety and plant based ingredients.
An anecdote from Munsey's Magazine recalls Maurice Barrymore in a party scene where a bystander slurs him as a hat. Barrymore, renowned for boxing, lands a quick, witty retort rather than a physical blow, saying with calm humor that the jab is unwelcome if the drunk man denies it.
An ad by John Kemp promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve to cure chilblains fever sores and skin ailments. Claims use for rheumatism ulcers piles burns and other skin diseases. Available for 25 cents at Sexton Brothers drug store.
Horece Traubil reviews Whitman to Old Age in Century, pondering Carlyle’s final resting place and the modern spirit’s demand for honest expression. The critique casts Carlyle as more significant than many contemporaries, contrasting the era’s vanity with a demand for genuine manliness.
P J Farrell and Jerome Sigler hunted rabbits in Morris county's Pinebrook area. John Johnson baited a cowbell on a rope to lure rabbits across a ten acre meadow, and Farrell and Sigler shot 13 of 16 rabbits that appeared, after initial hesitation.
Derelict ships, mostly American, clutter waterways from New England to Florida with seven reports last month. Lumber laden derelicts drift long distances, one crossing 7 000 miles in 850 days, sighted 38 times. Turning from suffrage, Melbourne banker HE G Turner renounces female voting rights citing social upheaval after Australia’s election.
A Dublin landlord describes peasant girls entering service in Ireland as easily startled by stairs. He recalls workers creeping on all fours in terror, some spending days in attics before summoning courage to descend. He notes they adjust to elevators faster than stairs.
The excerpt quotes Monaire's jealous reaction to rival hats with silver trims and gold eagles. A telephone order follows to embellish Paris designs. A separate dialogue hints at a money loan request of $29 amid a casual card and drink exchange.
The account describes Socotran Bedouins as lithe with cafe au lait skin and sharp features, closely resembling Bedouins of Mabri and Giza mountains. Greetings involve cheek touch and nose rub. Mount Haghler Bedouin enjoys dancing and teherane, loosely observing Islam, mirroring Gaza mountain Bedouins. The author inclines they are a branch of ancient Arabian stock rather than African.
The article quotes a girl in white and an Englishman discussing the English aristocratic ladder. They explain that a marquis ranks next to a duke and list the sequence after royalty, noting usage differences and courtesy titles as illustrated by the Earl of Craven and other peers.
The text describes water and land parrots and notes a fish-like creature once called Icarus by ancient Greeks and Romans. It mentions its beaked feeding method on coral shells to reach ving polyp and that some specimens reach sixteen inches in length.
The Dubuque city seal bears the phrase La petite nuit misinterpreted from a French document. A clerk read it as the old miner Dubuque, though it was a mistranslation of a lands grant in Prairie du Chien.
A Perthshire regiment commander at an Edinburgh gathering boasted loudly that all duties fell to him. He proclaimed himself his own major captain lieutenant and cornet while a stern Scottish lady commented that he even served as his own trumpeter.
An advertisement by Dr Turbin offers free consultation for rheumatism enlarged veins fistula piles and other rectal diseases plus kidney and bladder ailments. He claims safe quick and permanent cures with reasonable charges after a cost-free initial visit and invites dissatisfied patients to seek his method and referrals to cured cases.
A reflection on wit as a rare innate weapon against impertinence. It cannot be forced or learned by imitation, while courtesy and good temper develop with age, remaining reliable and increasingly sharp.
The text notes three claims against George Washington in 1787 to compel payment of taxes. A morgage clerk remarks that George Washington, Esq., appeareth not to like taxes.
The note discusses the Iso Ergase 50 and its accessories in a speculative tone, suggesting rapid adoption may lower costs and simplify life. It hints at a trend toward cheaper, more accessible gear while noting uncertain expenditure patterns.
Maude challenges Nell about meeting her fiancé while Mouse jokes on changing him. Dialogue suggests evolving romantic ties and a playful ruse.
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