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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
5
A New York conversation recalls a Danish woman’s tip for spotting pure coffee. She notes that genuine coffee leaves a brown ring on delicate porcelain, while adulterated blends do not, citing the test as reliable proof.
A Kingston Jamaica letter discusses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a rough cough and mentions obtaining another bottle after relief. It also notes rattlesnake rattles, describing how the snake uses them for warning and how worn rattles appear on larger snakes.
A fragment from a 19th century paper promoting Electric Bitters as a cure for back and kidney ailments by J. R. Blankenship of Beck Tennessee. The ad claims first bottle relief and complete cure with a 50 cent price at Sexton Bros drug store. Also mentions Dr Shoop's Cough Cure and a death rate discussion from a periodical Exchange.
John Kemp in East Otsfeld Me promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to relieve chilblains, fever sores, ulcers, piles, burns, and skin diseases with claims of excellent results. 23c at Sexton Bros drug store. A Montreal Star anecdote reports an evening party game where a man awarded a prize for the worst face.
Mrs. John Lowe of Cooper Maine credits Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets with curing a two year stomach ailment after a friend's gift and twelve bottles used. She reports being well now. Sold by Sexton Bros.
A tall tale from the Napoleonic era recounts Freeman Pettiplace presenting a clockwork gun platform to Marshal Basalue. The machine, misdirected on a curved path, ends up above the Prussian center, triggering a retreat and an exchange of mockery as cartridges explode harmlessly. The inventor narrowly escapes harm.
An Eng land cricket match at Bury featured Nat Greedy as the home pro and top bowler with seven wickets. The pro also helped roll the pitch during intervals while spectators joked about his drive for the bowling prize and potential color of the batting prize.
A gray headed man recalls a dining scene where a group of waiters swithed tables and tipped the fellow who served him. The anecdote notes waiters tip one another and value the practice as a class gesture, observed in a New York Sun report.
A witty professional man chats with women about a friend famous for being henpecked. They joke that his other half makes him walk a chalked line and punishes deviation. One woman calls him a model husband, another corrects him to modeled.
A concise reflection on flattery noting two mechanisms: a flatterer may believe the flattery or pretend to, yet he still aims to influence those who are flattered. The quotation frames flattery as a social tool affecting perception and status.
The passage reflects a playful quip about creation of a best seller, with echoes of epigrams and sketches. It attributes the process to a speaker, hinting at a literary critique from a Puck-like voice. The text blends satire and self-referential craft in a fragmented quotation.
A brief Life magazine style snippet presents dialog between Tommy and a wife about sharing fruit parts and seeds. The piece hints at family dynamics and social stakes through a short, quotable exchange with no clear plot or outcome.
A physician advertises treatment for rheumatism enlarged veins fistula piles and other rectal disorders and related kidney bladder and lingering ailments. He invites all sufferers especially those dissatisfied with prior care to visit his office and learn his curing method with no charge for consultation while promising reasonable fees for a perfect cure.
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