This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
11
Sir Joseph Lister is honored for proving putrefaction arises from microbes not spontaneous. His antiseptic dressing transformed surgery by destroying microbes, reducing hospital infections and surgical mortality, enabling safer skull and visceral operations and a medical revolution in modern surgery.
Spokane residents organized a company of 18 to emigrate to Siberia while a Berrien County Michigan colony plans to move to Texas in the spring. The notices show organized emigration efforts from distinct communities seeking new settlement destinations.
An illustrated testimonial ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments and womb troubles. It claims women's strength, virtue, and influence liberates men to act nobly, while contrasting weak women with the robust, urging readers to use the product and wash to relieve symptoms such as backache, nervousness, and fatigue. The narrative includes a Philadelphia testimonial from Mrs. Vasvatva praising the remedy after personal illness and doctor visits.
A collage of quips and jokes from various pages recalls lighthearted vignettes. Fractions of conversations drift from a dentist to oysters, children, and political jibes, framed by witty exchanges on stage and street life.
The fragment discusses secretive theft by bees and a monkey that pretends to sleep to hoodwink observers. It notes guilt and precaution in theft, with the monkey feigning slumber and hesitating before each move as its master nears.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt explains the fate of worn ivory billiard balls. After cracking or shrinking from use they are resurfaced, then no longer fit regulation play and become pool balls or are sold to ivory workers who repurpose chips into buttons, bell pushes, baton tips, and inlaid work.
Coughing leads to consumption warnings as Kemp's Gulsam promises immediate cough relief with a free sample bottle from druggists. Bottles sold in 25 and 5 cent sizes. At Bannigan Rubber Works in Manerville, Illinois, a new factory starts up employing about 750 workers.
The editor, skeptical at first, is astonished by Salter Seed Co’s seed catalogue from La Crosse Wisconsin. It promises a wide array of facts, testimonials, and new farming ideas including seeds and farm supplies. Catalogue requests available by mail order.
The Michigan State Agricultural Society may avoid a state fall next season if it settles with Lansing creditors or renews notes around $20,000. The issue hinges on debt negotiations and financial restructuring to ensure continued operations and anticipated fall activities.
An old medical notice proclaims catarrh a constitutional issue needing blood purifiers rather than local remedies. It touts a combined tonic as effective, names J. Chesey & Co. and advises readers to seek treatment through prescribed medicines. The text also notes railroad passenger earnings in Michigan for October were the lowest in fifteen years.
A study reveals animals display deception. Horses in stables feign lameness to avoid drills. A chimpanzee feigns illness then roughens to gain cake. Cuckoos lay eggs in other nests and remove host eggs to mislead. Animals appear conscious of their levels of deception.
A damaged OCR note lists a route from Florida to Jacksonville via the Queen and Crescent and South ern Railway with a time reference of 2444 hours. The fragment mentions Chuciunuti and Jacksonville but lacks clear context or complete details.
The administrative board of Ann Arbor University refused permission for the university musical clubs to undertake their annual spring tours. The decision affects student ensembles and university representation beyond campus.
The text is garbled and unreadable with no clear events, names, or dates to extract a valid news item. No coherent summary possible from the fragment.
Owing to depressed prices it is estimated that a large portion of the potato crop in southwestern Michigan has been left unharvested. Local growers report extensive fields still in the ground as market demand remains weak.
Unclear items include a 109 e Thirteen letters by George Washington sold in London for 2350 dollars. A medicine claim for daily bowel health mentions Mane’s Family Medicine. Sheriff deputy uniform proposal in Wayne County Michigan. A calendar for seamen issued by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. Copy requested with portage to A J Smith. C. D. A, Cleveland.
A testimonial promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as eradicating disease from the blood and curing widespread sores. James H. O’Neil of Chicago recounts a wife covered with red blotches and mouth ulcers who, after failing doctors, improved dramatically after using the medicine, declaring it superior and life changing.
Australian boxer Dan Creedon defeated Tom Williams of Salt Lake City in four rounds last night. The bout at Fiowarnegburg South Africa crowned the weight champion and featured a $15,000 purse amid a crowded arena. Various state and political notes follow in the same column.
A fragmented 19th century patent remedy notice touts Stonyh Bitters and Pixo’s Cure for Consumption. It lists many ailments and promises cures for gastrial rheumatic debility and nervousness. Included are names, places like Philadelphia and New Orleans, and references to train robberies and express managers contributing funds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.