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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1907
Page
8
Subscription price is listed as 1.50 per year in the issue dated Wednesday January 30 1907. A legal record describes a courtroom exchange where a young lawyer misreads a question to veteran counsel Colonel Hopkins and offers a one dollar bill for legal instruction, prompting a witty reply and a comic exchange. The fragment hints at social chatter and club gossip.
C.O. Floyd, a leading Kershaw, South Carolina business man, recalls a severe lung ailment that dropped his weight to 135 pounds with constant coughing. After six months on Dr King s New Discovery his cough vanished and his weight rose to 170 pounds. Thousands healed yearly. Guaranteed at Sexton Bros. drug store. 50c and 1. Trial bottle free.
In a playful medieval spoof Priscille scolds George for not aiding her with her skells and patches. He returns battered from battle asking for dress repairs and a blacksmiths tool, while Priscilla refuses, humorously rebuking his status. The knight ends in humiliation at Ye Frozen Heart tavern.
More fatalities originate from a cold than any other cause making early proper treatment essential. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as prompt and effective, acting with nature to ease the cough, relieve the lungs, loosen secretions, and restore health. Sold by Sexton Bros.
A diver tested a harnessed device used for water supply and explosive atmosphere work in Aber deen harbor. The apparatus aided dock gate repairs without removing the gates. A diver descended twenty feet and communicated readings to surface via telephone during the test.
J R Blankenship of Beck Tenn touts Electric Bitters as an absolute cure for back and kidney ailments. He credits relief after a first bottle and full recovery after several bottles. Sold under guarantor at Sexton Bros drag store. Price 50c.
A speaker challenges a fiancée about marrying a meek preacher remarking she seeks a brave husband. The exchange shows wit and social expectations as they debate courage and suitability for marriage.
Chin Fin, born on Hainan, grows from precocious youth to a daring Singapore pirate. He learns crime, forms a crew, and plots a hemp cargo heist that ends in a naval chase. Outgunned, he and four pirates are captured, tried, and executed after a lengthy confession and final speech.
A clergymen banquet featured speakers joking about absent minded behavior. Rev. Dr. Dana of Walnut Street Presby tering chapel received praise for his wit and tales. A physician named rhove q was cited for a quirk that sparked humorous remarks about forgetfulness and odd mishaps.
A public notice proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no addictive or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
The article traces a suite of New York mansions rising on Fifth Avenue and nearby streets, led by Carnegie's grand house on upper Fifth and Schwab's ostentatious West Side project, with Prick planning a Lenox Warren site residence at 20th and Fifth. It notes time of accumulation and parade of wealth among industrial magnates.
Card asserts all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It promises relief from la grippe coughs, prevents pneumonia and consumption, and states no opiates. Genuine product in a yellow package, Sexton Bros.
The Orange Tribune notes a frequent gang presence in the north town area under a civilized outlook. Unknown riders have galloped through streets firing guns at random for several nights this week. Police occasionally pursue and arrest those involved, with punishment described as appropriate.
John Kemp of East Otsfield Maine recommends Bucklen's Arnica Salve for chilblains and frost bite. He reports using it for fever sores ulcers piles burns and skin diseases with excellent results. Available at Sexton Bros. drug store for 24 cents.
An Indiana state voter registration scene in Colorado involves a woman asking to vote on school questions. The clerk questions party ties, prompting confusion and a challenge to the ballot. The exchange ends with the woman refusing to answer the party affiliation question.
The article claims appendicitis stems from chronic constipation and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup and Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup from Sexton Bros as gentle remedies. It asserts these products stimulate the liver and bowels to restore natural bowel action without nausea or gripping.
Postmaster Busse, modest about his automobile, declines riding to work in favor of his horse and buggy. The piece notes the vehicle’s shine and grandeur, but he plans to adjust, continuing to travel by horse until comfortable with the new ride. Also promotes Preventics candy for colds, available from Sexton Bros.
The article explains making cast plate glass from Whitest sand and broken glass with soda and small amounts of manganese and cobalt oxides. Molten glass is spread on a metal table, thickness set by side strips, then fattened with a roller, cooled, tempered, ground, and polished. The first plate glass was produced in 1688 at St Pleards tance, discovered by accident.
A famed writer recalls How Mr Gladstone’s Dublin visit sparked a witty exchange with an eccentric interviewer. The London Tribune notes the reporter’s vivid style and the journalist’s graceful closing remark about mutual pleasure.
The piece argues humor begins with surprise shown by children when hiding and shouting Boo. It notes adults also reveal childlike playfulness by pranks like pulling a chair away. It links this primal humor to verse and modern comic papers, citing the New York Herald.
In parts of India houses with several daughters the youngest may only marry after the elder wed. If no suitor appears for the elder, a neat expedient may be used: she is wed to a tree or large object, then the younger sister marries. The elder must pick a non sacred tree such as plum, apple, or apricot to allow a divorce, avoiding sacred elms pines or poplars.
Benjamin Franklin wore a wig in his pocket to the court of Vergalles. He learned a wig was essential and his head was so large no ordinary wig would fit. A suitably large wig passed through the ante chambers allowing him to present himself without the visible disguise.
Sanghy surveys a beggar clad in patched rags and asks if his clothes are old enough for him. The beggar pleads for old Gloties as Saugee is accosted on the street.
A thoughtful caregiver serves only mineral waters at a children's party. A girl tastes her carbonate drink and drops the glass, prompting questions about liking charged water. She asks for water after realizing it was paid for, ending with a gentle, humorous note.
A physician in Worlds Work cautions that constant worry about Lis Ilver can trigger illnesses including indigestion and other ailments. The piece links anxiety to physical health and urges calm and preventive care.
A fragmented note recalls shoe superstitions urging not to price new shoes above one’s head to avoid bad luck and to avoid pairing black shoes. It also quotes Voltaire on the burden of always revealing too much, marking a mix of old beliefs and witty maxims.
In Leshie’s Weekly a Tadlau guide describes Canada’s forests with snakes and moose, noting abundant game and striking rivers. The piece blends sport, travel lore, and regional legends, portraying a vivid, if uneven, portrait of Canadian wilds and guide lore.
An 19th century advertisement bundle touts Trail's Catarrh Cure at 100 dollar reward for uncured catarrh, praises J Cheney & Co Toledo, with endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure internal use and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, plus a dubious topical remedy recipe with many ingredients and measurements.
Mother Gray a nurse at a Children's Home in New York markets a powder claimed to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Sold by druggists for 25 cents sample mailed free to Allen Olmsted LeRoy N Y 12nd
For over two centuries bells ring from the cathedral tower at Saint Werp as authorities choose music in February and the organ plays hourly on the green field by the Scheldt, celebrating a long civic ritual.
Disturbed the Congregation last Sunday by coughing is asked to buy Foley's Honey and Tar. Sexton Bros.
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