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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1907
Page
8
The Marshfield Times advertises a public event led by Williams and Bailey with a statewide tribute to the armored cruiser Washington. It describes a silver service of fifteen hundred ounces, fifty-suree pieces costing 5000 dollars, plus a ceremonial centerpiece and state seals.
A humorous tale recounted by Dr Parkhurst features a famous bishop traveling to Albany on a smoking cat. A laborer sits beside him, eyes his clerical garb, and offers a light. The bishop hesitates and answers about sin and past life, while the man quips about drinking.
A testimonial from C L Carter of Skiram Aig praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for colic and diarrhoea. He recalls a near-death attack last spring, credits the remedy, and notes renewed health after using a half bottle. Sexton Bros. stock it.
The fragment discusses arranged marriages where girls remain unmarried under family support, the groom’s role, and a practice of brides marrying around age fourteen or fifteen. It contrasts with boys who contribute to family wealth by bringing a bride and dowry, noting the social view of girls as expensive luxuries.
People are often disappointed to find that their family physician is away when they most need his service. Cramp colic and cholera morbus require prompt treatment and have proved fatal before medicine could be procured or a physician summoned. The right way is to keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand. Sold by Sexton Bros.
An actor recalls George Bernard Shaw before fame as a musical critic. He attended a night with an Italian string quartet and remained stony throughout. A friend teased that the players had been together twelve years. Shaw replied with incredulity, claiming longer tenure.
In ancient times losses were counted by a pile of stones removed after battle. A modern pitch offers free samples of Dr. Shoop's Restorative and a book on Dyspepsia Heart or Kidneys. The remedy claims to treat inside nerves and improve stomach weakness and vital organs. Sold by Sexton Bros in Racine Wisconsin.
The piece traces the term Don Diego from early uses meaning cheat to a 1607 note describing a Dondego as a Spanish stockfish. It explains Diego as Saint James, the national envoy of Spain, and notes that the term later broadens in modern usage to refer to anyone from a Mediterranean country, especially sailors adopting the stereotype.
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass declares Long Live Dr King’s New Discovery a fast relief for coughs and colds. Advertisers claim the remedy cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and guarantees safety by Sexton Druggist. Trial bottle free.
The candle nut comes from Pacific islands, its name from oil rich kernels that can be dried and used as candles. In Hawaii, after roasting and shelling, kernels are made into a peppered salt paste for eating. Husks and tree gum have medicinal value, and burned shells are used to make indelible ink.
An advertisement promises free trial mailing of Dr Shoop's Headache Tablets to relieve headache toothache period pains and other pains by lowering unnatural blood pressure. It notes Racine Wisconsin as the address and Sexton Bros as sellers.
The foreman at the Weekly Screech laments the exhausted supply of front page ideas. Syndicate cartons are used up, and Rockefeller and Carnecio are tired money counters. A Kingston street scene offers a new midway cut to revive the issue.
Cherryvale postmaster F M Hamilton also runs general merchandise and patent medicines. He touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a standard in the shop. It never fails to give satisfaction and is essential, he says, for Sexton Bros to sell.
Haiser's Humor notes the emperor, recently ill with influenza, resting in bed for three days after two doctors advised quiet. As doctors talked, the imperial bodyguard gathered outside the palace, and the emperor appeared at the window to be seen. He joked that it is customary to display himself from the window according to Baedeker.
Two Washington brothers aged 10 and younger were absent two weeks from a public school after an incident. The elder returned with a note saying Dick was injured. the tale explains they both competed to lean farther from a second story window and Dick won, breaking his arm.
The piece extols an attractive woman not solely for form but for neatness, clear eyes, and healthful sprightliness. It claims Electric Bitters restore weakness, sharpen nerves, brighten eyes, smooth skin, and a fair complexion, guaranteed at Sexton Bros druggists for 50 cents.
A distressed actress discovers a theft after her bag, containing almonds and her purse with a $10 bill, is stolen. Her lady’s maid urges immediate police notification and plans to send a paragraph to every town newspaper.
Mrs. Robert Multony of Hamilton Ontario reports a knee burn on her daughter healed beautifully after applying Chamberlain's Salve. The product is sold by Sexton Bros and is praised for instantly easing burn pain.
In the Milwaukee Sentinel account a great general dons a brilliant uniform and sworded boots, advances toward action, pauses to ask if all the mayleg picture machines are ready, the orderly confirms, and the general marches into combat.
Port Byron has a remarkable case of healing with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Amos F. Ming, age eighty five, says it cured a leg sore he suffered over 40 years from. The salve is guaranteed to cure all sores by Sexton Bros. Druggist 25.
A London Telegraph report explains invisible ink made from thickened starch water with tincture of iodine. Letters written on note paper dry quickly and can be erased, leaving no trace once the sheet is wiped or dabbed with a damp handkerchief.
A reminiscence praises Dr King s New Life Pills for headache and constipation relief and mentions 25c at Sextons Drug Store. The piece notes a swarthy Italian seller of worm chestnuts and offers a reward for found items. Adds Dr Shoops Magic Ointment claims for piles and recommends Sexton Gros and Wenzel & Wenzel for meat purchases.
A vivid sketch portrays a Servian laborer in coarse clothing and worn trousers, farming a small plot with hog-raising as a hobby. Life is rural and austere, with dawn to dusk work, meals carried to fields, and a harsh climate where grain fields yield poorly compared to Roumania and Bulgaria.
A traveler recalls celebrating Swiss National Day in the Valais at a mountain center with a lavish dinner, Breworks Display, and a nighttime cheer. The next morning the leading native visitor cannot recall the Swiss president’s name, noting the president’s anonymity versus the lieutenant governor’s prominence.
The piece notes various writers who produced notable works while imprisoned. It cites Ruggan’s Vilgrim's Progress as a premier English work from jail, Bunyad’s Grace Abounding and The Holy City penned in Bedford between 1660 and 1672, Raleigh’s Epistle of the World from 1608 to 1614, James I of Scotland’s The King’s Quail written in Windsor during 1423, Smokiett’s The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Graves from King’s Bench, and Defoe’s Casaalities and Disasters from Newgate during 1703.
Doctors condemn prolonged naps during the day as disturbing natural order. Scientists note peak alertness between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and a night peak from 6 p.m. to morning. Long daytime sleep disrupts organs and causes headaches while a forty winks nap can refresh without harmful effects.
A London Academy of Medicine paper notes widespread milk consumption in Turkey shifts from natural milk to a fermented product. After slow cooling the milk is treated with a ferment from the previous day, forming curd in hours. The resulting yaghoun is preferred to milk, with a pleasant clean acidic taste and good nutrition.
The article explains the term Calumet as a pipe of peace and notes its unfamiliar status among various tribes. It lists Norman origin and interpretations such as 12 general a pipe, gae nowdaoe among Ironacis, poeagun among others, with Algonquing calling it poasan, Winnebigace tahneehoo, and Do cotabs chaiadunboops.
The Gulf Stream would be rerouted if the isthmus of Panama and nearby lands were submerged. The equatorial current would enter the Pacific, preventing the Gulf Stream from reaching the Atlantic and warming Western Europe.
A fragmented note debates jewel values in watches, claiming jewelers avoid stealing the jewels since they are other than costly, noting antique watch jewels are cast and modern ones rarely exceed 150 dollars in gross. The piece cites a periodical, Argonaut.
A fragmentary 19th century style tale presents a Scots dean and his crew hearing a ghostly query about rising from the grave. The narrator quotes a speech asking if the master ghast is thinning or taking a wander from the tomb, with a playful supernatural mood.
Addison reflects on human nature, noting the tension between ideal virtue and personal flaw. The fragment suggests internal critique of character, using literary metaphor to explore moral inconsistency and self awareness.
An advertisement endorses Dr. Pierce medicine as openly labeled with all ingredients and claims honest, non secret formulas. It highlights Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, their uses, and urges women to consult by letter, noting private, confidential correspondence and a free medical adviser offer.
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