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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
11
A servant girl overdosed on poison after misreading a medical bottle in a cobbled hospital scene. The text shifts to claims about catarrh cures from Hall’s, and then promotes Dr. Shoop’s Restorative with urged daily use and local ads.
A collage of testimonials and claims promotes Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney ailments along with Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets for rapid pain relief. Advertisers urge trust in local drugstores while citing individual endorsements and generic health benefits.
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa touts Dr King s New Discovery as a throat and lung remedy that cures long standing troubles others only temporarily relieved. The cough and cold remedy is sold at Sexton Bros drug store 10c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
An advertisement for Book No 4 For Women by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin promises confidential medical advice and guidance for women’s weaknesses. It touts Night Core suppositories from Sexton Bros as a remedy and urges readers to request the book.
Marjorie Philips sews lace for a cousin’s trousseau while a heartthrob, Garrett Overton, courts her from a garden shortcut. Messages, social differences, and a light flirtation unfold as the pair navigate family prying eyes and the possibility of marriage after moneyed interest meets quiet affection.
The cravat originated from Austrian cavalry collars known as cravattes in the 17th century. France later adopted the Croatian regiment’s uniform and called it Royal Cravattes. In England the term shifted to a neckerchief after a Dutch battle relic, the steamkirk, was brought home following Steenkerke in 1602, shaping modern neckwear.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls Sandy Pimpernell, a freckle faced runt with a proper pride in timin g and a strong start to a potential professional season. A suitor offered $3,000 to join a perfeshual club, while others discuss loyalty to a modest boarder and hometown ties.
A narrator recalls a boyhood drive for political prominence, working as a savvy adviser to governor candidate Phunnyman. He chronicles being kept on as assistant secretary, sharing lunch and confidential tips, profiting from information, and witnessing the governor credit others while he pursues influence and a steady rise to the Senate.
An old promotional notice extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery using glycerine as a safe extracting and preserving agent. It claims relief for indigestion, dyspepsia, sour rising, heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue, and weak stomach with biliousness, plus claimed mucous membrane benefits and catarrh both nasal and gastric. It warns against substitutes, praising known composition and forty years of cures.
A German professor, famed for butterfly collection, diverted specimens to his private stash. Mental derangement appeared during inquiry as his wife was sent out daily to trap insects. He narrowly escaped an express train, tipped into a pond with his wife, and fell twice while pursuing his hobby.
The article notes Alabama's two U S senators, Morgan and Pettus, as active figures. It recalls Morgan's affidavit claiming an $80 reelection expense and Pettus's $70 bid, with Pettus joking his could have cost $100. It portrays Alabama as friendly to poorer candidates.
The article notes Canada’s forests lack snakes and provide abundant fishing and hunting. Moose, bear, and deer satisfy trips, while the landscape’s many lakes and rivers create a haunting scenery that draws hunters back year after year. Indian legends add cultural color to the experience.
In Wood County Wisconsin In County Court the estate of Otto A. Backhaus deceased is administered by Emma Buckhans. Creditors may present claims for examination and allowance from now until December 8 1908 at Graced Rapids County Court Room. Notices published in the Marshfield Times for four consecutive weeks. J Conway County Judge.
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin created Health Coffee described as a true coffee imitation. It uses toasted grains with malt and nuts and contains no real coffee. The product is marketed as a quick boil brew and sold by Ros Bros in the area.
A Melbourne witness in a recent case responded to a caller with the phrase Lig Fury despite a fore bidding surname. The London Chronicle notes Dr Angel Money as a famed Sydney physician, admired for amiability, once treating Sir Henry Parkes who praised the celestial and terrestrial nature of the name.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill NC praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve the world affords. He states it cured a felon on his thumb and reliably heals every sore or wound applied to. Available for 25 cents at Sexton Bros. drug store.
A garbled note references a cookbook style quote and unfamiliar wording. The legible portion implies a misspelled title or joke about taste. No clear people organizations places dates or events are identifiable.
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