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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
11
A detective recalls a California frame up of a train hold up aimed at Frisco millionaires. He details a staged warning drop and a planned interception with armed men ready near Frisco, describing nervous tension and the bold setup before the plan unfolds.
A damaged testimonial from Annie Kraxtanp of Patchogue New York praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing female illness. The ad claims the remedy cures irregular monthly periods womb inflammation and related symptoms and invites readers to write for free advice from Mrs Winkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A former outlaw recalls a staged train robbery near California where a lantern led the getaway, a green posse fired on a train, the informer survived only to reveal the plot, and the supposed robber wife later died with a bullet hole. The supposed hoax yielded cash but collapsed with the informant’s confession.
A concise note describes an Italian cannon of 10 tons with 850 pounds of powder and a 2000 pound shot. It yields about 1090 yards per second initial velocity, a power-application time under a hundredth of a second, and an inferred horse power around 17,440,000.
A man smoking a large cigar passes the no smoking sign at Thirty third Street station on Sixth Avenue. He dismisses the warning saying he is not superstitious, then calmly continues smoking despite the sign. Passersby react with disbelief at the defiant smoker.
A London item notes only one in four socialize for over a pound weekly while a century hence the ton may vanish. Melbourne reports a cycling craze, Matabeleland’s population around 160 000, and New South Wales cattle crop near 400 000. Duquesne to gain Carnegie library and gymnasiums aid costing 156 000 dollars. A Vermont man claims speech return at noon after eight years of mutism. no medical cause given. Navy manpower totals 8,000,003. sunshine in London averages four hours daily.
A historical note states the world will become overpopulated by 2072 at the then current rate of increase. It estimates a total population around 5.494 billion, highlighting concerns about resource strain and future growth.
A blind boy weaves with steady touch while colors are added by a teacher. The unseen pattern grows, hues dead to sight but strong in effort. The narrator praises perseverance and the one who guides holds the threads to make life’s fabric true. Beth Day.
Two impoverished writers in a Paris house hatch a plan to sell an illicit autograph to a first-floor antiquarian. Armand discovers a note claimed to be from Empress Marie Louise to Napoleon, dated 1813. They plot to exploit Bridoux the collector, hoping the letter authenticates their deception and secures 300 francs to cover hunger and debts.
An elderly man asks for medical aid tied to stomach and liver pain while a dealer promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for burning, wind, and yellow skin. An abrupt ad offers Dobbin’s Floating-Borax Soap with a free Worcester Pocket Thetionary for $1, valid until August 1.
A fragment poem from Philadelphia describes a man on a bench filled with doubt and terror as his sweetheart passes. He sits unmoving, tethered by thoughts of love while a bike tire’s cementing accident looms as the dread event.
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