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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
8
A mixed reprint page shows a description of the New Zealand parson pincushion bird with ornate plumage and singing, alongside an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo Ohio. The ad claims constitutional treatment and offers a $100 reward for failure to cure, urging readers to request circulars and testimonials.
A routine describes a method to wrap magazines or panels with a cord along the folded article. The cord ends dangle, then are crossed and tied to secure the bundle so it can pass through the mails despite rough handling.
Mr C L Carter of Skirum AiA credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best in the world for his colic and diarrhoea. He recalls a near death experience last spring and says after a half bottle he felt renewed and has avoided trouble until a severe recent attack. Available via Sexton Bros.
A German magazine prints a variant of a tale from a children's saying book where two young girls try a prank on a stool. One girl warns that if either steps off, there will be more room for the other. In a Teutoule version a man by his dying wife’s bedside whispers that if God wills it, he will go to Berlin.
Disappointed families face outages when a physician is distant during emergencies like colic and cholera morbus. Prompt care is vital, but keeping a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home reduces pain and risk. Sold by Sexton Bros.
The article explains Jamaicans’ interaction with local birds, noting vultures as common scavengers on the island. It mentions a heavy fine for killing a vulture and describes the pelican as protected like a mother bird near Kingston harbor. Local names for the birds are given as John Crow for the vulture and Old Joe for the pelican.
Anecdotes from a spiritualist meeting provoke a quick wit scene as a medium attempts a bluff and a wedding guest reveals a drinking demand. The clippings include Dr Shoop's Health ads promising nerve and organ restoration and a joke exchange about engagements ending in a cheeky pun.
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass endorses a New discovery said to cure coughs colds and lung weakness after other remedies fail. Promoted as the only sure cure it is guaranteed by Sexton Druggist with prices 50c and $2.00 and a trial bottle offered. The Candle Nut article notes its Pacific origin and uses as candles and in cuisine with medicinal husk and burned shell for tattooing salt.
An advertisement offers a free trial package of Dr Shoop's Headache Tablets claiming they relieve neuralgia toothache period pains and headaches by reducing unnatural blood pressure. It directs readers to mail to Dr Shoop's Racine Wisconsin via Sexton Bros.
Twyon notes Skidmore led the Widow Weeds to the altar but from his view the widow seemed to lead the procession. The scene implies polite ritual overtake with the bride ahead of the groom as they moved up the aisle.
Mr. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster at Cherryvale Indiana, also runs general merchandise and patent medicines. He endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as standard and reliable, saying it never fails to give satisfaction and would be hard to be without. Sold by Sexton Bros.
A crowded cross Brooklyn streetcar abruptly brake s, the motorman leaps from the platform and kneels before the vehicle to shelter a mother dove and her young under a rail. He says, Dye never taken a life yet and moves the birds to safety.
A wild woman from Scientrier, aged about 20, lived eighteen months in forests subsisting on wild vegetation and was captured. Now at St. Juan hospice in Upper Savoy she rarely speaks, sometimes shows incomprehensible language when irritated. otherwise she is mute, suggesting she may have once lived in town rather than the countryside per Newcastle Chronicle.
A fragment argues charm in women lies beyond perfect form and urges Electric Bitters to restore strength, nervous vigor, and smooth skin. Mentioned as a tonic by Sexton Bros. druggists with implied guarantees.
A distressed lady’s maid reports a theft of a bag with diamonds and the lady’s purse containing a $10 bill. An actress responds with enthusiasm as the incident is to be reported to the police. The situation centers on a celebrated performer and a townwide notice.
Mrs Robert Myttan of 457 John Street Hamilton Ontario reports a bad knee burn on her daughter healed beautifully after applying Chamberlains Salve. She praises its instant pain relief and notes the salve is for sale locally.
The London Saturday Review notes south France peasants spend meagerly on food. Breakfast bread with salt, dinner stock fish or vegetable soup, supper lentils or beans. Water as drink, occasional wine, rabbit in stew. Despite frugal diet, many have banking accounts and sound cash reserves. Beef or mutton seldom. Dress poor.
Amos F. King recounts a miracle healing as Buch len's Arnica Salve cures a leg sore endured for over 80 years. The testimonial from Port Byron claims the user is now eighty five and endorses the product. Sexton Bros, Jruggist supplies the salve for 25 cents with a guarantee to cure sores.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a rural postmaster who posts a notice over the counter asking all expecting mail to collect it before next Thursday. He notes no government holiday since July 4 and appeals for rest, with some mail for the Joneses and Tompinses having only one cent stamps. He says there’s little business to speak of.
A pleasant memory highlights the day we met Dr King’s New Life Pills, described as painless purifiers that cure headache and vice of the bowels, keeping the bowels right, stocked at Sexton’s Drug Store for 25 cents.
An old ad fragment promotes Dr Shoop’s Magic Ointment promising quick relief for itching and painful piles. It touts positive action and references nickel capped jars at 50 cents and local sellers Sexton Bros and Star Market for meat needs.
A Milwaukee man, Fredet of 354 Twentieth St, cites a 1896 publication recommending Deana’s Kidney Pills and says his kidney pain and backache disappeared after use. He claims no relapse in four years and endorses the remedy as superior to others. For sale by all dealers at two cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. remember the name Deana’s.
At Port Edward last Friday conductor H H Comstock brakeman Seth Jones and bystander Robert C Lee aided in moving a 160 pound carboy of sulphuric acid from a sulphite plant train car. The carboy exploded spraying acid on all, Comstock rushed for water to wash his face and hands as his clothing burned off in patches. Jones and Lee suffered burns though none severely.
A scientist explains the rare optical effect seen on frosty nights where silvery light columns rise from electric lamps. Frost crystals, thin six sided ice plates under a meter in diameter, align horizontally to reflect light. Wind tips the crystals, vanishing the columns.
A historical note listing a cigar named Smoke the City Hall with ten cents, manufactured by John G. Hoelz in Marshfield Ard.
An extensive advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a trusted remedy for nervous weakness pain and debility in women. It highlights its non-alcoholic non-narcotic formula with openly listed ingredients, professional endorsements, and free consultations from Dr Pierce. It promises tonic strength for the female system and offers related products and medical guides.
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