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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
15
A fragment recounts a child’s wary hope for Santa Claus amid poverty and a mother’s fragile health. The narrator recalls Santa’s possible failure to visit last year and hopes for a small gift to lift their spirits as Isac K. Finnegan reflects on a difficult holiday.
H C Deming of Vancouver says Alaskan waters sustain a continental food supply and that vast fishing banks exist in Behrington where cod and men are taken in record numbers, surpassing Newfoundland. He asserts only those who have seen the sea can grasp the abundance.
A string of testimonials from women in Denmark Vinlsham Riserside and beyond describe relief from long standing menstrual, ovarian, and general health issues after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They claim reduced pain fatigue and restored ability to work and walk with renewed energy.
A Seattle observer describes vast herring shoals and enormous salmon runs along Washington streams such as Skagit and Snoqualmie. He notes migratory salmon surges up rivers to spawn, with many leaping past falls and returning to the sea. Abundant marine life including octopus, sea urchins, sharks, rock cod and bass fill coastal waters, with thriving fisheries reported from the Columbia to the Yukon and across a 2000 mile coastline.
The text offers rules for boiling vegetables including timing and water quality. It advises adding salt two thirds through cooking, soaking wilted greens in cold water to regain freshness, cooking greens rapidly with lids off to preserve color, and using a small amount of soda for very hard water to tenderize. It notes soft water requires salt at the start, warns against overcooking after vegetables are nearly done, and suggests butter pepper and salt as the best dressing at perfection. It also mentions cream or drawn-butter sauces for older vegetables and references a kitchen guide from Woman’s Home Companion.
Newfoundland says it has revived assurances that a royal commission will be appointed to settle differences with France over fisheries. The move seeks to formalize negotiations and ease tensions between the two nations.
The fragment describes a girl who suffered a serious illness then began to recover under the care of a family physician in the city. She endured paralysis-like weakness, wore braces, and slowly regained strength. Her recovery is marked by a first walk across a room and growing independence as her mother and doctors watched closely.
A reader recalls the Taney Merruder tragedy of Calvert County Maryland in 1825 or 1826. The letter preserves family recollections of Judge Taney, the duel, and the ensuing events. It notes Mrs. Taney and a related young girl, the social context, and disputes about temper.
Baltimore Mrs Lydia B Brown presents an authoritative statement on the Taney Magruder tragedy, claiming her mother, who died in 1882, relayed full circumstances to her and friends. She says previous sensational accounts are false and offers truth and justice based on direct family recollections.
Fragmentary text argues success in life depends on the liver and its proper function. It promotes a supposed modern scientific view that liver health prevents constipation and promotes overall wellbeing, touting a product named Cucuscunere as a perfect gentle liver regulator.
A Paris trial of ozonized air water sterilization with inert scrubbers led to a larger plant planned for this year. It will process about 22,000,000 gallons daily. The Paris process, patented by Tindal and Van der Steen, has a U K and India connection through the London Electro-Dione Corporation, which plans a £5,000 Calcutta plant for further trials.
A fragmentary note discusses Cuba's rainy climate and fevers. It mentions United States petitions and a medicinal claim for stomach bitters. The author Edward J. Henley is described as being in the Airioidack mountains amid prose about various ailments and cures.
A garbled mix presents prices for grain including wheat at twenty cents a byproduct or ushot while references to profits at forty cents and samples of Slees Mul 480 Buskelspor appear alongside winter oats clover and seed notes. The piece also mentions German raidstar gains by the centist party and potential legislative demands, plus a New York unveiling of a speech by Rev Dr McGlynn to Henry George.
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