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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
23
A Malted blend of misc chatter and ads: a waiter teases a bearded guest at an oyster house, then a long ad spree touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure from Toledo. The piece shifts to Swiss rock prizes and Dr Shoop’s Restorative claims, closing with a juror’s weary exchange about a trial.
C M Harden of Silver City North Carolina praises Electric Bitters as the best medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles weakness lame back and all run down conditions. Also effective for chills and malaria sold under guarantee at Sexton Bros drug store 50 cents.
A sensational puff promotes Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets claiming to cure pain by lowering blood pressure with quick relief for headaches toothaches and painful periods. It asserts Greece is the poorest nation in Europe with total wealth stated as 1 billion dollars, roughly half of Switzerland’s, and markets the product at 25 cents for 20 tablets.
Dr King’s New Discovery praised as a remedy that heals throat and lung troubles long untreated by other treatments. Sold at Sexton Bros. drug store with trial bottle offered. Publication includes testimonials and a promotion for Dr Shoop’s Book No 4 for Women and related products.
Miss Bernard spurns a titled match while Emory pursues Jean and Miss Leigh fears a deception. In a moonlit interlude at the Frake mansion the count declares love, Miss Leigh hints at a planned marriage, and a dramatic chase ends with a mistaken elopement pact and renewed romantic ambiguities.
Professor F Paulson of the University of Berlin argues in Educational Review that true obedience means voluntary subordination of the will to a higher intelligence. He warns against sparing childhood desires and condemns educators who indulge every wish, asserting that early self-control prepares the child for future duties and social necessity.
An expert famed for tiny writing sent the French Academy president a grain of wheat bearing ten words. A Polish poet inscribed Homer's ind on a paper roll small enough to fold like a shell. Mark, a 16th century charcoal maker, offered Queen Elizabeth a gold chain 80 fine invisible on white paper, tied to a fly to prove its lightness. A Spaniard, Joseph Faba, a blacksmith, built a miniature carriage the size of a grain of wheat with interior fittings visible under magnification.
Sir Joseph Prestwich bought a Sevenoaks estate in 1864 and sought water on a dry chalk hill. He hired an old digger who drilled 168 feet, then paused at 166 feet with no sign of water. Prestwich urged to continue, claiming water would be found tomorrow. The next day water appeared, boosting his reputation for a keen sense of water supply.
In a cottage tale, Mrs. Abigail Jennings defends Miss Rachel Gregg against charges of eccentricity and madness. A boarder cites small acts like sending eggs in a laundry box, while Jennnings notes a few imprudent acts but argues Rachel mostly lacks forethought.
A New Orleans Times Democrat excerpt discusses a batsman’s home run celebration and a professor’s ethnologist commentary on pride and display. The piece links human vanity to the gorilla analogy, noting inflated chests and drumlike sounds as self-mocking displays.
A prominent clergyman laments music eclipsing sermons in churches. An anecdote recalls a guide warning a visiting preacher not to outshine the music and a supply preacher forced to yield by a choir leader amid choruses and fiddles in a famed anthem church.
A New York cor Pictsburg Dispatch correspondent comments on local folk remedies for wounds. He notes superstition about using dog hair and cobwebs as poultices and tobacco chews, urging proper wound cleaning and warning against ineffective remedies.
A playful piece describes a school where pupils chant a quirky song about flowers and creatures. The verse uses altered spellings to mimic accents and mispronunciations, highlighting humorous wordplay and a nostalgic, rustic tone.
A brief humor item notes a penny for food, a waiter tipped with sixpence, illustrating a quip from the London Globe about tipping etiquette. The exchange highlights social norms around small payments in service contexts.
The Galveston News comments on southern speech noting Beezlumbets as a strong example and remarking that northern writers attempt to portray Negro dialects, aiming to influence readers with their translations and terms.
A reflective line notes that no person, however mighty, is beyond needing aid or at risk from unkind acts, even from the lowliest. It underscores mutual vulnerability and the moral balance between power and kindness.
Dr Turbin advertises treating rheumatism enlarged veins fistula piles and other rectal kidney bladder and lingering ailments. He offers free consultation and will explain his method and why cures are possible then charges only reasonable rates for a perfect cure.
A long advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non secret non alcoholic tonic aiding women in health, nursing and expectant mothers. It claims relief for headaches backache irregular menses and pelvic issues with accompanying tablets and suppositories offered at 25 cents a box and a free booklet upon request. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation described as a classic remedy over 40 years old.
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