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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
15
A house party game in Newport tests guests with emblem puzzles based on well known books. Players match clever symbols to titles like The Scarlet Letter, Around the World in Eighty Days, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with a publisher’s wife winning the prize.
A description explains an ancient hobby from Reyptain tombs, detailing a paper target with concentric circles and a string tethered to a central tack. Players use pins and various implements to move toward the center, capturing opponents' pins, with the aim to reach the center while avoiding elimination.
The Boston Herald speculates that the event could mirror a thousand year old practice linked to Joseph serving as Egypt’s prime minister, suggesting historical roots for the modern act.
A fragmented remark recalls Walker Farr asking about a next car after a trip to South Africa. Count dTres notes the company struck, mentioning a large egg weighing a dozen pounds as a curious detail from the Puck era chatter.
Grain-O a new grain based beverage marketed as a healthy alternative to coffee and tea is promoted as suitable for all ages. The ad claims it tastes like coffee without caffeine, supports nervous system health, and is cheaper than coffee. Rev W H Milburn and his daughters sailed for a tour of England and Scotland aboard the Germanic, with August and September preaching in London.
A fragment lists Allen's Foot-Enakes as a cure for foot discomfort and mentions an actress Miriam Mason Greely, described as a refined literary figure who studied at Sorbonne and Barnard College. The text blends product pitch with biographical notes in a period newspaper voice.
An old advertisement touts a Winchester Arms Co. rifle for the U S navy, describing a high breech pressure and dependable service. It promises a large catalog and claims the weapon shoots true, with smooth operation and strong action, aiming to persuade naval buyers.
William M. Slagerty, owner of the Philadelphia Record for twenty years, receives congratulations and best wishes from a broad circle of friends and well-wishers in a notable celebration of the milestone.
A note warns that a grain drink called GIALNO replaces coffee in grocers stores It is gentle on delicate stomachs and trusted to taste like coffee at low cost Children may benefit and packages range from 5 to 25 cents The obituary mentions Gen Dan Ruggles who died in Fredericksburg Virginia He was a veteran of the Seminole Mexican and Civil Wars.
A garbled OCR passage notes Mrs Isabella Bird Bishop, famed traveler, addressing the Geographical Society in London. The text also references Germany, factory work attire restrictions for women, and a statement about global land suitability and cultivation hindered by mountains deserts swamps and barren ground.
The medical profession recommends and the public prefers Hostatter's Svomech Bitters as a superior remedy to ordinary cathartics. It does not drench or weaken the vowels but assists digestion. For forty five years it has been a household remedy for stomach and kidney troubles. The oldest violin in the worki dates to about 3000 B C in an Egyptian tomb.
The forty third year of St Marys Academy Notre Dame Tra begins September 6. The article praises the school as a safe healthful retreat for growth and the cultivation of virtue and character in young women. It mentions historical notes and a few outdated remedies and experiments in horticulture and medicine.
The fragment describes revival of old fabrics like grog grain silk for dresses worn by mature women. It mentions a constitution cure priced seven cents and a Priota Cure for constipation as personal remedies. White embroidery with colored beads decorates revers, outs, and pelts on cloth gowns.
Special from Mrs Pinkham promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for womb derangement and leucorrhea. Advice urges prompt use, notes benefits to nervous system, and recommends Sanative Wash. Testimonials claim relief from pelvic pain and weakness after treatment.
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