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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1885
Page
3
A distressed mother searches for her missing baby as grandma and other characters linger near an old well by the wall. Rover and a grandmother’s efforts swirl through a village scene with a missing child echoing in the family.
A green bottle narrates its dark tale of temperance and ruin from its bottle life. It recalls vivid scenes of a drunk husband and a abused wife, ending with a pledge to reform. Tom Barnaby resists the bottle’s pull and keeps his own life sober with vinegar and restraint.
The St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent traces Maj Lee Smith a Georgia Military Institute alumnus who joined the 7th Florida as first lieutenant, then became a Confederate major and quartermaster in Richmond. After wars and misfortunes he thrived in ventures from Bonsyza saloon to mines in Colorado and New Mexico, accumulating wealth and notoriety while never marrying or drinking. He is described as ready to fire his pistol at a moment’s notice.
Cal Caldwell owns a rare 850 year old history book printed in a 17th century style. The work details Genghis Khan and 1670s writing, with an inscription claiming it came from the Fort Ticonderoga surrender on May 20 1775. It passed through Washingtons troops and Benjamin Payne before reaching Caldwell who will not sell.
A fragmentary, dated warning on tea preparation and pot handling. It cautions against metal exposure and boiling tea, advocates using specific teapots and care with copper dust contamination, and contrasts black and green tea with a xenophobic tone.
Dallas children show advanced reading. Lucy age 11 reads a newspaper aloud. Father sues for divorce over faithless wife and drummer affair. Injured husband cites moral decline and warns that if conduct continues, there may be no parents left in Dallas.
A guide to proper tea making advises using hot water, five minutes steep, no milk or sugar, and warns against milk clouding the brew. The Washington Star tale recounts a government clerks’ wife issue where a discharged husband seeks her job, arguing the family earns the money but she funds the home. It also cites fashion notes on coats, hats, gloves, and a barber's misadventures plus a teacher's joke about Indians and miss versus madam.
A former Texas legislator was arrested in Houston on theft charges. He claimed he ate four dinners at one restaurant without paying and tried to justify the act by saying he took tableware to raise funds to pay for the meals, a defense the judge did not accept.
A Pennsylvania hospital resident told a Rockbridge County tale of a fraudulent consumption cure using a compressed air apparatus. In a hotel room the device inflated a patient like a balloon, causing a dangerous collapse and the patient later died at home. The doctor fled town after the incident.
The account recalls General Grant’s last words before losing power, then recounts a meeting with the peace commission that included Alexander H. Stephens. Lincoln teased Grant about Stephens in an overcoat, saying the sight was the funniest contrast to the “big shock” he ever saw, a memory Grant shared with gusto.
A fashionably dressed Lulu visits the Star theater box office asking for the best seat. The clerk debates what counts as the best view, while Lulu questions her $75 dress. De l Cortes referenced as conquering Mexico with 136 men.
A fragmentary narrative recounts a traveler’s odd Alabama roadside lodging, an inhospitable host, and a curious remedy. The tale follows a seven week return visit noting a dramatic personality change in the host and the wife’s claim of renewed affection, credited to a bottle of a mysterious cure. The piece ends with a claim of copyright and American Rural Home usage.
The letter from Louis Ibel to Dr. Fiset discusses Louis Riel’s surrender prospects and argues for a hearing before the Supreme Court of Lower Canada. Riel claims he sought peaceful reform, denounces intrigues, and laments health deterioration in custody while asserting no guilt.
A comic vignette shows Philander attempting to tie a ribbon and seeking a preacher’s help as a pretty girl teases him. An adish claim for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery appears amid humorous banter about medical cures and memory tests.
A fragmented page notes topics from an insurance sales pitch about guaranteed death benefits to a skeptical buyer, to social customs in London where daughters receive invitations to balls. It also mentions dubious patent remedies, a college essay plagiarism incident, and a stream of water found during road work near Merced, California, with assorted ads and travel notes.
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