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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
3
A Harper's Magazine excerpt urges creating a child’s own garden in a city yard with flowers like petunias and four o clocks. It highlights hands on work, beauty, and the joy of giving, noting children learn generosity by cultivating and sharing plants with others in need.
Foreign Prop.B. Secretary Linver at the apoleateai station in Naples announced a sea propelled boat using steel fins driven solely by tidal motion. It sails west in rough seas. Lor Salisbury owns five acres near Charing Cross London once paid 10 shillings per acre 250 years ago. The land is described as the most nepulous part of the city and worth millions. The new duchess of Marlborough reportedly keeps a pet menagerie at Blenheim with two ostriches a beaver eagle vultures and a garter snake bought on the Nile during her honeymoon. The snake is notably tame and moves toward her.
In a brief exchange, a man greets Miss Dolly with playful surprise about his presence in the neighborhood. Dolly responds with a witty remark about hearing rumors of his wandering, noting she did not expect to see him nearby.
Fragmentary poem lines describe a morning gown and an evening dress, noting similarities in form while claiming personal affection for the beloved described as Ris who is loved the best. The piece presents a lyrical survey of attire and affection without full coherent context.
An advertisement argues true beauty is blood and liver health not skin. It touts Casearots Candy Cathartic as a quick natural remedy to purify bile, beat microbes, and improve complexion. Readers are urged to buy, with prices and mailing details provided.
An 19th century tax record audit shows 60 000 owners hold over 1 7 billion in New York City real estate 162 000 parcels and stocks worth about 281 million private fortunes crown the Vanderbilt and Gould families with estates running into the tens of millions. The report notes the richest individuals and families including Cornelia Vanderbilt William H Vanderbilt and the Goulds with envelopes of wealth and a daily billion dollar express train ferrying New York money into the city.
A jumble of historic curiosities notes religious quotes and misc. data. It cites a Talmudic line on worry and fate, urban population shares in France, Los Angeles population, German dog tax, wolf skin for banjo heads, funeral feast customs, and Japan’s rice cultivation. Notable numbers include 34.76 percent and 103,000. The items reflect a collage of odds and ends from a bygone page.
The article extols the Crescent bicycle line from Western Wheel Works Chicago, detailing their scale and production. It cites large output of wires, spokes, and packs, plus extensive distribution from Chicago to Denver and New York, illustrating the Crescent factory's reach and the bicycle's engineering.
A lone speaker sighs for bygone days beside the moonlit shore lamenting missing gallants and poker games. The verse hints at gossip and a sense of shame at being parted from the social pastime as night ends with a bedtime conclusion.
A dubious claim mentions an inventor named Zola planning a visit to St Petersburg to deliver three lectures on recent life and literature trends. The text references a supposed remedy for sore feet and restless health, promising a sample sent to the address provided. The overall accuracy of the details is uncertain due to garbled OCR.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Crain-O as a safe coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims to strengthen nerves and support health for all ages, tastes like mocha, and costs only a cent per cup, with widespread availability from local merchants.
A part American delegatee toured Chicago industrial institutions visiting factories and laboratories. The visit highlighted industrial progress and cross cultural exchange, with emphasis on manufacturing capabilities and educational partnerships.
A Noted Young Ladies Academy in Notre Dine Indiana advertises the forty third school year at St Marys Academy. It touts branches of higher knowledge and virtuous discipline, presenting the school as a safe, healthful retreat for young ladies. The New York tree bathes in summer hours, with extended Sunday and all-night opening for hot weather.
An 19th century style notice references Hatolotanya and Napoleon, noting indigestion and dyspepsia remedies. It touts Stomach Bitters as superior, claiming cures for liver complaints chills and rheumatism while praising Gradno coffee substitute. John C Sheehen mentions Boslaida on Chicago platform. A volcanic eruption is described near Douglae Island Alaska.
An old style Winchester Arms advertisement touts reliability and world demand for firearms. The notice blends marketing with rugged life imagery. The text ends with a report that Mr and Mrs Charles Le Chise were found dead at their Bayport Long Island farmhouse.
A fragmented ad touts an alleged remedy for swollen feet and tired toes. It promotes “Alien's Foot-Hase” as a groundbreaking product, promising relief by retailing at low prices and offering a mailing address for purchases.
Fragmentary text naming John B. Bissell a New York produce broker who is dead and mentions various unrelated names and remedies. The garbled lines include references to Hulls Haiy, Bell's Catarin, Price 15 cent, and Piso's Cure, plus a note about Mrs Belz and W Fraser, with a Memphis death attached.
A testimonial from Annie Curtis of Ticonderoga NY praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for curing long standing ovarian congestion and womb weakness. She reports severe pain, headaches, bloating, and fatigue before treatment and credits the remedy with full recovery, urging others to seek help without cost.
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