This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
11
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative as a remedy for kidney weakness and back pain. It promises control of nerves and organs, selling tablets or liquid in a one month course with druggist endorsement. The copy uses sensational language and emphasizes money and health outcomes.
The state legislature adjourned after one of its longest sessions and enacted many measures. Highlights include public utility control by a rate commission, a two cent fare law, and a series of bills creating offices, regulating railroads, safety, education, and public health.
Summertime calls for light refreshments on trips and outings to entertain guests. The National Biscuit Company offers biscuit options like Social Tea Biscuit packed to stay fresh and dry. Serve Social Tea Biscuit from the original package for guaranteed flavor and freshness.
In 1686 Bridget Son writes to her sister, the Countess of Rutland, describing Lady Gansbourer’s attire at Burley. She mocks the gown’s colors, calling it purple with green and gold, noting mismatched flourishes and faulty mining of fabric, all in a sharp, playful antiquated tone.
In a jury trial the defendant’s attorney began reading a Supreme Court decision to the jury. The court interrupted, stating it is not admissible to read law to the jury. The attorney insisted he was merely reading a Supreme Court decision.
This excerpt recounts Roman elite dining with costly delicacies. It notes peacocks dusted with diamonds, parrots tongues, and the pleneroptrix or ptarmigan-like bird from northern lands. Dishes were valued for rarity, preparation, and linguistic luster, reflecting extravagant epicurean tastes.
A guide to cigar box labeling explains that lids carry the brand name while shapes and sizes are shown on the front with terms like conjedas and perfecto Infantes. The back notes quality grades such as fina and superior, and the end indicates color terms from Claro to Negro and beyond.
The piece argues against artificial sleep restriction calling it contrary to common sense. If the body does not require sleep it will not demand it and one should sleep as long as there is any inclination. Sleep aids recovery, but excessive restraint causes lethargy, while mental strain with five to six hours can leave a person alert after waking though nerves may stay tense, risking breakdown.
Frederick Stickling of Milwaukee recalls his 1896 published endorsement for Deans Kidney Pills. He describes years of back pain and kidney trouble cured by the remedy, claiming lasting relief and asserting no other kidney remedy compares. Doana's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers at 10 cents, Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, sole U.S. agents.
A bayman explains how to read lightning during a thunderstorm at sea. He notes shifting lightning positions hint at the storm’s drift, while constant, bright strikes indicate the storm moving toward you. He urges seeking shelter or securing sails as the storm passes overhead.
A satirical British or Irish voice describes the human head in varied humorous roles. The head is likened to a hat prop, barber block, target, snuffbox, bettterbox, and as a fitting vessel for follies and passions, while contrasting with the notion of brains.
A landlady recalls waiting ten minutes for a transit car that passed without stopping. The habitual quiet man displayed unusual difficulty with his jaw as he mused that the conductor might have preferred she not board the car.
A satirical London Tribune quip features a bachelor recalling his happiest moment. Asked by a sweet girl graduate to name it, he says his joy came when the jeweler returned the engagement ring and gave him a collar stud instead.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs. Uptowne complains that only a drum arrived with her socks for her boy. The driver quips about being the band wagon's driver while a reader-friendly aside about a brain and phosphorus appears, reflecting dated humor and odd wording.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.