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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
12
A Saratoga writer credits Kickapoo and other Native medicines with remarkable cures and long life. He promotes a patent remedy called Wap mend wills and urges readers to seek medical advice from his doctors before trial. The piece extols virtues of herbal tonics for digestion, kidneys, and liver, claiming thousands enjoy healthier lives today.
London Figaro notes the queen’s travel demands include packing lists, beds and covers. Grand Duke Paul travels with a built tent bed on every journey. Two courtiers oversee baggage and maintain palace-to-palace communications for rapid transfers.
A New York World excerpt notes a hotel keeper and barkeeper planning to hire oysters from a church fair to supplement meals, seeking cheap ways to raise wages amid a judge's recent decision about a sandwich. The two see the oysters as a savvy, if cheeky, business solution to run a makeshift kitchen.
A stray fragment recounts a grocer rushing from a cellar and discussing eggs with a wary customer while considering selling at a profit. It also quotes old remedies using chloride of lime, iron sulfate, gentian root, and nitrate of potash to treat swollen horse legs, plus cautions about plant harm.
A long fragment recounts Dr Williams' Pink Pine for pale people cures claimed by sufferers. It details trial results, side notes on patients and a late 19th century testimonial from Lyman D. Sudder, with ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and Grain-O coffee substitute.
Fragmented antique prose describes stomach drafts and a tonic named Tostatter's Stomach Ditters fueling strength and bodily functions. It notes a New York Tombs jail demolition and new prison construction as part of the era's shifting facilities.
A claimant credits a mysterious anti drug remedy with sobriety after twenty years of struggle, praising a wife for secret administration. The ad promises delivery for one dollar and hints at discreet usage. The piece also shifts to agricultural advice on corn ground preparation and plowing to aid spring plant growth.
A garbled mix of early 20th century ads and notes tout Grain-O as a coffee substitute, praising it as cheaper and healthier. It mentions other products from Yemen, Ceylon, Brazil and the West Indies, plus warnings about caffeine and nerves. Scattered items reference New York meetings, a bank failure toll, cosmetic products, and various historical curiosities.
A city hospital treated a young woman with a severe left ovarian condition. She endured terrible pains and swelling before emergency removal of the left ovary, which burst prior to extraction and would have been fatal if not removed. The writer urges women to seek medical advice and consider Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, citing a testimonial of recovery after months of illness.
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