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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
15
Hannah Walker Sampson, mother of eight children including Admiral Sampson, raised her sons with strict Presbyterian discipline and self-control. She valued hard work and concentration, shaping her son’s school days as all work and no play, while providing steady affection to keep him from dullness.
The article recounts how porcelain entered Europe after John Bottger, a German from Schleiz, learned from an alchemist and fled Saxony around 1700. While seeking gold, he accidentally stumbled on porcelain making while experimenting with crucibles, leading to the first European porcelain produced in Dresden in 1706, initially brownish-red in color.
A New Yorker recalls how people living in flats may never know each other though neighbors share air. In a flathouse, tenants’ names echo in elevators and letter boxes, and chance meetings can bridge miles apart as two neighbors in New York discover each other only after years apart.
The Chicago Tribune has tracked murders and homicides for ten years and plans an annual report. The writer notes a perceived rise in killings this year, especially in summer, and anticipates a full analysis once all figures are tabulated.
A survey of 19th century crime figures cites 1448 U S homicides in 1836 and 7900 in 1895, with Tribune estimates of lynchings at 12 percent in 1886 and 236 in 1892. It compares European murder rates from World Almanac, noting Italians and others with varied per‑million death ratios, while warning European data exclude manslaughter.
A mock dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on whether a blockade could work and touts Hlosterter's Bromach Bitters as a cure all. The banter features Mr Cynicus and Miss Shapeleigh debating proof while a seaside setting is invoked.
An inexact notice reports Grain-G sold in groceries claimed as a safe beverage made from pure grains. It is said to resemble coffee, costs under one Tuerthan tech per package, and is marketed as beneficial for children. The Western Baseball Association may be disbanded soon.
A fragmentary notice discusses women in business and remedies from William Williams pills. It touts Pink Pills for Pale People as restoring vigor and curing ailments claimed to affect women, mentioning a Detroit druggist and Havana letters. The text reads like a promotional testimonial and medical claim aimed at working women.
The article mentions Shake Into Your Shaca Aguinaldo seeking a native administration under US protection. It also markets various products and advertisements including Mrs Winslow's Infant Teething Syrup, Allen's Foot-Hage, and other period items framed around a chaotic mix of names and claims. The text reads like an OCR damaged page with multiple ad snippets and historical names.
A description of fashionable evening attire highlights graceful silhouettes using chiffon and silk fabrics. Popular effects include spangled details and embroidered wings, with a young girl’s outfit featuring a seven layer chiffon and thick pean de sot skirt complemented by a delicate bodice.
The passage describes a garment with red or black velvet, fine ruching around the yoke and back piping on the left shoulder, and black satin encircling a central area. Details appear incomplete but suggest decorative trimming and contrasting fabrics.
Palmer, Box 11% Meutthe, Wash, Xe Twenty-seven Aiunsand men under command of Major General Shat ter left Tampa for Santiago. The embarkation of troops for Cubs reported progress, at Yulek Reuse as Piso'd Cure for Consumer. Prices 76 cents. Cadiz maneuvers continue with Admiral Camara's fleet at sea.
A skipper once gave an Eskimo head man a Punch and Judy show with the figures and instructions. The Eskimo's son has become a skilled operator, performing nightly through the long winter for his warmly tucked-in audience. The performance is known among the Eskimos as Bootantoody, a local rendering of the English name.
The president announced nominations for brigadier generals Charles F. Roe of New York and Thomas T. Rosser of Virginia. Also named were majors David F. Powell of Wisconsin from the ninth United States volunteer infantry and Duncan B. Harrison of Illinois from the seventh regiment of volunteer infantry.
Mrs Rosa Gauu of Los Angeles reports tumor relief after three bottles of Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits it with curing an ovarian tumor and urges other women to seek health advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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