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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
A fragment from the New York American notes the continental shelf in the north Atlantic extends about 100 miles offshore with an outer edge near 500 fathoms. From there the seabed falls steeply to ocean depths, illustrating underwater topography near the coast.
An 19th century ad warns deafness from catarrh is curable only by constitutional remedies and offers a $100 reward through Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative as a spring tonic to revive energy, appetite, and vigor, with claims of quick relief and broad druggist endorsement.
Mr. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York commends Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. He says it regulates digestion purifies blood and boosts vigor for both sexes. Sold under guarantee at Sexton Bros drug store.
A Napotles Maine man credits Dr. King s New Discovery with saving his life and praises its throat and lung remedies as unmatched, sold by Seaton Bros with trial bottle offered. A curious exchange quips about evolution and a fake coffee substitute from Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin. The piece ends noting a standard five inch rain gauge funnel and bottle receiver.
After doctors failed for 15 years treating chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina praises Dr Wing New Life Pills as the best pills ever sold. Sold under guarantee at Bexton Bros drug store for 25 cents.
Brown moves adoption of the District Attorney's report and orders for the stated amounts. The committee on printing and dictionaries reports on the attached claims and recommends allowance of the listed items to each claimant as analyzed.
The Public Property committee reports on furnishing and equipping the circuit judge and attorneys rooms on the west side. They note securing furniture, rugs, carpets, bookcases, and electrical work, redecorating doors, and moving county books. Net cost left 14.80 over the 1600 appropriation. committee invites inspection of the completed work.
Daily through trains from Chicago to Colorado and Colorado Springs offer low round trip rates for travel June 1 to September 30 with return by October 1. The Colorado Special promises a single night in Denver. Contact North Western Line ticket agents at 324. Also advertisements for Dr. Shoop's Night Cure and related Hellebore products appear.
The city electrician laments inflated municipal lighting figures and calls for an investigation after noting only one of Chicago's four light stations is up to date. He cites costs including interest, depreciation, water use, and repairs, arguing reports omit these to hide high arc-light expenses. Historical accountants previously pegged costs around $99.88 to $100.00 per year.
A historic critique notes the joint congressional committee report on the post office department detailing unbusinesslike and wasteful methods. It argues treasury subsidies hide deficits, with yearly shortfalls of 10 to 14 million dollars. A separate letter from Langdon, North Dakota chronicles a municipal electric plant loss and political strife surrounding its purchase and sale.
The Kingston municipal government took over the Kingston Gas Lights company on July 1 1907 charging a rate of 1 per 100 cubic feet a 50 cent cut from previous rates. Through April 30 losses reached 1000 with an expected annual shortfall near 4000 and annual output not exceeding 12 million cable feet. The city’s overall cost after taxes and depreciation exceeds the 1.50 charged by the former owners meaning the excess will fall on the city treasury.
An extract reflects Japanese statesmen blaming not the war cost but government purchase and operation of railways for Nippon’s financial strain. The remark appears alongside a note on municipal undertakings and the accounting hurdles private firms must ignore to stay solvent, with remarks cited from the Commercial Tribune and Chicago Tribune.
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