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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
9
A witty old humor page mocks bashful suitors and courtship rituals with jokey dialogues. A sharp woman scolds a would be suitor while recalling a door ladder anecdote. The piece mixes puns about marriage, inventions, and social foibles in a breezy vignette.
A mosaic of comical snippets and snippets from a weekly column. Farces and fables mingle with social chatter and a capricious tone. Characters include Mr. Churchleigh Mrs. Wise and Mr. Younghusband amid playful banter about fashion trades police and a runaway motor car.
The Detroit Free Press notes growing use of the hay foot straw tot teaching method by dancing masters for the new barn dance, while readers consider the PERILS OF WINTER in the season.
Coaldale and Warner districts in Alberta report mixed yields from the 1906-07 season. W H Pawson Jr details 349 acres of grain with wheat 38 bushels per acre, oats 74, hay 60 tons, and potatoes 600 bushels. He notes 19,000 bushels of grain valued at about $12,000 with one team performing most tasks. Warner settlement reports 100 acres of breakings, winter wheat flourishing with 25,15 bushels per acre? Spring wheat 30, oats 50-80, bay 50, flax 10-15 on sod. settlers pleased with country and fat stock.
Milwaukee grain merchant J H Van Burden warns about a rising rat problem, estimating a 160 million head population. He notes urban rats get less grain but overall costs of feeding them run about 50 cents per rat per year, totaling large agricultural losses.
The ad lists reduced one way fares on The North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound points with daily tours via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Berth pricing starts at 7.00 from Chicago. Contact A Hutchison Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago or nearest ticket agent for details. Then humor and ads fragment the page with jokes product pitches and miscellaneous notes.
The article promoting Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Seans argues truth and quality lead to lasting success and creditable standing. It claims the remedy is not the only option but a top choice for a gentle cleanse, pleasing action, and no debility. It emphasizes natural, physician-approved ingredients and urges buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co through leading druggists.
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