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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
11
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is described as agreeable and effective for coughs colds and croup. A Kirksville Iowa merchant Mr W S Pelham endorses it as a leading throat remedy for over twenty years saying children like it and customers prefer it. For sale by Sexton Bros.
The article notes claims that billiards originated in the Far East while others trace it to England, linking the game to the English and to the pastime of howls. It mentions Historian Hlenrigie Devigne from the era of Charles IX shaping form and rules.
Spring days invite outdoor play but cold waves raise pneumonia risk for children. Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent complications, a safe pleasant remedy sold by Sexton Bras.
Estimated three million dollars a year are spent by American tourists in Canady with Kingston receiving daily visits from excursionists. The visitors boost income for local merchants, hotels, steamboats and railroads throughout the district each season.
Prominent architect Mr Norman R Coulter of the Delbert Building San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as a universally beneficial medicine. He claims it corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders promptly and builds up the system. The product is touted as a superior spring medicine and blood purifier sold at Sexton’s drug store for 50 cents.
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet shows a foreign speaker mispronouncing English phrases about money. The exchange highlights confusion over phrases like all in and all out, illustrating communication gaps in a casual street interaction.
Mrs J P White of Rughboro Pa praises Dre King’s New Discovery for lung trouble. She credits it with easing coughs and curing lung disease even after hopeless diagnosis. The medicine is sold at Sexton Bros drug store with a trial bottle offered free.
The Philadelphia Press notes a父 father advises a child on proper wording for a remark about Congressman McBluff giving a witty extemporaneous speech. The exchange highlights usage of seemingly and temporaneous phrasing.
When stomach trouble hints at excess eating or unsuitable food, or habitual constipation, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to regulate bowels and aid digestion. A free sample is offered. Sold by Sextor Bros.
A critique from Cal Cutt describing a modern racing horse as a speed driven, highly strung machine with no real staying power. The animal is coddled, shrouded, and nursed to remove any resistance to adverse conditions, rendering it impractical beyond speed.
An ad touts Preventics as a safe cold remedy promising to beat a 100 dollar bet against a 25 cent box. The copy claims no quinine or laxatives and asserts Preventics can prevent pneumonia if early colds are stopped, targeting feverish children with 48 tablets priced at 25 cents from Sexton Bros.
A salt market wagon stops before a Paris pawnshop where a country girl and her lover Alphonse seek a loan of a hundred francs for a pearl jewel. An old benevolent pawnbroker suspects the gem’s royal theft history, then the couple’s wedding and a government reward reveal the truth. Irene Stevens
A man from Violet Park provides his name John Henry Miggles and address 65 Bileken Street. He lists a home phone 877 or eight seven seven and mentions pets including a dog a palm trees and ferns. He notes no children and describes a garden and recent porch work.
The article surveys early attempts to square the circle dating to 500 years before the Exodus, citing Hippocrates of Ghiox and his lunes, Papyrus Rhind around 2000 B C, and Babylonian references in the Talmud, noting a rule to shorten the diameter by one tenth for squaring.
Henry Will of England plans an ambassador to France to deliver a bold threat. A trusted Tinglish bishop fears for his life yet agrees to the mission, promising to shed the heads of Frenchmen if needed, while asserting none would match his own.
The piece notes Meni meaning water and traces the Phoenician form of M to a human face motif with a wav y line representing water. It explains the V stroke as the nose two dots as eyes and a stroke beneath the V as the mouth, noting the likeness to a face.
Dr. A B Crawford, a dentist listed among local professionals, is reported in connection with the Ner Building incident. The notice notes his profession and ties to the building, with no further details available in the fragment.
The Wisconsin Labor Commissioner through the farm employment offices has placed hundreds of men on farms this past month with many openings remaining. City workers facing poverty may find farm wages modest but not low in real terms after considering rent and living costs. Those seeking farm placements should contact the Free Employment Offices in Milwaukee Superior Oshkosh or La Crosse and provide references and desired conditions. partners seeking helpers should state work type, wages, and railroad fare arrangements.
The last legislature enacted a law requiring all saloon license applicants to be United States citizens and resident where they operate. Citizenship petitions need ninety days notice before circuit court hearings. Applications must be heard in the county of residence, so noncitizen local saloonkeepers cannot obtain citizenship before July 7 and cannot renew licenses afterward.
The spring 1908 teachers exams for Wood County will be held in Pittsville Marshfield and Grand Rapids on specified dates. Holders of an unexpired third grade certificate may take added branches to qualify for a second grade certificate and complete second grade branches later. A new third grade certificate is issued if two or more additional branches are passed, and these can be pursued during the life of the certificate. The second grade certificate allows taking further branches for a first grade certificate at any time. Rowent Morris Co. Supt. of Schools.
W F Mann presents The Cow-Peader at Adler Opera House on April 13 adapting Western drama to theatergoers tastes. The production previously proved popular last season in the East and aims to satisfy local audiences with a western themed show.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable treatment for indigestion chronic catarrh and coughs while warning against substitutes of unknown composition. It emphasizes glycerine as an antiseptic and nutritive additive and urges insisting on genuine formulas with documented cures from forty years.
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