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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
3
An assorted page fragment advertises Rexall Orderlies with a money back guarantee and claims of relief for constipation. It mentions price points and a store in Marshfield Wisconsin, plus other local remedies and an unfamiliar court summons notice with vague details and a plaintiff’s attorney.
A reader letters to the editor urging renewal of the old family pew tradition and regular church attendance to form Christian character in children. The piece cites Milwaukee and Winona examples, argues for catechism at home, and warns that youth need church training to grow into devout adults.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets ease indigestion by aiding digestion and blood formation. Carry a package or keep them at home and take one after heavy meals. They promise relief with a money back guarantee. Three sizes 2 cents 50 cents and 1.00. Also advertise Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism at All Dealers.
Chief Justice Joseph G. Donnelly recounts a Dublin cab ride that stretched for hours as the driver charged three shillings. The humor contrasts American hackmen with Irish ones and ends with the sleeper waking to the train depot—near the hotel front.
Alderman William OMalley offers a sharp shop talk about merchants and grabbers. He recalls a parlor tale of a Hebrew attendee at a party who notes the crowd’s greed at dinner, describing feasting and stabbing with knives and forks, ending with a quip about cut hands and scarce food.
Emilia Grigsby arrived in the country with jewelry valued at 800000 dollars and built a vast library of religious philosophy. Her passion for old Bibles and early Christian histories led her to visit English and European bookshops, hire scholars to translate and discuss texts, and pay high sums that surprised scholars accustomed to modest pay.
An investigator tested four American ant species and found some could perceive sounds, though it is unclear if by hearing organs or touch from air vibrations. Some individuals tracked sound direction, while others remained calm or showed disturbance in their fragile wings when exposed to shrill vibrations.
An 186 day Martian year yields long sun exposure and melted snow between winters. A pocket barometer reads over ten centimeters of air. atmospheric pressure is far too low for human life. Water would not remain liquid and complex life could not survive in such conditions.
In Youth's Companion a comic scene unfolds as Uncle John bursts through the kitchen and into the hall after a dizzy sprint that ends at the door. Ellen the nursemaid juggles calls on the telephone while a mother and infant fear a swallowed safety pin. The doctor arrives as a safety pin gleams on the rug, prompting a wary, relieved pause.
Miss Mary Wood argues that legislation aiming to tighten marriage and divorce laws would harm social structure. She traces English legal attitudes toward women from medieval dress restrictions to modern proposals, citing a Massachusetts bill targeting skirt length as archaic and ill advised.
A short admonition urges calm in disagreements between lovers. It notes anger spoils dignity, warns both sexes against screaming or sarcasm, and urges a hopeful balance after marriage. The piece likens anger to a vulgar act, says only a fool talks when teased, and promotes smiling over scowling to preserve beauty.
An Oble man and his wife with friends drove out for a country run and lunch. While stopping to fetch water, one man disappeared for a long time, later claiming a ram hydraulic ram caused the delay as the spring ran low. The humor centers on the odd animal remark.
Joseph Baker of the New York Department of Health supervised a film showing how boys, dubbed little fathers, learn to care for infants. In a neighborhood school, boys borrowed babies and demonstrated skilled mothering while their mothers worked.
Neighborhood chatter centers on a new resident moving into a warm flat and arranging a housewarming. The tenant asks the landlord to speak with the janitor about setting up a welcome event and access to common spaces.
A Times appeal from Indiana scientists promises 3 reader test packages at no cost. It targets chronic sufferers from rheumatism and related ailments, claiming fast relief and blood purification. Readers must mail a description of their case or use a coupon to receive a liberal free treatment from James W Kidd in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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