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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1894
Page
7
The text references syrup of ipecac and a patent medicine for fevers headaches and kidney issues, along with no to bac tobacco cure ads. Mentions Elkairoras water works debate and civic interest. Names include Indiana Mineral Springs and various promotional lines.
The Brooklyn woman Mrs. Lillie Meyer faced sharp abdominal pains and backache after many doctors offered no relief. A friend recommended Binkhan’s Vegetable Compound, which reportedly eased the pain and restored painless menstruation. The dealer states the price is one dollar, claiming it can expel early-stage tumors.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle tobacco cure. It features testimonials from users claiming rapid weight loss, improved breath, and better health after taking the product from Sterling Remedy Co. of Chicago. The copy stresses a money back guarantee and notes a price of 2.40 for a box.
A garbled excerpt from a periodical cites alleged uses of official knowledge by senators to influence stock market antics. The text references a court or inquiry context, mentioning investigators and personal consequences.
The Association of Military Surgeons met in Washington. In 1850 Brown's Bronchial Trokes was introduced and praised as a cure for colds coughs asthma and bronchitis. A Coxey army action drew excitement at Crookston Minnesota.
The report touches on the Wilcox case in Baltimore with a four year penitentiary sentence for coin fraud, a King diamond robbery near Delavan with Mrs Klus forced to surrender valuables, and a Janesville stageworker Jones who survived a brutal assault after being thrown from a bridge. It also covers Pelican Lake politics, town board vacancies, a West Superior railroad crossing dispute, and a troubling poisoning incident in Honey Creek involving Mrs Edwards and her daughter. The piece blends crime, local governance, and regional incidents with long descriptive interludes on art and nature.
The visitor compares Nijo palace in Kyoto with European palaces noting striking similarity in architectural framework, sliding partitions, and art. He describes gold ground murals, gilded furniture, and restrained Japanese simplicity amid lavish carpentry and screens. The account contrasts serene Japanese style with crowded European rooms filled with varied paintings and distractions.
An old advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Dittent as a remedy for pain and temper, claiming it calms nerves and restores mind clarity. It markets a tonic that supposedly supports kidneys stomach liver and bowels, aids sleep and appetite, and promotes a tranquil, pain free life.
Reading Eagle reports a personal property sale in which a tareoid china dish once bought for $2.60 by Ler Geiss was auctioned to his youngest son Peter for 1870. The dish sparked a family dispute over ownership but was sold amid a strong bidding war led by Auctioneer Dundore.
The article mixes a dubious legal oath from Toledo firm associates and a public notice about a $100 reward for cures attributed to a tonic. It briefly mentions an unsuccessful dynamite attack on a San Francisco restaurant and includes a casual dialogue about a minister, reflecting varied local items in a single legible fragment.
A Cincinnati Times-Star quotation captures a county prosecutor’s view on capturing ideas at moments of inspiration. He praises jotting down salient points after trials to win cases, comparing this habit to authors preserving brilliant thoughts and even poems born of inspiration.
At a New York meeting of Methodist Episcopal bishops, Bishop Charles H. Powler of Minneapolis was appointed to succeed Bishop J. W. Torre of Chattanooga Tennessee to preside over the Wisconsin conference. The next conference will be held at Green Bay September 26.
Fragmentary report notes a princess of Sagan proposing a settlement to end her marriage, offering a sum to her husband to provide for their son Count Ric de Talleyrand-Perigord, who is charged with forgery.
The Fresic hotel in Sheboygan will open May 7 and is described as one of the finest in the state outside Milwaukee. It cost about 100000 to build and equip.
A North American letter praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female illnesses and back pains. The writer recounts severe health battles, bed confinement, and near death, then credits treatment with restoring health. A second testimonial from Mrs Gunekel and others lauds similar cures after long suffering and failed doctors.
The advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women’s health aiding digestion and nutrition, building flesh, strengthening nerve function, and easing exhaustion. It claims safety as a vegetarian remedy, describes malevolent symptoms like nervousness and menstrual disorders, and touts a 18 page Book for home treatment with plain language guidance.
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