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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1910
Page
10
A column of scattered notes comments and observations from The Marshfield Times dated May 18 1910. It discusses public morals aviation ambitions crime in Springfield Boston and London, Wall Street satire and world events with names places and figures invoked in a brisk, opinionated style.
An odd report notes a deer near Three Lakes Washington colliding with a stuffed specimen and being shot. The piece comments on naval power, noting Dreadnoughts largely follow American plans for turrets and overall design, with reference to the United States as a model for future battleship construction and operation.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the University of Berlin on The World Movement, praising German achievement before tracing the rise of modern civilization from printing to global exchange. He warned that civilization must balance mass progress with moral vigor, home virtue, and civic leadership to avoid decline, urging a middle ground between material prowess and spiritual character.
Elderly reader Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri recalls chronic kidney trouble with back pain numbness and profuse perspiration. After ineffective remedies she reports relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills and recommends the product sold at 60 cents per box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The piece also includes a humorous Harper’s Weekly vignette about rising costs and a pair of tramps discussing meals.
An old promotional notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that cures catarrh by purifying the blood and acting on mucous surfaces. The ad includes testimonials, a Toledo address, and a price of 75 cents, warning against fake Hall's Family Pills.
An early report notes steel cars protect passengers better than wooden ones after a collision in the Hudson tunnel, New York City. No telescoping occurred and injuries were limited to passengers being thrown to the back of the car.
An old advertisement piece touts Castoria infant remedy with “In Use For Over 0 Years” and promotes a new fly trap that attaches to window panes to lure flies. It also markets Allen’s Foot-Gase as a relief for swollen feet and aching legs, with a cheeky tone and broad distribution claims.
Fragmented ad style lines refer to a dubious rush for wealth and odd product pitches. It mentions a Marine Eye Salve, a beauty claim, and a Colorado land offer. The language is garbled with stray phrases about a mule and a quirky social jab. The piece reads like a disorderly advertisement collage with no clear narrative.
Jno B H Kobl of Benton Kansas writes that after severe itching and eruptions from wood poison the doctor advised Resinol Salve. He reports it worked and keeps a jar on hand while recommending it to others who faced similar symptoms.
A fragmented exchange shows a policeman asking about dog care and a nurse dismissing inexperience. A plan proposes a young woman assign a four seat clover over a door to identify her future spouse among first unmarried entrants. A cautionary note against criticizing fools concludes the snippet.
A Black Duck Minnesota woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing retroflexion after a year of illness and inability to work. The ad urges women to avoid surgical operations and seek her free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Dyno Massachusetts.
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