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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
9
A young man at a polling place asserts he is 21 and eligible to vote despite his father challenging the claim. The father insists the son turns 21 tomorrow, citing dates in the Bible. The son retorts and votes, proving his claim. The exchange ends with the youth casting his ballot.
Appleton seeks removal of Justice of the Peace Berg and Sheriff Welker over unexecuted warrant. Milwaukee reports two suspects tied to a directory fraud. Kenosha begins a large irrigation ditch project costing around 12000 dollars. Corliss sees 100 workers battle a brush fire risking local buildings. La Crosse mourns Rev. W. D. Thomas on a train at Camp Douglas. Milwaukee notes more victims from the Adelia Shores wreck. New Richmond salutes 102 year old widow Lucinda Knapp. Viroqua wins a declamatory contest. Madison notes Prof. Bode leaves Wisconsin for Illinois. Kenosha honors Confederate veteran William H. McDaniel. Lake Beulah reports cottage thefts. Wausau questions wolf bounty on cubs. Janesville reports Father Vaughan's illness in hospital. Madison covers a campaign expense disclosure. Appleton hosts Knights of Columbus convention and a large banquet. Shullsburg gains a bank charter with 25000 capital.
A chaotic scene unfolds at a muddub-in-law gathering as Sambo-Mistah Herpeck causes a disturbance. The exchange hints at domestic tensions including a boast about keeping a skilled cook and a quip about a kitchen worker leaving suddenly.
The chatter centers on Mr Biggins and rumors he owes many people. Miss Cayenne questions whether his borrowings are minor or warrant respect, prompting sharp exchanges among the speakers.
Exchange shows comic family stage talk with a wife praising her husband as the funniest man ever heard on stage while the husband flatly remarks he cannot amuse their baby for five minutes. The quip captures vaudeville humor and domestic contrast.
A Boston clubman marries Wealies- Jey Birl and returns to Brookline to find his wife exhausted. She explains she bought a rabbit, planned to surprise him with a broiled dinner, but has spent all day work on it and has only half picked.
A brief vignette depicts a young woman with a music case boasting new pieces while a friend smiles unaware that one end of the case is broken and hidden gassingars peer from inside, suggesting a sly concealment and comic misunderstanding.
A satirical retelling places Nero amid chaos as senators demand restraint from his fiddle playing. After the town burns, Nero faces social and official rejection within a Roman auxiliary fire context.
A resident muses about planting flowers or vegetables this spring while awaiting guidance from officials. A landlady questions the merit of a chicken, sparking a brief moral debate and a remark about its physical condition.
A fleeting dialogue mocks agreement on weather and warns of springtime illness. It promotes Lane's Precipitant Tablets as a remedy, touting 25 cent box pricing and a mail order sample offer from Cher Fy Woodward of Le Roy New York. It also references sending a payment and hints at a farmer considering his son Josh for future work.
An OCR readable block of assorted vintage ads and statements. It touts tonics and cures like Hal’s Catarrh Cure, Salem/Yale style remedies, Allen’s Foot-Ease, Marine Eye Remedy, Garfield Tea, and Lewis’ cigars. The text includes testimonials, prices, and promotional lines, plus a few quips and poems.
A long testimonial letter claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cured thousands of women from organic female troubles. The ad asserts the remedy's world wide popularity, invites readers to write for advice, and mentions Mrs Pinkham in Lyon Massachusetts as the source of help free of charge.
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