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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1894
Page
7
A historic ad touts Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative improving health by cleansing kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims universal satisfaction, medical approval, and availability in 50c and 1 bottle sizes from druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A Louisville Courier Journal summary tells of Mrs. Verry Carter once Miss Fannie Brawley who vowed never to speak again after a quarrel with suitor Jory Cartel. Over months they used pencil and paper to converse until marriage, when a wood breaking accident finally triggered her first spoken word. The tale blends romance with religious belief and campus humor references.
The Vassarion, issued by the senior class, previews life at Vassar College through poems, plays, songs, and stories by students. It recounts the 1% year of college society, trustees, faculty, clubs, and the Vassar idea of higher education in Poughkeepsie. A story by Tiliette Golay follows seniors Ethel Kate and Mary on a winter in New York, ending with a misdirected apartment discovery and Mary’s radiant yet chaotic return.
Instructions for removing various stains including Javelle water for white goods, sewing machine oil, tar, ink, and grass stains. Recommends soaking stained items in Javelle water, rinsing in multiple waters, using sweet oil, lard, spirits of turpentine, chloroform, vinegar, soap and water, or rubbing with alcohol. Provides practical steps for ink spills on paper, fabric, or carpets and notes stain-specific tips.
A piece extols sewing as a vital, lifelong skill for women, noting that even with machines some tasks require hand stitching. It argues that learning to sew neatly is essential for happiness of most women and that girls should develop needle skills early to keep them from losing touch.
Cleaning advice for leather chairs notes mildew tends to form in closed rooms during summer. It recommends brushing with a clean dry cloth to remove surface fungus, then lightly moistened pyroligneous acid solution applied to remove staining.
Flannels are praised as novelty foods in taste style terms with new textiles for summer. Cotton tunnels yield taster styles as cheeks appear in many patterns. Diagonal and straight cheeks appear in fuchsit red cherry red and cornflower blue with white cream and helotrope. Velvet and satin flannels feature low stripes small checks and embroidered dots. Gimalara striped satin flannels appear, though overly whorried by some patterns. collection remains rich with blue fuchsia red reseda stripes and variants.
New York reports an 20 cent price rise in eastern anthracite sales and a 3 cent increase for other sizes. The item also notes a spate of miscellaneous notices and dubious remedies including Glenn's salpone soup and Hipaia tablets. A Boston raceover for a $21 million purse is mentioned among varied items, with local civic notes on an electric railway linking Toledo and Findlay, Ohio.
General Howard states the railroad strike proves the need to double the army. The report notes costs and public health aims, with a focus on constitutional remedies and private treatment claims in the era.
An Apalling earthquake struck the Argentine Republic destroying San Juan de La Vrontent and causing hundreds of deaths. The fragment also includes a dubious advertisement offering a children’s product and a dangerous anecdote about Charles Johnson of Wolf Creek Wisconsin whose arm was broken by rolling logs.
In Decatur UL on October 27, Dr L A Brown set a quarter mile world best in 2315 seconds using a flying start, surpassing the previous 242 foot mark by Johnson at Independance. A separate three mile tandem unpaced record was set by C P Bernhardt and R F Goetz in 323-5 seconds, beating the prior 343-5 record.
The passage touts Upstetters Stomach Bitters as a great renovative tonic that rebuilds weakened bodies, boosts vigor, digestion, and appetite, and supports strong immunity. It claims benefits for overworked workers, sailors, and travelers, and recommends it for biliousness nervous trouble and general debility.
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