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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
9
A Zephyr Ontario resident recalls a severe cold that lingered weeks until Chamberlains Cough Remedy was used. One small bottle cured the cough and was praised as the best remedy the user has tried. Sold by Sexton Bros. and others mentioned in the excerpt.
J G Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly relieves pain from a felon and heals it rapidly. It is advertised as best on earth for sores burns and wounds and sold for 25 cents at Sexton Bros. drug store. The rest discusses astronomy noting stars as fixed and planets revolving around the sun.
A circulating advertisement extols Dr Shoop Cough Cure as safe for all ages, including babies, claiming it uses a resinous plant extract from a green mountainous shrub called The Sacred Herb by Spaniards. It promises to calm coughing and heal bronchial membranes without opium or harsh ingredients.
The sun lies about 82 million miles from Earth and light travels at 180000 miles per second. A message from the sun would take roughly eight minutes and a quarter to reach us, so we would learn of its extinction that long after it occurred.
Chamberlains Pain Balm is praised as a superior liniment for sprains swellings and lame backs. Used with dampened flannel it outperforms plasters for chest side or back pain and aids sleep. Sold by Sexton Bros. The piece ends with a dubious dental superstition about facial measurements for a feminine tare.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative for weak nerves affecting stomach heart and kidneys. It promotes Restorative tablets or liquid with a free sample test request to Be Shoop Racine Wisconsin and urges quick health improvement.
A patron and his wife complain to a waiter after being served an extra plate of soup. The guest corrects the bill by noting only two bowls were ordered. The waiter apologizes and blames a spilled plate that landed on the Indy’s dress.
The ad warns that appendicitis comes from violent bowel cleanses and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe gentle option. It claims cures for headache biliousness malaria and jaundice and lists Sexton Bros drug store at 25 cents. It also mentions fine platinum wire threads and free trial catarrh remedies via Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin and Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy sold by local druggists.
The article explains the watt as the electrical unit of power derived from volts times amperes, connects it to horsepower, and describes how kilowatts and kilowatt hours relate to electric light and power charges. It traces Watt's origin, defines electrical pressure and current density, and notes 746 watts per second equals 550 foot pounds per second.
In February Clyde Hoile found a hidden package of postage stamps worth 258.51 in the Vet ter Manfg. Co. mill yards. The stamps were recovered by Ellsworth Hoile and sent to Chicago, then ordered returned to Elsworth Hoile as no owner could be located. Hoile, a recent Wausau resident, gains about 238.50.
A Marshfield resident Mrs A Sutor reports relief from backache weak kidneys and urinary problems after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says morning fatigue dizziness and heavy sediment in urine disappeared and kidney function improved. Doan's sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents at 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company seeks 100 workers for outdoor lumber work in Park Falls Price County Wisconsin. Prior woodworking and logging experience is helpful but not required. Apply at plant or send inquiry to Park Falls Wisconsin location.
A weary schoolteacher meets a shabby gentleman on a August sea shore. He saves her from drowning, wins her heart, and they marry quietly but his claimed gentility collapses as he reveals wealth and deception. She learns he is a millennialaire fraud, and she suspects she was duped by romance. ROSH INGERSOLL
An old authority warns of winter rheumatism and kidney troubles and prescribes a home mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to be shaken and taken after meals and at night. Local pharmacists can supply ingredients or compound the mixture. Farmers are urged to sell wheat oats rye barley and buckwheat at the Upham Milling Co market.
Weak kidneys are driven by weak nerves rather than the organs themselves. Dr Shoop Restorative targets the controlling nerves to support kidneys, heart, and stomach. Back ache, dark urine, or scant flow signal possible kidney issues. try Restorative tablets or liquid. Buy from Dringlesport distributors.
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