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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1911
Page
9
A party scene unfolds with Mrs Fendmar and Oldehumme joking about a baby resembling his father and a critic quipping about red hair. A young man notes the barb for future use as diners discuss literary suppression and taste. He later steers talks to literature, then delivers a playful line about red hair and books.
A busy railroad town letter from a railroad employee wife describes how Postum improved her husband’s rest and nerves after tea caused sleepless nights and shakiness. He stopped tea, tried Postum fully at meals, and regained steady sleep and energy. His brother, also nervous from coffee, benefited likewise. Battle Creek, Michigan company name appears in the claim.
A commotion of details on Japanese rail travel explains baggage charges of two and one half cents per first class, platform customs, and the dignified Station Master who wears a uniform and sword on special occasions. The article notes English locomotive designs as superior for Japan despite narrow gauge, and describes ticketing practices, stopovers, and the cultural custom of gathering on platforms to bid farewell to arrivals or departures.
A New York Central special train raced from New York to Rochester in 344 minutes breaking the Empire State Express record by an hour. Dr W Meyer and two nurses led the way after a wreck near Lyons N Y. Mrs Newman Erb was fatally injured. The rapid run used the fastest engine, three day coaches and a private car.
The census shows Jamaica operates 154 miles of government railways, 1 mile of telegraph lines, about 800 miles of telephone lines, 19 miles of electric tramways, and 80 miles of irrigation canals. It lists two sedan cable companies and one wireless station, with a population of 931,123 in April, up 191,632 from 189.
The Pennsylvania Railroad uses timberlands within its drainage basins to supply locomotive and shop needs. Over three years the program logged 7.6 million board feet and produced 16 000 trees from managed woodlands, with Lovntract yielding a profit over 12000 after market pricing and costs. The Brush Mountain tract near Altoona illustrates methods, with 700 acres serving water reservoirs and forest care coordinated by water officers and railway foresters.
A worn locomotive on the banks of a Grand Rapids creek is repurposed by the Pere Marquette railroad to pump water from the stream. Though used for pumping, the boiler remains in fairly good condition and the steam runs through rubber hoses to the creek pump.
A 1910 survey reveals 90 percent of wooden rail mail cars are unsanitary and unclean with flush toilets rare, while 24 killed and 617 injured in railway mail service incidents highlight deadly risks. Wood cars remain common, despite higher injury rates, and wedging wooden cars between steel ones worsens danger. The Survey notes enforcement efforts and ongoing safety concerns.
The French minister of public works proposes a new clause in charters to restrict engines and material orders abroad. Currently companies can place orders outside France, but future agreements may require ministerial permission before any foreign purchase, with the minister judging justification.
Kidney trouble is more common than many imagine and often masked by misinterpreted symptoms. Dr Derby’s Kidney Pills are advertised as a two way cure to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, with a free sample offer and mail order details from Derby Medicine Co., Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
Dialogue fragment shows two hobos debating credit for an action. The First Hobo asserts no one can say that Laver threw cold water on anything, while the Second Hobo questions. The excerpt captures a street moral quip about accountability.
Mrs Emily Howes of 1700 Burling Street Chicago describes severe hip pains and a loss of interest in life due to kidney problems. She explains her condition improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills, noting they corrected kidney action and stopped pain and sickness she attributed to female trouble. The ad promotes the Doan's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Virginian Judge Walter Kelly complains to an English companion that London’s Strand is dark at nine while Broadway dazzles with 60 000 electric lights. The exchange blends vaudeville wit and cross channel contrasts in a humorous vignette.
The town's leading hotel proprietor, famed for extreme frugality, watches his six year old son seek five cents for soda. In the dining room the boy removes shoe strings to pocket them and asks his father for a nickel. The father opens the safe and gives new strings, prompting the child to say Stung again by greed.
A vintage public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of its long trust lineage, claiming the product has been in use for over 300 years and remains safe for infants and children, a reminder of trusted remedy branding.
In a humorously phrased dialogue, characters discuss following medical advice on exercise with a heavier walking stick and a larger bouquet. The scene lampoons modern annoyances and homes burdened by convenience and new products like Winslow’s Syrup for Children claiming various ailments.
A well known laxative brand from Fig Syrup Co. disappears as the company announces the death of the prominent figure associated with the product. The public notices the package bearing the company’s percentage of ownership, printed on the front.
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