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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
3
A large tract has been bought fifteen of twenty miles northward across the Hudson River, eight miles south of West Point, where hundreds of convicts have labored for two years. The current Sing Sing prison, built by convicts in 1846 from local material and expanded over the years, is deemed insufficient.
A purported doctor’s recipe blends syrup with whiskey and compounds to be taken before meals and at night. The piece also profiles Lucy Burd, superintendent at Bucks County reform school, crediting kindness for reforming over a hundred boys in sixteen years. many moved to university or farms, few relapse.
A mixed set of vintage ad text and jokes: Castoria claims with a Quil Ultn signature, a mock creditor quip about writers, Mother Gray’s Sweek Powders for children, cannibal land joke, and a quip about a novel titled A Scrap for a Married Life.
A long list of women from varied places and names attests to the relief they found using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes none were paid for using their names and emphasizes honesty and truth in claims about the medicine's merit.
Hartford reports freshman Burton Wohle at Connecticut State College lay hypnotized for 24 hours under the control of John Bergensen in an incident at the autumn hazing party. Bergensen attempted to hypnotize several classmates. one student regained consciousness, while Wohle remained unresponsive until a physician restored him.
A president and Dr William L Higgins work to rouse patient White as he slips in and out of consciousness. White regains momentary clarity then relapses, with the doctor continuing treatment to stabilize him amid trembling and exhausted effort. A separate York County report recounts a boy named Lawrence Rohrbaugi, age 14, who prophesied his death amid spinal meningitis and died on the day he predicted.
A cheeky exchange reveals Why Weary-Gee suspects a dog bit him over loot. A friend replies the dog acted because he could not reach higher, reflecting a playful dig at misfortune and pride.
A citizen in Billville proclaims brighter days with family ties shielding crops and a doctor’s free counsel while warning against tax hikes on beer spirits wine and bequests. Across town the Atlanta Constitution notes tax talk and a humorous London pauper jibe. A cough warning and Henry Lee praise for Lewis Single Binder cigars close the fragment.
An old testimonial touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent curing severe eczema after twenty four hours and one month of use. The ad includes a 1908 date, a Boston sale prop, and references to other items like Pattis Eye Salve and Winslow’s soothing oil for teething. The fragment also mentions a humorous quip about aging and a seance gray area.
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