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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
5
A Northwest area notice promotes United Doctors a licensed Wisconsin group of twelve specialists who offer free consultations and examinations for chronic diseases. They claim over eighty percent of their patients come by referral and list diverse conditions from stomach and liver to diabetes and bed-wetting.
A Marshfield reader praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relieving backache dizziness and nervousness attributing improved health to the remedy. The testimonial cites relief after using the product from Sexton Bros Drug Store and notes price and federal agents.
In a Cleveland rooted household, Rebecca Norton reads a cousin Stephen Danforth Moore’s plea for a string of engraved gold beads once owned by Rebecca Danforth. Rebecca and Aunt Eldora ponder selling to fund repairs as Stephen visits, pays a bid, and later marries, gifting the beads to his wife.
The article advises seeking shelter indoors during a thunderstorm and avoiding solitary high trees or exposed outdoor spaces. It notes houses or basements as safer options, warns against standing near water pipes or conductors, and mentions tall structures like the Eiffel Tower as risky lightning conductors.
An organist refused to play the Star Spangled Banner at a wedding calling it inappropriate. The bridegroom’s father argued it is the most appropriate piece for the occasion citing a prior struggle to keep Belle from marrying a foreigner. The couple prevailed and the anthem was demanded for the ceremony.
An amateur aviator boasted of breaking a record and gaining fame but failed when his machine broke during the attempt. He reportedly flew into a rage after the crash and did not achieve the promised success.
A historical leaf urges working men to value faithful, lasting service and to shun drunkenness. It argues faithful labor strengthens employers and workers alike, while sobriety preserves physical and moral power, aids advancement, and avoids dismissals. It echoes a veteran abstainer’s claim of sobriety as a safe life ark.
An old advertisement for Smoke the City Hall 10 cent cigar by John G. Hoelz of Marshfield promotes a cheap tobacco product with a local maker's imprint.
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