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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1898
Page
29
The column mixes patent medicine pitches and varying notices with political notes. It promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute, touting flavor and health claims, alongside warnings about muscular aches and back pain. It references Governor Pingree’s legal case to the U.S. Supreme Court and notes the Madrid government’s stance on gunboats and the death of Queensland's premier Thomas Byrnes.
A women’s health notice explains inflamed ovaries may follow stoppage of menses and urges prompt care. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials and free advice by mail from Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
A reflective note critiques old maxims that promise justice for the righteous while the wicked prosper today. The speaker trusts bold morals less than lived experience, citing the Cleveland Leader to argue many sages died of poverty before their fame could prove their wisdom.
The San Francisco Evening Post reports Lillian Langtry will move from London to California to establish permanent residence with her effects headed to a Lake County ranch. Her attorneys corroborate the plan, noting the Jersey Lily will likely live on the celebrated property. The tale also references Sir Walter Scott as a schoolboy memory, and mentions Miss Jessie Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s granddaughter, in a romantic marriage to Warren Beckwith of Mount Pleasant Iowa amid local social notes.
The article describes young Mr Beckwith as skilled in fielding and hitting in the Jett field, noting his brief pro baseball stint and his mother securing his release as a soldier in Jacksonville. He later worked at a St. Joseph railroad office, with his wife and baby living with his parents in Mount Pleasant, while a divorce rumor arose amid her return to Chicago. Lincolns deny the claim. It then shifts to the Empress of Austria murder, comparing it to Marie Antoinette, and discusses public sentiment, foreign suspicion, and Harper's Weekly commentary on the assassination and its political echoes.
A mix of culinary steps for asparagus with eggs, a Brooklyn Life quotation, commentary on anarchism and Spanish captivity, praise for Hoarster Bitters, and a bankruptcy petition by Dr. George Gagnon. The text blends cooking, social commentary, and notices with scattered anecdotes and advertisements.
A hotel couple encounters a resourceful woman who uses a lay figure to change her image and seek companionship. The man debates offense while she asserts actions speak louder than words as she notes the lay figure compresses the waist less than expected.
Two women discuss widowhood aboard a train to Alexandria. One explains she married to avoid widowhood, despite personal unhappiness, sparking surprise at the idea that as long as a fellow lives a widow may never be. The Washington Star quote appears as context.
A compendium of curiosities covers wonders of anatomy native to human vision and body function. It notes living patterns in electrical industries and a deep look at eye structure and Latin roots for pupil. It also mentions drinking fountains costs in London and shifts in livestock numbers, along with a snippet on shorthand origins and ancient writing practices.
A fragment asserts Seeme to Get Ripe as a tonic while promoting St Jacob s Oil for neuralgia and nerve strength. It also reports a double tragedy in Evansville Indiana where J B Connors killed his wife and her lover Charles Williams and escaped.
A short note promotes Grain-C as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. Grain-C, made from pure grains, allegedly improves health when given to kids, priced 15 and 25 cents at grocers. Also includes a brief note on a collective demand to withdraw Turkish troops from Crete and other assorted notices about pianos and political events.
The text lists various patent medicines and cures with prices, plus an election notice naming B. P. Bailey for governor, a factory strike in Albany Wisconsin, and a race result in St. Louis. It mixes medical claims with advertisements and local political and industrial details from era commerce.
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