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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
8
In conversation with a Strand Magazine reporter the eminent pianist derides the distinguished Pro- Qensor von Bergstein as a cheap, visa imitator and a tenth rate keyboard banger. He asserts music refines the sea with Mittes and enlarges the heart.
Mr W C Bott of Star City Indiana hardware merchant praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for ten years of safe use in his family. He says it never failed to ease severe croup attacks and has recommended it to friends and neighbors. For sale by Sexton Bros.
A playful statistician proposes that the average man with twenty square inches of beard shaves daily. If he shaves every morning from age twenty to seventy, he would accumulate about 865000 square inches of shaved beard over a lifetime, totaling roughly 7300 square inches yearly.
A Dublin Georgia resident praises Electric Bitters for his 83 year old mother showing strong appetite good sleep and overall vigor after two years use. The ad claims benefits for weak children and stomach liver and kidney issues with a 59 cent price. The piece then shifts to a boast about the first commander in chief of the American army during the Revolution who served without pay and held multiple presidencies.
A Wodell citizen Earl Schamberg recalls severe coughing and sleepless nights during hard times in Kansas. He credits Dr. King’s New Discovery with a complete cure after less than one bottle, praising it as a safe, reliable cough and cold remedy. Sex ton Bros. drug store offers 50-cent and 1-dollar bottles, with a free trial bottle.
An American, Dr John Gorte of Apalachicola, Fla, devised artificial ice production, enabling modern cold storage methods. Another American, Frederic Tudor of Boston, first organized a natural ice trade.
Mildred Aldrich explains to Theater Magazine that many American singers chase Europe for recognition yet return home for money. Debutantes and prima donna players often earn modest salaries in francs, with some earning 5000 francs on debut or 6000 francs yearly while others pay for costumes and travel themselves, prompting many to seek US opportunities after training.
A Catto resident recalls a fable about a tradesman who promised a swing for a six year old boy. The boy grows into a father, and when his own son is six the swing still has not arrived. The tradesman defends delay, prompting the accusation of untrustworthy timing across decades.
A sanatorium worker watches a drayman struggle with a heavy case. The overseer mocks caution, then uses a hook on the case. He falls into the gutter, exclaims the load comes off, while the drayman remarks his brain warned him and he did not use it.
A humorous Commons scene unfolds as a member sits on his new silk hat, prompting Irish reactions and a sharp remark about vanity. A young speaker and older relatives clash in a lighthearted exchange, ending with a proverb on honesty and independence from Franklin.
In a terse exchange a prison visitor tells the prisoner to accept justice while the prisoner laments months of creditor pressure and a bounced check that led to confinement, questioning the fairness of the system.
The saying contrasts two speaker types with a sharp line between a man who delivers two good speeches but fails to finish and a man who makes a bad speech and cannot finish. It emphasizes that the latter phrase often outlasts the former in critique.
A fragmentary note discusses a lobbyist as a conspicuous part of a frat government linked to Adato and Even, with a perplexing Eden garden metaphor and a sharp quote about experience and folly, reflecting a critical, satirical voice from a Washington D. C. area context.
Albert Hale writes from Rio de Janeiro about first and second class street cars. He recalls carrying a parcel and being forced to transfer to a second class car, then describes riding a tilbury to avoid mixed seating. He notes attire and manners separate classes, dating back to the empire.
Odd portrait of Napoleon and his father as toper and amoral, with slaters described as immodest and hysterical. Dr Cabanas notes Pauline’s charm, Napoleon’s sensitivity to weather, headaches, auditory illusions, tremors, irritability, and occasional affection withheld. Destructive outbursts included breaking objects and pinching babies, while paroxysms of rage followed opposition. Pulse during a tantrum supposedly low, with normal rates around seventy-two.
The article describes the eagle's remarkable visual power, noting how it fixes on objects from great distances. It mentions eaglets sharing a farsighted gaze with adults and their shrill cries to parents. Eagles have eyes that resist bright glare and long, steady flights. They tend to mate for life and often reuse the same nest annually if undisturbed.
A Pennsylvania town inquest heard a juror protest exemption, claiming to be a manager with valued duties. The coroner consulted Jervis and concluded that no one is exempt from jury service except the insane, leaving the juror to face his obligation.
In parts of France walnuts are regular diet items. Pedsante eat them with garlic rubbed bread and praise the hygiene benefits. Walnuts are also pressed into oil, cheaper and milder than olive oil, and used to adulterate olive oil. Prisoners crack walnuts to extract kernels for pressing into oil.
The Christian World asserts flowers such as pansies violets roses and others silently aid the good angel of mankind and improve character, claiming the world is deeply indebted to blossoms for moral influence.
A health note warns against exercising dogs immediately after meals. It states food may remain undigested for hours and advises not to allow dogs to play or run right after swallowing dinner.
The Chicago Tribune notes Weary James shows clarity of life style, no reserve force, and mastery in epigram and antithesis. It contrasts Cahokla with Walsh, saying Walsh dominates the fastball and leaves Cahokla in the dust.
A butcher warns his wife about a neighboring grocer who borrowed an old pair of scales yesterday. The anecdote reveals a cautious local stance toward fair dealing and wary commerce in a small market.
Residents of Marathon County learn that only 40 acres of government land remain in the county as R A Ballinger notes Wisconsin has just 16 240 unappropriated and unreserved acres. The Mosinee area near Half Moon Lake holds a 50.90 acre fractional forty with swampy ground and a Wisconsin River outlet. The Wausau land office may be abolished soon with transfers to another state office, per the Wausau Pilot.
Minnesota Food and Dairy inspectors seized a Chicago catalogue shipment after testing eighty two samples found only two meeting state food laws. Packages were underweight and coffee contained roasted beans while spices were adulterated. a blackberry cordial sample yielded salacylic acid and coal tar dye.
A Minnesota farmer found a racy cloths order in his pants. It invited a young man to write to a young lady. The wife responded, exposing the man’s intent and warning of consequences if the mailings continued.
The Appleton market shows higher costs for living and dying with hotel rates up to 2.25 dollars per day meals at 60 cents a plate rising barbers raise shares to 10 cents cemetery lots up five percent and coffin and hearse services expected to climb if agricultural prices continue.
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