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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
12
The Marshfield Times reports on Williams and Bailey as part of a prominent Central Wisconsin publication. The item highlights the paper’s status as the largest in the region and marks a Friday date in September 1905.
The new game laws establish open seasons for upland game birds. In Portage Waushara and Wood counties the season for prairie chickens and prairie hens begins Sept 1 and ends Sept 35. In Waupaca and Marathon counties no shooting before Sept 1, 1910. The open season for partridge and grouse runs Sept 1 to Dec 1.
Senator J. J. McGillivary of Black River Falls declares his bid for governor. He is presented as a staunch La Follette ally, uncorrupted by corporate influence, and a principled reformer expected to gain support from the honest wing of the administration party.
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for indigestion and sour stomach. Claims the pill digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet, with Dr. Newbrough of League City, West Virginia endorsing it and R. J. Strauss vending the product.
Geo W Brown of this city has been appointed deputy game warden for a two year term from July 1 1965 to July 1 1907. The commission arrived Saturday and is in his possession. It is No 59 with signatures of Henry Oberbeck Jr state game and fish warden and J Davidson acting governor. Brown has served years as warden and made notable seizures.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from Chicago as a specific treatment for piles including blind, bleeding, itching and protruding forms, plus eczema, cuts and burns. It warns of many counterfeit imitators and urges buyers to ask for the genuine DeWitt's, sold by R. J. Strauss.
A sensational tale profiles Jack McPherson a wandering Welsh sailor and ex convict who escaped Wood County jail and charmed locals with bold exploits. The piece recounts his violent second marriage near New York, a canal rescue, and dramatic claims of a dying wife, framed by a local promo for Dr King’s New Discovery with a Sandy Level testimonial.
Notice invites scaled bids for shopping logging stamping burning grading building culverts and furnishing all materials on Arlington avenue Marshfield Wisconsin as per plat and city specifications. Bids due noon Sept 1905 at city clerk office with bond by two sureties. Board may reject bids.
The Presbyterian Church announces a Communion Sunday morning service at 10:30 with a short address by the pastor, followed by the Lord's Supper. Preparatory service Friday evening, Bible school at 1 p m, Y B S, C E prayer meeting at 6:30 on The Abundant Life, evening service at 7:30 with a sermon by the pastor. 3 PF Youns, Pastor.
In a humorous Outing excerpt readers hear of the struggle to give a dog castor oil safely. Ailing Towser resists, jaws clamped, neck grabbed, and oil poured down the neck. the animal endures torture until a paws method proves gentler as Towser licks the oil from his paws, avoiding distress.
An artist admired by locals in Marshby enjoys the company of a young woman at a village gathering. After a chilly evening, they lingered at her gate when a loud window shout rang out, accusing the painter and prompting a protective reply from the woman who calmed the moment.
A fragmentary tale recalls a London inn scene with a nobleman’s odd joke about “a morse of a poor man” and a landlord. It then shifts to Washington Star notes on naval gun names aboard the frigate Chesapeake. The piece ends with a brief history of polo from Persia to Japan, noting ancient play on horseback and its spread across Asia.
A narrator recalls plans to ask the Dig girl’s father for her band with humor about a stern, imaginary comic father. The scene spirals into feared consequences of borrowing and moral betrothal in a Louisville Courier-Journal style vignette.
Archié praises a daughter’s tremolo while the mother notes she has a sore throat for three days and Sue is taking a gargle. The line from the Indianapolis Star is cited as the source.
A servant girl reports a young man following her on an errand and glancing back as if to see her approach. The mistress reacts with curiosity to the claim and the narrator notes the unusual pursuit.
A comic exchange quotes a miserly husband insisting his wife trims a bonnet would cost little, while the wife remarks whiskers have similar cost. The pair trade pithy, satirical lines reflecting thrift and pride, emblematic of humorous Chicago satire.
The Norwegian traveling library, long awaited, is now on shelves for borrowers. New titles span fiction and nonfiction from authors such as Bryant, Poe, Roosevelt, and Tarkington, including histories, art, literature, and practical guides.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. We the undersigned have known F J Cheney for 15 years and find him trustworthy. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Bud Lazarus loyalist from Prentice Wisconsin proposes starting a registered stock flock at fair prices. Ranch owner J W Douglas of North Freedom Wisconsin presents the plan, citing Saze-100 and An goras breeding. The initiative targets midwestern cattle buyers seeking quality stock.
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