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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
10
A club gathering recounts medical mishaps and surgical oversights with humor. A New York physician is described as thorough yet modern while anecdotes recall sponges left in patients and forgotten instruments. The crowd laughs as members relate reopened procedures and anxious exits.
A 1910 testimonial from Mrs. Francis Land of Plain City Utah describes a severe child head rash diagnosed as baby vault. After using Cuticura Remedies including Solvent Ointment and Soup the rash cleared quickly with hair regrowth. She praises Cuticura Ointment for hair growth and offers free samples through Cathure Dept. 12 L. Reston.
London paper reprints a ladies treasury article offering a prize to the woman with the smallest waist. A silk dress wins first prize, two gold watches second. The school policy required pupils to sleep in corsets, loosened only while reciting, with remarks on dress uniforms and a militia hop.
Fragmentary OCR of a humorous exchange features a man quipping about strained relations and finances, joking about a father burdening relatives’ pocketbooks. A woman reacts with laughter as the man delivers a playful line about a medicine and a sore throat.
A historical note explains cement as a binding ingredient in concrete and clarifies their differences. It emphasizes using high grade Portland cement for best results and urges buyers to check the word UNIVERSAL on cement sacks, citing 19 million barrels output by Universal Portland Cement Co. of Chicago.
Wisconsin Humane society opens a tent near the machinery building at the state fair to display humane devices such as sanitation boxes, harness equipment without docked horses, and shipping baskets designed to prevent torture. A cabinet of torture instruments seized from users is shown as part of the exhibit led by Superintendent H Leib Philips, signaling plans for expanding humane chapters statewide and outlining related legal questions about school lands and rebates.
The Attorney General rules all certificates by the state livestock sanitary board for tuberculin testing are void if issued under 1909 law and non-veterinarians must pass a service exam after 1911. a newer bill authorizes exams and permits but details await the board. Also, Wisconsin discusses road funding, pension grants, and state veterinary efforts to ensure safe testing, with names like Hartwig and Schandein noted in related items.
City populations over 5 000 must appoint a city sealer under the new weights and measures law. The sealer will inspect seal and verify all weights and devices, pursue accurate milk and retail measures, and arrest dealers with improper weights. Frank E Doty seeks candidates for city sealer. appointment by mayor and council salary decision.
Warden Shorts previews a hunters memorandum outlining changes to hunting laws from November 29 to 30. It notes bag limits for grouse, prairie chickens, woodcock, geese, brant, partridges, and several waterfowl, plus a reduced trespass penalty and renewed emphasis on limiting game preserve encroachment. Deer remain plentiful, partridge yields up this year, and northern landowners post more No Trespass signs, signaling tougher shooting ground access.
Controversy over Mayor Dodd acting as chief surgeon for Myra Dietz, jailed defender John Dietz’s daughter, after a 1910 shooting. Dodd billed 1000 dollars for services and one operation, charged to Sawyer County Board. hospital billed 180 dollars. Board allowed hospital bill but rejected Dodd’s, deeming it exorbitant and demanding a reduced claim or formal action to sustain it.
Mrs Helen Lendke, 28, of Manitowoc County becomes one of the first women in years to secure a hunting license. She plans to accompany her husband on a deer hunt, marking a notable entry for women in local hunting.
Joseph Webber a drug clerk was severely burned about the face and arms when two cans of Hol varafing exploded in Neenah. Doctors fear possible eye injury and further damage may follow.
Milwaukee matron Mary McGrath, likely the oldest Wisconsin resident, died at 114 in the Little Sisters of the Poor home on Wella Street after a long illness. Dr. Risaling attended. she had remained bedridden for weeks.
A spoiled prank by Willie aims to stump his parents. He plans a staged ladder scene and a punchline about being up to date. His mother’s prompt question backfires as Willie retreats in disappointment, revealing cautious humor from a wary audience.
Baltimore mother reports her fifteen year old daughter Alice was restored to health after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other young girls with painful or irregular periods to seek the remedy and contact Mrs Pinkham for advice.
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