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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
9
A Detroit resident describes a summer outbreak of red blotches and itching on face scalp hands and legs. After failing with ointments and medicine the person used Cuticura Soap and Ointment per directions and reports a complete recovery in about three weeks.
A quip questions a surgeon's notes about rewiring a heart with gold wire. A man dismisses a woman's attempt to sway him, asserting skepticism about medical claims. The scene hints at modern youth rushing to judgment and later regret.
A collection of letters from nervous and despondent women in Platea Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota report relief from backache, crying spells, and melancholy after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad invites readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
At the Wisconsin branch session of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology officers were elected. President B. R. Coggins, Grand Rapids, with two vice presidents and a slate of officers. Also reports on dairy entries, state fair preparations, horse and cattle counts, and various public notices, campaigns, and reunions. The next gathering is set for 1914.
The National Dairy Show reports progress toward a Chicago show October 24 to November 2 1912 with top judges a government exhibit experts on breeds feeds handling and marketing and demonstrations by Borden Milk Siua Valley Creamery Consumers Company and others. The aim is to showcase dairy breeding feeding processing sanitation and new devices to benefit producers and consumers nationwide.
The Panama Canal will be operated almost entirely by electricity. About seven percent of the minimum water supply will be diverted to hydro electric development, beyond what is needed for lockages evaporation and leakage. A hydroelectric station near the Gatun spillway will have a capacity of 6000 kilowatts and the average hydraulic head will run around 75 feet.
A brief note praises a fortunate match describing the scarcity of good men and affirming the reader was truly lucky to have found one.
Fragmentary OCR note references a teething syrup advertisement for children and a quoted line about reputations and a physician. Includes a misread name and stray phrases, with unclear dates or locations.
A fragmentary exchange ridicules Higson as an expert on ‘appendicide’ and notes Mel Pignon- ulgh praising him. The speaker claims Higson charges $700 per operation, illustrating a sharp critique of pricing in a medical niche.
Harper's Weekly notes Sarah and Mrs Jolllboy plan dinners with old friends Peters and Watkins. Mr Jolllboy will be away tonight for a visit from his friend, while Mrs Jolllboy also will not be home, and both intend to dine with guests.
An advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children. It touts the product as a safe remedy and notes it bears the signature of Castoria, in use for over 30 years. The piece closes with a quotation about companionship and love.
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