Great Drawback to Racing in the Marshfield Times
In the Sept 2 1905 issue the Marshfield Times editors critique kept horses off tracks by wealthy owners shelving fast racers. They argue admission prices should let the public view premier horses in real contests and urge ending shelving by Billings Smathers Bronner and others to restore equality and public interest in harness racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bronner
Bes
Sam Patch
Savage People
Billings
Smathers
Lou Dillon
Maj. Delmar
Sunday Guests at Hotels and Mansions in Wisconsin
A list of numerous guests staying at major hotels including the Hotel Blodgett Tomas House Mansion House and Park House across Wisconsin. Names span Chicago New York Milwaukee Detroit St Louis and other cities with many residents from Madison Green Bay La Crosse and Fond du Lac among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Carpenter
C. B. Hurley
G. C. Robson
J. Herz
H. H. Bhrharde
F. J. Molitor
H. S. Kornhauser
Ed Kurtz
C. J. Gerrich
A. McKenny
J. R. Cayle
C. K. Harmon
L. R. Hall
A. D. Whippe
F. 2
R. Risley
Syracuse
Wilson
Merrill
B. W. Davis
Phillips
Chas. Haylee
St. Paul
J. E. Baker
Madison
L. J. Lloyd
Stanley
F. L. Gilpin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Harless
S. W. Sterns
Manitowoc
R. J. Strauss
Ray Grummel
City
TF. Blehfman
J. Welch
A. Rhea
Thorp
J. Webbe
Granton
Fond du Lac
Peter Klané
Warner Comedy Co
Ben K. Warner
Cora Warner
Georgia Kellogs
Manda Barnarl
Gold
Fergus Falls
Minn
Ernest Stevens
Wm. Doc
Nekoosa
Jas
Seidel
Hewitts
Archis Hein
Shanagolden
J. A. Porter
Estella
Walter Bishop
C. Clark
Chili
Wm. Hunt
Seattle
Wash
B.C. Bane
Lnd
H. Schwartzman
Stevens Point
K. A. Miller
Glen Beulah
F.R. Kintep
Ripon
Park Iquse
Thos. Ross, Son
St. Marie
Geo. Borgosian
New York
Matt Hester- Tian
Missegure Allen
J. Durst
F. J. West
Indianapolis
A New Idea for City Walks in Progressive Areas
The Oshkosh Northwestern notes a trend where cement sidewalk signs replace painted street signs. Names of streets are impressed into fresh concrete near curbs, with letter size and placement prescribed by ordinance. Signs stay legible in most weather, visible at night with electric lights, and are said to outlast painted signs, lasting as long as the walk itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Oshkosh Northwestern
Electric Bitters Endorsement for Digestive Health
A Bennettsville, D. C. resident reports years of severe dyspepsia and a torpid liver. After using Electric Bitters she regained strength and health. The Sexton Bros. drugstore sells and guarantees the remedy at 30 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennettsville
D. C
Sexton Bros
New Respiratory Apparatus For Firemen Debuts
A Berkeley draftsman Charles E. Chapin invents a compact 23 pound head and back worn respiratory device. Three air chambers supply an hour of air under regulated pressure through a headpiece. A test in San Francisco fumes lasted one hour with lungs intact. If validated, San Francisco fire department may adopt it and others follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Chapin
Berkeley
Cal
Freman
San Francisco
Fire -Commissioners
San Francisco Fire Department
Scientific American
Remedy Claims Superior Stomach and Liver Tablets
A Missouri man, J. P. Klote of Edma, praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as more beneficial than any other remedy for stomach trouble. The ad asserts the tablets aid stomach disorders biliary issues and constipation and promotes Sexton Bros as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. P. Klote
Edma
Missouri
Sexton Bros
Unclaimed Letters and Juror Reminiscence Ad Shared
Unclaimed letters listed for Sept 19 1905 at Marshfield post office include names such as Mrs J Campbell Joy M Fischer Emmelie Ketel J Kinz E J Longear Miss Lusk erude Russell. A separate note recounts Mr G W Fowler of Hightower Alabama curing cholera morbus after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on a murder trial jury day in Edwardsville. Sold by Sexton Bros and H A Sobumaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PG. Boyle
J. Campbelly Joy
M. Fischer
Emmelie Ketel
J. Kinz
E. J. Longear
Miss Lusk
Erude Russell
Joan F. Cons
P. M
G. W. Fowler
Hightower
Ala
Edwardsville
Clebourne County
Alabama
Chamberlain
Sexton Bros
H. A. Sobumaker
Smoke the City Hall ten cent cigar
An item notes a ten cent cigar labeled Smoke the City Hall manufactured by John G. Flovlz in Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
John G. Flovlz
Marshfield
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Trade Skills
An old advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures and extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. It includes testimonials for F. J. Cheney and Waronac Kinnan Marvin, plus telegraphy school promotions and notes on other products and training opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall's
F. J. Cheney
Waronac, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Wall
Hall
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THE
Marshfield Times
Williams & Bailey
Wisco
Blodgett
Chonora Morris
Cyotha
E. F. Mechler
Wis
Uneeda
Incorporated Pair Up Capital
Woo County
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
OA Corrieren
Wisconsin
Aps
Mare
Taadten
Stampa
Beli Hy
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Brinza Galdor
Ranowe
Inin
Snix
Hertiaten Dp Company
Anton
No. Water St
Chicago
James S. Kirk & Company
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