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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
3
Drowning Hornets by Strickland W Gillilan
In a humorous reminiscence two brothers attempt to drown hornets found in an abandoned calf trough. The hornets survive and mock the prank, prompting a wild chase as the narrator’s brother dashes away in a fit of startled haste while the other trails. The piece blends comic memory with a note on scientific curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Halcyon
Mary Ann
Smarty
Crise
W. G. Chapimnan
Theophilus
W. G. Chapman
Fool Questions By Fred C Kelly
A brisk comic vignette in which a puzzled apartment resident Gnash handles a nosy caller seeking Mr Thompson. The stranger insists on guessing Thompson’s presence from a building card, while Gnash dismisses pryful questions and mocks the caller’s assumptions. Copyright 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Kelly
Mr. Thompson
Thomason
Gnash
Henry Thompson
Thompson Lves
Bia
W. G. Chapman
The Age of Frivolity Satire by Will Bradshaw
A skeptical column critiques modern craving for humor over serious study. It follows a seasoned Egyptologist who laments wasted decades and notes society’s pivot toward lighthearted wit in newspapers, theater, and public life, predicting an era dominated by comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bradshaw
Egypt
Nile
Cleopatra
Rac Tt
Onelto Saaughter
Wile Phan
Percy Hill Allons
New York
Doans Kidney Pills Help Mt Sterling Woman
Mrs Mery Hinson of 21 Strother St Mt Sterling Kentucky credits Doans Kidney Pills with curing her long backache dizziness and nervous headaches after she almost could not bend to tie her shoes. She says the medicine helped from the first dose and she was practically well again. Remember the name Doans and buy at 30 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mery Hinson
Strother St
Mt Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Missed It Aunt-Well and Johnny's Country Sojourn
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Aunt-Well teasing Johnny about a country visit. Johnny replies he enjoyed apples peaches watermelons and other fruits, but concedes the sojourn isn’t quite finished yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Hives Case Told By Michigan Parent and Cure
A Warren Michigan mother details her child’s two month struggle with hives aided by Cuticura remedies after poor results from a physician. She notes itching sores and irritation, hot baths, and success with Cuticura Soap and Ointment, dated June 30 and July 13 1908, with a closing Chesterton quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Fridhoff
Warren
Mich
Jane
Potter Drag & Chem, Corp
Bole Props
Best
Fall Painting Promises Benefits for Builders and Homeowners
Fall offers dry surfaces and no frost for painting, with winter coats shielding against rain and snow. Dutch Boy Painter and National Lead Co propose a complete painter outfit and color guidance. Wild horses roam the Southwest across New Mexico Arizona Nevada and California with about half branded stock among 50 captured in Modoc National Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Southwest
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
California
Wo Modoc National Forest
Collar size hints and hat pin limits in Paris
A humorous tale about a wife choosing collars for her husband and a clerk’s sizing quip. A testimonial claims Resinol ointment cured itching piles in weeks, with a Carrollton resident praising the relief. Paris officials consider hat pin restrictions after injuries and accidents in public venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Evang
Carrollton, Ey
Readable but Commercial Claims of Catarrh Cure
An 1800s style advertisement promises a $100 reward for proof of catarrh cure from Cheney & Co. It claims Halts Cater Cure cures catarrh by direct action on mucous membranes and chest, touting their product as the only positive cure. Mentions widespread British pole expeditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Tex
Nyland
Drst
Ibu
LLE Development CO
Capital
Cheney & CO
Toledo
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Strickland W. Gillilan
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Eneny
Cnash
Guash
Dea
Thompson
Womer
G. K. Chesterton
Paris
Atchison Globe
Mars
Winslow
Winicollenda Norte
Todla
Elvis Senna
Fic Syrup Co
Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
F.E. Roesler
A.C S. Ry
Kansas Cip
Perect Eye
Virginia
Chesrinan de Cd
Klenmand Ve
Hiseecwanetts Electrotypes
Werturn Sang Auer Cruter
Lnfur
Barr
Alberts Canads
Slalde Pirands
Buskolbejvor
Fowa Farms
Croth Fateo Soni
Cranle & Company
Ure
Washington
Witto
N. Y
Catorchal
Wang Garmeroi
Enema
Sania Wa Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Florida
Age
Jackson
Grawing
Speara
Fei
Howton
South Pole
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
General Land Giice
Iowa Central Ry
Minneapolis
Ste
Iowa Central of Minneapolis & 5S
Louis R. R
A. 5. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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