28 Sep 1871
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Newspaper
Chippewa Falls Democrat
Location
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1871
Page
1
A speaker urges farmers to improve home life with comfortable houses, books, sunshine, and culture. He argues science and invention lift farming but neglect wives, noting overwork and poor living conditions as a pattern among farming families.
A grim scene in Locust Grove near Winfield emerged when two sisters aged 40 to 50 were found in a decayed house. One sister lay dead in advanced decomposition while the other, in a manic state, tended the body as law enforcement arrived. The sisters, reclusive and wealthy, bought real estate with gold payments. their origins and identities remain unclear. The coroner was notified and an officer broke the door. The body’s condition and the eerie circumstance sparked neighborhood horror.
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