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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1886
Page
3
Fragmentary verse text appears to mock social oppression and hunger, with scattered phrases about divers and dives, Lazarus, pavement, and a question of who is held responsible for the hungry. The readable fragments suggest a dramatic or satirical monologue on class and duty.
In a village tale, Martin Batterthwaite schemes to marry heiress Maria Bogwood for money, spurring Bessie Moore to hope for a separate future. Maria’s sister-in-law Maria Bogwood confirms the courtship while Tom doubts the match, and the town buzzes over a possible engagement amid pressures of work and family duty.
In a village tale, Beasty tears up as Lom hides a guilty secret while Tom exposes a deception. Bessie Moore’s beauty contrasts with the plot as Martin Satterthwaite schemes to profit from a rumored inheritance. A lawyer untangles the truth about Miss Moore and a Bogwood legacy. Months later, Bessie and Tom wed, finding happiness.
Merchants visiting New York recall Porter Rockwell, famed but contested Danite figure. They depict him as rough yet honorable, noting a loyal dog that rode with him and his courage guarding his camp from Indians. An incident where he shot a thief’s finger while surrounded by Natives earns grudging respect for protecting his property.
A New York World excerpt discusses midline hair parting in various figures including Grant era reports, noting cultural bias. It then describes a Colorado find of a nearly preserved petrified young Indian woman from a cave on the Ute reservation, detailing discovery by H B H Tammen and the mummified state with preserved features.
A fragmented, period style prose piece contrasts domestic authority with financial accountability. It recalls a husband declaring “I am head of the house” while balancing household duties and earned income against the wife’s role, hinting at evolving gender expectations and social norms in a rural domestic sphere.
A Dallas reader notes a Milwaukee contractor Mr Chatfield recovered from long sciatica after using Athlophoros, claiming pain relief after two thirds of a bottle and advising smaller doses for others. Dimock of Milwaukee agrees his rheumatic pain eased after one bottle. The ad invites orders from the Apparatancy Co in New York.
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