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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1895
Page
3
A garbled compiled list discusses Shakespeare, Chinese tea, funerary feasts, and weather from a distant era. It mentions wages for tragedians, a Russian physician, Walter Scott, and the arson scene with animals in burning buildings, alongside scattered notes on fashion, candles, and scientific observations. The tone mirrors a miscellany page with odd literary and cultural snippets.
Witnesses recount a dramatic barn blaze where 9 horses perished and others were rescued amid chaos. The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes the terrifying scene as animals dashed and bucked, forcing responders to approach with extreme caution as flames engulfed the long stable area.
An article discusses the risks of handwritten wills versus typewritten documents in estate law. It notes experts’ concerns that typewritten wills may better deter fraud, while highlighting cases like John D. Wright of Drexel Morgan and the Vanderbilt will, both large fortunes. The piece cites surrogates court files and the need for proper witnessing and authentication to ensure validity.
Aromatic trees and shrubs of various kinds are said to destroy malaria. Germany reports 289 deaths by self harm among schoolchildren in six years. There are twenty-one law firms in the United States with husband and wife partners. Not more than twenty-five Chinese women in New York. Public ra v e avoidance noted. The US whaling fleet counts about forty vessels, remnants of a once 500-strong fleet. Goldsmith earned £60 for one manuscript. A stage copy of the first printed edition recently fetched £90 at auction. The Blackstone river in South Carolina was named for William Blackstone, an Anglican minister and early settler. The Battle of Hanging Rock occurred near a natural scenic feature of the same name in August 1780, where British were defeated by Sumter. This was the first partisan action in which Andrew Jackson participated. 1 Goungeer numercats swarks behind.
Fragmented OCR passage lists operas and works including Geerse Dandle and Maltre Pierre. It presents a contrived answer to who the devil's wife is, stating the devil is the father of lying and that necessity is the mother of invention, thus making necessity the devil's wife.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers. Jests spark witty exchanges on love, vanity, and society. Classic lines from Mrs. Strongmind, the Philosopher, and a Kansan editor appear alongside snippets about emperors, officeholders, and fashion.
A verse-admiring tribute extols dark brown brows and blue eyes as entrancing, praising the subject’s gaze and the imagined magical power of her look. The speaker questions the source of this allure and the spellbound reactions of poets and observers.
The narrative recounts Josephine facing rumors of separation as Napoleon contends with Fouche and court intrigue. Napoleon reveals Paris demands a divorce to secure his dynastic ambitions, driving Josephine to tears and ultimate resignation. The episode foreshadows lasting scars on their marriage and Napoleon's reign.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a female physician addressing a patient in distress while the patient offers a playful reply. Another snippet from the Chicago Record features a flirtatious exchange about a sister and a girl named Ellen, with a teasing question about mothers.
A mail carrier between Rutherfordton and Columins walks twenty one miles daily bearing the mailbox on his shoulders. He earns sixty dollars every two years. At Vassar two ornate cases arrive from Japan via a former resident now Count Oya's wife who aided in land port Arg Uy capture. In San Antonio councils pass a measure limiting physician charges, with further debate on medicine practices.
Miss Julia Arthur joined a Henrys company and signed a contract for a year's men kill Mr Irving. Report of her good luck cabled to friends in America. Months ago she sailed for England vowing she would never return until she found success in London.
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