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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
3
A historical quotation attributed to Stephen Decatur praising national fidelity. The line extols loyalty to the United States whether circumstances are favorable or not, reflecting republican sentiment and mid treaty era rhetoric.
An ambitious man marries a wealthy but mentally limited woman. Their wealth allows a prosperous career, but their children inherit sluggish minds. Doctors urge restricting such marriages to curb feeblemindedness, arguing institutions may be needed and public education should discourage unions of the unfit.
An Indianapolis News essay extols courteous conduct in telephone service. It cites a New York case where rude treatment toward the central exchange led to a disconnection upheld by the state public service commission. The piece argues courtesy steadies business, calm subscribers, and may prevent loss of service.
Dr. B Hadley urges farmers to extend spring cleaning to yards and stables to curb disease. Regular mowing and edge maintenance reflect pride while removing winter rubbish reduces germ breeding. With global milk shortages, keeping spotless stables benefits herd health and family welfare.
An article extols happiness as a habit and inner city of joy. It asserts cheerful thoughts lift daily mood, noting that a sunny disposition can overcome troubles, and that smiling each morning sets a positive tone for the day.
A compilation shows varied editorial mockups and quotes urging national resolve and agricultural effort. It contrasts patriotic exhortations with warnings on food shortages, wheat supply, and the need for all Americans to contribute to home production and wartime readiness.
Tommy Seasonby asks how countries go to war and argues with his father and mother about the causes. The dialogue shows conflicting views on whether England provoked conflict with Germany, revealing a humorous domestic debate over serious history.
A playful quatrain questions who shares sorrow and joy with you and teases with a sharp spirit. It teases the editor’s habits, noting rare surprises and a life spent in modest means as a witty misdirection.
A historical perspective argues labor equals capital by equating earnings to investments. It explains a $20,000 savings at 5 percent yields $1,000 yearly, akin to a $20 weekly wage, and a $40 weekly income to a $40,000 investment at 3 percent. Labor is presented as a valuable commodity.
A man narrates a comic mail order spree that ends in chaos and ruined purchases. Gifts break, items misfit, and a village store remains undefeated, leading to a vow to boycott mall ads. The tale lampoons low price lure and overreliance on mail catalogs.
An extraction from The Norsk Nightingale recounts a speaker known as Old Stowkings describing life as a lumberjack. He narrates working in the woods since November and returning to the city with wealth spent, meeting a blonde named Yulia who swindles him for around sixty dollars, and the locals calling him a good faller while he contemplates his losses and future back to the pines. The piece uses rustic dialect to portray tradesmen, seduction, and disillusionment in a frontier setting.
A compact list of feminine ideals outlining three key virtues to live by courage gentleness and affection and three to govern temper tongue and conduct. It extends to hate cruelty arrogance and affectation admire power dignity and gracefulness delight frankness freedom beauty wish health friends cheerful spirit avoid idleness loquacity flippant jesting and fight for honor home and country.
A fragmented discussion argues that farmer boys could have prospered by staying with farming and investing effort in development rather than pursuing higher wages elsewhere. It warns that imagined gains fade as time passes and basic needs shape wealth.
A Marinette Hagle-Star observation notes farm workers earn wages plus food shelter and transport costs. City living drains most wages due to high streetcar fares, leaving many youths unable to stay after three months. Some return home, others stay and risk pride in front of home folks.
An 1802 diary kept by Cutler, founder of the hie eglung, now with Chirkes C. Dawes, recounts President Jefferson hosting a February 6 dinner at the White House for Mr and six guests. The menu includes soup, beef, turkey, mutton, veal, cutlets, strong liquor, ice cream, pudding, and crumbled white cream dish, with many fruits and wines noted and tea to finish.
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