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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1914
Page
8
Henry Waughle, 3.0, Deutscher Arat, runs the office over Rembs and Sturm furniture store. Night car's telephone number is 46. Residence on Cherry Street. Office phone is 14.
A Washington Letter reviews fashion excesses of Senator Lewis and Arctic moose hunting with a government ban through April 1 1916. It cites Harry Payne Whitney aiding Frederick Cook and critiques past wildlife protection while urging improved infant hygiene. The piece notes 300000 U.S. babies die yearly and 150000 could be saved with better care, per the children's bureau.
A traveling observer ties indolence to Mexican character with anecdotes of caners who lean on walls for hours. He recalls a court verdict awarding damages after a teacher accused a railroad builder of collapsing a leaner’s wall and urges legal notice reforms. The piece also cites insurgent leaders deemed leaners who delay actions until rivers subside before advancing.
A man plans a late winter voyage to Europe and secures a stateroom for Naples. Two days before sailing he returns home from New York, opting not to travel after deciding the Atlantic's might and danger were too great to face. He shares that he preferred staying home rather than risking the voyage amid rough seas and illness.
In Santa Rosa California a Baptist church stands largely of a single giant redwood from Guerneville. The interior uses the same wood except the pine floor, with beams pulpit and seating all from the same tree. The 70 foot tower on the southwest corner was toppled in the 1906 earthquake.
A Scottish lad delivers an odd order to a public house asking for ten dozen ate. The innkeeper, misreading the request, questions the father’s intent and the boy replies that his father plans to make a cork frame and will need the corks. The anecdote showcases the boy's quick thinking and wry humor.
Roentgen rays are produced under unstable conditions by electric discharge in vacuum tubes. They pass through wood, paper and other opaque substances but are absorbed by metal bone and glass, allowing shadow pictures of the body's dark central structure. These images reveal foreign metallic substances like bullets or needles and are enormously useful in surgery.
The husband blushed as his wife lauded his handy work, winking at other passengers. The Manchester Guardian notes a slip in praise when she declares, with emphasis, that he built a crime house, implying a real man created it.
A New York ambulance surgeon warns that many pedestrians are injured on windy rainy nights as they grip umbrellas low to shield their faces. They cannot see approaching vehicles and step into the path of surface cars and other traffic, often before realizing the danger.
A caterpillar in Australia attracts a parasite that clings to its neck, germinates inside, and drains its life. After two weeks the host burrows into the ground as a pale green stalk rises, bearing a flower atop. The caterpillar’s interior is consumed, leaving a dry, woodlike shell.
A sunDama lady counsels a Black maid on proper conduct as a gentleman admirer calls. In a kitchen doorway she asserts her status, saying Mah name's Miss. Smith not Mary, and requests the maid to bow to the other knee, noting the scene as weary with tension.
A humorous old tale places a hunter asking for directions to a hotel, only for a deer to respond with laughs and a polite quip about being mistaken for a guide. The exchange highlights the playful irony of role reversals and stubborn manners in rustic settings.
A candid exchange shows a persistent contributor pressing a newspaper editor about a story. The editor firmly declines, saying the piece is bad but not bad enough for publication, highlighting a clash over newsworthiness and quality.
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