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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
4
A stream of agricultural remarks covers potatoes and beets prices, yields and crops across regions. Topics include rice and wheat production in Western Canada, soil fertility with legumes and ashes, irrigation funds, and farm labor challenges.
The article promotes the wild grape as cleanest hardiest and most graceful. It produces abundant jelly material and blooms with fragrance. Plant grape vines to cover porches outhouses fences bean yards and house lots for beauty and utility.
The article argues for a federal irrigation program following interoceanic canal legislation. It says water abundant from mountains can be captured by dams under government control to irrigate arid lands, making ten irrigated acres as profitable as forty naturally watered. Reclaimed lands will be sold to fund further expansion.
The piece appeals to Olley Road farmers to actively promote a trolley railway access to their land. It argues for a generous right of way and a substantial bonus to builders, citing a recent 16 mile line that doubled nearby farmland value and made farm homes closer to town, urging communities to support the modern agricultural improvement.
About 35 years ago settlers opened 4 new farms on the western frontier and started a fruit project with no funds. They planted 200 wild black raspberry roots dug from a timbered area and, after patient care, produced a bountiful crop rivaling cultivated varieties. The berries supplied food, canning supplies, sales, and gifts, astonishing the community.
Alfalfa, once tied to semi arid regions, attracts northern growers as soil adaptation proves key. In the last year farmers across northern and northwestern states increasingly experiment with this perennial forage crop rich in protein, signaling its potential value to those who can cultivate it.
Special teaching schools for women in cutting and fitting garments grow across the country. Critics say general education fails to meet this need and leaves women reliant on others for attire. A practical skill like dressmaking improves self sufficiency and social prospects for girls.
A corn field tool description explains the Ruttace cultivator as essential for removing mulleln milk weed sunflower morning glory cockle pur wild roses and other weeds rooted tall near the surface. It slices below ground to destroy weeds, yet does not replace the four shovel plow for general cultivation and is best in certain conditions like disk em'n plow and weeder.
Description of a grand royal display in Cardinal Woleey's palace with 280 beds and silk draperies. Luxurious chairs, tables, cabinets, alabaster stalls, and gilded furnishings emphasize the opulent state setting. Household expenses exceed £30,000 with a retinue of 50. A royal procession to Weatherilwater shows noble pageantry and heraldic symbolism.
Scientists suggest the Mississippi erosion began far downriver and, over hundreds of thousands of years, formed its current valley. High bank bluffs along the upper course mimic a remnant of a vast ancient cataract, with Anthony's Falls cited as a remnant of that colossal cut.
A fragmented note discusses a children story Jack the Giant Willer with a giant’s shouted line fe faw fud and a hidden giantess. It muses on the origin of baking bread from bones amid Paris siege tales and cites the 114th New York Press as a reference.
The fragment discusses Napoleon III as a chronic cigarette smoker and a fatalist who followed a prewritten plan. It notes his composure at Sedan as he lit a cigarette, contrasts Fiigo’s rage with Napoleon’s calm, and mentions Zola’s portrayal of Napoleon III in La Debacle.
In a brisk domestic scene Mrs. Gabb-Gadd reacts to her husband arriving with a box of tools and a perilous warning of furniture loss by midnight. Mrs. Gabo dismisses drink, noting the item is tools, not whisky. The exchange hints at tension and domestic farce over a mysterious menacing hour.
The dialogue records a doctor diagnosing an eye injury as abrasion and tumefaction with ecchymosis around the left orbit, confirming a black eye during a courtroom exchange between judge and doctor. The readable fragment preserves the terms anffering abrasion cutich tumefaction and extray gation in integument.
The Doctor’s wife asks about Mrs Sceadis, finding she has a cold. He replies it’s very bad, disgustingly so, one of those simple illnesses that could require more than two visits.
A garbled note reports scholars asking for the meaning of the term Jittera righteous in Borg angry without cussing. The readable parts indicate a school discussion or linguistic puzzle among students and staff.
Fragments show a puzzled exchange about Bilis and his alleged business affairs. One line suggests Bilis has none, prompting skepticism and humor amid unclear context.
A judge rebukes a prisoner in a brief exchange about a personal reflection. The prisoner responds with a quip acknowledging the remark, highlighting a wordplay moment in a courtroom. The excerpt captures a tense yet terse interaction between authority and inmate.
In a life of Joseph Severn the artist tends Keats and devises a clever device to keep a candle lit. Severn ties a thread between candles, hoping to awaken if a candle goes out. A sleeping nurse awakens to a spark and the nurse calls Severn a fairy lamplighter, though the flame was lit by forethought rather than magic.
In Country Life In America the cranberry is praised as a delicate wild flower linked to the roast turkey’s pairing. The bog habitat near pitcher plants and rare orchids is remote from common travel routes, while the plant itself is a slender evergreen shrub with pink lobed blossoms and protruding stamens.
Italian Tinga features exquisite workmanship with Venice excelling. A Lon desborough collection piece shows an outer ring with four claws supporting a sharply pointed pyramidal diamond. The shank resembles a serpent swallowing a bird with only the claws visible. A similar ring connects to Raleigh's window inscription and Queen Elizabeth's added lines, reflecting the era's symbolic writing and ambition.
A Philadelphia Record note explains why penny candy sits at a railroad newsstand. Regular customers drop nickels, then take two evening papers and three pieces of candy, chewing while waiting for their train. The practice has become a common habit among patrons.
The piece notes a historic custom of couples sharing a trencher, especially in intimate or master-servant relationships. Walpole cites the mid eighteenth century Duke and Duchess of Hamilton dining side by side at the head of the hall to demonstrate the practice as a token of attachment and memories of youth cited in Oly Cookery Books.
A translation outlines police controls on censorship of price lists notes invitations personal visiting cards and business cards for individuals or corporations. It also mentions regulation of soap starch toothbrushes insect powder and restrictions on paper used for making cigarettes.
A fragment from a Chicago Record-Herald piece shows Reginald and a beloved discussing fear of weariness after marriage. The speaker questions commitment as they ponder whether to marry, while the other responds with uncertainty about lasting certainty.
Maud asks Mabel about refusing a bin. Mabel confirms she sent back letters unopened. Maud objects to rudeness, noting there could be theater tickets among the correspondence.
A fragmented clipping from the Pittsburg Gazette comments on the gap between expected rewards and what is actually received, reflecting public skepticism about promised outcomes and fairness.
A child describes being left to watch a boiling pot while their mother cans food. The scene includes the kitchen chaos, children getting burned, dishes toppled, and the desire to escape far away until the meal is ready. The piece ends with the mother finishing the canning and preparing the good stuff to boil.
Pat reads a shop window sign mishears it as Apartments Fo olshed and asks a misinterpreted question. The landlady explains the intended meaning and closes the door, leaving Pat to ponder the pun and his social miscue.
In a Washington Star report a farmer explains buying a gold brick for 99 Confederate money and a Canada quarter to prove he is a regular farmer. He says city folk expected him to show a gold brick. The seller offered the brick in town and the farmer tendered payment to acquire it.
The piece mocks a writer who, rejected by magazines, seeks payment from royalties. It notes the author’s insistence on music rights and profit from verses, highlighting a self-made venture arising from a rejected poem. The passage reflects satirical views on literary value and earnings.
A Scotch Presbyterian gentleman traveling with his two year old son told the child to say his prayers at bedtime. The boy refused and asked, What’s the porter here for? His nervous father pressed, Do you want the Lord to take care of you tonight? The quip ends with the child’s sharp reply.
In a brief Chicago News item, Maude apologizes for missing Mrs Uppertton's garden party due to a last minute prevention. Clara notes she had prepared to attend but was likewise prevented, highlighting social limits on invitations.
The Chicago Post notes that plagiarism is only noticed when a thief can turn stolen work into success. A mediocre plagiarist attracts little attention, but true attention comes when the stolen idea yields real results.
A witty remark from Carafal Mant published in the New York World questions a husband’s temper. Mant quips that his spouse’s temper is never seen because it remains continuously used, never allowed to vanish.
A terse exchange shows a patient urged to quit business as the doctor notes everyone is run down and the patient agrees that if run down, all must wind up, reflecting a terse exchange from the source text.
A brief, unclear line shows a waiter replying to a customer with garbled words about straw. The fragment suggests a service moment in a dining setting, conveying miscommunication rather than a full narrative. No names or places are identifiable.
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