05 Aug 1882
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1882
Page
1
An old notice by H. F. Whitcomb of Milwaukee Wisconsin invites aid at Mason and Water streets for freights. The fragmentary text references Gent Freigat and location details in the city. The message appears to be a dated call for assistance or service in the local trades.
Reports from Portage City and surrounding areas detail a surge in red granite finds along the Fox River valley. Quarries near Bloutte and Moundville employ hundreds as a Chicago company schedules shipments for paving and monumental work. The stone, praised for hardness and color, attracts orders from Mountello to Milwaukee, with plans for city monuments and government building projects increasing quarry activity and regional employment.
A provocative Evening Wheonet piece reports widespread miscegenation in Westchester County. It cites Pelham Manor and Weathers ter as examples with white residents marrying Black partners, church ties, and a mixed-marriage child whose development led to a separation. The column questions local law restrictions and criticizes lawmakers and sources.
A fragment recalls Mr. Denny keeping his wife in his lap when he was struck by lightning. Mrs. Denny remained in his lap and survived, yielding a cautionary moral about not letting a wife sit in your lap. better to sit in hers.
The Sentinel casts doubt on a united holy war against the United Moslems noting Europe faces real danger not from a sacred conflict but from powers clashing over spoils and potentially fighting among themselves in a broader war.
Wisconsin shows a total population of 1 316 497 with 910 072 native born and 405 424 foreign born residents. It lists 4 739 colored, 194 328 Germans, 49 940 Norwegians, 41 907 Irish, 26 052 English, 13 845 Bohemians, and 688 399 born in state.
A San Bernardino county area note states California has about 24 000 square miles, a size fraction similar to combined massachusetts new jersey connecticut delaware and rhode island. The piece comments that residents overlook county size and population within the Golden State.
A Wyoming man encountered a Texas steer on a railroad line ahead of an express train. He threw boards at the animal to move it, then grabbed the steer by the tail as the train approached. The collision was fatal for both, and neither the man nor the engine was ever seen again. The steer reportedly remained later after the wreck, with wheels found on its horns.
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