Changing Times Among Farmers Shift to Automobiles
At a recent farmers meeting in this vicinity only two horse drawn vehicles were present versus about 200 automobiles. The Wausau Record-Herald notes that ten years of prosperity and study of modern methods have driven the shift to autos. The event, at a state experimental farm led by university professors, shows science minded farmers are the most prosperous and own cars. The era and forecast stress self sufficiency and forward progress among farmers.
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Wausau
Iit
State University
Triumph Relief Ad Offers Safe Delayed Use Information
An old promotional note urges women to request Relief from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. It claims Triumph is irregular or delayed use safe and dependable and not sold at drug stores. It provides an address and a date 10 11 19.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Rising Leader Chides Entitled Tone and Inactivity
The subject questions who relies on old methods, who is shaped by grandparents, and who fills time lamenting being downtrodden instead of pursuing work. The critique targets personal attitude and work ethic rather than concrete actions or events.
Favor Bond Issue For Wood County Roads
The Wood County vote on September 2 will decide a bond issue of one and a half million dollars to build concrete roads countywide. Advocates say bonds spread payments over years and deliver usable roads sooner, avoiding the stopgap patchwork of past years and costing no more than old methods while ensuring year round passability.
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Wood County
Grand Rapids Tribune
Death of a Wisconsin citizen prompts talk on balance and life
A doctor in a small Wisconsin city reflects on the death of a leading local figure. He attributes the death to Bright's disease with arteriosclerosis as a contributing factor but suggests the deeper cause was excessive seriousness and relentless self-pressure. The commentary urges moderation, rest, and recreation as essential to health and enterprise.
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Blank
Wisconsin
Bright
New England
Dr. Hoyt
E. Dearholt
University Health Bulletin
Dairy council lauds Wisconsin cheese factory milk bulletin
M O Maughan of the National Dairy council endorses the UW Experiment Station bulletin Correct Payment for Cheese Factory Milk by the Bab cack Test, calling it exactly what the dairy industry needed.
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M.O. Maughan
National Dairy Council
Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin
Marshfield names new school Franklin despite Purdy tribute
Marshfield builds a $50,000 Vocational Educational school and initially plans to name it after Sergt. Wil lard Purdy. The board instead names Franklin school, provoking protests in Marshfield as citizens argue the hero’s name should be honored. Purdy died saving companions by shielding them from a grenade blast, a act celebrated by local veterans and newspapers.
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Grand Rapids Tribune
Marshfield
Purdy
Sergt
Willard Purdy
Franklin School
Franklin
Sergt. Purdy
How a Magneto Helps Prevent Stalling in Cars
The article explains that ignition sparks occur at the electrode gap in spark plugs and that proper ignition is crucial when a car stalls. It warns against overreliance on batteries, recommends magnetos to generate reliable sparks, improve fuel efficiency, and provide steady engine power, especially when away from service.
Costly layoff debate on labor strikes and politics
A columnist argues wage labor suffers costly layoffs when workers strike for political aims or demonstrations unrelated to wages or hours. He notes educated readers praise strikes for wages but view politically motivated stoppages as a luxury workers cannot afford. He cites a Saturday Evening Post stance supporting strikes for pay and conditions while criticizing noneconomic protests.
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Saturday Evening Post
Wasn’t That the Ivory One Cartoons Magazine Snippet
A brief cartoon caption exchange features a mother and child bantering about a wooden ding, with the line about it being hers when she married the father. The playful exchange reflects家庭 humor in the magazine’s humor section.
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Bobby
Cartoons Magazine
Stingy Man Loses Paper After Bee and Fence Mishap
A local tale from The Times Booster recounts a stingy man who, refusing his home paper, sends his son to borrow it. A hive sting, barbed wire, a cow in the cornfield, and a cream spill lead to injuries, a broken leg, stolen teeth and savings, while the daughter elopes with the hired man.
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Sher
Times
The Best Plaster For a Lame Back
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment bound on the painful area can be more effective than a plaster and costs far less. This home remedy emphasizes simple, practical relief without expensive products.
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Chamberlain
The High Cost of Living
The president warns prices for food and essentials will take long to normalize. Senator Cumiin condemns efforts to erase employer employee ties and questions civilization’s survival without them. Senator Reed’s ad view opposes banning current price agitation. the vice-president offers a philosophical remark.
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Cumiin
Reed
Barron County Leads Wisconsin In Herd Testing Efforts
Barron county claims the largest number of herds tested and being tested for the accredited herd list in Wisconsin. Currently fifty owners in Barron county have applied for this test. Of the 700 cattle in the pure bred herds already tested, six or seven percent have retested after shipments into the county for retesting.
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Barron County
Wisconsin
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Times Office
Armory Bldg
Pittsville
Robert I. Buggs
Janesville
South Vine Street
Sixth and
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W. A. Grubb, Praetoe, Wis. Adit
Magee Street
Geo. H. Weltorn
John Seubert
City Pall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cheney & CO
C.B. Edwards
New State Bank Bldg
Mickie Sai
Mickie
John Wroosi
Mainn Street
Metropolis
B& Mine
Bill Sture
Teco
United States
Victory Garage
Sherman & Schiesl
Wagner
Marshfield Cycle CO
A. J. Rilling
Abbotsford
Wells & Chase
Genger Bros
Marathon
BUICK
W. Rough
Stratford
J.P. O'Connell
Overland
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