Marshfield Times Adverts and Subscriptions
The Marshfield Times notes Second Class Matter status at Marshfield Wisconsin post office and lists yearly subscription at $1.50 in advance. It warns against fraudulent or objectionable advertising and asserts reliance on advertiser truthfulness and proper reporting of any failures to maintain good standing in future editions.
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Marshfield
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Marshfield Times
Iauw Times
Grand Rapids
Germany
America
Quy Country Quote Reflected In Foreign Relations
A historic quotation attributed to Stephen Decatur is cited with the line about the nation being right or wrong depending on perspective. The note contrasts foreign engagement with domestic allegiance and underscores patriotism amid international affairs.
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Stephen Decatur
Liberty Loan cycle and its returns to American citizens
A historical overview of how Liberty Loan bonds fund U S government needs by citizens like John Smith and Thomas Brown. It explains the flow: citizens pay, funds go to the treasury, deposits pass through Federal Reserve banks, and money returns via government spending on American products and labor, potentially back to the payers.
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United States
John Smith
Thomas Brown
Cade
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
Germany
Financing the War and Public Funding Sources
The piece explains U S war financing through taxes and bonds. It notes government borrows from people, then spends funds to acquire needed goods. It identifies three sources of revenue for war needs and mentions fixed national property as a resource.
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United States
American War Finance Through Bonds and Taxation
A historical appeal explains how war funds come from accumulated savings, taxes, and bond sales. It argues the government shifts credits without draining wealth, citing U S experience with postwar strength and urging loyalty to the United States over German ties amid a hostile domestic debate reflected by Jefferson County Union.
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United States
England
German Americans clash over WWI loyalties observed at Camp Douglas departure
Two German descended men argue during Company B’s departure for Camp Douglas. One decries sending U S troops to defend the nation while the other blames Wilson and questions Amer ican patriotism, referencing Kaiser era actions and wartime policies. The exchange highlights wartime nativism and divided loyalties among German Americans.
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Company B
Camp Douglas
Germany
Wilson
Wileson
Ternstorff
Zimmerman
Bernstorff
Mexico
Japan
Kaiser
United States
Wisconsin Briefs Reflect Statewide Wartime and Policy Views
Badger briefs recount calls to fine lawmakers for codifying statutes, caution about road safety, praise Wisconsin as first in peace and war, remarks on changing views of life value, and a mix of opinions from various Wisconsin papers. The items include anti-lynching sentiment, draft notes, gender role quips, and a Barnum anecdote ending with a prompt to place a Want Ad in The Times.
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Wisconsin
Rien Lake
Auhland Press
George Washington
Wausau Record-Herpala
Creey Bay
W. W
Uncle Sam
Eau Claire
Burning of Wealth and Liver Trouble Notice
A discussion on preventable fires raising the cost of living cites a fire per minute in the United States and losses from grain elevators and warehouses. A reader from Webster City, Iowa reports relief from liver trouble using Chamberlain's Tablets after half a bottle, noting improved health and disappearance of pain.
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United States
Joe Dingman
Webster City
Iowa
Chamberlain
A Giant of Early Wisconsin Seventy-Five Footnotes Tall
In territorial Wisconsin a Scotchman midway between Mineral Point and Platteville stood seven and a half feet tall and weighed 420 pounds. A scholar by taste, he enjoyed reading and literature. a neighbor boy later chronicled tales for the Wisconsin Historical Society. His hands spanned thirteen and a half inches from thumb tip to little finger. Once he visited a neighbor bareheaded seeking duck eggs.
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Wisconsin
Mineral Point
Platteville
Wisconsin Historical Society
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