Soldier bonus bill drives Marshfield vote on September 2
The text urges Marshfield residents and Wisconsin voters to approve a soldier bonus measure on September 2. It proposes $10 per month per month of service for each veteran, with an overall $14 million appropriation and $5 million from a surtax, aiming to honor war service and boost local progress and improvements. It stresses patriotism, personal welfare of veterans, and town growth through infrastructure and civic development.
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Wolice
Ilyes
Marine
Marshfield
Wisconsin
S Hart
Nust
America
It is time for you mothers to demand an eight hour day
A brief call to action urging mothers to unite for an eight hour workday, framing the demand as a fundamental labor reform and gender equality step. The message emphasizes workplace fairness and collective advocacy.
Boosters Head to Hewitt and Nearby Towns for State Fair Travel
On Tuesday morning business and professional men left Marshfield for Hewitt Auburndale and Grand Rapids as part of the booster trip for the Central Wisconsin State Fair set for September 2 to 4. The Chamber of Commerce leads the effort with another tour planned to Spencer Unity Medford and surrounding areas. The drive promotes good roads and the pond issue on the September 2 vote, with four minute speakers and the Marshfield band providing music at booster stops.
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Hewitt
Auburndale
Grand Rapids
Wilty
Marshfield
Army worms in Wood County threaten Wisconsin corn fields
The army worm has appeared in Wood County with reports across Dane, Dodge, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, and Calumet counties. Local officials urge farmers to inspect corn fields, trap worms, and use control methods such as furrow plowing, ditch pulverizing, kerosene in postholes, and targeted bait.
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Wood County
W. W. Clark
Ominty Upent
Madison
Lake Winnegahe
Dane
Dodge
Columbia
Fond du Lac
Winnebago
Calumet
L. G. Genther
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Gentner
Chippewa Falls Fair to Feature Kennedy Amusement Show
The Chippewa Falls fair September 14 to 19 will spotlight the Kennedy shows with twenty five attractions. The tour includes a Wisconsin State Fair stop in Milwaukee before Chippewa Falls. The exhibit uses ten thousand electric lights and five hundred staff across thirty transfer cars.
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Don T. Kennedy
Kennedy
Milwaukee
Chippewa Falls
Marshfield to Have Red Cross Home Service Aid
Miss Marguerite Kraus, back from a six week Red Cross home service course in Council Bluffs, will run the city hall office as the Home Service of the local chapter. She will aid discharged soldiers and families by handling back pay, allotments, insurance, and liberty bonds, expediting claims through the office. The service, free to soldiers, wives, mothers, fathers, and friends, aims to settle financial difficulties arising from army service.
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Marguerite Kraus
Council Bluffs
American Red Cross Institute
Kraus
American Red Grass
Liberty
Eta
Washington
Aus Kraus
Home Service
Losses in Battle Reach 270 Men in Company A
Captain George Merkel received the regiment's casualty records. The 127th infantry at App ton shows total killed and wounded about 8,586. Company A from Fond du Lac lost 270 men. Losses by battalions totaled First 952, Second 1,141, Third 814, with Company A having the highest casualties.
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George Merkel
127Th Infantry
Appton
82Nd Division
Company & of
Fond du Lac
Yote for Bonds Reflecting on County Debt to Build Roads
The author argues that borrowing 1 1 25 of Wood County’s 40 million valuation, about 1.5 million dollars, is a prudent investment for road improvements. He compares it to farm loans, stating that debts tied to productive assets pay for themselves through improved value and ongoing profits, urging counties to vote for the bond issue to obtain roads.
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Wood County
Locals Hand the Rapids A 4703 Defeat Fond du Lac
In a windy game Marshfield edged Grand Rapids 4 2 with a late rally and an eighth inning error by Leitner that tied and then sealed the win for the locals. Grand Rapids pitching held Marshfield to three singles while Reeths Krahn allowed six hits. Next Sunday Fond du Lac visits Marshfield as a strong semi pro club, promising a tough test for local fans.
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Leitner
Chapman
Gran Rapids
Roment
Marshfield
Grand Raunds
Rapids
Grand Rapids
Reeths
Krahn
Fond du ‘Lac
Fond du Lac
Emmerich
Marshfield Brick and Tile Receives Wisconsin Clay Suitability
The Mershfield Brick & Tile company received four communications from the University of Wisconsin art department during the first week. The clay used in their regular products is also suitable for high grade clay products such as ornamental vases and dishes. A sample vase from Madison was sent to L A Hart and shows the clay’s broad potential for Marshfield brick and tile.
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Mershfield Brick & Tile Company
Art Department
The
University At Wisconsin
University
L. A. Hart
Madison
Marshfield Prick and Tile Company
Will Son
Stock and produce show at Marshfield fair exceeds all prior
This year’s event at the Marshfield fair promises record spectacle with 250 top Wisconsin dairy stock to be shown in the big round barn. Entries directed to R. R. Williams secretary Marshfield Wisconsin 4414 Let us develop and print your films quick service Winterburn Drug Dr W T Pond dentist Over the Company 46 Woolworth store 27
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Marshfield Fair
Wisconsin
Big Round
R. R. Williams
Secy
Marshfield
Winterburn Drug
W- T. Pond
Woolworth
American National Bank Purchases Smith Property
The American National Bank acquired the Smith property adjacent to its site last week. The lot is currently used as a barber shop by Floyd Apfel. Plans for the use of the newly acquired property remain uncertain.
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American National Bank
Smith
Floyd Apfel
Grand Rapids and Marshfield to Play in Pittsville Aug 28
Pitts ville welcomes returned soldiers with a three game series between Grand Rapids and Marshfield next Thursday August 28 for a $100 purse. Both teams boast strong lineups and the town will be gala with a lively committee promising entertainment. Fans from Marshfield are expected to attend.
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Pittsville
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Soldier Boys
Phone Rate Hearing Set At City Hall This Morning
The Marshfield Telephone Exchange rate increase hearing before the Wisconsin Railroad Commission moves from Madison to City Hall and will begin at 10 o clock. Local residents and interested parties are expected to attend in force to hear the application and its implications.
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City Hall
Marshfield
New Garage Rising on Second Street Front, Replacing Fire Gutted Block
Tuesday morning work began on the old fire gutted building owned by C Blodgett on Second street. The site will be torn down and a new brick one story garage 44 by 90 feet will be erected. J E Wagner holds the construction contract. W G O Connell will move into the Blodgett building once finished for Marshfield Grocer company. C D McCrillis handles removal of the remaining structure. Completion date not yet set.
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C. Blodgett
Second Street
Leo Leitz
C. &. Blodgett
J. E. Wagner
W. O'Connell
Marshfield Grocer Company
C.D. McCrillis
Wagner
Naw
Captain Reigel Returns Home Discharged From Service
Captain Frank Reigel who led Company A, 127th infantry, at the outbreak of the war has returned to the states from overseas. A telegram to L A Hart said he would arrive from Camp Grant today, indicating his discharge from further service.
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Frank Reigel
127Th Infantry
L. A. Hart
Reigel
Camp Grant
Reiger
Victory button offered to U S service members
A communication from Corporal C R Burkhead at the Wausau recruiting station announces a Victory button for officers enlisted personnel field clerks and army nurse corps members who served on active duty between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 and honorably. The silver button honors those wounded in action and the bronze is for all others. Application blanks are available at 820 Third Street Wausau Wisconsin or mailed on request. Marshfield service members urged to apply promptly to be among the first to receive the button.
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C. R. Burkhead
United States
Wausau
Army Nurse Corps
Army of the United States
Army
Third Street
Wis
Marshfield
Provisions Governing Issuance of Road Bonds Explained
The State Commission answers key questions on highway bond issuance. It covers authority vested in County Boards, bond limits tied to total county valuation, majority elector approval requirements for excess bets, and limits for sole-board action bonds. Examples illustrate how valuation governs permissible bond totals.
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Commission
Ccuuty
Clover seed yields and a jungle tale at Adler theater
A reader notes seed count in clover heads predicts yield per acre from one to three bushels, with Moore advising seeders may use fields yielding as low as one to one and a half bushels. Clara Kimball Young appears at Adler theater Sunday night in The Salvage Woman, a jungle upbringing drama promising good entertainment for all.
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Moore
Clara Kimball Young
Adler Theater
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Chippewa Falls Fair
RED Cross “Home Service” Aid
Piaying
Seigel Home
Phice
Tion
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