Local incidents and notices from Marshfield area
Brief items report Little Arza Sheriff escaping injury after nearly being run over by a delivery wagon while kids played at Maple and Sixth. Also noted are local market ads from Wenzel and Wenzel, a dispute over $1,500 found in a Black River Falls old building, a death in Marshfield and funeral details, plus advertisements for talking machines, jewelry, banking, and Dr. Turbin with a forthcoming visit to Hotel Blodgett on August 29.
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Arza
Maple
Sixth Streets
Wenzel & Wenzel
Black River Falls
John J. Cramer
American National Bank
Marshfield
Wis
Sonophone
Columbia
Frank L. Zweck
Milwaukee Sentinel
Davidson- Connor
First National Bank of
Wes
Exchange
Wenzel & Wenzel's
Methodists Defeat Presbyterians In 27 20 Baseball Game
The Methodist and Presbyterian teams played at the baseball park last Friday with the Methodists winning 27 to 20 after initially trailing. Arthur Hoene slid into home plate from third base, fracturing his left shoulder blade and earning a sling for his injured arm.
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Arthur Hoene
Testing Eggs Age by Salt Water Float Method
The air cell in a large end enlarges with age and a salt water solution reveals egg age by float orientation. Fresh eggs lie horizontal, 3 to 5 day eggs show slight tilt, and about a month old float with the small end downward, offering an alternative to candling.
Farmers Object to Signboards in Rural Indiana and Michigan
Rural farmers form a league to remove all outdoor signboards from northern Indiana and southern Michigan. They vow to prosecute merchants who trespass on farmpremises, contending signs mar beauty and ruin young trees and fences. The group urges merchants to advertise in newspapers only.
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Indiana
Michigan
As Told in the Hills to Play at the Opera House
One night engagement features a top salaried company in melodramas. The play relies on the cast’s merit rather than flashy scenery and improbable plots. The acting of the company earns deserved appreciation from audiences.
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W. F. Mann
Arkansas
Opera House
Strauss Drug Store
Tragic Train Death Claims J A Gebus in Dakota
J A Gebus of Neillsville was killed when struck by a Soo train at Minot North Dakota while en route to Portal. He was the son of Mr and Mrs M Gebus and had formerly resided in Neillsville. The funeral occurred Monday in Neillsville with his parents and sisters Kate and Alice Gebus and Mrs Brown of Duluth in attendance.
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J. A. Gebus
Neillsville
Soo
Minot
Portal
M. Gebus
Kate Gebus
Alice Gebus
St. Paul
Brown
Duluth
Puzzle riddle in a 19th century exhortation
A playful arithmetic puzzle asks the reader to compute a value using counts of living brothers and sisters and deaths. It claims the final arrangement reveals the numbers for deaths, living sisters, and living brothers by position on a gate. The text invites the reader to try the procedure and verify the outcomes.
Brakeman Hurt After Freight Train Incident
Earl Whitehead of Abbotsford a brakeman on freight train No 21 was seriously hurt at Chippewa Falls Wednesday night. He failed to notice a warning and fell between cars almost the entire train passed over him. He required knee amputation and knee above knee surgery with spine injuries but may survive.
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Earl Whitehead
Abbotsford
Chippewa Falls
Unclaimed Letters at Marshfield Post Office
Lists uncalled letters up to August 21 including Adler Henry Bailey A P Clark Hose Conway W D Hamel Louis C Houghton Mabion Martin E W Reinolt A Schwartz Dora Tornz William Tholf Alma Persons calling for above letters should say advertised Joan F Core P M
Grand Seventh Day Adventist Encampment Opens Aug 22
A state wide Seventh Day Adventist encampment will be held in the city for two weeks starting August 22 in a large tent and fair grounds pavilion. Delegates from Wisconsin and other states will attend. meals offered in the dining tent on the European plan and religious talks daily.
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Seventh Day
Fair Grounds
Petersen
Wisconsin
Patrick C. McGreynolds
Bethel
H. W. Reed
Osakesh
W. W. Stebbins
la Crosse
R. T. Dowsett
Milwaukee
C. W. Olds
Waukesha
S. Swenson
Ladysmith
Church Street
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Turbin
Hotel Blodgett
Methodists
Dakota
OUR
Mason
Eac
Spa
Ares
Ile
Justin
Savings Bank
Gerth Bros
Props
Seventh Day Adventists
Mercy Hospital
Thorpe
Stevens Point
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