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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1917
Page
7
A Wisconsin home economics expert explains canning fruit without sugar. Sugar is mainly for sweetness. fruit preserves can be stored well without it. Sugar prices rise seasonally, prompting use of unsweetened fruit. sugar can be added when served.
The state legislature passed a law standardizing sleigh width to four feet six inches between runners. After January 1 1919 it is illegal to fill draft sleighs size No 5 or larger manufactured after January 1 1919 for use on public highways. Violators face a fine of five to twenty five dollars.
The Northern Wisconsin State Fair announces September 17 to 21 at Chiyevwa Falls with day and night events. 250 members of Hardquarters Company A and 4th regiment prepared grounds, the Zouave band will perform, and free attractions and exhibits are expected to exceed prior years.
Merlin Hull warns dealers and the public that license plates are issued within 86 hours of filing and payment. Plates must be displayed. misuses for private or livery service are prohibited and subject to the regular license fee. The attorney general’s interpretation restricts demonstration plates to showroom use.
A century ago Duke of Averton sought disinheritance over an American marriage to Edith Van Wyck of New York. The case hinged on a paper marriage record forged with ink and a pen from a moral era. After expert examination, the court validated the ceremony, affirming Edith as the duke's wife and settling her claim, while mocking the era’s mock marriages.
In Atlanta Harriet Owing a 9 year old girl sustained a forehead wound when a stray .22 bullet flattened on impact without penetrating the skull. Doctors removed the bullet and she returned home a short time later.
A succinct remark notes that spending money is tied to achieving a lively or exciting period described as hot time. It presents a provocative viewpoint without further context or attribution. The quote emphasizes cost as a gatekeeping factor for excitement.
Washington Av 20. The little strips of parti colored visation seen on soldiers of the sea are a mystery to most civilians says Major General George Barnett. Each strip indicates a medal or service in a campaign. The tan with blue stars honors the Medal of Honor. blue white red recalls the Philippine insurrection. blue gray marks Civil War service. blue yellow blue yellow red signals Spanish American War and Cuban occupation. yellow edges for China campaign.
Wisconsin potato producers report a new pest threat as green cabbage lice shift to potato vines. Entomologist H I Wilson from the agricultural experiment station warns they could devastate crops if unchecked. He notes lime spraying with nicotine sulphate at four ounces per twenty five gallons can control this and other plant lice.
Readable fragment notes a Marshfield Clinic corner at Central Avenue and East Thinl building. OCR shows stray quotation marks and unclear surrounding context about a store or Tekato. Limited readable details prevent full itemization.
An ad for DRS, Vedder and Vedder Physicians and Surgeons lists Dr dB and Dr Me as Vedder. It provides office and residence locations, with contact details and languages spoken in German and English. The text includes fragmented address-like strings and time references.
A light verse encourages readers to send stories jokes photos and news to amuse the readers. It invites submissions and promises space for anecdotes and smiles in the pages.
The Birmingham Age Herald hails music as a calming, mobilizing, and civilizing force. It claims music guides armies to restraint, shapes religious services, and shapes history through revivals and movements, presenting music as a potent social harmony.
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