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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
9
A collage of fluctuating topics from a newspaper page includes cures for piles with dubious remedies, a boastful remark about wives who can speak two languages, a brochure on calf fattening, and guidance on children fearing the dark. The tone mixes sensational tips with rural humor and moral advice.
In England a new short tale gains American circulation. Rudyard Kipling and Dorothy Drew figure as leads with Kipling visiting Hawarden. Dorothy speaks up, easing her anxious mother as Kipling grows weary from attention and play.
In a fable tone Labor, weary and asleep in his cavern, awakens to find the world idle as Commerce pleads for his return. After negotiation, Labor agrees to resume work if one day each year is set aside for him and another for leisure, calling it Tabor Day.
A speech urging equal livelihood, education, and shared benefits from labor saving devices. It advocates shorter workdays, compulsory education and child labor laws, and universal opportunity, foreseeing a rising collective will to advance justice and a Brotherhood of Man globally.
The text describes the Trophy of Victory and a holiday event, noting a fatal accident and the trophy’s wartime message. It states 250,000 shop workers in the Federation seek recognition as the sole contract maker in the railroad industry between shopmen and companies.
The first Monday in September strengthens national regard for labor and progress. It emphasizes the worth of manual work, unity among workers, and responsible negotiation with employers. The essay frames Labor Day as a militant yet constructive reminder of rights and duties, urging thoughtful reflection on national labor issues.
A cynical young man on a Washington streetcar studies a new collar advertisement showing the Capitol dome encircled by the collar. Placards on the Senate and House wings read prices, “Quarter aire” and “Two for a quarter.” He quips that it mirrors his view of some congressmen.
A mother describes a four year old boy’s severe facial rash improving after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She details washing with warm suds, bursting blisters, and application of ointment until the skin cleared in about ten to twelve days with no scarring. The letter, dated January 10 1912, is signed Mrs Arthur Haworth and promotes Cuticura products.
A Kansas City mother took her two daughters to visit her husband’s relatives in Kansas. The children, sent on an errand to the depot, returned chewing gum. With no money, the older child explained the gum came from a slot machine that told them to ask the agent for pennies.
The servants discuss a row between master and mistress last night with the butler noting the master may have run out. The parlor maid disputes the idea he used his motor car, saying she heard the mistress state he left in a huff.
A fragmented line from Lip Pincott quotes Harping on a subject annoys a harpy more than a harpist. It hints at a whimsical reflection on objects of desire and attention, labeled as Lip Pincott's wry remark about taste and distraction.
Evelyn asks if Nalica will marry Reggy, claiming yes for her future. Nalica responds she plans to marry to be cute but questions risking one thousand.
John Burroughs, famed nature writer, boasted of a Catskills fox hunt with his brother Eden in Hobart. Eden shot the fox and earned five dollars, while John’s published account netted seventy six dollars, prompting a sharp correction from the sage of Blabsides.
Moving pictures excite universal interest in cities worldwide as shown in the Daily Consular Reports. From England to Mexico and India the cinematograph draws instant and sustained attention.
Mrs J G Jahnson of Scottville Mich extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from backache pain and fatigue after years of farm work. She claims her large family and hard labor show the medicine's health benefits and also cites help for her daughter with painful periods.
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