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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1892
Page
2
A garbled local page fragment from The Marshfield Times in Marshfield Wisconsin mentions a marriage on a Norway trip a riverbank warning, a Siamese royalty note on footwear, and a boastful claim about the longest American trestle over Lake Ponartain. It cites Arizona and Liberty County financials, and sparse banking and currency data with scattered names and numbers.
A late obituary notes Ames Spinkle of Lovington and a large estate valued at 2.5 million, with bequests to relatives and charitable causes. The piece also mentions a developing attorney general race led by Miss Ella Knowles, who after Bates College earned her law degree and began practice in Montana and Oregon, gaining broad support for her historic candidacy.
Yale defeated Harvard in a foontdl style display as a packed crowd watched notable upsets and veteran players. The report also notes Margaret Mather planning retirement from the stage amid various national developments and local incidents across several states.
A Stark County tale recounts a Kane farmer known for harsh temper who refused to visit his gravely ill wife. He charged a patient high fees for a prescription and later used the drugs himself, worsening the wife’s condition. He faced grand jury scrutiny and potential court action for war practices.
A raconteur recalls a 19th century barroom poker night involving a vanished prominent man nicknamed Murphy and a bravado laden challenge. Murphy confronts a young gambler at a bar table, threatening with a derringer as the tale pivots on a single line about having “quite a few notches” on his revolver.
A historic Gazette recounts tricks used to dodge jury duty by summoned common jurors. A frightened little girl blurts that her father cannot attend because he lacks boots and has wooden legs, revealing a tense courtroom moment and the judge’s reaction.
The article surveys development of high speed traveling cranes, noting progress from early steam and electric propulsion to modern systems. It highlights Philadelphia and Chicago makers, notable projects for the Columbian Exposition and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and a 49 ton capacity crane with 500 feet per minute speed. It discusses safety devices, alloy constructions, and aims to accelerate lifting efficiency in industrial docks and factories.
A New York Telegram interview with a leading dental supply manager discusses the rising use of false teeth, reasons for fashion, and the cost range from 15 to 18 cents for teeth with materials like gelatin and celluloid. It notes bridge work, gold crowns, and a new machine that produces steel excavating bars at 19 cents each after a $400,000 research effort.
The Union Signal notes that those with knowledge are less feared than ignorant crowds. It argues that the outcome of controversy, though unsettled, leads to wisdom and clearer judgment.
A jumble of comic snippets and parodies from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. The text features puns, misread words, and playful banter among characters like Swiggs Diggs Tingle and Bragg, with snippets about court, teaching, attire, and mispronunciations. The tone is lampooning and whimsical, reflecting newspaper humor of the era.
The fragment discusses Thomas Jefferson proposing a vast Monticello deer park with diverse wildlife and safekeeping by guarding a dominant elk. It also notes Jefferson’s habit of buying and trading many horses, including exchanges with John Hylton and a later pledge of extra payment, reflecting his interest in mounts for troopers and personal horse trading efforts.
The schooner Lena Full carrying apples sailed from Ludington yesterday but split from her barge in a severe Lake Michigan storm. The vessel was battered and ran ashore near Buffalo Street as the crew fought freezing conditions. Captain Hui and two other men were rescued by life savers and taken to hospital.
An old promotional notice touts Hoatutler's Blomach Bittery as a universal cure for digestion issues and irregular bowels. It links a long list of ailments to liver and kidney trouble and promises dramatic health improvements through a “superb core rectivo” patent medicine.
A quarrelled man explains he is staying by the canal and would welcome an evening call, inviting the other to drop in. The exchange reveals a détente as he describes his current residence and openness to reconciliation.
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