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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
4
A civil war veteran whose vote was questioned may gain citizenship by presenting his army discharge papers to the circuit court. The piece urges all immigrants with honorable discharges to finalize naturalization before the next election, stressing veterans’ voting rights and urging haste to comply with new laws.
Figures from Amherst assessor Andrew P. Ken show wood county tax totals for 1912 near 7300 with 425 individuals and firms taxed. City credits list Grand Rapids 8834.64 Marshfield 4148.12. Portage county totals reach 4271.81 with 483 assesseds. Inquiry notes the issue seems settled and unlikely to recur in elections.
A brief East Coast style notice reports Grand Rapids poking fun at Marshfield amid political banter. The piece notes the towns joke about politics and contrasts it with concerns about smallpox, urging action over rehearsal.
A 1918 Marshfield local election saw veteran Andrew Haertle denied voting rights. The piece recalls his Civil War service in Wisconsin Infantry, with battles including Fort Fisher, Petersburg, and Saylar’s Creek. It argues for preservation of his franchise and condemns postwar political actions that barred him.
Residents report travel visits and family news across Arpin, Wanakotha, Greenwood, Marshfield, Mukwonago and Butternut. Deer hunters H F Rocrig A Vander Wall and Rred Strauss hunted near Ogema. A cheese factory is under construction on the Kirkstra farm two and a half miles east of Arpin as farmers finish fall plowing and seek better weather.
The Marshfield taxpayer will not feel fully relieved after paying city taxes this year. With the budget trimmed, residents paying the city treasurer $2.60 per $100 valuation will see an outstanding balance of at least $1.15 per $100 remaining.
A collage of verse on rhetorical prowess ends with a local note from the Town of Eau Pleine. Aug Krauter trips to Marshfield, Franchowiak to Stratford, Krauter’s mother visiting, Thanksgiving school closure, teacher Ethel Faleske at Marshfield, Rudolph Krauter sawing wood, and local residents J. Pointek and Julius Lau welcomed a baby boy born November 20. An ad blurb urges careful spending on outfits and costs.
Timely Health Hint cites 100000 U S blind cases and estimates 2500 in Wisconsin. It argues one third of blindness is preventable and most from birth infections, preventable with eye drops after birth, urging proper attendant follow through to avert public relief burdens and economic strain. It also notes a reader query about a rural mail carrier with nervous disorders and suggests occupation change to engage the mind.
A frugal holiday craft using a ten cent doll with brown or flaxen hair, Germantown wool in red or blue, and ribbons to create a six inch long decorative hairpin holder. The process involves Crometing the wool in chain stitch, winding, stitching into the doll head, gluing bows, and forming a hanger from the ribbon. Total cost about twenty five cents. Northwestern Agriculturist describes matching colors to a friend’s room.
Miss Lillian Mews and sister Beartha visited Mrs. Cros Mews for a few days Monday. Mrs. Conrad Meex attended the funeral of Mrs. Papp at Marshfield Monday. Mrs. Frank Herman and husband were at Laona and returned home last week. Hurrah for the wedding bells soon ringing in Lovers Lane.
The Sarnia Ontario wireless station near Port Edward picked up clear signals from a Darwin South Australia transmitter calling Sydney. The station reported the signals traveled halfway around the world making a record distance in wireless telegraphy.
Our drugs are chosen for medicinal value purity and strength and aid you in overcoming sickness. When orders are placed no imitation or adulteration is practiced and doctors orders are followed. We cooperate in bringing back your health through knowledge training and long experience in compounding.
William A. Fricke of Wausau, head of Employers Mutual Liability Insurance, attacks Wisconsin state life fund under the law. He says there are no evils needing correction, the plan imposes costs on policy holders and taxpayers, and would force fixed premiums with no flexibility. He argues Ohio and Washington plans are mutual and adjustable, while Wisconsin’s would fail if impairment occurs.
A claim argues the state fund is impaired or other funds were unlawfully used for organization promotion and management costs. It states policy holders in the fund are treated equally with regular companies, preventing the state from offering insurance at lower costs.
A playful verse from the Philadelphia North American outlines a Thanksgiving turkey’s extended leftovers plan. It humorously catalogs meals from Thursday to the following Tuesday, ending with a plea not to have another until next Thanksgiving.
Wisconsin employment office reports scarce job calls in Oshkosh with seventeen calls for help and seventy seven applicants. Most positions go to fifty four men and twenty three women. thirty six referrals and twenty three hires noted. In Stevens Point officials say more men seek work than in a year, while labor agencies offer to supply workers of any nationality.
A reader questions whether paying a dollar more today than advertised is sensible and suggests checking the ads for quick answers to today’s pricing concerns.
A historical ad-style record touts Dr. King's New Discovery as the best defense against colds coughs and pneumonia. It cites anecdotal testimonials from Mrs Effie Morton Columbia Missouri and Win Cogger praising the remedy and urging publication of their endorsement. The letter notes family use for fourteen years and asks readers to send inquiries with return postage.
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