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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
10
A long mixed menu and decor notes mix with kitchen directions for roasting ducks quail and pigeon pie. The article lists steps for canvaseback and other ducks, quail Royale, and a beef espagnole sauce, interwoven with a column on home decoration and a discussion of 1902 1903 scientific forecasts and warnings about volcanic activity.
The article discusses the renewed activity of Vesuvius with multiple eruptions since 1872 and compares it to Krakatoa and Pelee. It notes varying violence, crater rim breaches, explosive phenomena, and the broader havoc caused by volcanic activity including tremors and tsunamis.
An editorial cites New York physicians warning that crowded streetcars and elevated trains harm public health. It notes strap hanging injures women and girls, exhausts nerves, and strains small passengers, urging Chicago to limit crowding and adopt humane seating practices seen in European cities.
Muvedant at Haat beach recounts aging and hair changes while discussing team play and youthfulness in a humorous exchange. An older colleague jokes about shaving mustache and dyeing hair to pass as younger, prompting a shocked reaction and a call to return to work.
A note from United States Commercial Agent Ernayt L Harris dated September 23 1904 reports the German empire postal secretary has issued an order allowing 145 chambers of commerce to send official matter free of postage. The move is praised as reducing costs and aiding commercial and industrial interests under state supervision.
A Topeka Capital notice reports on a behavior involving a woman unfastening her belt and plowing a panel or surface. The fragmentary text emphasizes action near the belt area and a bottom area, suggesting a domestic or public conduct note.
A woman alleges a streetcar conductor implied she owed fare after she believed the driver forgot her. The incident centers on a perceived deception by transit staff and discusses alleged libelous conduct by the car operator.
Berlin zoological gardens experiment with crossing rabbit breeds from England Normandy Alsace and Russia to create new fur colors and forms. The article notes commercial value of rabbit pelts and highlights the attentive parental care observed by a keeper, citing diverse color strains and surprising physical traits across hybrids.
The account discusses rabbits as a pest in western states and a food source in Europe, highlighting France and Beijing. It notes Czech and Portuguese hunting methods, and describes a French rabbit encounter where a wounded doe tended her young, illustrating the animal's perceived nobility and hardship in winter burrows.
An elderly source narrates rabbit history from mythic origins to royal appetites. He recalls Roman Emperor Augustus praising the royal rabbit hunter who kept the king’s table supplied. He cites Queen Elizabeth I and ancient Greeks valuing rabbit, while Anzio Saxon nobles favored stews and Normans scorned the animal.
A探 essay-like note discusses how smell can outdistance sight in some cultures and environments. It cites Humboldt on ferrying Indians detecting strangers by scent, desert tribes smelling far distances, and Japanese incense rituals. It contrasts memory and smell and paints vivid sensory scenes from North American, Arctic, and Pacific contexts.
The obituary notes Prof Charles F Dowd of Saratoga who devised the standard time system. It credits him as a little known humanitarian who ended the era of hundreds of local time standards by aligning rail timetables to four zones Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific. It explains the planetary 24 belt system and its practical impact on travelers.
A clipped dialogue fragment shows two men arguing about planting and raising crops. One scoffs at effort while the other vows action, as the heated exchange unfolds with rough humor and implied violence in a Philadelphian setting.
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