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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1882
Page
2
Fragmented text reflects a didactic poem about slow progress and perseverance. It speaks of time passing, small efforts, and hope guiding life toward goodness, with references to divine guidance and human striving shaping a hopeful future.
Georgia Arnold recounts how Ada Malbourne, urged by Aunt Sophia, resisted a drinking suitor and saved Charley Melbourne from ruin. Ada’s steadfast influence, a pivotal struggle, and Charley’s final vow to reform lead to a life united and faithful, while Louis Howe disappears from the scene.
An aged observer recalls petrified wood seen in New York and Central Park amid stories of desert journeys and a hardy Irish cook. The tale blends local curiosity with a memory of a journey into a land of petrified trees and tales of a distant country.
The article describes fossilized trees turned to stone found in places like the Little Colorado River region, Smithsonian imports, and the Isle of Portland. It notes silicified trunks, varied hues, opal-like cores, and giant palm remnants, with stages from rock to porous matter and trees up to 70 feet tall.
A historical view praises early farmers for relying on luck and family labor, then argues for business like methods. It champions simple kept records of daily expenses and field costs, showing real income at year end and whether day wages were earned, urging modest, practical bookkeeping for progress.
A rapid round of political notes and society items: Frank Andrews elected Mayor of New Haven by 35 vote margin. New Jersey Temperance Alliance backs constitutional prohibition. Governor Kellogg of Louisiana certifies winning Congress seat. Thompson of South Carolina elected governor. Butler re elected to Senate. Grant sells New York residence. various mentions of Royalties, ministers, and notable figures. a mix of local curiosities, deaths, and cultural tidbits.
Misa Emily Faithful addressed an audience in Chickering Hall on The Changed Position of Women in the Nineteenth Century. She argued women should work as men, challenged the idea that seeking a living makes a woman a fallen creature, and urged early education for girls to earn their bread. Faithful condemned frivolous social pleasures among society women and promoted women’s access to professions, noting English educational reform and Queen Victoria’s praise for women typographers.
A customer storms a ready made shop complaining a wool garment is cotton only. The tale contrasts odd attire including black gowns white gowns and fur hats with a humorous exchange over fabric origins and a claim that Southern sheep supply cotton through fields.
A harsh attack on young men who smoke cigarettes criticizes their demeanor and odor. The writer calls for society to abate the nuisance, denouncing cabbage leaf bound blends and advocating for clean tobacco or honest cigars as a remedy to the growing problem.
Ex Senator Conkling visits Washington as a guest of Ferry Belmont the young Democratic congressman. He is said to act as courier for the Panama Canal Company in lobbying circles.
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