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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
12
A historical digest lists events from May to Dec across Wisconsin towns including Prairie du Lac, Wausau, Marshfield, and Marshfield. It notes civic appointments, deaths, trials, a fatal bridge accident near Stratford, school and church activities, celebrations, and various public notices and local happenings through late 1911.
Forest Johnston visited with his father in Stevens Point last week. Miss Bhead of Corinth and Mrs Miss line of Abbotsford stayed with Miss Fulton. Charlie Cramer Jr. returned from Castlewood after several months away. The Royal Neighbors sale and supper netted a nice sum. C D French sold his Sherman farm for 7500 dollars to a young buyer from southern state. Mrs B J Landaal and Eloise left for Coeur dAlene Idaho, Mr Landau and Robert had gone ahead weeks ago. M E Sunday School plans a Christmas tree program at church Saturday at 7 30. Mrs James McPherson and son Lawrence of Alberta arrived for a visit with grandparents H L Whippie. Mrs H C Andrews and daughter Ethel shopped in Wallsat. Mr Andrews served as juror. Miss Maude Damon and John Kuchnan wed at Marshfield and moved to Unity that evening. Mrs G P Hayward and Miss Welch and Richardson hosted a shower for Maude Damon. Spencer basketball lost to Unity 11 to 10 but calls the game the best yet. return game due Saturday and Owen game Friday.
The community schedule lists a Rock Service next Sunday at Lyncoln at 3 PM, a school program Saturday evening, a Christmas program at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening, and Town Wall Union Mission Sunday school on the 26th Tuesday evening. A hard time social at the Presbyterian church last Friday brought out many people and tokens of regard for Rev. H. Lothian and his fiancée.
Local notes record visitors from Stevens Point and Marshfield including Miss Pearl Helminak, Miss Joyce Hatteberg, and Miss Armean Varsho with parents or teachers. A newborn girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Kreckler on December 13 is announced. County Superintendent Drewry and several mothers visited schools while Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Louis Grube. The Connor Co. advertises a pre Christmas sale with toys and prunes and several families shopped in Marshfield for Christmas gifts.
Richfield M Tuttle purchases a gasoline engine while Marshfield hosts a weekend gathering. A series of local notes recount visits, illness, entertainments, and family bereavements including a scarlet fever related death in Knute Tosten’s family.
The Bethel community describes poor sleighing and mild weather last week, popular coasting among youths, and trips to Minneapolis for heart treatment. Mrs Foote hosts sisters visiting from Minnesota, Elsie Bleck takes a week off to attend her sister's Shawano County wedding, and staff share office duties during absences.
An advertisement touts a superb winter getaway to California with four through daily trains including the San Francisco Overland Limited Los Angeles Limited Centennial State Special and China and Japan mai. It invites readers to contact ticket agents for rates reservations and descriptive booklets.
Weigelsdorf residents exchange holiday wishes as Peter Weigel returns from Chilton where he worked last summer. August Schlagenhaft visits weekly. Mrs Henry Weigel hosts Mr and Mrs Nic Hamus. Lorenz and Peter Weigel visited Mr and Mrs Andrew Pankratz. Local skunk hunters Toe, George and Burno Schlagenhaft. Birth announced: a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs George Bohuman of Auburndale. Wood County Medical Society met at Wood County National Bank with talks on immobilizing fractures, pharmacology, obstetrics, and a paper by Dr Frank Pomainville, followed by officer elections. Dr J A Jackson named president, Dr V 4 Mason vice president, Dr J B Vedder secretary. Meeting concluded with a smoker.
In Cameron the Weilbecker brothers are adding to their house. The first car on the street since snow appeared last Friday evening. Miss Enola Johnson returns from Amherst Junction after attending her cousin's wedding. Mrs Art Finney and infant visit Mrs Finney's parents, Mr and Mrs Henry Brooks. The Weilbecker brothers sold a team of colts for 375 dollars to Andrew Jale of Marshfield.
A concise meditation on enduring vices and the peril of chasing pleasure over virtue. The piece debates moral decline and the pull of harmful desires, urging readers to resist temptations that erode character and society.
Purdue University demonstration broke the world plowing record with a 50-plow gang plow drawn by three traction engines. The machine turns a 60 ft wide strip and covers about 7 acres per mile, with each plow operating independently on uneven ground.
An engaged girl asks what domestic science is and learns it involves making hash from leftover meat and croquettes from leftover broth, as explained by a more experienced friend.
The Washington Star quotes a contemplative citizen on real optimism. He defines a true optimist as a person who can walk to work with cheer, as if chasing a golf ball, illustrating a lighthearted view of everyday resilience.
An article described in Popular Mechanics Magazine shows an electric fixture combining a lamp with a glass flatiron that also serves as a stove. Placed upside down on a rack, the flat bottom acts as a heater and the glass insulates while providing illumination.
On Sunday December 17 changes take effect for Wisconsin Division trains. Northern Pacific North Coast Limited No 23 will depart St. Paul 8 30 a m and reach Chicago 9 06 p m via Wyville and Milwaukee with no local stops on the Northwestern line. No 21 will depart Chicago 10 00 p m and arrive St Paul 10 30 a m via Milwaukee and Wyville. No 2 will stop on signal for NP Railway connections. No 62 departs Minneapolis 7 35 a m. St Pat 8 15 a m Saturday only. No 2 renamed to No 18 with same schedule. No 16 departs Minneapolis 7 00 a m St Paul 7 35 a m. Merrillan to Elroy timing adjusted. check intermediate times. The 10 25 a m departure will connect through to the coast.
Cleopatra hosts a banquet noted for abundance and exotic dishes. Guests sample a cornucopia of foods, from roast beef and plum pudding to goose with stout and barley wine. The scene blends gastronomy with indulgent curiosity about rare items and dietary fashions.
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