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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
15
The editor Wallace's Farmer argues dairy profitability hinges on sourcing or breeding high milking cows and proper care. It advocates growing your own milkers, careful feeding, and early calving, plus strict stable watering with consistent temperature to boost milk yield and herd value.
A fragmented passage discusses historical estimates of fence sales in the United States totaling about 2.0 billion dollars and the value of live animals needing fences at roughly 1.94 billion. It notes farm and crop values around 3.92 billion and hints at difficulty in grasping large numbers, mentioning counting silver dollars at four per second for ten hours.
H A Huston of the Purdue agricultural station urges deep plowing and subsoiling before planting beet seed to ensure proper root development. He cautions that shallow tillage causes sprawling roots and poor yields, and urges early, well prepared seed beds and spring planting for best results.
An eastern traveler notes straw piles in the west disrupt cultivation and waste labor. He observes straw is often burned after thrashing, preferring slack rotting to burning. He argues straw has value for feed and bedding and hopes farmers see its benefits for tidier, more efficient fields.
A Breeders' Gazette observation laments slovenly straw stacking on farms. It argues straw has cash value when properly stored, enhances soil fertility, and reduces waste. Proper stacking with posts and rails creates a water shedding sheller for stock, boosting shelter and manure value, while saving labor costs.
A fragmentary 19th century verse excerpt by Aubrey De Vere evokes ruinous weather and a ritual of austere devotion. The speaker imagines fall and snow framing a stark scene with figures in white robes and a silent altar, drawing on religious imagery to symbolize endurance and transformation.
A fragmented OCR passage shows a wife addressing her husband about a bet tied to an election result. The dialogue mentions saving a bet, a tithe man, and a pledge to avoid fooling oneself for three months, signaling social pressure and personal stakes amid a confusing narrative.
Brief, garbled dialogue shows a tense moment with who speaks unclear. The lines suggest a conflict over a decision or plan with rapid changes in intent. No clear names, dates, or places are readable from the text.
A fragmented 19th century medical satire discusses aly experiments, stomach illness, and a claimed cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It mentions Mrs. Jennie Juge Croly as an inspector, critiques quackery, and promotes Cheney Co. remedies with a $100 offer for proof of cure. It also endorses Hall's Family Pills as best.
Prof. T. L. Haeder has been removed from his post as secretary of the Minnesota Dairymen's convention. The action comes amid internal governance changes within the organization and follows recent meetings where leadership roles were reorganized. No replacement details were announced.
The readable text lists various odd phrases and names without a coherent event or identifiable subjects. It mentions the American Horse Meat company with a license at Kearny New Jersey and notes production aimed at Europe, but details are incomplete and scattered across the fragment.
Edward J. Ratcliffe, a well known actor, was placed on trial in New York charged with beating his wife. The ad touts Grain O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with rich mocha like flavor and is sold by all grocers.
The London engineers' strike is likely to be settled by an agreement. The notice mentions sublisted items and various topics, including bicycle tests and foot care products, with an odd ad fragment for Allen S. Gimsted. This mixed OCR text suggests a period piece combining public news and advertisements.
A garbled trade blurb touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughing and relieving dryness with a vasiple bottle offered at 28 and 50 cents. The text also mentions New York Republican primaries reinforcing Plitt's control of the city, though details are unclear.
An advertisement promises fast relief from cold symptoms using a laxative quinine tablet product. It includes a money back refund if the remedy fails and mentions various tonics and preparations such as a soothing sauce and emetic claims. The text is garbled with misread names and illegible phrases, but centers on a rapid cure claim and a refund offer.
Fragments report a jumble of names and phrases with unclear connections. The text mentions persons and groups in a disordered sequence, lacking coherent events or outcomes to establish a clear news item.
The resistant city attorney of Duluth closed wandling houses and had a line row with the chief of police. Reverend Nirsrad Kerrinte, aged 90, is dead at Hnomiaguim, Vi.
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