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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
2
An old advertisement from Milwaukee invites readers to request "Robot" details about Triumph Pills described as irregularity resistant, dependable, and not sold at drug stores. It urges writing to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin for free information.
The market column records hay prices with Timothy at 9.00 and other grades with no call. It lists potatoes and butter, beef and pork quotes per cwt or per lb, eggs per dozen, and various flour feed and grain prices from Spark Cereal Company. An abrupt note mentions a wild elephant with keen smell detecting enemies from almost a mile away.
The article notes a myth from East Indian tradition where the world is upheld by eight white elephants supporting the earth. It highlights a symbolic belief linking elephants to cosmic structure and creation.
The Marshfield Board of Public Works enacts rules: water charges apply to building owners. non owners using light must deposit 5 with the city treasurer. tampering with light meters leads to prosecution and a $25 reward for evidence of offenses. Ruling takes effect January 9, 1916.
A cookbook style list of apple based desserts and dishes. Recipes include Apple Sauce Cake Apple Whip Apple Roll Stuffed Baked Apples Escalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples Apple Compote Apple Cobbler and Apple Gems with ingredients and basic methods.
Sherry residents and visitors mark Christmas with family gatherings and church events. Mr and Mrs Jos Weldman of St Paul join kin, while Mr and Mrs Frank Parks host relatives. North west Collegiate Institute notes a former student Bertram L Davis visiting and performing. An epidemic of grippe affects several families as community calendars fill with snowbound visits and holiday meals.
Dee and Mrs Wm Wundrow, visiting from Canada, spend winter with Mrs Wundrow's parents. Miss Wesler's School program before Christmas drew a large crowd. Miss Mary Schitt returns from Grand Rapids for the holidays. Myrtle Wundrow visited Lovixs and Emma Ohm. Eleanor Nooran, home from Grand Rapids Normal, also on holiday leave. A group of youths rode to Marshfield Sunday in Charles Windrow's car. A Happy New Year to all.
The Mohle school Christmas program drew a large crowd with Mrs Royce praised for directing the children. Residents Mr and Mrs Albert Schultz hosted relatives Sunday. Charles Minton of Abbotsford visited the Brown Morey home, and Joseph Seitz died at his son’s home, funeral held at the Catholic church.
Conversation at a gathering features Ina Kathleen and others debating versatility and aging. Remarks reference Josephine, a French scientist, and a witty exchange about aging stunts. A humorous note about a judge ruling on a baby via apartment house appears.
The Great Eastern measured 092 feet in length, 85 feet in width, 60 feet depth, and 24,000 tons. Draft was 20 feet unloaded and 30 feet loaded. It carried paddle wheels of 56 feet diameter and a 24 foot four bladed screw propeller. Accommodations totaled 4,000 passengers across classes. Speed was about 18 mph. It was broken up for old iron in 1859 after a 31 year career.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a sequence of seven early Irish kings beginning in AD four. Four of the rulers are described as having successors, indicating a dynastic pattern in the era.
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