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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
9
A humorous vignette recalls a lobby debate on happiness led by Simeon Ford as two men argue the idea of perfect happiness. A married man boasts of ongoing honeymoon bliss. Separate notes discuss best bow wood from Oregon yew and an English tradesman’s self-critical will.
A playful Irish dialect item recalls Mistress Bridget asking about a dentist. Liddy O Galway explains the dentist did not pull a tooth but scooped it out with a small tool and bound it with a plug, causing discomfort and a noisy, uneasy scene that the speaker would rather endure than endure the commotion again.
A New York woman confides to a friend that her second husband is fastidious and eats little, while her first husband who died would eat anything she cooked. She reveals she told her present husband, which the friend uses to explain the issue.
A snippet discusses whether a parasol is the feminine form of an umbrella. The exchange probes if the first word might derive from an umbrella and how gendered terms relate to common objects.
A discussion contrasts justified lying with varying social and legal allowances, citing examples from Shakespeare to Twain and Puritan norms. Goethe’s ban on animals on stage is recounted, noting his despotic rule at Weimar and the public’s reaction to a dog on stage in The Dog of Montargis.
The Hampstead Green post office encounter notes a polyglot interpreter and a foreign tradesman in Oxford Street. Two women try to send a money order, clerk insists on a Christian name, and the name is improperly split as Kotze Mollen to satisfy the request. The London Chronicle cites Solomon as a parallel.
The Armenian peasants practice a multi generation family life under one roof. Both men and women work in fields in a primitive manner. When grain ripens they place a sheaf by the roadside to solicit gifts from passersby to bless their crop. Their homes are stone or mud, often half underground, with dome shaped roofs resembling prairie dog mounds.
A humorous town vignette centers on Hank Hooper jailed briefly yet regarded as indispensable. The Native and The Stranger debate Hank's value, noting his drunken behavior toward family but praising his skill as the best checker player in the hull dorn township.
In a playful exchange set in the Thirties Miss Budlong announces her engagement to Timid Smithkins. An envious contemporary suggests a sweet phrase for the ring and whimsically offers Eureka as the imagined alternative.
A fragmented dialogue references the word nucleus and asks about its meaning followed by a query about odd things connected to a beehive incident. The speakers mention a Black person and an unrelated event described as Battimore Sua in a garbled exchange.
A woman reproaches a man for not carrying a beautiful umbrella. He replies that he cannot afford one and jokes that he must take a taxicab to stay dry. The exchange highlights humor and financial strain in a brief dialogue.
A Chicago girl, Mise Mabe Shaw, claims Colonel Roosevelt is a superb dancer and master of small talk. She describes his charm aboard the Van Dyke during a South American voyage, noting her ambition, his encouragement, and a private dance request followed by a gift of flowers.
Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught quietly visited Paris and spent time with friends then attended the Grand Guignol. Two armed policemen guarded the royal box as the crowd speculated on their identities. The night featured sensational scenes including a necklace case, murders, and a crucifixion decapitation.
G W Redding, a Kansas City area section foreman, faced a large gray wolf four miles north of Kansas City. The animal weighed about 80 pounds and had troubled nearby farmers for weeks. Redding killed it with a nick, saving livestock. a rug will be made from the pelt by Red ding of Harum.
John Van Ripen of Montville New Jersey profits from a 15 acre rabbit preserve by charging New York sportsmen 50 cents each to hunt rabbits. The story notes his sizable earnings from the hunting activity and the local arrangement.
The article compares the human body to a complex plant with many departments and warnings in every ache or pain. It urges careful self care, regular exercise, and attentive maintenance of health as essential for long life and comfort, warning that neglect leads to breakdowns like a weary factory under the stars.
A tour of St Pauls whispering gallery details flight of 260 steps to the dome views of Thornhills paintings and the skyline. A separate note on whale demand in Japan with limits on ships but rising whale steak popularity and preparation methods.
Advice from My Lady's Mirror urges regular walking to improve complexion and skin health. Authors note each woman has unique skin and should experiment to find proper treatment, recommending gradual increases in daily walking for those who are fleshy.
Brian the footman, new to society, is ordered by his lordship to ask the mistress if she is at home. In the drawing room he relays the question. She replies not today. Brian quips that both are mad.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases. It was once deemed incurable but is now treated as constitutional. Hill's Catarrh Cure by J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward if unsuccessful and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The dealer emphasizes selling harness at small margins, not for pleasure or wealth from a single sale. They move large volumes to turnover stock frequently and seek profits in aggregate rather than per sale.
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