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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
10
News items report Corbett signing for a match with Vite elennons and note a string of obituaries divorces and political moves. Other notes cover deaths in Cobden, a senator sued for divorce, Alaska and Yukon pass concerns, and various court cases.
A mosaic of wartime and political notes: a mob kills a Jew in a foreign city amid global unrest. Jules Emile Richebourg and Felix Tailade die. Germany exerts demands on Germany missions. counts Ludwick Tlsxe and others die. strikes and uprisings rattle Brussels and London. Dreyfus is not in German dealings. London reports Gladstone’s grave condition. naval arms moves and treaties surface. Britain and Nicaragua discuss rail and steamship assets. Spanish Cuba policy and United States trade talks emerge. Asia and Korea see protective tensions. India debates a gold standard. Spain’s Cuba treaty, and alliance overtures between Britain and the United States surface.
The Senate attended to foreign policy measures including a Spooner substitute for the Tes ley resolution advocating free silver until a global agreement on free coinage is reached while pledging to maintain the gold standard. The House considered appropriations for a Sabine Pass dredge and debated Hawaiian annexation and Hawaiian debt funding. Various resolutions and amendments on pensions for Indians and the Teller silver purchase were argued, with unanimous or near unanimous tabled motions and adjournments.
The report on the urgent deficiency bill was adopted after minor business. Senate set debate limits and scheduled a vote for tomorrow under the fifteen minute rule. In Washington on Jan 27 the Teller regulation was laid before the Senate after discussion. House action included Santa Fe becoming New Mexico’s permanent capital and the Lewis resolution being tabled. A January 28 vote passed a Teller concurrent resolution. The bill to pay the Methodist Publishing Company of the South $288,000 for war damages cleared the House 188 to 67.
Extracts from a letter by Menyy Ward Beecher to his son urge avoiding debt, keeping promises, and pursuing honesty. He warns against haste and greed, urges self discipline, high personal standards, and steady industry to build a fortune without speculation or delay.
A novel balloon driven railway planned on Hochstafien near Bad Kelch emhall Bavaria aims to climb vertically using a large balloon as the lifting force. The 66 foot balloon, with 10 560 pounds lifting power, weighs 4 620 pounds along with air net ropes and ballast. A single T shaped rail guides the car which grips it from the side and below and is anchored fifteen feet from the ground. Water ballast adjusts weight on descent, gravity provides propulsion.
Mushrooms are about 90 percent water with the rest comprising nutrients. Though low in calories, the concentrated 10 percent includes more protein minerals and vitamins than bread per equal portions.
In a terse note the publication declares it prints only the best news while the business manager questions public interest saying people always want to know the worst about others. The exchange highlights editorial tension over sensationalism and responsible reporting.
The article urges Alaska bound travelers to use Royal Baking Powder for bread and biscuits, noting it withstands damp cold, won’t cake, and remains potent aboard ships. It warns against cheap brands that spoil in transit and emphasizes buying ahead from trading companies to avoid unreliable substitutes.
Rural England still houses stocks once used for punishment. Set up in 1406, many remain in excellent preservation. Crimes punished included theft drunkenness rambling Sabbath breaking and brawling. Popular captives received food and money from friends while unpopular ones faced missiles and scorn.
A fragmentary caption describes Edna questioning the purpose of beles as a mother adjusts porous plaster. The lines are incomplete, providing few identifiable names, places, or dates, and offer only a partial glimpse of a domestic scene.
A fragment from a humorous column mocks anxious trade talk and women buyers who chase bargains. The spoof contrasts junior and senior figures, suggesting market anxiety and social commentary in playful verse.
A fragmented spring poem notes a fretty girl and a gallant editor who refuses to apologize. The text shows a brief, oblique scene of departure and dismissal, with odd punctuation and a terse ending.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning ponders human purpose and fate as she contemplates life, the urge for deeper meaning, and the search for diviner truths beyond the seen world, describing the restless soul striving toward an unseen mark in a reflective poetic meditation.
Italian government tables a draft commercial treaty with the United States seeking broader trade access and reduced barriers. Officials say talks could expand economic ties, with potential benefits for Italian exporters and American importers, though negotiations remain at preliminary stages.
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