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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
6
A jumble of notices and quips from an early 20th century Marshfield Times page. The columneers riff on exams, weather, Halley’s comet, wars, industry, and everyday life with stray jokes about finance, crime, and social trends. No clear single news event dominates.
An illustration shows an ingenious arrangement of a circular saw attached to a gasoline engine mounted on a farm wagon. The belt drives a perpendicular shaft to spin the saw, which can be raised or lowered and set to cut close to the ground for efficient logging.
A farmer near Carbondale Illinois rested its land by rotation, yet has degraded a 120 acre field first acquired sixty years ago at 1 25 an acre. Wheat and corn yields have collapsed with no soil restoration, illustrating the need for sustainable practices. Dr Cyril Hopkins of Illinois urges systems to restore virgin fertility and maintain high productivity across Illinois farms. The piece warns the agricultural future depends on timely soil care before further loss of arable land.
A reader shares a home built traction gas engine with four foot width, six to seven horsepower, and front speeds of five to six miles per hour. It powers a fodder shredder corn sheller and other devices via a line shaft, with no extra engine movement.
The article extols a massive Florida land rush centered in Marion County's Burbank Ocala Colony. It notes rapid sale of thousands of acres, diverse northern buyers, and rising land values as settlers build cottages and farms near Ocala. It highlights Charles H. Sieg's colonies in St Johns Park Jacksonville Heights and the new Marion County development with three townsites and strong transportation links.
The New South Farm and Home Company offers Bur bank-Osela Colony land at $25 per acre with 50 cent down and 50 cent per acre monthly payments for 49 months. Purchasers may demand a full refund plus 6 percent interest before deed delivery. Send for the free book to learn more and consider applying for possession after a single payment of 56 cents per acre.
A muddled notice from Marion County Florida expresses reluctance to buy a farm while indicating a readiness to read the colony’s materials. The reader references a rural settlement and discusses tergiversations about purchase amid local land plans. The fragment hints at a dispute over ownership and governance in the Marion area.
A downtown business man recalls a humorous scene at a Market Street restaurant where a waiter swaps biscuits for a "star of life" and a couple pretends not to be together to avoid an awkward misunderstanding. The waitress nearly rings up two meals, then discovers the ruse as the pair deny being married.
An elderly couple exits Grand Central drawing curious glances as they parry jokes about Uncle Jost. The man clutches a carpet bag and green umbrella while the woman hints at planned mischief, suggesting a comic tension in the street scene.
A boastful drummer claimed his firm had the most people pushing its line of goods in a hotel lobby brawl. A quiet rival countered with baby carriages. Money was wagered and exchanged hands before the loser retreated to the side door.
A collection of quips from newspapers and authors. It notes Brown’s pessimism and a joke about life insurance. Included are lines about doctors with Van Dyke beards to avoid bankers, plus a remark on the Thames tide and St Paul’s base. Also a quip about blunter neighbors and a dog that howls all night.
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