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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1893
Page
2
A dense, era-spanning clump of notices and snippets covers floods, deaths, legal actions, accidents, and personal misfortunes. Names like Burnside, Abbot, and Guily appear amid scattered reports from West Bend, Green Bay, and New York, with cholera scares, wrecks, and court cases creating a collage of late 19th century turmoil.
William Sanderson, a Milwaukee financier and real estate investor, was found dead in his bed at his Wisconsin home. He owned Layton Park holdings and other suburban property, with wealth estimated between $500,000 and $800,000. He was a prominent Milwaukee Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias member and leaves a wife, a son, a sister in Plainfield, and a brother John Howard. The death occurred after a private morning absence and police were notified by Mrs. Sanderson, with many friends in New York and Milwaukee noting his local stature.
A garbled report touts Hjorlelter's Stomach Titters as a remedy claiming to restore digestion, balance, and sleep by renewing digestive power. It describes a supposed medical benefit and preventive uses, with unspecified dosage and daily use claims.
A lay explanation likens water flow to electric current, using pipes, pressure, and valves to illustrate circuits. It covers how voltage, amperage, and resistance relate to water pressure, pipe size, and leaks, and cites Ohm's law and practical analogies from electrical theory.
Fragmentary prose describes medieval girls learning needlework, silk spinning, and decorative arts at a country house. It notes family duties and social expectations, contrasting quiet domestic tasks with broader lessons in gentility and moral restraint, framed by colonial or academic commentary.
Maekhege Hirrer discusses dairy practices focusing on Jersey cows for butter. He explains milking quality, culling poor cows, milk preparation, churn method, salting, and aging to produce good butter. stresses clean milk room and attentive routine.
Curative note discusses caustic udder infection in cows and overfeeding concerns. Recommends pint of mov Jinseed oil, brim bash feed, and ensuring complete milk extraction. If milk proves difficult, suggest carbonate of soda injection, then milking after fifteen minutes to dissolve obstruction. Mentions GarI Nola and Henry Baur connected to Bergman in an assassination plot attempt on HL Frick, convicted at Pittsburg last July.
Wisconsin lawmakers in Madison introduce measures across finance governance infrastructure and public safety. Bills seek weather service expenses, county road matters, city and village governance, juror rules and liquor licensing impacts. Names mentioned include Mr Woodward Mr Apple and others amid references to Dane Rock and Telfer.
The record recounts a legislative session with debates over impeachment methods, the number of peremptory challenges, and the introduction of bills on education, state offices, and university exams. It notes proposed reforms to clerical powers, penalties for crimes, and the removal of a printing office role, along with chair votes and seating choices in Ashland and Crayford counties.
The article weighs pros and cons of selling eggs by weight versus by the dozen. It notes old habits resist change, cites eye appeal and perceived price fairness, and suggests producers might prefer valuing larger egg output, while buyers seek consistent quality regardless of size.
At Westchester Pennsylvania Frank Croan sues for novel suicide parish Seventh Avenue bowl case. Pittsburg concession for $8,000 damages. He alleges Pullman service conductor failure to warn him. hotel clerk also failed to call in time. Supreme court records show this as a leading suit.
Norvexiart cham prom skater Harald Hagen accepts Jowsph Joneglove challenge for an aerial display at Newbery. The match sets expectations for a bold trick session in a staged event near town.
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