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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
5
An elderly Californian storyteller recounts a tale of a rapid rise to wealth linked to gambling in a frontier setting. The narrator explains schemes, disguises, and risky bets, detailing how he manipulated a Chinese opponent and allied with friends to secure winnings and fund a venture, culminating in the creation of the Glass Pye company.
Marshfield, a city in Wood County Wisconsin, lies 165 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Population around 3,450 in 1905 with 1,151 foreign-born, served by multiple rails, has a public library eight churches St Josephs hospital and Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother mother-house. Key industries include lumber, furniture, veneer, brewery, dairy cattle breeding, and several factories. Settled circa 1870, chartered 1883.
Edward E. Boyer of Marshfield Wisconsin reports relief from a lame back and kidney pain after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He says the pills cured back lameness and corrected kidney function, with no further trouble since. For sale by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
J Rush buys a new horse. A party at J Star’s Saturday night. Mrs W N Caine visits Wai paca Monday. Clyde Lawerence visits Christian’s place Sunday. Mr Thompson of Strafford and Ed Bragdan, recently moved to Staadt, cut wood for J Brand. Geo Baltes, log hauler for R Connor Co in Camp No 6, broke his leg after a sleigh crash on ice road. taken to Straford for treatment.
Robert Morris of Arpin Wisconsin announces candidacy for re election as county superintendent of schools in the April election. He pledges to perform the duties faithfully and serve the county schools to the best of his ability. Also a local ad notes a ten cent cigar at City Hall manufactured by John G Hoelz Marshfield.
Last week in Spencer, Miss Rispa Crowell spent Sunday with Unity friends. B J Landaal served on a jury starting Monday. Julia Hubert visited relatives at Unity. Will Martin planned a two week visit to Park Falls and Botany. Harry Harvey of Colby visits Spencer weekly to teach violin. Maude Damon returned from Cartid to stay over Sunday. Ethyl, Della Hogue and Mae Reas shopped in Marshfield. Mrs W G Hinmann of Marshfield visited. Elmer Smith and daughter from Ear Claire visited with F A Soles’ sister. Daugherty attended his grandmother’s funeral in Boscobel. Mrs Hogue and daughter Della visited from Greenwood. Borgne Genett Jr married at Clogner Minnesota in January. second son of Jeff Genett Sr. John Philippi returned to duty as night agent after rheumatic illness. Olin Varney and sister came from Iowa. he returned home while she stayed with father C H Varney. Lincoln’s birthday observed with a school program and M W A hall event. Ina Damon aided E G Ingham in Rock Falls inventory. Ingham sold stock and plans to return to Spencer mid-month. Friends look forward to their return.
Miss Jessie Hackbarth shows steady improvement while Miss Lilian Mundt of Marshfield served as Vesper caller Friday night. Mrs. Weinbrenner visited Prentice between trains. Miss Mabel White and Nellie Flanagan visited Grand Rapids last week. A Methodist basket social Friday night sold twenty eight baskets. A youth social gathered at Chas Thomphforde’s home. Wilson's Orchestra formed to provide four pieces for the Lincoln shirtday dance on Friday February 12.
Chas Meyers recovers from gnemonia while Louis Ley buys a new power cream separator for his creamery. Emil Ohm marks his 21st birthday at Marshfield last Friday. Chas Dahms of Waukesha visits Hewitt with son in law Chaz Meyers. Gen Korth, now at Marshfield, served as Hewitt caller Sunday. Joe Rezenius traveled to Hackley to see a brother unseen for ten years, returning Sunday morning.
Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Port on February 7 a daughter. Mr T Ohlemstad is drilling a well for his brother in law Ed Greenman. Mrs Hughes was very ill last week and went to Mrs Brigham for care. Ernest Markham moved to Mrs Barker's house and will cut wood for Mr Benning through winter. A Armenian student in the academy shows eager learning. Sunday morning Ed Greenman suffered a back stitch while working at home and was helped inside by his father in law Mr Hyde of Arpin. Sase and Johnson the jiverymen opened a new barn on South Central avenue with a fine line of rigs and a funeral hearse.
Locomotor Ataxia sufferer Jacob Hirges of Covington Indiana testifies Anti Pain Pills ease his pain and keep him well, noting long use with no habit. Many chronic disease patients report relief and a money back guarantee with the first package.
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