Times Office Armory Building News Brief
February 17 1915 item notes location at the Times Office Armory Building and references the editor's home telephone as part of the newspaper's masthead.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1915
Page
3
February 17 1915 item notes location at the Times Office Armory Building and references the editor's home telephone as part of the newspaper's masthead.
Marshfield debated paying for Central avenue paving while town officials push plans that narrow the street. Taxpayers petitioned for immediate payment. council acted but reallocated costs, prompting a new demand to defer payment. Disagreement between council and taxpayers clouds whether the project proceeds this year.
A local paper salutes Igmee a regular reader whose grasp of town affairs, kindness, and knowledge of neighbors makes him a pillar of strength. Though not a subscriber, his reads and word of mouth keep the community informed and connected, with hopes he will join as a subscriber.
Federal inquiry quotes J. P. Morgan Jr. as director in United States Steel, Pullman, International Mercantile Marine, and Northern Pacific with over 2.3 billion in investments. He declines specifics on labor, wages, child labor, and age limits, saying he would defer to executives and is not opposed to workers’ lawful aims.
A Marshfield reader notes many ads in big city papers are filled by untrained workers, with advertisers often employing high school and college age boys lacking specific skills. He argues that during downturns the untrained are let go, while trained workers who specialize stay employed. The piece urges getting an education, in school or in the shop, and making it count.
A neighboring county editor faces criticism for selling space while still supporting church needs. The piece argues editors depend on subscriptions and ad space, and must decide what to publish without external pressure. It cites Philadelphia weekly and Collier's as examples of editorial independence tested by ads.
A poetic fragment presents exchanges about knowledge order truth measure and fame ending with a personal revelation that kindness is the guiding word. The speaker hears within the heart that each heart holds a secret and kindness leads.
A local column rails at city visitors who disdain rural merchants. It argues city misperceptions of country traders, notes the growing value of small-town businesses, and critiques chautauqua lectures and transient urban influences on village life.
A speaker argues there is little difference between city and country dwellers as they share the same habits, pursuits, and tastes. The rural criticizes urban superiority, insisting freedom from crowds is the only distinct advantage for country life and condemning the arrogance of city people.
Burley Miner criticizes a barn sign as an eyesore while praising a smaller local ad that drives business, noting the community relies on practical advertising over large decorative displays after thirty years of use.
A reformulated historical advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube. It promises a cure by constitutional remedies and Ottawa Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases, plus free circulars and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Grand Rapids Tribune micro fable portrays a busy society woman who dominates fashion and manners, leaving kitchen neglect behind. When her husband quits after a long day of hunger and empty cupboards, the tale concludes with a moral that even a humble man can change course.
The remedy loosens and relieves coughs and colds, aids expectoration, and opens secretions helping the body expel a cold. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to become pneumonia, contains no opium or narcotics, and can be given to a child. Pursue by all dealers.
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