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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1915
Page
4
A reflective piece on newspaper ethics describes editors balancing public interest with private grief. It recounts cases where editors faced pressure from grieving families and communities. The author praises humane restraint over sensational gossip, noting editors sometimes choose silence to spare sorrow.
A Perth-born man, linked to a Pittsville Record item, is described in a limerick style anecdote about his birth, marriage, and death. The verse notes his wife’s wedding day and his final day on earth in a humorous but blunt rural newspaper tone.
The controller of the currency recently advised strict enforcement of the bank act prohibiting overdrafts. The Stevens Point Banks deny any violation and claim they have never allowed overdrafts, questioning how the policy affects others.
The Central Wisconsin Press Association holds its mid winter meeting at Marshfield city hall Friday afternoon at three. Members from Clark Lincoln Langlade Taylor Marathon Portage and Wood counties will discuss topics for publishers and printers including advertising contracts, subscriptions, and job work. Merlin Hall is scheduled as evening guest with a 7 o clock supper at Hazel Blodgett Hotel.
The Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association reports all records broken in the Christmas Seals sale of 1914 with an expected total of at least 31000, over last year by about 3000. West Allis Burlington Ellsworth earned visiting nurses for top sales in their districts. Green Bay Beloit West Allis Bowerton Ellsworth led pennants while Oshkosh Wausau Waukesha Monroe Iola took runner up honors. Ellsworth posted the highest per capita rate at 11.1 cents.
A distressed, partially legible notice advises parents that children may avoid harsh topics. It suggests a mild laxative disguised as sugar and mentions J. Strauss as the author or distributor. The fragment hints at a cautionary caregiving tip but lacks complete context.
In a Wednesday league at Carlson alleys the Bankers and others posted scores with Lutes White Gilbert Wood Vaughn Rettleson and Meechler among players. The month’s schedule shows February draws and lineups including Strauss Hever Ries Spooner and Campbell, while Friday’s matchups list U C T Brorechos and Carlson teams with varied scores.
A Corinth Mississippi tax collector aged seventy four credits Vinci cod liver and iron tonic with restoring strength and appetite. The ad claims the product improves digestion circulation and blood enrichment, promising money back if expectations are not met. Exton Drug Store backs the claim.
This second talk on local advertising discusses its purpose in home trade. Andrew N. Fox of Benjamin Manufacturing Co. urges merchants to view advertising as selling, shaping customer demand, and building a buying atmosphere. He cites rising costs and changing spending patterns, urging active, strategic advertising over neglect.
The document outlines fasting and abstinence rules for Lent, detailing which days require abstinence from meat, what constitutes a fast day, and permitted meals. It notes exceptions for certain workers and those ill or unable to observe the law, with pastors empowered to grant dispensations in individual cases.
A 19th century reminiscence recalls Commodore Davide son once famed as the river’s scold who earned notoriety for foul language on the Missouri River route from St Louis to St Paul. Reform came through revival, turning him toward religion. Each morning his steamboat’s crew gathered on the foredeck for a Bible reading and prayer, with Carminocore leading moving prayers. The piece notes lingering old habits of speech despite his conversion.
An eccentric exchange at sea features a pastor pleading for aid for the poor with rough humor about pepper and barrels of salt, meat, pepper, and chowder. The commodore objects to too much pepper, and the scene ends with a suggestion that the Lord may understand the sailors’ blunt prayers.
A Missouri tale recounts an administrator faced with dividing seventeen mules among three sons by fractions. He adds his own mule to make eighteen, then distributes nine to the eldest, six to the next, and two to the youngest, returning home triumphant with the math working out to seventeen.
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