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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1911
Page
6
In early Marshfield the toboggan fad swept the town with a die slide on Second Street near Vedder’s, inspiring verses by B J Kraus about the spectacle. The piece also recalls a humorous basketball debut, a Yorkesque crowd moment, and reflections on Pottawattomie traders learning white ways.
Sunday worship at 10 30 sermon Knights of the Cross Sunday school at 730. Epworth League at 630 led by C B Edwards. Evening worship at 730 with Two Praying Characters. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 730. Home church with home feeling invites all to attend. Catholic population figures for Wisconsin cited from census.
Killen the land commissioner for the Soo line bought several thousand acres in Liddington Eau Claire county and previously acquired more land in the town. The Chippewa Falls Herald suggests these purchases aim to extend the Soo line toward Greenwood and toward Marshall, potentially bypassing Catlett Boyd Stanley Thorp and Owen. The move mirrors past Wisconsin Central plans to shorten routes by a Bateman cut off, with a promised savings of 10 to 15 miles in rehab of the old Central line.
Mr and Mrs Frank Smith and Mrs Sandford leave for Minneapolis where Mr Smith will practice lay. The Ames residence they vacate will be immediately occupied by Agent C E Strouts. John Seabert's two race horses Delicia Fox and Will Stack are being worked and should be in finer form this season. Will Stack once ran near 2 10 for a mile but had tendon issues. care and training have improved him. Delicia Fox started last season in sensational form but was hip injured and today shows good progress after winter rehab.
The passage asserts life aims at personal perfection and serving the world. It contrasts natural death for service with self-indulgent suicide, noting that true service begins when life feels burdensome. It concludes that every work seems unpleasant at first, quoting Tolstoy.
A truncated excerpt contemplates a man known as the Shadowe who endured more from imagined harms than real misfortunes, suggesting a life shaped by dread rather than events actually faced. The prose hints at themes of anxiety, perception, and fate in late life.
In Saturday night basketball, the Tigers beat Merrill 1 to 10 on a brisk scoreboard. The second team topped Farmers 11 to 10 in a novelty game featuring players in overalls. The Literary Society met Friday and affirmed the motion to keep the high school building open evenings for town youth.
Occasional backache headaches and dizzy spells signal early kidney disorders. Do not delay treatment as symptoms may return stronger. If swelling around eyes or limbs appears, use Dean's Kidney Pills until kidneys heal and vigor returns. Marshfield reader reports relief after using the remedy sold by Sexton Bros. Drug Store. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Dolan's.
A writer notes a waiter must have patience and wisdom, wit and skill, bearing and perhaps a waiter soul. He argues the true welter is born, not made, comparing the calling to a prince’s bearing and a diplomat’s wit.
Marshfield Wis lists an extensive train schedule with Milwaukee Minneapolis connections. Services include multiple daily trains to Fond du Lac Chicago and Milwaukee, with Sunday exceptions and special Velvet and Limited services. The timetable notes branches to Grand Rapids Neknoosa Greenwood Loyal Ashland and other points with connections at Milwaukee and Chicago.
ADL mails clove at the Postoffice 39 minutes before departure of trains. Express packages should be delivered at the office one hour before departure of trains.
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