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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1905
Page
6
On a station platform Tibbs frets over a dollar found in his pocket. A friend jokes about money he didn’t know he had as Tibbs debates whether to hide the find or confess to his wife. He fears her reaction and his own embarrassment.
The passage describes a creature called the Repulsive Squid as a one foot long pale tan animal with darker spots and a parrot like beak. It can vanish in fear leaving a brown smudge and escapes when threatened. It has snake like tentacles and a spear shaped tail with barbs, observed by a narrator who discarded it overboard.
An explorer notes central African wild dogs as common and ugly yet effective. They hunt in packs, display keen scent, boldness, endurance, and speed, sometimes treed unarmed travelers, though no verified man attacks are recorded.
A native man, his late boy, a bear, and a monkey traveled through several villages in the Straits Settlements and earned money by tricks. The man was found with a throat wound, the boy and bear murdered nearby, and the monkey fled up a tree. On police arrival the monkey lunged at a crowd member, exposing the crime’s money. Police searched the crowd and found part of the money. the rest was located at Kik Louse.
A traveler praises Normandy describing its gardens as sedulously nurtured, cows sleek and good, horses world famous, and blond women as sphinx like and fair. He calls Normandy sweet green prosperous with seasonable charm and notes the locals’ droll tears over pocketbooks, yet good company in the long run.
The Musseum Tradescantanum in England 1650 lists rare bird part items and deposits. Notable entries include feathers from a phoenix table, Easter eggs from a mayle baroyarde fowle, and the claw of the Roc described as able to truss an elephant.
Poet Algernon Charles Swinburne recalls a schoolboy moment at Eton when head master Dr. Goodford, engrossed in a newspaper, was challenged by Swinburne senior over his opinion of the poet. The exchange ends with no holiday junket for Swinburne junior, as the father defends the boy's standing.
A London AP dispatch recounts an Irish anecdote linking Charles Stewart Parnell to a man with eyes described as color of a carbuncle. A Westport incident in a Railway Hotel staircase inspires a remark, and the tale follows the party to Dublin where a cart scene confirms the writer’s guess about Parnell’s eyes.
In Wales two Iris smugglers arrived at Llanddona on a boat without a rudder or oars. Though called outlaws by Irish custom, they were allowed to land after a spring of water burst in the sand as a sign of refuge. The smugglers, with witchcraft and tim tied knots, supposedly blinded foes when the knots unravelled.
A historical note lists trees across continents with edible or usable fruits. It mentions the vegetable tallow tree in Sa matra, Algeria and China harvesting fruit in November or December for oil and tallow, candles from berries, a tree in South Aster and the Azores, the crease fruit tree in Sierra Leone, the breadfruit tree in Ceylon used to make bread, and a milk tree in South America, surveying world flora and uses.
The Barebone name appears in 1653 as Praise Gel Barebone a member of Cromwell's parliament known as Barebones' Parliament. General Mon was in London while Barebone led a petition against Charles II recall. Three Barebone brothers bore variations of the same name with religiously charged meanings.
A light Chicago Tribune piece featuring an exchange about fruit as a cheaper path to health. One speaker jokes that fruit would prevent doctor bills while the other admits they never go to the doctor. The gag contrasts fruit eating with stubborn health neglect.
A praised actress previews a new play promising two strong performances and twenty superb gowns. She notes four dressmaker scenes, while fans anticipate the production’s stylish stagecraft and dramatic moments.
A New York Times writer argues age is mental. A man and woman are as old as they perceive themselves to be. Growth comes from habit of mind and continual effort. Inner renewal keeps the body from decaying as long as the mind remains active.
A British report suggests Ireland peat bogs could yield 100000 electric horns power annually for 1250 years, proposing a novel long term energy option utilizing bog resources as a renewable supply.
The February special meeting, chaired by Mayor John A. Hotman, debated appealing the waterworks suit to the supreme court. A committee was formed to pursue the appeal and to limit hiring extra attorneys without council authorization. Several aldermen voted aye, others no, and the session adjourned after motions and counts.
Notice of a March first primary election in Marshfeld city wards to nominate candidates for Alderman Supervisor Treasurer and other city offices. Polls run six to nine PM at each ward location including city hall and assembly rooms. city clerk signs dated March unknown year.
Market list shows prices per bushel and pound for grains vegetables and meats with entries like wheat rye potatoes onions peas eggs beer pork veal and calf hides. The text is fragmented but indicates unit prices and weights for agricultural products and animal products in a local market.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip reports Charley Swimmington stumbling through a wedding after seven rehearsals. The jest notes the overstrained moment and comic missteps in the ceremony.
A fragmentary line suggests inner conflict between effort and ease, attributed to Switt. The text hints at a philosophical stance on resisting forceful reasoning and embracing a softer approach to human behavior.
Direct to consumer sale of single and double driving harness with a special price list. Writs today for price list from Krent Bucks Co located in Reedsville Wisconsin.
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