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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
2
Tilatish and Tiefiah are scientifically known as hameleon, named after the African lizard they resemble. They are handsomely colored with yellow spots and a crest, with some living near the surface while most dwell between sixty to two hundred fifty watbeius depths, carefully observed by researchers.
The electric light at Navesink near New York Harbor is described as the United States’ most powerful. The beam is said to illuminate each wire with rapid flashes lasting one-tenth of a second, estimated at 25,000,000 candela power.
Practical Health Hint explains milk quality and safety from cow to consumer. It outlines the three C s keeping milk clean, cooled, and covered, stressing milk as highly perishable and safe only with constant care from producer, dealer, and consumer.
Albert Legge of Waukegan Illinois sought enlistment in the U S Marine Corps after his sweetheart refused him for being red headed and his feet deemed defective and unable to withstand service hiking. The recruiting doctor rejected him due to low arches and insufficient stamina.
A historical ad asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous, claiming only a constitutional remedy can cure. It promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure by blood action on mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case, with circulars free through Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A fragmented tale depicts a bargaining scene between and Arab stonecutter and a Wilssiguury figure with exchanges about payment. It references missions facing resistance, Christian influence, and the complex reception of missionaries in a Muslim region, noting limited early success and eventual persistence by ongoing work.
Odd OCR fragment shows a party scene with a princess figure and a guest, then a misread inscription about Emma and Mary Julit tleboy, children of George and Emma Littleboy, who died July 10 1483, in a London churchyard monument. The text blends courtly talk and garbled names, yielding a puzzling, era-like vignette.
The item notes the old English game of runnders and explains that the first regular baseball team, the Knickerbocker Club, formed in New York in 1845. It contrasts bunt and current play, citing Rushall as a foundation for the sport’s evolution.
The bean, once native to South America, was introduced to Europe and then to this country in the 16th century. It is now represented by over 150 cultivated varieties, reflecting its long, widespread adoption and diversification.
The Chicago Herald reports chatter that Misa Booful will not marry, rumored to sell aturics to magazines and be tied to her art. An old bos suggests she may divert her art to avoid support.
The critic asked why women were absent in Meissonier’s early portraits. He replied they can paint themselves better than I can, a wry remark reflecting his view on female painters.
The city library offers a winter list of practical farming books for the progressive farmer. The collection includes Dry Farming, Feeds and Feeding, Training and Breaking of Horses, Farm Buildings, Concrete Works, Electricity for the Farm, Country Plumbing, How Farmers Cooperate, Farm Management, Farmers’ Bulletins, and Wisconsin Experiment Station bulletins. Hours are 9 to 12, 2 to 6, and 7 to 9.
A Pennsylvania judge, Tilghman, valued proper judicial administration. In a rare moment of uncertainty after a day’s end, he observed colleagues leaving without formal adjournment and asked aloud whether they should adjourn, resign, or run away. This anecdote, cited by David Paul Brown in Case and Comment, highlights restraint and propriety in the bench.
A fragmented note describes sarsaparilla products in Porto Rico, noting growing popularity on the island. It mentions peddlers selling a drink in small bottles and uses in medicines and teas, with references to various decoctions and steeped drinks.
A fragmented local exchange in Birmingham describes a tense scene at a desk where a person recalls Mike, the head porter, who is due in about three minutes. A prior incident where an assailant was sent to a hospital is referenced, prompting a cautious mood.
The fragment discusses Notaries Public and their role in authenticating deeds and writings connected to early Christian martyrs. It notes a formalized office responsible for testifying to documents and the collection of available facts about the martyrs.
A terse local notice states a house burned, with efforts to salvage items after the blaze. It notes prior work and a failed wish to keep certain belongings, while reporting the overall outcome of the incident.
A historical article reports physicians urging typhoid vaccination for broad groups including workers and travelers. It notes some doctors would vaccinate nearly everyone while excluding only the deaf and those already vaccinated, highlighting public health debate and uncertainty.
Inspection of an experimental 1906 treated wood block pavement in Minneapolis shows white birch and longleaf pine wear about as well as heartwood. Data from the Forest Products Laboratory indicate birch, longleaf pine, Norway pine, tamarack, and eastern hemlock rank high in wear. Western larch and later Douglas fir blocks show varied results with cost and wear influencing overall efficiency. All have given good service for ten years as traffic shifted from horse-drawn to motor vehicles.
Mrs Louis Schmidt of 412 Cedar St Marshfield testified in 1910 that backache dizziness and headaches vanished after using Doan's Kidney Pills and she later affirmed lasting relief. She urged readers to obtain Doan's Kidney Pills from local dealers, a FosterMilburn Co product.
The Markets list various grain and feed prices per bushel and per ton. Flour and meal prices are shown alongside barley rye corn weed bran red dog hominy middlings pig feed and ground cow feed with figures, mostly in dollars per unit.
Those who eat at eight, noon and six risk indigestion by insufficient breaks between meals. Allow not less than five hours between meals. If indigestion persists, use Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and promote natural function. Obtainable everywhere.
Wisconsin Wood County Court fixes April 10 1917 as final date for creditors to present claims against Frederick Eckoff deceased and orders notice by publication in The Marshfield Times. William Thuss holds letters testamentary and claims are to be examined at Grand Rapids Court House in Wood County.
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