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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
3
The 1910 Wisconsin agricultural census shows farm land and buildings valued at 1 197 553 000, up 72 percent from 1900. Farms numbered 176 546 in 1910, land per acre averaged 66, buildings 588 526 009, with 149 ... the report notes large increases in machinery value and shifts in ownership types.
Four million dollars in uncollected inheritance taxes for Wisconsin hinge on a salt institute led by Acting Attorney General A L Gilbart. The court action in Milwaukee County will test tax rights on stock in Wisconsin corporations held by nonresi dent heirs. Administrators of the late W H Tilford of New York may be defendants as the state seeks ancillary letters to collect the tax. The case mirrors standard tax disputes with potential multi million outcomes and broad implications for normal schools and state funding. Wisconsin patents list recalls recent grants to inventors across Milwaukee, Gotham, Menomonie, Cameron, Waukesha, Brookfield and other towns with varied devices and machines.
Ten special farmers courses of from three move diys each have been arranged for different places in Wisconsin this winter by the extension division of the college of agriculture of the University of Wisconsin. Courses will be held in cooperation with county schools of agriculture and domestic science, business men's clubs and agricultural departments of high schools. Locations and dates include Ashland January 34 under the Ashland Advancement Association. Superior January 5 7 under the Superior Commercial club. Sheboygan county January 12 with Plymouth high school agricultural department. Marinette January 18 21 with Marinette County School of Agriculture and Domestic Science. Menomouth January 25 37 under Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. Onalaska January 31 February 3 with La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy.
Four million three hundred thirteen thousand six hundred sixty two Red Cross seals were sent by the Wisconsin Tuberculosis Association in a campaign that closed. Total seals issued reached four million three hundred twenty eight thousand sixty two with about twenty percent unsold in past drives. Milwaukee received nine hundred eighty one thousand and eighty eight seals while city sales are forecast at about six hundred thousand more. state results await final tabulation and January end. The Wisconsin agriculture board discussed secretary selections to replace State Senator-elect John M True of Baraboo, delaying appointments until February.
A bulletin from the Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education in Wisconsin publishes a summary by Prof RO Tillett of the University of Wisconsin and C A Prosser of the Massachusetts education committee. It outlines five approaches to industrial education under state law with details on how each method would be implemented.
A detailed plan outlines a federal militia under congressional control with three infantry brigades, artillery, cavalry, engineers, signals, ambulance and hospital units, plus a wagon train. It envisions a national reserve to supplement active regulars and organized militia for wartime defense, and analyzes the political hurdle of uniform state militia training.
Under Postmaster General Hitchcock the inspection service probes administrative efficiency of major post offices. Reports compare miles traveled by carriers and mail handled in cities, with inspectors reassigned from fraud cases to offices with low efficiency. He seeks to boost service while avoiding further debt, noting past cuts increased complaints and costs.
Elder Harris plus Brer Reuben spar over trading a pony for a bay horse in a humorous exchange. Aimed at coveting and neighborly limits, the elder quips about the tenth commandment as the group debates the swap, the pony versus the big bay, and the moral line. The Chicago Tribune notes the exchange as a light moral vignette.
A fragment captures a playful clash as the speaker jokes about becoming a major general of indolence after a failed boast. The other person notes the smirk and the missed cue in the banter.
A West Philadelphia boy may be an author after finishing his first essay about a dog. The piece defines a dog as a four legged animal with a tail and pants, noting its wagging tail when glad and a growl when sorry. It calls dogs useful for biting burglars but troublesome for muddy paw prints on carpet while dubbing a bulldog as the king of beasts.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a young woman and a youth debating the weather. The exchange turns evasive as they remark on conversation and boredom, with references implying a tension beneath casual chat.
Rev Henry R Roge in the Newark Star recounts a young pastor who led a small Vermont parish and hoped his reputation would spread. After a notably eloquent service a loyal old attendee complimented him with a quip about wheat sin, leaving him unsure of the real impress he had made.
A quoted Youth’s Companion anecdote describes a boy who, during recess, chooses to remain idle to extend the period. He explains that playing would make recess pass too quickly, so he aims to stretch the time. His teacher notes the unusual discipline and mastery for a youngster.
A Pennsylvania woman recounts her headaches and heart palpitations vanishing after replacing coffee with Postum. She describes improved health after a year of using Postum, praises the product, and notes reading The Road to Estville. A distributor notes letters like this are genuine and occasionally received.
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