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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
3
The article surveys wedding attire and ballswear for the festive season. It notes decollete bodices, new sleeve shapes, Newmarket hoods with silk buntings, and pink brocade front skirts. It highlights veils, roshette tulle face coverings, and elaborate bride’s accessories as trends.
A collage of verse and prose features on rural life including reflective lines on soil, pastures, and harvest, plus practical farming notes. It covers sheep pasturing on old pastures, butter making, farm management details, and a travel glimpse to Orfab near Aleppo, with lighter items on music and local humor. The piece combines agrarian musings with actionable tips from Practical Farmer and American Cultivator.
A reflective piece laments four brutal winters of war, memory of loved ones lost, and the nation’s grief. It contrasts peaceful, snowbound scenes with the enduring sorrow, urging shared sorrow and renewed humanity to heal the land. The tone recalls a bygone era’s solemn public musings on loss and national unity.
In Monduras Honduras conscripts earn five dollars daily while in service. Gen Borac’s veto requires a two thirds majority to override. The standing army numbers 3,000, with all males 18 to 8th compelled to drill weekly. Troops total up to 43,000, armed with Respington rifles, but artillery is weak. The navy trails behind the United States with a small iron warship built in England, four Krupp guns, crew of eighty five, named Morozan.
A Lewiston item argues riches come from saving not earning and cites a Massachusetts insolvency case. It contrasts a well paid worker with a lower earner in Alabama County, noting debt from $450 borrowings. Also mentions New York Life Insurance buying Kansas City real estate for $273,000 and plans a building cost of $1,000.
A jumbled paste of advertisements and notes on tonics claim cures for stomach ailments and blood purification. It mixes elixirs like a medicinal cordial with height estimates from a German geographer and multiple product pitches. Ads promote Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and other tonics, alongside odd snippets about terrapins, pollen, and household goods.
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