University Regent Appointments Draw North-South Debate
In media dispatches Gov. McGovern fills university regents with five Madison and Milwaukee figures plus Oshkosh and Racine appointees. Critics note northern Wisconsin lacks representation and urge a farmer from north of the equator join the board for broader state interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGovern
State Board of University Regents
F. William A. Nott
Watertown
Gilbert Seaman
Milwaukee
E. M. McMahon
Madison
A. J. Horlick
Racine
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Boss and hens tale and a disjointed column of odds and ends
A father tells a youth to determine who is boss by a test with hens and horses across farms, yielding various outcomes. The page also reprints a garbled business letter, a local fire report, a humorous ad about livestock and stoves, a court quip by Justice Harlan, and brief notes from Neillsville and Pittsville.
Wisconsin Idea and university role in representative government
Fragment discusses the university as a public representative body in line with the Wisconsin idea, arguing government should reflect the people’s will in both geographic and actual representation across the state. It contrasts government with university influence and communal wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Wisconsin
Going Down and the Parcel Post Debate
A compact survey of early 20th century headlines notes express firms claiming parcel post rates push them toward bankruptcy, while public sentiment accusing extortion ends with government action shifting business away from private carriers. Other items touch on vaccination history, cemetery billing, newspaper ties of officials, and regional political topics from Chicago to Oshkosh and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govermment
Has No Sympathy to the Editor letter on Cudahy tax burden
R A Hazel decries Patrick Cudahy's December 31 1913 lament and criticizes lumber company profits and income taxes. He asserts workers bear mortgage costs and taxes while wealth is held by income taxpayers, predicts Cudahy may retreat to a Wood county farm, and pledges support to “roll up his log shack.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Cudahy
Times
Mr. Cudahy
Cudahy
Wood County
R.A. Hazel
Wisconsin Humor and Politics Snippets in 1920s Press
A collage of clipped editorial quips from Wisconsin papers lampooning Senator LaFollette over currency policy, railing against state government excess, and joking about eugenics and high living costs. The items skew toward light political satire, economic concerns, and public figures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Free Press
Robert M. LaFollette
Wilson
Wausau
Madison Journal
Wisconsin
Wausau Records Herald
Grand Rapids
Medford Star-News
Wausau Record-Herald
Antiga Journal
Huerta
Antigo Journal
Taft
Abbotsford Clarion
Wisconsin News Snapshots from Early 20th Century Letters
A collection of editorial snippets and remarks from Wisconsin papers. Topics range from the Eugenic Marriage law debates to the president’s wedding gift, winter weather with a snowless spell, and calls for Democratic party unity to govern economically in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander News
Wisconsin
Rhinelander New North
House of Representatives
Janesville Gazette
Waunaca Record
Democratic Party
United Democratic Party
Waterloo
Talk Is Cheap Votes Count
Opinion urging voters to consider taxes and government waste. It contrasts supports for a loud candidate with promises to raise funds against backing reformers who will cut waste and restore government to the people.
Remedy for Stomach Trouble by Vinol Endorsed by Ohio Man
John W. Skillen of Sidney Ohio credits Vinol with improving his long standing stomach trouble and weak digestion. The ad claims stomach disorders stem from hurried eating and promote Vinol as easily assimilated and nerve strengthening. It promises money back if it fails and mentions Baxo Balm for itching from Sexton’s Prescription Store Marshfield Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Skillen
Sidney
Ohio
I Sexton’s
Marshfield
Wis
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the Marshfield Times
Times Office Armory Building Editors Home Telephone
Mayr
Ffour
Congress
Geo. Hy Mayr
Mix
Whiting Street
Chicago
Strauss and Druggists
Neillsville
Drsit
Staten
Sory Butte
Vesper State Center
Pittsville
Oklahoma
American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Harlan
Bryan
Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
Williams
Pankow
White
Waukesha
Legislature
LaCrosse
Superior
Oshkosh
Louvre
Japan
Auburndale
Farmers Institute
Mexico
Granton
United States
Sexton
Fotd du
Cndidate
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
San Antonio
Galveston
New Orleana
Pensacola
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Nassau
Havana
Panama
Thomanville
Chicago and North Western Line
California
South and Southwest
Hot Springs
Ark
French Lick
Indiana
S. D
C. E. Strouts
G. H. Macrae
St. Paul
THE
Babbitts
Pris
Bouldet
Gregatts
B. T. Babbitt
P.Q. Box
New York City
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