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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
6
A quirky collection of vignettes describes a boy named Victor nicknamed Wenzel, a farmer with icicle beard, and a laundry box joke about a wooden duck. Other scenes include a doctor’s prank with a false eye, a boxing misadventure in snow, a pole jumping bet, and a punchy hometown humor voice concluding with Abe Martin’s quips and a divorce note about Art Mopps.
J F Frochnow tours Unity on Monday and Milwaukee's W H Kresan transacts early week business. Sheriff Schmidt visits from county seat. E B News staffer Barr suffers tonsillitis. Moses Lupient redecorates Palm Garden cafe. Mr and Mrs William Maluge visit Wilton for three weeks. Mrs Hahn hosts mother Mrs McNiell of Wausau while recovering from rheumatism. Marriage announced Miss Mary Gleisner to Henry Heckel at St John’s church next Tuesday. Debaters and judges hosted by Prof and Mrs W Otto. Uncalled letters listed. Hume building remodel near completion under E Blodgett ownership. Remains of Mrs Krier interred after Washington County visit. Margarette Junemann, Stratford resident, dies aged 93. funeral in Stratford. Lutheran ladies to elect officers Friday. coffee served. Mrs Andrew Rumenopp to New London with mother Mrs May remaining winter. Experimental farm fundraising at standstill, hope to revive. E H Wallen and F R Craft arrive from Madison to aid inventory for Home Stores Co. Brano Weichelt of Hewitt dies, funeral at Lutheran church. age 29. John Labinski dies at hospital after Stratford accident. burial in Stratford. Dr F T Hoff to visit Marshfield schedule. joins Dr Bredfield in Grand Rapids. Sauerkraut and ketchup offered by Mrs Ansel Strong. Sister Meinrades undergoes appendectomy, recovering well. A Company A gallery scores listed. Marshfield standpipe and Sheboygan pipe disaster noted. Roosevelt quote on teachers and home responsibility. Menomonie Falls sugar beet beets require dynamite for loosening due to rot and freezing. Upham Retail Lumber ad notes sharp wood lots.
The Sunset Club held a Thursday evening gathering featuring Mr. Davis of the University of Wisconsin Extension delivering a two hour talk on timely topics. He explained extension course work and legislative bureaus, urged informed lawmaking, discussed new weights and measures regulation, and highlighted past deceptive practices. A business session voted to establish a permanent club with a 1.00 annual membership under the current committee.
A quirky observation on indecision and lack of enterprise. The piece jokes that a man who does not go anywhere lacks clear judgment and courage to bet on anything.
The Sow is one of three rail roads in the state that notified the Wisconsin Highway Commission they will reduce rates on stone shipments for state highway construction to a cent per ton per mile. The reduced rate applies to the state and not to municipalities shipping stone for road projects.
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