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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
2
The official milking machine is promoted as low priced, easy to clean and simple to use. Mail orders are solicited and an expert can install and start the machine. Reliable agents are wanted. Address F C Coward, Distributor, Etk- 14tée horn, Wis.
A planned three day automobile tour across Marshfield and surrounding counties aims to advertise the 1917 Central Wisconsin air fair. Businessmen will participate in shifts, distributing promotional material as crews cover the route, with broad local support anticipated.
Arthur Peot of Deer Creek in Taylor County was instantly killed on a logging railroad near Mountain. While holding a guy line attached to a jammer a hemlock limb became entangled with the line, lifting him twenty feet and hurling him headfirst onto the icy road.
President Wilson nominated Albert C. Wolfe of La Crosse for United States attorney for the Western district of Wisconsin, to fill the post after the death of his brother William F. Wolfe. The nomination follows Senator Hastings’s endorsement amid a crowded field of candidates.
Government stats claim eggs in cold storage represent our past consumption from hens we supposedly ignored. The speaker shrugs at the situation noting people would not eat their share even if given, reflecting a casual, skeptical view of poultry production and consumer appetite.
Theobaldi, famed Norwegian violinist described as Ole Bull’s successor, will visit Marshfield February 15 per Dr C E Barrington via the International Lyceum bureau. His instrument The Emperor has a storied history from Milan to Paris and Norway, ending with a stipulation that it not be sold, to be housed in Stavanger Museum until a future owner is chosen by twelve judges.
An increase in wholesale prices for outsides made cigars has been effective since the start of the year, rising $1 to $2.40 per thousand. Higher cigar maker wages and tobacco, boxes, and supplies drive the change. Retail prices stay steady for now, though a rise is expected. Cigarette prices also edge upward with gradual wholesale increases, with dealers predicting further retail cuts or additions.
An exchange recounts two merchants and a customer discussing signs painted on a bridge. The tale notes people read newspapers but lack time to read signs on bridges or barn roofs as autos move quickly, reducing sign visibility.
The treasury announced a February 1 rollout for new one and two dollar greenbacks to replace larger denomination United States notes. The move aims to ease the surge in demand for small paper money as silver certificates cannot meet needs. New quarters and half dollars, praised for their design, have entered circulation alongside some new dimes.
The Marshfield Free Library hosts a spring bird house contest with prizes from $0.74 to $2.00 for groups and individual bird houses, plus $1.00 and $0.75 for bird house essays. Entries from all pupil groups including parent and industrial schools are allowed, with specifics at the library and manual training shop. Houses to be exhibited at the city library prior to Po and judged April 3 by selected judges.
The article claims colds are a habit easy to break. Start with a warm sponge bath each morning, about 90 degrees, and sleep with the window open. It recommends using Chamberla rough Remedy for colds and finishing quickly. Obtainable where.
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