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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1889
Page
3
A vivid narrative follows Rose Marie, her mother, and the embroiderer Mia in New Orleans, detailing Rose Marie’s romance, illness, and family trials. A related recounting describes General Grant’s Mediterranean tour, naval salutes, and the Vandalia voyage, plus a long Detroit area obituary thread about dogs, lawsuits, and a sensational Baden Baden tale of love and ruin ending in a fatal shot.
A Titusville tale recalls early oil times with a partner Rudeli Dobson of Philadelphia and a windfall lease sale for $200000 cash. R T Simmons recounts profits of around $500000 in five months, Dobson’s later marriage to a fortune holder, and a surprising Baden Baden visit prompted by a draft from Mrs Dobson amid a life of gamble and travel.
An account of He German explorer Heinrich Schliemann’s early life and relentless self taught language mastery. From poverty in Mecklenburg to learning English in six months French in six, then Dutch Spanish Italian Portuguese Russian Polish Swedish Greek Latin and Arabic. He credits his method of writing and self correction as key to his rapid progress and later success in commerce and excavation. The article notes he plans further work and Crete expeditions.
A Philadelphia society scene recounts two amusing dances. In the first party an elegant blue garter lay in view as guests sat around, swept away by a maid with a dustpan. At a second gathering an Indies overskirt collapsed, inspiring a quip about a paper titled The Christian at Work.
A long mixed text blends kitchen recipes with home gardening and window plants. It includes practical instructions for soups, cakes, pancakes, and fish dishes, then shifts to garden tips on vegetables, seedlings, and varieties. It also mentions women tending indoor plants, a park greenhouse, and mentions plant diseases and new varieties with regional notes.
The Detriot Free Press reports an odd tale from Powell County Mississippi where Dr L entertained two strangers. The doctor discovered they were from his former practice area and quipped about their appearance. He then learned one stranger was his future wife and married the other, marking a rare lapse in hospitality.
A fragmented 19th century column extols women embracing horticulture and window gardening as practical, educational work for children, arguing it fosters industry, self-reliance, and outdoor activity. It praises women’s roles in plant care, seed sowing, and family garden projects as foundational to future learning and community improvement.
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