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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
6
July reports from Guanajuato Mexico recount a flood that swept through the city, with estimated deaths around 600 and over 200 bodies recovered. Property damage exceeds a million dollars as homes and blocks are destroyed, and relief efforts begin to bring order.
Inhabitants fled rising waters driving to upper floors and roofs. Floods swept through the city center, washing away boats, stalls, and even people. Many sought sanctuary in churches and hotels flooded to various levels. authorities fought looting while hospitals and landmarks suffered damage. Memorial service for John Hay planned in London on July 4.
A farmer recounts decades of evolving roadwork using a split log drag made from a frost damaged pump stock, oak post, and boards. He details how dragging after rains built a hard, mud resistant surface, spreading dirt inward to form a central crown and drain water effectively.
A practical Q and A on drag road maintenance explains dragging versus plank or heavy sawed drag methods. It covers cost per mile, how to prevent dodging, road strength compared to macadam, and how to improve sand roads with moisture clay and oil, plus essential don’ts.
Professor Mosby told an antiquarian society that feeding bottles date back to ancient Greece. He cited honey-drenched sponges used by nurses and Greek vases in the British Museum from 500 B.C. as early forms, noting a red Roman burial bottle from St Sepulcher, Canterbury, dug in 1961, likely placed with a child.
A strange isolated report describes a remarkable tree on Island of Flerro in the Canary group. The tree’s leaves stay green year round, a surrounding cloud provides constant condensation, and water drops fill cisterns beneath it. Islanders rely on this scarce water source. Hind Mande Change. A caller asks about reporting a change of residence and jokes about painting a house and chimney pot to appear moved.
A reflective note urges embracing near tasks and ordinary work rather than chasing distant stars. It extols simple duties, daily bread, and humble steps as the true sweetness of life, with a nod to reverence and orderly devotion.
The Indianapolis Star notes that advertising moved from self-promoting suspicion to a recognized tool. It argues advertising expands market reach by locating potential buyers, informing them what is for sale, and explaining why they should buy, while acknowledging past frauds.
A vast burglar proof safe in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing holds an extraordinary scrapbook. Its dusty exterior belies the treasure within, where vital proofs of counterfeit plates for paper money are pasted on aged pages, showcasing the department’s most significant captures.
A dated voice urges a youth to adopt vim and purpose to avoid joining the doomed fate of unfulfilled potential. The speaker stresses self assessment and energy to avert failure and missed opportunities.
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