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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1882
Page
4
An old man in a rain soaked street car drops his umbrella into a young woman's shoe drawing out water and awkward apologies. The scene contrasts reactions from passengers as the rain and crowded car expose social awkwardness and shared discomfort with modest restraint.
Six months into the Lake Dora canal project workers uncover a submerged eastern wall of a possible ancient settlement or fortification. Sand mound, ancient blocks, and pottery fragments suggest a submerged city or town predating other Florida finds by centuries. Evidence lies beneath Lake Dora’s northwestern shore as officers monitor deeper digs.
The article surveys wood preservation methods, noting a plan to impregnate wood with asphalt and antiseptic material. After drying the wood in heat, it is bathed in asphalt and carbolic acid, locking antiseptics in the pores and leaving a smooth black exterior that resists painting. A large scale trial is planned from The World's Work in the July Destiny.
The Curlew brings an odd tale of Captain James Babbit a sealing captain from Buerg o North Fork who sailed from Sydney to Newfoundland in a six ton schooner. He single handedly navigated, was cast ashore on a rock during fog and saved by a shore party who found him perched atop the wrecked schooner and brought him ashore to Buerg a. No further tidings of the derelict remain as yet.
The action for $75,000 damages for breach of promise and seduction starts in New York with closed doors. Both parties are wealthy and society presses for details.
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