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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
4
A scattered 1907 column riffs on public figures and events. It questions absinthe regulation, notes Lady Grosvenor touring the U S for a book, references a western official fleeing with town funds, and jokes about czarist ambitions and college graduates. Also mentions Secretary Wilson, Japan, and New York school festivals.
In Henry VII era Sir Philip Calthrop purged John Drakes the shoemaker of Norwich of the pride of the gentlemen's cut. A knight sends costly tawny cloth to a tailor to make his gown, while Drakes orders a gown of the same fashion from the same cloth. The tailor sews both to match. When the knight discovers the cloth misused, Drakes protests but the tailor confirms the identical fashion. Drakes vows never to wear gentlemen's fashion again.
The Medical Times argues against patent medicines, stating in one year US expenditure around 2,000,000 dollars, enough to fund a doctor’s 2000 dollar income per physician. It questions altruism while noting doctors’ earnings and suggesting most funds go to patent medicine sellers. Reliable authority estimates patent medicine sales nearer 40,000,000 dollars, with doctor incomes averaging about 2,000 dollars for 115,000 physicians.
A Baltimore American提 column fragment recalls a small town boy claiming aristocratic behavior as a path to adulthood. He lists actions such as sneaking, gambling, swearing and drinking corn whisky, attributing them to all southern gentlemen. The anecdote targets notions of true aristocracy via a child’s blunt satire.
A quotation compares life to a soap bubble hanging from a reed. It forms, shines with colors, escapes gravitation at times, then vanishes leaving only turbid water. The author ponders birth, suffering, and death, asking if a butterfly, a ration, or a star completes life’s sum.
A notice recount in Edinburgh corrected the result from a three vote margin for Lord Wolmer to a 300 vote majority for the winner. It named two lords of session who voted for the successful candidate Lord Young, who remark that this “accounts for the two eiphere.”
A playful exchange frames a woman's argument about credit for logic and reason, contrasting her calm critique with a man's curious reaction and a humorous misprint. The dialogue highlights gendered perceptions and wit in a compact punchline.
The Chippewa Falls Sons of the Norway grand lodge voted to affiliate with the Norwegian Brotherhood of Norway to connect Norwegians globally. Officers elected include John Hurley of Minneapolis as president and Halver Askeland of Minneapolis as secretary as the group plans a St. Paul meeting and seeks a grand lodge HQ in America.
A wide storm swept western and central Wisconsin with hurricane speeds, causing widespread damage and fatalities in Black River Falls Neillsville and near Berlin in Green Lake County. The storm moved northeast toward Grand Rapids Wausau Neillsville Weyauwega Marshfield and other small towns. In Milwaukee the English Lutheran Synod plans a central college, likely in Chicago, after transferring Winfield Kansas to the Missouri Synod. Marion Thiel 17 was accidentally shot by her brother 14 during target practice. the boy George was overwhelmed with grief after the tragedy.
Somerset reports three boys drowned in the Apple River near town. Elder brother Joseph Gorman, 17, and younger Gerald or Rand ean Gorman, 14, attempted to rescue him but all perished. the incident occurred as the elder swam toward the flowage of a power dam. Local tragedy follows river accident.
The Van Camp Packing Company of Indianapolis has purchased a site in Watertown for a proposed milk condensing plant and will start construction immediately at an estimated cost of $100,000.
The Merchants and Say Ings bank of Kenosha reported an amendment to its articles of incorporation increasing capital stock from twenty thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars. The move expands the bank’s equity and capacity to support local business and lending activities.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a dialogue about a struggling author De Poeer and a questioning interviewer. The text touches on literary forms, publication rumor, and a curious reference to life insurance and a “sacked trust.” The piece appears as a clipped, garbled scene from a periodical, with incomplete quotes and names.
President Kingsley told the New York Life board that life insurance trustees are public servants with duties beyond private business, demanding constant performance. He praised his long tenure and stressed standards of efficiency integrity and faith, saying actions will speak louder than words and must be recorded in daily performance.
A garbled passage describes a torcher addressing youths about Tuskegee and other achievements for ambitious Negroes. The teacher quotes Booker T. Washington in praise, then asks a student to name the greatest Negro. The student responds with "Joo Gana," a surprising if unverified answer.
A rustic man, entering a downtown Woman's Exchange, asks in tentative terms if this is the right place and then bluntly requests to “swan” a wife from any available woman on hand, a moment that elicits a mix of disbelief and humor in Lip Pinckott's Magazine.
A traffic policeman at Fourth Avenue and Twenty third Street keeps watch for balloon peel litter. He pounces on offenders and orders them to pick up the slippery waste and carry it to a street waste receptacle, as described by the New York Herald.
A testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as scientifically made, fully cooked at the factory and ready to serve instantly with milk or cream. It claims the grape sugar digests naturally from the grain during manufacture, making it easily assimilated even by weak stomachs. Marketed by Postum Co in Battle Creek Michigan with a health note reference.
Laconta New Hampshire launches Marine free rural delivery route No. 8 on Lake Winnipegoscow. Since its June inauguration, amphibious mail steamers deliver letters and money orders directly to summer cottages along a 30 mile stretch from Lakeport to Wolfeboro. Two daily deliveries during May to October, with landing boxes and boat captains recruited from local carriers, have expanded summer communication and business.
Huntington Wilson of Chicago has been named head of the new Bureau of Asiatic Affairs in the State Department. The appointment underscores Wilson’s reputation as a hard worker, with his service including a key role at the Washington embassy in Tokyo during the Russo-Japanese War era and subsequent rise to third assistant secretary of state. The bureau will handle Japanese California disputes, Philippine and Hawaiian issues, and other Asia-related topics.
The article notes a system established by President Roosevelt to organize and oversee the diplomatic service, outlining aims, structure, and early implementation steps. It emphasizes ongoing reforms and the expansion of professional standards within foreign affairs and consular postings.
Comer appoints former Congressman John Hollis Bankhead to fill the Alabama Senate vacancy caused by Senator John T. Morgan’s death. Bankhead, born September 12, 1842 in Moscow Alabama, is a self educated farmer and veteran with service in the Confederate army. He has held multiple Alabama offices and served in Congress. The appointment lasts until the legislature convenes July 19.
The sympathy for Mr. Bankhead across Alabama boosted his support after Hobson’s victory, drawing thousands of votes in his favor. The emotional response reflected strong state backing for Bankhead during the election period.
The city shows large immigrant roots with about 782000 of German parentage and 735000 Irish extraction. Additional groups include 350000 with Russian blond heritage and 223900 Italians, reflecting rich ethnic diversity in New York's population.
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