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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
3
A Marshfield Wisconsin Post Office notice lists Second Class matter status and yearly subscription in advance at $1.50. It also features the quotation Our Country in her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right but our country right or wrong by Stephen Decatur.
The University Health Bulletin argues war and infant welfare are linked. Reducing family income risks low quality milk and baby deaths, affecting soldiers’ efficiency. It cites Captain Cathro and John Burns on intelligent motherhood and prenatal care to sustain national strength while men fight in Europe.
The piece argues the rising cost of feeding the military, comparing 1900 to 1917, noting ration costs increased from 10.97 to 32 cents. It cites a 600000 man army and daily and yearly feeding expenses, plus a digressive aside about vacation days and a salary raise quip.
The document outlines five rations for troops, including garrison travel and emergency, with Filipino rations for Filipino scouts. It explains ration costing as the actual article cost to the government and notes commanders’ discretion in drawing subsistence funds, and cites a New York Herald remark about seeking cheaper consumer food costs for households.
A Syracuse Journal editorial argues that American soldiers are drawn from civil life and are not morally worse than civilians. It notes army discipline, drills, and open air life foster self-control and health, while movements are regulated. overall morals are neither much better nor much worse than those of home town youths.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for hot weather and summer months. It claims the product is superior for its purpose, worth its cost, and readily obtainable everywhere.
The Tattler reports a domestic mishap where Mary attempts to light a fire with parafin and is blown out of a window. The mistress aside notes it is her day, framing the incident with light gossip tone.
A compact list urging readers to adopt many positive routines. Emphasizes rising early, retiring early, eating slowly, gratitude, punctuality, courage, kind speech, sunny disposition, daily sunshine, clear speech, proper pronunciation, gentle door closing, neat appearance, self-reliance, forgiving spirit, industriousness, avoiding evil, anticipatory optimism, progressive action, paying as you go, promptness at meals, focused concentration, avoiding strenuous exercise, helpfulness, good listening, prudent frugality, eating one hearty meal daily, and steadfast hope.
A historical sketch recalls early Wisconsin mail delivery from Green Bay Forts to Chicago and Galena. A Woodsman and Indian guide carried about sixty pounds of mail on winter treks along a network from Fox River to Milwaukee and Skunk Grove. The first white settlers were few and traders at Milwaukee and Groose Point were the main encounters.
A playful critique of bill paying and pride in honest work. The speaker envies the bold collector who smiles as he writes a check, praising practical trade and debunking appearances while nodding to Kipling’s punchline on luck. The verse mocks social pretenses and wage-earner dignity.
A roundup of brief items from Wisconsin newspapers touches on low potato prices in Indiana, wartime loyalist declarations, Ford’s discipline of workers, game wardens enforcing laws, reactions to suffragists, Liberia’s role to the Allies, advising thrift in business and household markets, and a critique of bankers’ stance on liberty loans.
Farm and Fireside outlines egg grading with wholesalers candling eggs. Jobbers buy from commission men and handle 300 to 300 cases weekly. Candling done by professional men, working about eight hours four days a week, examining three to four cases per hour depending on season.
The article notes that tile eggs slow candling due to poorer egg quality which raises consumer prices. It describes five grades Panies, Firsts, Seconds, Checks with brief criteria including air cell size yolk darkness and shell condition.
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