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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
8
Fragmentary verse laments science and fate, praising a woman whose eyes reveal a creator. The speaker questions established doctrine while contrasting nature’s beasts and time with divine shaping. A plea to a distant authority sits alongside intimate wonder at a loved one’s gaze.
Avolt a Christian in Rome faces death with calm bravado while Dorcas, his Christian confidante, endures the arena siege and torments of gladiators. Aeolf saves Dorcas by a ruse but dies in a final act of fealty, a martyr to a faith he lacks in life.
A fragmentary extract details folk remedies for skin diseases, cramps, warts, toothache and earache. It mentions wearing a brass ring or leather band for health, various wart cures, toothache charms, and beliefs about thrush and toads, as recorded in a 19th century folk-lore journal.
A childlike knight on a coal black charger rides through a warm day toward distant lands. His mother bids him farewell, promising a happy day when he returns. He pauses to survey the world, vows to ride again, but the night finds him resting with eyes closed, arms around his horse.
The New York Commercial Advertiser questions if the shirtwaist fad is fading as muslin frocks dominate street wear. Fifth Avenue shops and Grand Central riders show a shift toward simple, dainty muslin dresses with full bodices, few transparent yokes, and classic shirtwaist hats among stylish shoppers.
A Havana field report notes Cuban tobacco farmers compare to Western grain growers, influenced by rains and dry spells. Last two seasons were fair, prices below average, yet land remains wealth of the province. Removal of export tax boosted producer spirits. crop may rise modestly with better prices. Production methods are simple, with future gains from drying and shipping rather than cultivation.
Six individuals Belton Hamilton John Simmons Jim Harrigan and Will Williams were hanged in Chipley Florida for murder. Two thousand five hundred spectators witnessed the executions amid a tense atmosphere as the court records showed the convicted killed a helpless man last October. Additional items note Ernst Reid hanged in Garthaxe Missouri for wife murder and Jose Sanchez hanged at Silver City for killing Catherine Almundares in December.
Philip B. Winston a prominent Minneapolis railroad contractor and head of Winston Brothers dies after a hospital transfer from an accident en route to Chicago. He helped double track much of the Northwestern line in the Madison Barahoo region and served in Minnesota politics including the legislature and as mayor in 1890. He was born in Hanover Courthouse Virginia in 1845 and married Katherine Stevens in 1876, leaving two children. His brother J G Winston accompanied him.
Five children among eleven aboard a sailboat were saved after a steel steamer named Huron collided with their boat while crossing the channel from Gladstone to Maywood. Joshua Perry, age 50 and a dairyman, drowned. Jeaves, a widow, and four children survived.
Dayton Manufacturing Company sues publishers for 25000 dollars over a long strike by metal polishers. Action seeks to establish personal liability of the local organization and individuals for damages arising from strike troubles affecting manufacturers.
In Albany New York on July 6 Raymond Alberg aged 13 shot and killed Emanuel Koehler aged 12 after earlier quarrel. Alberg used a Flobert pistol and then hanged himself from a rafter with a rope. Koehler's younger brother Theodore, aged 5, witnessed the events. Koehler’s father Rev John T Koehler reported the incident to authorities.
Weancesca Raided Gage wife of Henry T Gage of California is praised as a native daughter of the golden state. She descends from early Spanish settlers and American pioneers. The Gages have two children, a 15 year old son and a daughter Lucile. King Oscar of Sweden and Norway is an honorary member of the Blockholm Press club and will participate in press week events.
Prince Eugene, the fourth son of the royal family and noted artist, will be represented by several sketches. King Oscar will be a contributor accompanying the display.
Austrian count Adolph Vounin wed Mary Cullaton daughter of late editor Joan Cullaton of Burnington Iowa yesterday. Groom to chair German and French at Leland Stanford University next year. Also report: Fire in Weatherford Oklahoma destroyed Dick's livery stable and Baldwin West lumber yard with losses around fifty thousand dollars.
A fragment describes muslin street gowns buttoned up the back, creating two effects. It suggests a youthful bodice style tucked to appear simple, while implying a risky choice between dislocating the spine to dress or being dressed by another when fastenings cross the shoulders.
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