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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
6
Local notices outline Richfield Methodist Church events for Sunday July 16 including services at 1 pm with a sermon on The General Rules followed by a Sacramental service and reception of probationary members. The item also mentions a variety of community notices and ads from Laemle's shoe store and upcoming local events and incidents.
Thomas Ryan abandons hopes to pair Fred Beell with Thomas Sharkey for a wrestling bout due to Sharkey’s engagement. Ryan offers 300 dollars for Beell versus Monroe but Monroe can’t commit. Negotiations shift to possible matches during the Inland Lake Yachting regatta week with Frank Gotch or Gripman Rooney, and a six round boxing bout between Barney Cinnamon and Eddie McGoorty as a preliminary.
Eau Claire fell 7 to 3 to Marshfield last Sunday in a fast contest. Tallant and Troch shone with standout fielding, Revour fielded perfectly, and Troco led the offense with a .600 season average after four hits in five at bats. Pitcher Buell nearly tied the game in the eighth with a two run homer attempt that stayed inside the fence.
A fragmentary meditation compares Byron and Napoleon as contemporaries and complements. It portrays Byron as the positive tragedy of an imaginative temperament, using expression, while Napoleon embodies the active tragedy of will as a world mover, both doomed to abortive efforts in Greece and in St. Helena.
The gibbon of Bornuo is described as a frail primate weighing around forty to fifty pounds. Its posture on land appears to trail as if on a tight rope while its grasping skills and dexterity mark higher intelligence. Troops travel in droves, and a notable display involves swinging across a forest gap by momentum, resembling birds in flight.
A New York foundlings association sought a baby girl aged one to two with blue eyes and dimples. After canvassing hospitals and asylums, Randall’s Island yielded an eight month old who fit, and an agent escorted her home by train. At the station a crowd shouted welcome, calling her Mrs. Blowsk's baby.
A Kentucky congressman recalls a considerate judge who sentenced murderer Dodson and told him the jury and law condemned him. The judge offered to set the hang date for four weeks hence at noon, with time for a good dinner first, noting the gravity of such a sentence.
John Jacob Astor and his son kept to business in a single Prince Street office with Fitz Greene Halleck as clerk from 1882. Halleck later praised the steady, though not lucrative, income while Astor warned him to guard his wealth. Their friendship endured as Halleck became an Astor confidant and beneficiary, receiving a modest bequest after a long relationship.
A London Mail reflection recalls a speaker detailing how the most chilling audience in the House arouses nerves and fear. It cites Toba Bright and Disraeli noting the power and nerves needed to address MPs, with quotes about trembling knees and public scrutiny.
The text describes Indian sleeping practices in hot weather with no doors closed or stairs used. people lie on beds made of wood and webbing with a cotton mattress or even just matting. Beds lack upholstery, and sheets are light or absent to stay cool.
A nineteenth century Chinese author Yuan Moi argues that mixed meats in soups reflect deeper concerns about animal souls. He contends cooks should honor each dish by revealing its own character and flavor, inspiring a thoughtful approach to gastronomy.
In a Tribune dialogue, Mrs Jenner Lee Undego and Mrs Selldom Helme argue over the term grand opera. They contend that opera sung in English remains incomprehensible to some, while Italian lyrics pose similar barriers. The exchange reflects ongoing opinions on accessibility and language in opera.
A St Louis Republic aphorism notes that without capital one faces a hard struggle in business. The man with the ingrowing elfin comments on the need for backing, while the man with the monge nose agrees that lacking support forces sidestepping in work.
The Illustrated London News notes that a British husband views women’s clubs with amusement. He says they are places where women eat strange meals, endure discomforts, and tolerate things in hours he would not accept in a man’s club.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip likens a self-made magnate to a fantasy creature, noting a man arrived barefoot and now boasts millions. The joke pivots on a punch line about his unusual ascent and wealth.
A brief column recalls a scene titled Wasted Sympathy with a dialog involving a "Kind Lady" offering a nickel and a child denying tears, followed by a character named Dig described as the regular face from the Hartford Courant.
Very low Jow rates to Denver from John-Western Line. Excursion dates August 12 and 13, with Wairy Aimaite aboard for verloux meetings. Chicago & North-Western service included at 42.
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