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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
8
The island lauded as a 140 by 35 mile Atlantic possession, Antigostl Anticost, is being developed as a game preserve. In 1886 M Meunier, a French chocolate maker, acquired the island and aims to breed high value foxes while the few inhabitants rely on subsistence means.
A compact, period tone vignette shows Bill helping Mandy and their mother as they share duties. The quirky dialogue hints at daily chores, a neighborly bond, and a nod to Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea in a domestic setting.
Providence Journal notes airy claims on personal finance and public spending, echoing a caution about hiring beyond income. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health tonic for families, touting baby medicine products and family welfare claims amid a fragmentary ad and anecdote about Kenneth and shoes.
Captain Alvin McNeal trains Signal corps men for the National Military Tournament in Chicago July 23 to 30. The unit performs stunts and operates wireless stations telephones and cables while building a career path for noncommissioned officers and offering balloon handling and aviation related duties. The article highlights military signaling work and avenues for travel and professional development within the Signal corps.
The article describes guardsmen rapidly becoming proficient in signal corps work including telegraph networks, submarine and subterranean systems, coastal defense fre control installations, and vehicle use. Captain McNeal leads demonstrations showing the automobile’s role in signal corps operations across Atlantic and Pacific coasts and in the Philippines.
Chicago will host the National Military Tournament July 18 to 30 featuring reviews of police mounted and unmounted units, Civil War veterans in faded blue, cadet drills from military academies, and daily band concerts. Night performances include regimental bands and detailed camp and battle scene recreations with a wall scaling drill and a simulated night attack across a river.
Schedule lists Northwestern Station trains serving Marshfield Wisconsin. It shows arrivals and connections from Minneapolis Milwaukee Fond du Lac Janesville Sheboygan Oshkosh and Wausau with several trains noted as daily or except Sunday and some made up locally. The entry mentions connections to Chicago and Milwaukee and a range of destinations including Fond du Lac and Pend du Lac.
The notice lists multiple train services including Velvet Special from Chicago to Duluth daily, plus main line trains 1 2 4 5 11 and 12, Green Wood and Nekoosa branches, and express mail cutoffs. It details departure points, endpoints, and Sunday exceptions, with mail deadlines and special handling for express packages.
Five thousand for firing line at the National Military Tournament to be held in Chicago from March 23 to 30. More than 500 men will fire at gates and with Colts automatics. Guards in Chicago drill and maneuver to impress spectators. The event aims to show how citizen soldiery could defend the country in wartime.
Tournament Manager John R. Young states the Association of Commerce backs the tournament to fuse public understanding of military service. He says many citizens confuse the guard with civilians and urges recognition that the national guard defends the state and requires readiness to deploy at a moment’s notice.
An old advertisement lists Humphreys Specifics with a long array of ailments and remedies. It claims decades of satisfaction, listing conditions from fever and dyspepsia to whooping cough and asthma. The ad notes availability from Eumpests Medicine Co in New York, with orders by druggists or mail.
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