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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1915
Page
10
A humorous monologue notes that if farms had motion picture houses and tango parlors fewer boys would rush to the city. It jokes about a fortune for inventors creating a trap to cause a woman to scream, and mocks high living costs. It quips about scandal and home life, ending with a provocative line on widow's weeds.
Sir Honald Rozz lectured at Charing Cross hospital on the slow progress against malaria. He recalled completing work in 1899 and dreamed malaria would fade quickly from tropical towns. He praised some gains in Panama, West Africa, India, and the Malay states but urged greater use of science and effort.
The French government plans wireless lighthouses along the coast using automatic sending apparatus. Each station emits a flashing signal with a distinctive pattern for 30 hours at a time. Signals will be detectable to vessels within 20 miles of Brest, even in fog.
Report notes Havre will soon be equipped with two new lighthouses to enhance signal bearings. A special compass on board records signal origins, aiding navigation and safety for ships approaching the harbor.
Dr H W Hill of the Minnesota Public Health Association rejects the idea that fear can bring disease on oneself. He argues infectious diseases come from real germs and forces, not thoughts or hypnotic influence, noting smallpox cannot be conjured or prevented by belief alone.
A 2,500 sheep herd will be turned loose on the Bitter Root National Forest in Montana to combat a large infestation of ticks spreading spotted fever to sheep other livestock and humans. The plan hinges on dipping infected sheep in a deadly insect solution to destroy the ticks.
The United States Commission preparing the 1916 U S Pharmacopoeia says brandy and whiskey are not drugs or medicine and will not be included. Drug stores then need a saloon license to sell these spirits. medical use has declined and they are widely viewed unfavorably as medicines.
MADISON Wis The assembly passed the Reinhardt Bill empowering school boards of Milwaukee and other cities over 10000 population to establish and maintain evening schools vacation schools gymnasiums and other activities for children The bill now goes to the senate for concurrence.
In ten days donors across Superior Wisconsin contributed a total of 71582 for the Catholic diocese orphanage project. The effort came within about 3000 of hitting a 10000 daily average, with Superior residents contributing more than two thirds of the money. Construction on the building is set to begin immediately.
In Racine Wisconsin Victor Heck Jr seven years old was killed after being struck by an automobile truck while crossing a street on his way home from school for dinner. This marks a second similar accident in the same week at the same location.
A British correspondents notes Millicent, duchess of Sutherland, among wounded at Malo-les-Bains in northern France. She directs patients to surgeons, oversees stretcher parties, and coordinates hospital care as trains arrive with more injured soldiers. Ambulances and French staff work rapidly to treat the maimed and transport them to care facilities.
Prof. J McKeen Cattell at Columbia studied 1000 American men of science. Findings show a low birth rate with completed family about two and surviving family about 1.6. Twenty two percent have no children, only one in seventy five have more than six. Of 461 responses, 176 were not voluntarily limited, 285 were limited, mainly for health in 138 cases and expense in 8. Two thirds of childlessness were involuntary due to health or other factors.
A St Louis inventor claims a 70 mph speed for an aluminum 81 inch diameter unicycle. The engine, propeller, and gasoline tank are suspended inside the wheel ring. At rest rollers and skids hold it upright, while in motion they lift off the ground, making a striking sight on nearby roads.
From the Amsterdam Handelsblad a vignette of Antwerp refugees marching in haste. The observer recalls the ceaseless clack of many little wooden shoes on cobblestones as families struggle to keep pace with anxious parents and exhausted children.
A colossal observatory will be erected near Victoria to host a telescope under ideal atmospheric conditions. The instrument, under construction in Cleveland for the Canadian government, will become one of the world’s largest telescopes and enhance astronomical research in Canada.
A British patent plan proposes noncorrosive steel tubes coated electrolytically with iron. The iron layer, nearly rustless and containing only hydrogen as impurity, may be enhanced for durability by a rapid double coating process.
Lacrosse county farmers fear invasion of seventeen year locusts first seen locally in 1882 with major crop and tree damage expected. A newly chartered Farmers' and Merchants Bank will open soon in Racine with $40 000 capital, led by W S Dooley and linked to West Side Improvement League. Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds income tax law in Glue Co. case, taxing Carrollville plant income. State Treasurer projects general fund balance around 5.5 million by June 30, 1914 level referencing prior years.
Washington reports on Badger Banks shows National Bank of Wisconsin reserve at 25.08 percent as of May 1. Loans and discounts total 77,638,754 with lawful money reserve 99,588,768. In Madison, Gilson G. Glasler re elected Law Librarian with salary rise to 3,000 and William Orvis as assistant librarian with 2,000. Hiram E. Blackmon, 75, known as Fuller of the Dairy industry in Kenosha, dies at his Somers home.
Hugh Whittington, a retired express driver and acclaimed tenor who won multiple medals at eisteddfod contests, died from wood poisoning. He was years old and well known in Welsh circles in Racine Wisconsin.
Swedish writer Gudman Akermark died in Grantsburg Wisconsin from heart trouble. He served for many years as editor of Svenska Tidning in Minneapolis and was proprietor of Sjordemanen, a farmers' journal.
In Manitowoc Wisconsin Circuit Court Miss Mary Wilhelm age 26 was awarded 3400 as heart balm in a breach of promise case against Franklin Remeker. Remeker is 16 and alleged to be wealthy.
Stock holders of Mauston Aluminum in Wisconsin closed the plant two years ago and this week sold and shipped the entire facility to Aluminum Specialty Company at Manitowoc. The transfer marks a final company completion and relocation of assets to a new owner.
Miss Catherine Thronson, 25, marries her father in law Christian Thronson, 57, in Racine Wisconsin after the death of her first husband. Each has one child.
Mrs. Andrew Zuriluh of Nekoosa received ten dollars from Grund Rapids for damages to her dress after mud splashed onto her clothing while crossing the street.
Report from Ashlasd Wisconsin notes a heavy yield potential for winter rye with healthy growth. Rye stalks reach about thirty inches on one farm, indicating strong output for the season.
Luin Bose aged 1, daughter of John Bose, notable Kenosha County farmer, was instantly killed at the Bose home in Somers when kicked by a horse. The tragedy occurred at the family residence prompting a local inquiry and mourning from the community.
Merrill dismantles its electric street railway after twenty five years of operation. A crew began removing the line on Thursday as the service, long a losing proposition, ends. Merrill notes it housed the second electric street railway in the state and used the first electric equipment from Westinghouse. People may be surprised to be without street cars but can adapt if the city must.
The Wisconsin Senate after a long debate killed most of the legislative vice commission bills and amended a seventh, ordering it engrossed and read a third time. The measures would have licensed lodging houses for five or more, required innkeepers to keep registers, and barred private dining rooms. Other bills provided penalties for assault and immoral conduct.
More than 200 supporters met at the Wisconsin hotel to organize the Wisconsin Republican Club. Officers elected include President E. H. Bottum, Vice President Dr. William Jobse, Treasurer Charles H. John, and Secretary D. Boyd, with a board of directors and bylaws adopted.
Erick Anderson, a prominent local farmer near Superior, fatally shot his wife and wounded his stepdaughter after domestic troubles. He then slashed his wrists and turned the gun on himself, dying instantly. The woman, his third wife, had recently moved from St Paul and the couple wed two months ago.
Lidward Crouch, Beloit High School graduate, secured a West Point cadet appointment. An avid National Guardsman and sharp shooter with Company L First Regiment, he passed examinations and was advised by the War Department to report in June. He is Beloit’s first boy to go to West Point.
At the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association annual convention the group elected officers. Dean Libo Ting Semmang of Marquesle Conservatory Milwaukee was named president while Mrs Estelle H. Heade of Ripon became vice president. Georgia C. Hyde of Madison was secretary, Mrs Anna L. Hellman of Merrdil treasurer, and Mrs O B Melenegan of Oil Werkee named auditor.
Phillip Shea, a prominent Manitowoc businessman, died at the Northern State Hospital for the Insane in Winnebago. He is survived by a widow and two Milwaukee residents children. Shea was closely linked with the Northern Grain company and Weston Elevator company of Manitowoc.
In Hayward Wisconsin thirteen year old Elsie Sho pensky was accidentally shot by her brother The bullet entered her right breast but harmed no vital organs and she is expected to recover The incident occurred when the boy fired a .22 caliber rifle at a bird and she came within range
Christiana Ewart sues Henry Ewart for divorce claiming they wed in 1908 and moved to a Wood county farm in 1910. She alleges he drove her to Grand Rapids Wisconsin seven miles away and forced her to walk back home. Milwaukee Free Press
Mrs. Richard Olp of Spencerport New York credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing her headaches and nervousness and restoring her health. For sale by all dealers.
The Milwaukee bankers gathering last week drew strong attendance across the state. S. M. Smith of Janesville was elected president, with J. R. Wheeler of Columbus as vice president. C. E. Gibson of Clintonville becomes treasurer and George D. Bartlett serves as secretary. M. G. C. Hambright from this city is listed as trustee.
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