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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
12
A Sabbath school effort near Wausau transforms destitute settlers through tenacious faith and church support. A forest institute era ends with joy as youths vow to carry Bible and faith into winter work, while a speaker confirms the school’s power to shape character and inspire future mission.
An advertisement touts Zemo from W. Rose Medicine Co. of St. Louis as a guaranteed cure for eczema. It claims rapid relief from itching rash and bleeding, with a grease-free liquid formula sold in 1 large dollar bottle and 25 cent trial sizes via local drug stores.
A widely circulated page notes the profit and loss of swearing. It argues profanity harms home, business, social life, politics, and eternity. It condemns swearing as sin and a loss of esteem and God’s favor, urging reform to honor the divine image.
Mrs Christine Nielson travels to Neenah while haying in the area progresses. John Rasmussen visited Red Wing Minnesota last Thursday. Peter Trommer enjoys a new motorcycle. Mrs Peart harvests currants and gooseberries. Miss Sarah Nielson visits a sister in Minneapolis. Academy grading near the ladies dormitory. Clifton Palmer shows off a new traction gasoline engine. Mesdames Flora and Rena Calkins visit Bethel and nearby. Emma Baker visits relatives in the potato country. Mrs Francesco stays with relatives in northern Wisconsin. Mrs Ethel Rosa and her two children visit her mother in Kenosha area.
A series of brief society notices from Spencer and nearby communities recount personal visits and travel. Mrs. A L Booch welcomed a daughter, G Brugger, in July. Miss Hattie Johnson visited Miss Stowell. Mrs. Mason visited Park Falls. Mrs. F McKhallen visited son Foster in Ladysmith. Mrs. W B Parks and Keen of Phillips visited her parents. Mrs. M A B Smith spoke on woman suffrage at the M E church. Mrs. Oscar Lundgren spent time near Ashland. fourteen young ladies visited Unity hosted by J R Cuhman and J H Clark. Mrs. Rae Ingham and Minnie Fenhouse visited Tioga. Mrs. John Clifford and daughter of Stevens Point visited Mrs. Welch, who then went to Neillsville.
Cameron reports Rye being cut in the area. Oliver Roland purchased a new grain binder. Many farmers have completed baying. Mr and Mrs Conrad Schalk of Rozellville visited their farm during baying. Found a gray sweater last Sunday on the road east of Klondyke. Inquire at place one mile east and a quarter mile north of Klondyke Brattles on Road going north and south.
Paid advertisement from Nata Anderson of Grand Rapids Wisconsin announces candidacy for the Republican primary nomination for Wood County treasurer. The notice states the paid rate and identifies Anderson as the candidate.
Paid advertisement by John A. Thomas Marshfield Wisconsin announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Wood County sheriff at the September primaries. The notice states payment terms of ten cents per count and identifies Thomas as marshal of Marshfield Wisconsin.
Grand Rapids Ohio candidate Bert McLee, listed as 39, announces his bid for the Republican nomination for Wood County Clerk at the regular primaries in September. The notice appears in a thin fragmentary handbill from the period.
A poem by Margaret B. Sangster laments how careless unkind words spoken in the day cannot be undone by night. It contrasts concern for strangers with hurtful tones toward loved ones, warning that the morning’s words may shape sorrow and broken hearts.
Castoria Bonte noted Chas H Fletchar age over thirty years The Kind You Have Always Bought piano never used cost 4000 terms to suit or best cash offer to sald at once cared for by this estate special dance at Riverside hall Ed Schilling proprietor Sunday night August 4th 41t2
A common pediatric complaint is nosebleed. Simple measures work: place a small wad of white paper under the tongue or upper lip to stop the bleeding. Some mothers use cotton pads dipped in ice water placed at the neck as a standby remedy.
Automobile buyers urged to investigate the 1912 Marathon line, touted for merit and reputation after seven years. The Marathon factory ranks among the three largest in the United States, with four classes and ten body styles from a $685 Torpedo Roadster to a $3250 Limousine. National Utility Company, Madison Wisconsin distributors, seeks live dealers and asks for customer interest details.
Henry Ebbe of Lincoln Town Wood County Wisconsin announces candidacy for Register of Deeds on the Republican ticket in the upcoming September primary election. He states the notice is paid for at a rate per counted vote by the town. He urges Wood County voters to support his bid.
A notice seeking a responsible party willing to house a new upright piano near this office in Marshfield or within 1 mile. If satisfactory, the piano may be offered for sale on easy terms later. Respond by mail to G H E Gare of this office.
Robert Doll left for Madison on Saturday and Miss Rose Doll visits the Wm. Doll home. Thomas Salisbury from Grand Rapids calls on friends while Wm. Dobm and his brother go to Grand Rapids and Nekoosa. Willie Kreglow returns from Vesper to help on the farm. Henry Smith visits Marshfield. Berry pickers flock by wagon as berries are plentiful. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and children with Lena Vista depart for Chicago after a two week stay. Ethel Snyder heads home to Sheboygan, Miss Margarette Curtain goes as far as Grand Rapids with her.
Ebbe Miss Clara Knudsen returned home from Marshfield last Sunday. Mrs. C. J. Howard visits friends at Waukesha for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Keisting entertained Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stowell last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Ebbe and daughter Agnes called on C. F. Knudsen Sunday afternoon. Robert Ebbe and three of his little boys with Mrs. James Eanson and Misses Amelia and Rosa Jensen visited Fred Knudsen and family last Sunday evening.
A Boston minister argues against baby talk and promotes reading Plutarch, Plato, Juvenal, and Tacitus for children's benefit. He envisions a classics‑maturated home blending traditional learning with modern improvements, a vision he acknowledges may be hard for most families outside intellectual centers to meet.
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