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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
3
An article extols earthworms as nature's lowliest gardeners and their vast soil work. It describes how worms aerate, dig, and mix soil, bury organic matter, and even erode ruins, with Darwin and other authorities cited. A boy's jar experiment demonstrates their industrious burrows and surface activity.
A profile of James Eads How a humble field worker in St Louis and member of the Brotherhood of the Daily Life, living with modest means, preaching Christ by example and labor. He blends with the creative workers, aiming to spread virtue and kindness through daily acts and shared labor. The piece notes his wealthy mother’s home and his dedication to serving the poor.
A small boy from Hyde Park named George Broderick aged 1 years wandered away with his big brown and white St Bernard in tow on Tuesday morning. The dog stayed by the boy as they slept two nights in Blue Hill Reservation, and a park officer found them at ten o clock Thursday morning soaking wet. The boy was cared for at Supt Dings house and calmed by food and attention. The dog remained close, guiding the boy back home by noon.
A diner at a hotel tests a waiter's vocabulary by asking for various foods and phrases in French and Latin. The waiter struggles to respond to each term, finally offering beef, cabbage, and gooseberry tart as a fallback. The exchange ends with the waiter rushing to the kitchen for a correct option.
Chicago striking iron wielders add two more firms to those that have signed the union agreement for an advance in wages to eight dollars a day. The action expands the coverage of the wage escalation among local metal trades.
The Postmaster General issued a sweeping order ending the second class abuse that allowed paper backed books and premium newspapers to travel at penny or under rates. It also bars gold copies and requires regular rates for all periodicals mailed to subscribers and news agents. The plan projects annual savings of 12 to 20 million dollars and aims to curb misleading “premium” sheets while protecting legitimate newspapers and periodicals.
The fragment mentions presenting to millions of persons and a pricing idea of one cent per ounce, implying a direct personal appeal or mass distribution plan without full context. No clear event, entity, or outcome is established from the fragment.
A Kansas City debate on what income a young man should have before marrying. Clergymen and businessmen cite ranges from 70 to 320 dollars a month, with ministers arguing the key is savings over expense. Family guidance and social changes influence views on readying for marriage and avoiding ostentation.
A Bride objects to the word obey in wedding vows in The Ladies Hone Journal. The priest refuses to alter the rite, parents quarrel, groom protests then yields, and the bride chases him back with a meek plea as he leaves.
Lieutenant Commander Frank M. Bostwick of the United States navy, eldest son of J. M. Bostwick of Janesville, is ordered to report for duty as executive and navigating officer of the Oregon. The new post ranks just below captain, and when he returns to sea he is expected to serve as a captain, likely commanding the battleship Wisconsin, his favored goal.
In a dramatic Lorillard estate dispute the will designates the Rancocas farm and racehorse stud to Mrs Jillian Allen, a longtime companion of Pierre Lorillard, while his widow and family contest key provisions. The case centers on whether the farm and assets pass to the friend or to surviving family members including a spouse and children.
A man in Crowley Louisiana fled into weeds after firing at an officer but was captured by a mob. The assailant was lynched by the crowd and died, following his apprehension and removal to a fall location.
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