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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1911
Page
9
A fragmentary dialogue describes a puzzled father and son discussing the meaning of the mother tongue in a cryptic exchange. The terse lines hint at transmission of language and identity across generations within a family setting.
A fragmented exchange shows a father lamenting his child’s growth into responsibility and a senator recounting a refused request. The tone hints at regret, duty, and sympathy as the figures discuss obligations beyond personal excuses.
Mrs Wills at the Ladies Aid Society asks how to aid those born at the font while Mrs Gillis notes soldiers making sorties. They discuss obtaining recipes for communal food and sending supplies to the army, reflecting wartime charity and self-help efforts.
An advertisement extols Mumyen's Paw Paw Pills as a mild laxative that stimulates the liver and stomach without scouring, gripping, or weakening. It argues constipation causes many ailments, claims pills cleanse the organs, improve complexion, and avoid harsh purgatives. Sold by Mumyen's Laboratory, 53d & TeBarson Sta, Philadelphia, regular bottle of 43 pills for 25 cents.
A Union Pacific training school in Omaha reports success after training over 2,000 employees and family members. The program rotates workers through divisions from brakeman to freight auditor, building versatile leaders ready for promotion.
The Dutch colonial office uses an aerial ropeway as a substitute for a bridge on the Paramari to Dutch Guiana line. The system transfers goods and passengers across the Surinam River, a span of just over 1000 feet, with a capacity of 1.5 tons per trip, enabling transfer of complete locomotive bogies if needed.
General Greenville M. Dodge recounted a 1864 Maryland operation where a small force from Lee's army tore up Baltimore and Ohio tracks and dragged a locomotive 67 miles by rope over hills streams and swamps to reach a Confederate line. The Baltimore & Ohio president later promoted the Georgian leader roadmaster for the feat.
The railroads drive immense purchasing power with massive terminal spends by major lines like Pennsylvania and New York Central. They support skilled labor, engineers, clerical staff, and top-quality supplies for equipment, guaranteeing safety, comfort, and elegance in operation.
Popular Mechanics notes a growing push for nationwide standardization of railway equipment. Railroads recognize the need as cars from one company cannot always be moved on another line, calling for uniform systems across all sections and industries.
The government proposes building several narrow gauge railroads in rural districts with an aggregate length near 150 miles. The plan aims to expand rural transportation and improve connectivity by developing multiple lines across provinces.
Locomotives so long that bailers must be jointed to take curves are the latest traction trend and may be seen on the Santa Fe road.
The Netherlands built railroads slowly while canals dominated transport. The state funded rail lines to prevent industrial decline and to complement waterways carrying about 30 percent of Holland’s trade, though rail lines operated at a loss to support the waterway system.
A country doctor visiting a patient sank into a newly dug well on a farm. After feeding his horse and walking into the field he fell far enough to be trapped and had to be pulled out with help. The hired man quipped that the doctor had no business down there and should stay with the ailing patient.
In this period guide for housewives the article urges more frequent use of dried cherries in lunches and desserts as a substitute for currants, highlighting a sweet sauce from soaked cherries and their versatility in cakes and puddings. It praises white grapes in fruit cocktails and jellies, and suggests peeling not peeling red apples before cooking to preserve color and pulp. It also advises varying bread types for children’s lunches, including white wheat, whole wheat, graham, rye, and Boston brown bread, and recommends scoring baked potatoes to prevent sogginess.
Prepare a cherry dessert by simmering pits in water then adding fruit and sugar until tender. Make gelatine with cold water, dissolve over heat, blend into the fruit pulp, cool to thickening. Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks, fold in, and serve in a glass with garnished cherries.
Instructions describe making a batter by using half a pound of gooseberries mashed with two cups and a plot of milk, beating well for two hours. Prepare washed gooseberries with sugar, bake in a greased dish, mixing melted butter with the batter before pouring over berries and baking quickly until golden. Serve warm with soft sugar.
The advice recommends washing colored embroidery after wringing with a clean cloth between every two layers to prevent color running. Use washable material and roll with towels to protect colors. Do not starch embroidered linens. if air dried when wet they retain their natural texture.
A recipe describes combining cherries with cider vinegar two ladies of cinamon stick cloves and sugar boiled with flour then cooked with stoned cherries The mixture is strained and reduced to a thick syrup The cherries are returned to the hot liquid and sealed as a spiced cherry preserve suitable for serving with cold meats
Recipe fragment describes stirring four eggs into two tablespoons of dressed spinach. Whisked eggs combined with onion, pepper, and salt. Bake in a buttered dish in a hot oven.
A home kitchen note suggests adding a handful of lenven from a cherry tree to rhubarb stew and washing them before returning them to the pot. The result reportedly alters the flavor, with the stew tasting much like ebirice after the cherry leaves are used and then removed.
Mrs Highmere invited us to afternoon tea to reveal she entered in silence and spoke of her husband Polly-So Mie and Delly-Oh share gossip about his bad habits at the gathering in Highmere.
Mrs Emeline Green a trained nurse from Deage Iowa praises Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney disorders. She notes they help backache dizziness bloating retention and other kidney and bladder troubles. Sold by druggists and stores. price price. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The fragment cites aphorisms about schooling and manners, noting a contented bachelor and a witty widow. It presents brief humorous musings on parenting, kissing etiquette, and a boastful man who claims to know everything, reflecting magazine bite sized social observations.
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