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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1885
Page
2
The eastern and middle states wheat yields exceed expectations. England and Russia talks continue with hope for peaceful settlement. Spain reports 850 new cholera cases in a day with 761 deaths, including 133 from new cases. Tar shipping grog and tensions with Sudanese forces noted.
A telegraphic report notes a quake near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Milwaukee’s census shows a population rise to 158,308 from 115,572 in 1890. Other items include court notes on liquor sale, Chinese immigration under new limits, and various criminal cases. Income and industry details touch on underwater cables and shipbuilding.
The article lists dozens of polar journeys by governments and explorers, noting 134 voyages with 63 to the northwest, 29 via Behring Strait, and others to the northeast. It references Hayes, Hall, Nordenskjold, Lamont, Nares, Leigh Smith, and the ill fated Jeannette, plus rescue and search missions and minor expeditions totaling around sixty journeys.
A string of fires destroys warehouses, mills, and stores from Dunbar Sawmill to Haverstraw and Warsaw. Total losses run into hundreds of thousands with varying insurance. Accidents also claim lives in Quebec and New Orleans as authorities probe origins.
A broad digest reports Russia contemplating a poll tax on foreigners, Afghan frontier proposals to Britain, and a famine of favorable dispatches from Anam. Also covered are royal and political skirmishes in Britain, Dahomey’s raids, opium treaty talks, Herat investiture, a kidnapping arrest in San Donà, balloon impact near Paris, press prosecutions in Brussels, banquet invitations amid Parnell debates, and Davitt's rupture with Chamberlain over loyalty to the crown.
A Sanitary Officer cites four weeks of insanity cases reaching the asylum, noting most residents are local and many have hobbies. He links rising education and civilization to mental strain, with whites and blacks affected roughly equally though religious excitement is common among colored cases. Liquor is mentioned as contributing over time, while some patients recover after short treatment. The piece also references William Drennan and Irish United writers and a claim about Emerald Isle origins.
The report details General Grant's final hours and the family's vigil as he died at 4 o'clock in the morning. It describes witnesses, medical staff, and the emotional scene around the bed, with messages of condolence from officials and foreign leaders.
Isno H Scots Post No 270 mourns its comrade with draped doors and flags at his birthplace in Moscow. A small frame cottage 23 by 20 feet, with a collapsed east chimney to be rebuilt, stands as the memory site while Post Commander McMath assigns guard duty by First Sergeant Parkheiser.
A child named Jane challenges Reglish grammar asking about tense forms while Aunt Kate sits sewing. After repeated corrections, Aunt Kate ignores questions until one finally provokes a silent reaction as the embroidery frame reveals the outcome of the linguistic lesson.
Two Chicago men burst into a barbershop on a hot day, debating weather norms with the boss and foreman. The talk drifts from 98 to 124 degrees and—back home in Chicago—to 20 below zero while barbers keep order and the customers depart satisfied.
Advice on starting life together emphasizes the dangers of the first year of marriage. It warns couples to slow down and adapt, noting that early conflicts and unspoken expectations can shadow future years. The piece urges mutual sacrifice, patience, and learning to yield to each other as they adjust to married life.
The text traces ancient climate shifts from a uniform global warmth in early eras to cooling and glaciation in the quaternary. It cites axis obliquity changes driving ice ages, estimates rates of tilt change, and links these to glacial expansion, reindeer spread, and eventual retreat. It weaves in dates, measurements, and astronomical authorities, concluding with reflections on human presence in the era.
Fragmented archaic prose mocks married life and fortune, noting a husband’s daily toil and vanishing income. The text shifts to images of weariness, modest clothing, and cautionary warnings about a mysterious protective garment and its supposed safety from flame or explosion.
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