Marshfield Notes On Visitors and Local Happenings
A dense list of visitors and residents is recorded, including W. G. Hinman in Medford on business, E. Boles from Grand Rapids, Geo. Thompson of Colby, Miss Gladys Ames at Park Falls, and many more callers and travelers from nearby towns. Several local residents are mentioned with short notes on visits, moves, or events, such as William Wepfer returning to Marshfield, Mrs. A. Gottfrey visiting Wausau, and Arthur Leahy’s homecoming after induction talks. The item reflects a bustling social scene with frequent short trips and guest appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Ames
Park Falls
Mary
John
George
Henry Huber
Hinmat
Miss Arlie
Spencer
Howard
Marie Pulling
Junction City
Vigo Nielsen
Eau Claire
G. Hyde
Nekoosa
John Anderson
Charley Larson
St. Paul
John Icke
K. Thompson
Grand Rapids
Henry Rose
Macistique, Mich
Leo Rose
William Wepfer
Stevens Point
Marshfield
Chas. E. Smith
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Ruby Riggs
Hattie Pickett
Various Local Notices and Advertisements From The Times
Business opportunities and office rentals appear alongside sales offers and service ads. Mentions include central office space for tent use, building for sale on easy terms, loans on farm security, hat sales by Miss Luckenbach, canvassing work, jewelry repair by L J Whittemore, house and lot offers, doors and windows sales, home goods by Tryns Kliner Lang and Scharmann Co, dressmaking by Cora Hibbard, and expressions of gratitude from Bertha Schildhauer and family after a regiment band death, all within the local Times notice page.
Burglaries Used by Nations in Berlin Embassies
A stolen document enabled Britain to learn of France recognizing American independence, with diplomat Hough Elliot forcing open the French minister's desk to seize the treaty copy. In 1855 reports claim Russian embassy burglars copied secrets at night for two years, replacing them by morning.
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Berlin
America
France
Hough Elliot
Cooting a Hot Iron and the Greenroom Origins
A brief tale recounts a child placing a hot iron in the refrigerator after being told not to. It contrasts with the term greenroom, tracing its Elizabethan roots to green rushes, green wall paper, and green baize in actors retirement rooms, explaining the origin of the name.
Old Pedagogue Class Lesson Declares Axiomatic Truth
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a teacher remarking that teaching addition with real apples demonstrates the proposition. The exchange underscores a playful, classroom-centered analogy that blends sunlight and substance as a bonus metaphor.
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Chicago Tribune
Not Superstitious, Mr Hopeford Wedding Date Debate
The New York Weekly notes a playful exchange about a wedding date falling on a Friday deemed unlucky. Mrs Lakeside comments that no day can be more unlucky than others, while Mr Hopeford hints at superstition.
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Hopeford
Lakeside
Weat
New York Weekly
No Use For It Wimself In Odd Drugstore Exchange
A quirky market moment shows a customer pocketing a bottle after paying, as a druggist's assistant replies in a terse retort about selling the item. The exchange highlights a humorous miscue in a small shop setting.
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Mel
Scott
Etray Stories
Wheelbarrow Proves Helpful Yet Demanding Helper
A witty note reflects on the wheelbarrow as an excellent tool that assists tasks yet requires effort to operate. It hints that while useful, the wheelbarrow will not push itself, underscoring human labor behind simple chores.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. G. Hinman
Medford
E. Boles
Geo. Thompson of
Colby
Mrs.Nels Anderson
Fond du Lac
Earl Harkin
Hillsboro
Sam Winch
Wausan
Emmagene Hayward
Minneapolis
Felix LaPoint
Tormahawk
aArthur Leahy
Annapolis Academy
W. C. Upham
Washington, D. C
Mrs
G. W. Upham
Laura Eiche
Ernst Schmidt
Oshkosh
F. N. Hinman
Evalyn Wiltse
Chippewa Falls
Geo. W. Campbell
Floy Beattie
Scity
T. L. Samuel
Racine
Bernice Sheriff
Georges A. Schumacher
Monroe
George H. Smith
Wood County
Nellie Vincent
Katherine
Eva McMillan
Neillsville
Abbotsford
Grace
Laurine
Hayward
J. C. Hayward
Charles Hellard
Northwestern
N. M. Bouldrie
Hartford
Brooklyn
Leo Trudeau
Henry Kreisch
Nic Ludovic
Appleton
Wrightstown
Nettie Dickenson
Frank Strong
Apostle Islands
Lake Superior
Hamilton Roddis
Company A
Lillian Roessler
Anna Groeller
Pearl Fox
Jefferson
A. S. Bliss
Mr. Bliss
R. Connor Co
Bliss
H. J. Burns
C A. Hathaway
Maple Street
Tt Axvsert P. ApAws
Wisconsin Central
Connor Reta
Sumner Co
Fred Allman
E. E. Winch
East Second Street
Zweek
Harry Vedder
Merrill
M. C. Lueckenbach
M. C. Luckenbach
Benny Bernitt
Stratford
Fred Gross
Fourth Ward
L. Horr
Cherry St
J. Senn
Fred Warsinski
Wis
W. N. Candlish
Rosendale
Candlish
Inez Hinman
Fenwood
Times Office
Helping Hand Society
Wenzel
Connor
Lowner Co
Fred Bernitt
Fred Klumb
Rozellville
As M. C. Luckenbach
Leonhard Nickels
Geo. Nickels
Unity
Romeo
Frank L. Zweck
D. H. Carmichael
McKinney
M. E
Frank
Jesse Troeh
Clark County
Kliner, Lang and
Rebprateny
John Hadreas
S. Cedar Street
Henry Huntsticker
Eaton, Clark Co
Geo. Huntsticker, Sr
Eliner, Lang and Sobagnann Fo
Chas. Peters
Fred Giesen
Pleasant Hill
E. M. Deming
J. P. Tiffault
EL. Reese
F. R. Upham
Cherry Street
M. J. Kraus
Boys Temperance Society
Band of Hope Hall
W. HW. Upham
Sue
Il Health
Marshfield Times
Albert Rohr
Roddis Veneer Company
van Buren St. St Paul
William Dix
Rock
John P. Hume
J. Baehr
Hopkins, Minn
St. Paul’s
East Fourth
South Vine Streets
Glidden & Southwestern
Glidden Veneer Co
Rys
Pewariver
Mar
D. F. Taylor
Glidden
C. S. Vedder
George H. Reynolds
L. J. Whittemore
Tryns, Kliner, Lang and Scharmann Co
Cora Hibbard
Maple St
Second Regiment
A. O. U. W. Lodge
Bertha Schildhauer
Joachim Schildhauer
Oxfords
Curia
Dr. Humphreys
Humphreys
Hay
Humphrey
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Cor
William and Tohoe
New York
THE
Upham
Marshfield Banner Mills
California
Oregon
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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