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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
4
A patchwork of jokes and observations from The Marshfield Times covers doctors, umbrellas, and society quirks. Anecdotes range from New York doctors prescribing eigarettes to a Siberian red necktie and balloon dangers, ending with reflections on diplomacy, reading rooms, and aerial peril.
A farmer’s serialized guidance covers pest control with torch and lime, stock care from horses to cows, barn cleanliness, and feed strategies. Advice includes breeding aims, shelter for hogs, water needs in heat, pasture plan, and calf rearing to build durable herds for spring.
A detailed description of a poultry house design showing duck covered windows and curtain fronts for four pens. It explains ventilation via upper sashes, duck curtains, roost platforms, nests beneath platforms, and two curtain-front houses hosted at the Maine experiment station. The setup aims to protect birds from cold while maintaining airflow and health.
Two poultry systems are outlined with the colony and apartment house plan. A long 250 by 16 foot house in New York state features 26 pens, a 4 foot passage, and partitioned bays to prevent fighting, with curtain fronts and ventilationed roosting rooms. A second 120 by 16 foot building uses Romlock boards, rough stone walls, and timber framing, designed for sturdy ventilation and efficient housing of large flocks.
Former Wisconsin State Senator E B Stevens of Oshkosh is dead after months of illness. A Maine native, 56, he came to Oshkosh in 1852, served as mayor 1889 to 1890, and filled the unfinished term of Christian Sarau in the state senate. An architect and contractor, he built many public buildings in Oshkosh and northern Wisconsin and was active in Masonic circles. Parks were purchased during his mayoralty largely due to his influence.
Edward Borgeson, a well known boat builder of this city, drowned in the Oconomowoc river near the cemetery bridge while bathing. He could not swim and cramps drove him into the channel before help arrived. He was about 40, had sailed on the Atlantic for 15 years, and leaves a widow in Norway and two brothers there.
Heavy rains have kept lake levels high but water flow over the Winnebago dams is dropping. At the current pace, within a week or ten days there may be insufficient discharge to power local manufacturing plants as usual. Local dam operators warn of potential supply constraints for industry.
Dennis Mailhail of Cylon died from blood poisoning after an insect sting in nearby woods. He remained in the woods for about 30 hours before dying.
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