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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
2
Hoard's Dairyman urges dairy farmers to prioritize proper stable ventilation this summer. He warns that without ample fresh air at the right temperature, cows suffer as oxygen is a vital element of their nutrition, and many new barns lack adequate ventilation despite high costs.
Clifford B. Bullis of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture reports that dairy cows show peak breeding difficulty at ages five and eleven, with most services at age eleven. Gestation averages 281 to 282 days, with variation by breed. Holstein shortest, Brown Swiss longest. Abortion and sterility rates rise with age.
The Wisconsin State Fair publicity push targets all residents with posters banners and expanded newspaper campaigns. Lithographs, display banners, and illustrated postcards will reach 71 counties, aided by railroads and business leaders. William MacLaren directs the effort from Milwaukee with support from Bart J. Ruddie and Western Newspaper Union materials.
The writer invites and challenges girls to enter the state fair with samples of bread and butter, plus needlework and embroidery. It urges Wisconsin housewives to attend, highlighting that participation could boost efficiency and skill recognition among women.
The notice asks why girls get chances and urges boys to bring a model to the State Fair. It questions whether a boy has grown tired of lifting old farm gates and suggests showcasing a new tread or powered attachment that could ease the work, inviting him to demonstrate at the fair.
In the estate of Jacob Droud deceased of Marshfield, Wood County, the court sets a deadline for creditors to present claims for examination and allowance. A four week publication in the Marshfield Times is ordered, with a February first date for claim examination in the court room at the Wood County Court House. Judge WJ Conway signs, R B Andrews attorney for the estate.
Fragmented local column notes damage to St Paula Cathedral from sulphuric acid causing four inch thick corrosion under the cornice. The piece includes a satirical judge quip about selling another car and a testimonial for Chamberlains Tablets from Darius Downey of Newberg Junction NB, urging readers to try them for stomach or bowel trouble.
A playful springtime ad sample touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a marvelous spring cleanser for the bowels and stomach. It highlights seasonal imagery with birds and violets and ends noting price and retailer Sexton Bros. 35c Tea or Tablets.
A quotation from S. Smiles discusses Plutarch advising the emperor Jan to govern from within the breast. It urges self-control duty and conscience as the foundation of government and personal rule.
Purification claims include Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a leading blood purifier and bowel regulator. Advertises 35c Tea or Tablets by Sexton Brothers. Also notes Von Bolton's idea of natural diamond formation and a method to make microscopic diamonds. Recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and appetite, sold by all dealers.
A tense domestic exchange centers on a mother warning Norah to keep her child from fighting a German boy on their block. A nurse asks how to shape the child's nationality after the fighting.
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