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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
7
In Minneapolis, Prof Harry E King recalls a dramatic 1900s Pekin siege tale. He and wife reunited after a year apart amid mass dangers, detailing Imperial troops and Boxer mobs, the siege, and the rescue column marching to safety with American missionaries, wives, children, and Chinese Christians.
Narrative recalls soldiers and civilians adapting to danger. Women rise to duties and men manage defenses, forming committees and building barricades. Despite grim depictions, the described group shows unexpected courage and resilience.
In a Washington Star excerpt a worried mother visits a Whigsman’s office for medical guidance. The doctor dismisses homeopathy and teething claims, while a fox terrier roams the room causing chaos as the family discusses care and delays.
Edward Emerson Jr narrates in Ainslee's on how autos handle centrifugal force. He describes drivers leaning, leather gear, and goggles to minimize wind resistance. The piece explains curves rely on friction and track design to counteract outward force.
The readable text describes a damaged vehicle scenario with wheels sliding and a rider or person involved. It mentions trying to apply a brake and references authorities or responders to be called. Language is garbled, offering few clear facts or names.
A baggage porter traveling from rural Kansas to Kansas City found sleep elusive as trains carried live domestic ducks. To quiet the quacking, he rubber-banded the ducks' bills, silencing them one by one until the morning arrival, when protest erupted.
A humorous tale about a Swede in an intelligence office hired for monthy general housework. The wife demonstrates window washing, while the man observes the risky method of washing the inner side from the sill, sitting with feet dangling over the street six stories high, as described by New York Tess.
An elderly clergyman recalls a curious Wisconsin lake incident. His wife lost her wedding ring while a boat party drifted a hand through the water. Despite eager attempts, the ring remained missing, prompting concern and a cautious return the next two years.
In a woods near a lake a man and his son spotted a shining object in a tree. It turned out to be his wife’s wedding ring, found where a fishhawk nest had been blown apart by wind. He mused on how the ring ended there, considering hawks and fairies as explanations.
A veteran recalls a North side spotter system on southern rails where conductors faced costly, unreliable scrutiny. In a famed New Orleans case a popular conductor, under suspicion for cash, faced a rival double watch from a Chicago detective and a rival spotter, leading to tense maneuvers and dangerous misreads in the pursuit of truth.
A general superintendent faced a tale of spying on a railroad crew. After multiple new spotters and diverging reports, the conductor was exonerated while two other men claimed collusion. The superintendent, disgusted, vowed never to use spotters again, though the contractor stayed on.
The article recounts a somnambulism case from Blois France. In July during his second year at the Normal school the sleepwalker walked toward a river path, his brother in law guiding him. A dangerous moment near a river was averted when the companion tested the ground ahead with a match to prove visibility.
The article traces rubber from native use in the Americas to European discovery and industrial progress. It cites Columbus era observations, Priestly notes on chewing gum, and early waterproof cloth developments by Mackintosh. It highlights rubber’s fluctuating price and massive 1899-1900 English and American consumption, with South American forests remaining source regions.
The village girl employed as bookkeeper clerk stenographer milliner or teacher earns five to seven dollars weekly, far more favorable than the city counterpart who takes ten to twelve dollars. Lower living costs and home comforts in the country stretch money further, reducing clothing wear and tear.
Sallie Joy White writes in Home Companion about the exhausting 10 hour days and monotonous tasks that drain the nerves of the city working girl. She argues long hours in shops offices and counting rooms leave her too tired to seek enjoyment or form outside acquaintances, save for church activities she cannot improve.
A writer extols Japanese endurance and Spartan heritage, noting their simple lifestyle, mountain remont, and disciplined training. The piece argues Japan’s military prowess stems from long culturally rooted samurai ideals, enhanced by modern tactics and weaponry.
A historical guide explains careful preparation of cold cream using slow heat or a double boiler. It warns against concentrated substances that can burn skin and notes fats as the base with wax or spermaceti for firmness. Perfumes add fragrance and antiseptic qualities, while cautioning about pore clogging.
From March to December last year carrier pigeons on liners from Havre to New York made thirty five flights with thirty four complete successes. Some pigeons showed extraordinary speed such as a July 29 release at 6 am that reached Rennes by 2 11 pm the same day covering 224 miles. A daily carrier pigeon service operates from the brers to New York.
A Ladies' Home Journal feature suggests an old fashion look for girls with a Du Maurier face. It recommends small black or pink silk hats trimmed with pink roses and black tulle, plus a silk mantle with a Capuchin hood and velvet quills. The lightweight wraps are popular for boating and summer evenings.
A Ladies Home Journal note explains snoring in children signals possible airway obstruction from enlarged tonsils or nasal issues. It warns of polyps, tumors, or throat and nose catarrh, advising consultation with a physician.
King Victor Emmanuel faced a close brush with death when an inexperienced servant misset a palace elevator from the second to the third story. The monarch reached the second floor and, seeing the rise, retreated just as the lift continued upward, avoiding catastrophe.
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