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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
7
A local unveiling ceremony faced disruption as neighbors gathered to fund a monument with a controversial plaque. Speeches were heard, attendees debated plans, and the monument’s placement remained unsettled amid disputes over authorship and funding.
The week's trade status shows severe coal shortages from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi, halting iron furnaces and stopping many manufacturing concerns. Trade volume rose only 2.8 percent year over year as fuel delays ripple through to payments, with record low east wheat prices and ongoing labor tensions and factory closures across western states.
The report notes weak early trading in futures with lower grain prices and uncertain weather, while stocks retreat on opening. Dairy and pork futures slip along with regional grains as money remains easy and market sentiment stays cautious amid spillover from trading activity and bad weather risk. Government bonds hold steady as unusual weather and global factors ripple through markets. Alexander Lindsay and family members were drowned in Smith Bay Ontario during a fishing outing.
A detailed sketch of Mrs Paran Stevens of New York reveals her as a wealthy, disciplined figure who values privacy and work. Her home library doubles as a workshop where she writes by hand, rejects jewelry, and maintains a strict working attire while managing daily correspondence and guarding against intruders, with a gray cat as her constant companion.
A garbled text snippet shows a nonsensical dialogue about a teacher and pupils. It mentions names like Adam and Johnny and hints at a famous fable line about a schoolhouse not existing. The fragment lacks coherent events or context to form a full report.
Severe flooding from Fraser River rises to record levels floods 100 miles inland. Ocean steamers report floating houses and livestock as 6 000 plus families become homeless and losses reach about 3 million dollars. Rescue efforts continue as weather and river conditions worsen. Suspected senators deny involvement in a sugar trust matter.
Mrs Edward Kennard writes spirited sporting tales and hunts on Kurdish countryside. The article highlights her bond with her horse, decision to ride to hounds, and the three essentials of a good horsewoman: instinct, steering, and a strong seat. It notes her father’s influence and a past hunting-field accident shaping her writing.
Fragmentary text describes dubious cures using purgatives to weaken organs and claims nature penalties for infringements. It cites misleading notions about vitality, liver effects, sleep, and malaria, reflecting a historical but unsafe medical regimen with exaggerated outcomes and questionable assertions.
The Loyal Society of Great Britain directed to report on iron bars tested in copper chloride solution. Two nearly identical bars were weighed, one magnetized, and after immersion and cleaning, the magnetized bar consistently gained weight, indicating increased corrosion due to magnetic effects, about 1 percent per the New York Sun.
A jumble of short notes reports the sale of a cure with a dubious guarantee, a Horace Greeley statue inaugurated in New York, a fragrant flowerbird described with obscure terms, and a fatal express freight collision near Stmvou Massachusetts. It also notes US rail mileage, routes from Chicago to the South, a city ticket office on Clark Street, and five Seattle Coxeyites jailed in Helena Montana.
An old drug advertisement promotes a fig syrup remedy claiming to purify the blood and cleanse the system. It promises relief from constipation headaches colds and urinary issues by awakening the kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation.
A fragmentary notice mentions Hoods in Washington state Oregon and British Columbia, a reference to a liquid product and internal use, and a commerce note about teasimonists. It also notes J Cheney Toledo as manufacturer and mentions Alonzo Burkhart from Upton soupy as a ninth district congressional candidate.
The fragment references creditors visiting debtors to demand payment, a practice described in antiquated terms. It notes a century of wet weather and mentions Chinese laborers and strikers in Kangley Illinois, hinting at social unrest and economic pressures shaping old banking and debt collection rituals.
A portrait dedication to Rev Charlee Promor notes his long illness and recovery using Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery. The lettered testimonies claim cures for dyspepsia liver trouble and general debility, praising the tonic’s supposed blood purification and nerve benefits.
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