This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
3
The newspaper column warns readers against fraudulent or objectionable advertising and pledges to investigate any advertiser failure to honor representations. It urges reports of unfulfilled promises and cites a patriotic quote about national conduct in foreign affairs.
The article discusses mothers weighing and measuring children as part of a national welfare test. It explains that a weight two pounds below average signals possible malnutrition and urges examination by a physician or visit to infant welfare stations or clinics. Mothers are urged to seek guidance to improve their child’s health and bring weight up toward the average.
The fragment notes credit arrangements for supplies at a local den or shop during a period of scarce goods. It hints at a transactional lapse where goods or services were extended on credit, reflecting common practices of the time.
A wartime exhortation urges all Americans to join the labor effort before the France campaign. It calls for every able person to take a civilian job from scrubbing to ditching, clerking to baying, freeing better workers for essential roles. The piece also urges personal moral reform and renewed pioneer spirit to sustain a unified national sacrifice.
A patriotic verse by Guy P Lee urging unity in wartime effort. It extols shared sacrifice across social classes and ages, invoking national symbols and the unity of North and South, rich and poor, in support of liberty and victory.
A German born Milwaukee citizen sharply rebukes a pro German sympathizer who accused him of “going back on Fatherland.” He asserts full American citizenship as his country and government, arguing birth does not decide loyalty and urging parents to let children pursue their true gifts for a contented life, citing personal honor and allegiance to America.
The County Council of Defense has bushels of Longfellow flint corn at 7.50 per bushel and Minnesota No 15 dent at 12.60 per bushel. Supplies are available at the agricultural school in Grand Rapids or at F L Musbach in Marshfield. Replant missing corn hills under current food shortages and high prices, urges W. W. Clark, Sales Manager.
A verse about Thrift Stamps with a playful refrain on saving during wartime noting a rise from four to five dollars by Nineteen Twenty Three, imagining a future when peace comes and savings grow. The tone imitates a wartime song lyric, focusing on thrift and expected price changes.
A collage of editorials and snippets from Wisconsin newspapers commenting on World War I themes. Topics include the lure of work over vacations, food waste and hog feeding, coal and tax planning, discipline for disloyal remarks, weed control for fall crops, and German submarine activity influencing public sentiment. Names of papers and towns appear among brief opinions and editorial quips.
Sister Smith and Brother Jones declined speaking roles at a revival meeting, each admitting long years of sin and choosing to stay in a dark corner behind the door rather than stand before the crowd.
A Committee on Public Information in London says allied airmen are top sportsmen and American aviators fighting in Europe play fair. F. P. Magoun of Harvard, now in the Royal Air Force and recently wounded, recalls sparing German observers and balloons, noting rules of the game. He is the squadron’s sole American, joined February last year, and has downed five German planes. Another comrade survived a gun strike at 1000 feet after fuel tank puncture but escaped unharmed. A ten day American in another Royal Air Force unit was shot down and became a prisoner. Sir Randolph Baker proposes a welfare program for American troops in England. Special London
The article notes the formation of Sammy's Blighty League and mentions that theatrical companies will be sent out by the organization creating a coordinated effort for performances.
A Indianapolis mother reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy eased her two daughters whooping cough. She says the medicine worked like a charm by keeping the cough loose and making expectoration easier.
Every Saturday at the Soo Lima Yard Marshfield Poultry House invites phone inquiries to 281 for stock shipping day details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.