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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
3
A nostalgic anecdote recalls a man who stored a barrel of apples in winter and ate specked ones first, noting thrift but questioning if such frugality still limits enjoyment. The piece contrasts old-fashioned economy with today’s desire to enjoy fresh fruit and leisure without scrutiny.
An unsourced appeal urges delaying Triumph Pills and avoiding drugstore purchases. It claims the product is safe, expandable, and available by writing for “Relief” and details at the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin with a 40-11-19 date.
Readers learn that family physicians may be away when illness strikes and recommend Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach and bowel pains. It claims the medicine can avert pain, suffering, and even death by prompt use and urges buying now for potential life saving effect.
The passage describes individuals overburdened by duty and worry. A businessperson avoids vacation due to cost and time, overworks, seeks medical care, and spends for health. Others rigidly count expenses for clothing, food, or comfort, sacrificing present pleasures for an imagined future. All share a fear-based restraint that robs them of life’s simple sweetness.
A male perspective argues gender roles favor men. The piece contrasts Marian’s expected social arc with a boy’s rising prominence, claiming women lose status after marriage while men gain respect as they age. It concludes with personal relief at not being a woman, yet acknowledges the inequity.
A writer argues that renewed vigor among women labeled nerving equals engagement in service like knitting, gardening, Red Cross, and Liberty Loans. The piece contends such absorbed activity, not the war, heals nervous invalidism and suggests lasting relief beyond wartime measures. It notes that the cure is not dependent on war itself.
Sour, feed and grain items listed by Sparr Cereal Company with unit prices for wheat oats barley rye corn bulk feed and other bulk products including best flour middlings pig feed ground cow feed gluten feed and related commodities. The text shows multiple pricing entries though some figures are garbled.
The piece argues forgetfulness of self arises from war related strain and that nervous breakdowns are not mainly from overwork. It notes business and society figures suffer after retirement, with boredom and loss of interest causing nerves. The remedy: shift focus and avoid constant fatigue, as Dr Walton suggests: be tired and good natured.
The complete Red Arrow Days program lists events from June 18 to 19 with band concerts, military parades, dances, shows, and receptions. It names locations such as Central avenue White City pavilion Adler Trio theaters armory and White City pavilion, plus a banquet and free acts. Chairs include Mayor Henry Kalsched and J P Tiffault with multiple subcommittees and officials.
Wisconsin reports 2 500 French war orphans adopted in Q1 1919 per an April bulletin from the National Committees of the Fatherless Children of France. Of these new adoptions, 2 364 are in western districts headquartered at Madison and 1 1542 in eastern districts centered in Milwaukee.
Quote attributed to John Fletcher states that a man is his own star and the soul that can render an honest and perfect man commands all light. The phrasing reflects a moral self-guidance theme.
Riverside reports a village social season with a June Boozesville supper and dance for soldiers, a Rozelville wedding dance promise, and a county meeting where two hundred farmers debated city versus country leisure. War veteran Geo Fisher Jr returns home after eleven months in Europe, villagers attend clubs and dances, a riverboat picnic nearly drowns without timely rescue, and Riverside forms a local band under Jos Schaefer, planning future Rozelville links.
Will Goldbach bought a new board. John Schneider of Rice Lake visits Will’s home to help with work. Mrs. Will Nickolai and her two children stay with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zinthefer. John Adler and Joe Nuber finish painting John Sicklinger’s house. Fishing crowds enjoy the Yellow River. Frank Gleichmer and family visit Hewitt. Louis Kashberger Sr. sold a farm near Athens and returns to Bakerville after five weeks away. Viola and Adelea Kohl visit sister Mrs. Edwin Ott. Mary Zinthefer now works at Marshfield.
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