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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
3
A long speculative piece foresees a future where science reshapes oceans into productive space. Engineers would create floating cities, manage air quality with anhydrators, and harvest sea resources like oxygen hydrogen and salt.
A humorous exchange questions a mother’s wages for handwork compared to laundry costs. A boy confirms his mother’s price matches what a steam laundry would charge for her own clothes, prompting a light observation on household labor and value.
Washington state horticultural exhibit highlights four foot high celery and shub, shaded roadways, and a 35 mile network within the grounds. Wisconsin Outlay Club travels in 10 hotel cars, Alabama forms fund to show state products, and Greek letter society reunions spark college interest. Massachusetts plans a colonial mansion replica, Michigan budgets 50,000 for state exhibit, and extensive aquatic displays plus sod and bluegrass lawns shape the fair landscape.
The fair rose garden, once the largest at four acres, has grown to six. The state palace of horticulture sits atop Skinker hill, separated by 260 feet of model landscapes from the palace of agriculture. The 400 by 800 foot cross shaped complex includes a 400 foot square center pavilion, two 204 by 280 foot wings, and 150 foot towers on the north front. The eastern wing, largely glass, serves as a conservatory with a water heating plant to force plants for winter display. The west wing houses general horticultural exhibits, while the center pavilion holds pomological displays.
A Wisconsin War Eagle named Old Abe travels from battlefield to home life in Washington and later Madison. He lived in the capitol building during winter and a cage in summer, fed by soldiers and visiting public. In 1876 he toured Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition. quills sold for charity. He died in 1881 from lung trouble and was preserved in Madison's museum.
In Detroit an officer asks why a man brought a certain item inside a shop. Mrs Higgins explains he claimed it was a number and she thought she might have won a prize at the tea store. The exchange centers on a misunderstanding during a routine inquiry.
The steamer Charles H. Davis foundered near Cleveland harbor during a heavy northwest storm. Captain Haskins of Grand Rapids Michigan was drowned. The rest of the crew were rescued.
A colorful Civil War era tale recounts Old Abe the War Eagle born with a band of Wisconsin Chippewas. Captured in spring 1861 he became a regimental mascot carried on a soldier’s shield and perched on a standard. He hunted, ate including lambs when meat scarce, and flew during battles at Jackson Missionary Ridge and beyond. He never landed in Confederate camps and died as a storied symbol of the Eighth Wisconsin.
A children's corner describes a lively parlor game led by a talkative reader who sells sealed forfeits to players. Envelopes hold absurd tasks read aloud after all are sold, with instructions to perform them in order. The piece includes several sample forfeits and a quirky anecdote about naming a child with humorous results.
A fragment from a column features a baby’s complaint about being pushed into attention. The text includes the child denying magical or theatrical entertainment and requests privacy. It shifts to a notice about saving children from odd names, citing a Kentucky girl named Hetl in the Kitchen Hamilton and a tale from Nelson County.
After the War of 1812 the U S began Fort Montgomery near Lake Champlain to guard the lake entrance. A surveying error placed the 45th parallel south of the fort, delaying work until 1942 when the area was returned to the United States. The fort is nicknamed Fort Blunder and remains mostly unarmed with a marine sergeant only raising and lowering the flag.
A classroom party activity describes a Telegram Game where players name ten letters and then compose ten word telegrams starting with those letters. Examples show a telegram about a person named John and a broken arm, with quick-timed competition and a prize for best entry.
A Washington patent office worker with two young sons boasted of how he used threats to coerce obedience before their circus trip. After attending the show, the older boy advised the father that nothing more could scare the boys into minding him, since they had already seen the largest show on earth.
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