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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
3
A fragment from The Marshfield Times proclaims no tolerance for false or fraudulent advertising. It asserts trust in advertisers and urges readers to report failures to honor representations, quoting a patriotic line by Stephen Decatur about America.
A compact quotation from Daniel Webster urging unity under one constitution and one nation. It emphasizes fidelity to the constitution, country, and flag as guiding principles in all emergencies.
A retired businessman writes in the Health Column about how relentless pursuit of success wore down his health. Born to strength and means, he overworked body and wasted vitality for wealth, seeking a moral lesson for readers amid wartime strain. He withholds his name, aiming to warn others of self-inflicted fragility.
The ad promotes Amophreys Tromeopathic Remedies as suited for mothers fathers nurses and invalids to give at the moment of need. It claims long use spanning over eighty years with a focus on family health and immediate relief.
A wartime health bulletin urges steady, balanced effort over frantic overexertion. It cautions against constant overload, noting that regular recreation supports mental balance and sustained productivity. The message extols the steady, cooler worker over the hysterical, nerve-racked, and stresses tempering work with rest.
A dramatic wartime verse by Laura E. Richards exhorts nations to unite in defense. Lines call England, France, Italy, and America to stand shoulder to shoulder, grip the lion by the mane, and demand victory as the gray-clad masses rally and shout They shall not pass.
A brief poem in which a man from many nations declares his core identity as American. He answers that his birth nation matters little in the United States where he seeks equality and dignity as a man among men. The piece emphasizes immigrant pride and national belonging in an American context.
The Director General of Railroads announces that from July 1 1918 all transportation charges under federal control must be paid in cash. Carriers may extend credit up to 48 hours for prepaid consignments or after delivery for collect consignments, with a surety bond required. Bonds may cover single consignments or all consignments for a period, but credit per shipment remains 48 hours max. Failure to pay within the period will cancel credit automatically. The policy applies to grocers hardware merchants manufacturers and all businesses.
A brief quip from London Ideas showing a young man boasting of spending money to secure a marriage with a girl. The girl retorts that the expenditure was unnecessary and could have been foretold without payment.
A collage of editorials and notices critiques McAdoo's $8 billion war tax proposal and urges public understanding of nurses funding, political truces, and loyalty in wartime. The pieces condemn profiteering, praise duty, and call for responsible leadership while noting rising wartime costs and manpower needs.
A long list of titles available at the Marshfield Free Library including Bible Modern reader's Bible edited by Moulton, Bing The country weekly, Glark The cost of living, Davis Productive plant husbandry, Gulick The dynamic of manhood, Harrison Intermediate Spanish reader, Kumm African missionary heroes, Meade When I was a little girl, Ordway Etiquette, Riddung The Syrian Christ, Shackleton The book of New York, plus War era books such as Bott Cavalry of the clouds and Dawson Carry on, among others for adults and children.
A playful reference describes a bread slice weighing one ounce and sized 2 by 8 inches. It notes that millions waste this bread as a common leftover. If collected with companions for a week, it would total 9,380 tons wasted.
Private citizens send letters to the U S Department of Agriculture about recycling old tin cans. A tin can buyer reports rust free cans are worth 12 a ton f. o. b at its factory, with 7000 to 8000 cans per ton, and says recovery is mainly advisable in larger towns.
In harsh terms a Huntington Indiana reader urges every household to keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for cholera morbus a common danger. A mother recalls two summer 1911 illnesses in her children relieved quickly by the remedy.
Mrs. F. Gentle of 604 W Fourth St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved long standing kidney trouble back pain and swelling ankles It improved her mobility and daily comfort Price 60 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Weather notes mention US observations sent to France for wartime forecast guidance based on American dispatches
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