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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
12
The Marshfield Times advertises a yearly subscription rate of 1.50 dollars in advance. It lists telephones for the Times Office in the Armory Building and the editors’ home telephone number for reader contact.
Former Marshfield residents are invited to return for a busy two month program. The Fourth of July celebration, the Chantagua tents, a week of music and speeches, and the Central Wisconsin State Fair in late August are highlighted. The message urges visitors to see Marshfield’s progress before September first.
Marshfield enjoys a lively season with visiting shows surpassing prior years. The public patronizes the schedule, which is expected to improve yearly, while some senators pursue sugar lobby diversions. Some time-wasters may retreat as public interest shifts away from dilly-dallying.
A Chicago era editorial laments tariff complexity and party self interest, warning Democrats to deliver cheaper goods or risk defeat in 1916. It also notes Grand Rapids fishing legends and a Kansas town vote on dogs at large, with an aside about Marshfield dog policies.
A humorous look at how country editors profit from local events from birth to obituary. The piece discusses fees paid to doctors ministers and editors for notices and celebrations, plus small town anecdotes about rain, weddings, and odd happenings in Marshfield, Grand Rapids and nearby areas.
An item notes a Kansas farmer using a powerful searchlight on a masoline tractor sowing corn with all night shifts. It imagines future farm automation from feeding cattle to milking by electricity and doors to cattle paths, while reflecting on progress since 1813. The piece also mentions boxing, crime trends, slot machines, Dr Friedmann profits, Marshfield, Senator Stephenson's age, and a question about a rare wedding.
A 1912 letter to The Editor from Wood county officials requests county farmers and landowners to contribute practical test samples for an exhibit at the Milwaukee state fair. They seek garden crops, field crops, hay, alfalfa, clover, timothy and related varieties grown in Wood county. Officials urge local notice and cooperation to select representative samples for display.
Fred Dempsey of Chicago brought the body of his aged father to Auburndale on Wednesday. The father died in Davenport Township at age 84. Funeral services were held at Auburndale Catholic Church with interment in the family lot, where the elder Mrs. Dempsey lies. The Dempsey family lived in Auburndale in the 1880s.
Poem excerpt urging Bo to heed nature and answer the call to live and serve as God writes on the world around him. Reflects a pastoral scene with roses, grass, night sounds, and the scent of rosé. Encourages embracing new life and spiritual purpose through attentive living.
A Marshfield reader asks if a motorcycle left on the highway near the middle can be moved by others. The owner refused to move it, claiming no duty to comply. The driver sought legal action but could only claim damages. leaving a running motorcycle on the public highway with the engine on while the driver is away is an offense.
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