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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
9
A hornet, a bumblebee and an English sparrow fought above a porch in a dramatic midsummer clash. The hornet and bee collided repeatedly until the bee died. the sparrow, swelling from a sting, perished trying to intervene. The hornet later returned to its nest and died, leaving the three fighters all dead.
Miss Hazel Benoit, a senior in Northwestern Universitys School of Oratory, lowers a weather worn trousers as Prof Robert L Cumnock, head of the school, struggles with damp streets after class. Her quick alteration spares him embarrassment, drawing cheers and campus gossip before she retreats to a barricaded room.
After a 50 day trance Prudence Van Gilder, a two year old music teacher, emerges mute yet fluent in an unknown language. She communicates by signs during unconscious periods and requests her Bible and Psalm reading. Food was forced via tube and later eaten reluctantly after protest.
The Society of Assurance for Widows and Orphans, reestablished in London in 1699, is noted as the first known life insurance company.
A Chicago Record Herald blurb contrasts a stage comedy and a humorous poem about man’s antics. The wife recalls a funny scene where a man deceives his partner while his children sleep, provoking loud laughter. The verse extols speed and daring across various pastimes.
A man recalls an apparent indestructible new assistance discovered by his wife, a former professor of natural sciences. The anecdote notes the achievement arose by accident while she was attempting to bake a sponge cake, prompting questions about her lengthy work on the invention.
A terse Chicago News item notes a personal inquiry about Pat Is Casey Morrish or single status and a 30 cent debt allegedly owed, with the debtor unsure if repayment was ever requested.
The article notes a man named Méa seeking a path to work through 80 cants a week. After years of study he solves the puzzle of earning 8 cents, reflecting on effort and hardship as reported by Milwaukes Sentinel.
In the Baltimore American a lighthearted note imagines fashionable hosts staging dried apple themed gatherings as a novel social novelty. The piece speculates on the appeal and social reception among society circles.
A Baltimore American quip notes Mr Gushl’s flowing prose, attributing it to his fountain pen. The playful remark highlights writing style and the charm of old newspapers.
A fragmented dialogue shows Johnny seeking wood and plans to sneak off to swim, asking not to be bothered with a future while Pa refuses and tries to call him back. The exchange centers on youthful protest and parental concern.
A Washington Star line notes a playful shift in speech, suggesting we replace cold with hot terms as in old patterns, using familiar Merte epithets to frame the discussion in a sultry tone. The quip signals nostalgia and a stylistic preference in framing dialogue.
A fragmentary line shows a speaker asserting belief in ignorance once questioned by a chapman. A girl answers with scornful tone that happiness awaits. The text preserves a dialogic flavor and suggests a playful or ironic exchange from a dated voice.
A spiteful gardener just discharged stares at his former master and predicts the master will miss him before he leaves. The master retorts he will endure until he misses nothing else, a sharp exchange reported by the Chicago Journal with dark, ironic tone.
In a Milwaukee Sentinel line the traveler quips that train holdups are nothing new to him as he recalls being held up with a whisk broom. The exchange centers on his long history with rail delays and comic stubbornness in the face of danger.
A jumbled OCR fragment describes a quirky scene with a girl named Pearl, a watch moved upstairs and dropped, set in Chicago with incomplete dialogue about preserving domestic peace. The text is irregular and reads like a noisy joke or stray line from a longer piece.
A facetious cyclist mocked a man he had knocked over saying he was run down and should take something. The victim replied he would take it out of the cyclist, then delivered a swift punch, finishing the confrontation.
A clipped line from the Chicago Tribune features Cholly teasing Freddy about wearing a top hat and a remark on constant self-consciousness being a strain. The exchange reads like a humorous street banter fragment.
A Baltimore American quotation frames a clash over Newriches riches and polish as a sharp, era tone remark on wealth and social image. The snippet hints at public scrutiny of wealth and display within a social column.
A Baltimore American piece questions the ethics of marrying out of pity. A woman asks if pity should drive a marriage, and the answer rejects pity as too close to love, presenting a cautious view on wedlock born of sympathy rather than mutual affection.
Crippled beggars in Marseilles form a union to expose fraudulent beggars and mendicants. Francois Rosin, known as the Northern Hobbler, is elected president and outlines rules: members must be crippled, refrain from anti government songs, and report abuses to authorities. Officials request official recognition, but prefectural reception unlikely without status.
The house where Daniel Defoe wrote most of Robinson Crusoe, in Finborough road Tooting, is set for demolition for modern housing. Once isolated, Defoe lived there 18 months and later 26 years, rarely speaking to his family. The room where he worked remains, now shown to visitors by an elderly couple for a small tea. American pilgrims now outnumber English visitors.
In a playful Lipincott’s vignette a Washingtonian recalls Ollie James, the large Kentucky congressman, asking about an old friend the Colonel. The dialogue notes a fine farm, a string of trotters, a 16 year old barrel of whiskey, and a wife of the same age, portraying a jovial, timeless political caricature.
Stockholm reports the 50th wedding anniversary of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia marked by extensive ceremonies and tributes from Europe. Diplomatic corps and foreign ministers gathered to honor the monarch as regency ends and government duties resume after his 1908 abdication.
The text notes Elihu Root rarely spoke during horseback rides with General Henry G. Corbin while Root was secretary of war, describing Corbin’s frustration at the silence and joking that Root would need compensation to speak. It also mentions a White House portrait of President McKinley copied for Cornelius N. Bliss by W. D. Byrd, later given to New York’s Union League Club.
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