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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
6
A collage of jokes and vignettes critiques of social norms and gender roles. It opens with Indiana dress restrictions for teachers in Wabash County and satirizes rural sensibilities, then shifts to a Kentucky prison rat tale, Uncle Silas’ financial advice, and reflections on fame, boxing, and marriage.
A Wisconsin Advancement Association statistician argues Wood County should attract homeseekers by showcasing soil varieties especially clay loams sandy loams and peat. He cites potato and alfalfa potential along with three year crop rotations and emphasizes dairy as the enduring strength while comparing land values with other states.
John Stauber, 15, son of Mr and Mrs J K Stauber, living at 303 West B Street, was badly injured last Thursday morning after a Soo Line freight train did not stop and dragged his left foot under the wheels near the Veneer factory. He was amputated to save the heel and ankle, and doctors expect recovery with an artificial foot. his parents hope he will limp but regain some use, while residents call for stricter laws to deter dangerous train boarding.
Branch 74 Catholic Knights of Wisconsin celebrated its 25th anniversary with a solemn high mass, communion, and a festival banquet at St. John's school hall. Fr Volz opened the program with a prayer, followed by remarks from A Kleisheinz, John M Callahan, and Gustave Keller as the group reflected on growth from 12 charter members to 136 members and noted 15 deaths.
A historical roster lists charter members such as Frank Beumann Jos Denk Wenzel Harti Geo Baumann Jos Koholka John Lepine removed John Masloff Frederick May Michael Stangl John K Stauber Aloys Seidl Leonard Van Hake removed and provides a complete death list from 1895 to 1911 including Frank Zmude Fr Schaller John Stauber Dr Joseph Weigel John Specht Wenzel Hart 1901 Wenzel Wolf Jos Fehrenbach N A Schaefer Rev John Eisen John Schuster Jos Wallner Frank Ettl Berbard Marx Frank Wensch with death years 1895 1911.
Paid advertisement from Henry Ebbe of Lincoln announces candidacy for Register of Deeds on the Republican ticket in Wood County Wisconsin. Also includes notice by F A Herzberhardt and F. H. Eberwardt of Grand Rapids seeking renomination for County Clerk on the Republican ticket.
A historical notice states Ht Lue Tate is owed ten cents per counted Mma by John Depress of Grand Rapids Wisconsin for services or goods rendered. The fragmentary text names local figures and a payment rate, indicating a small debt or claim recorded in a period notice.
The wording notes the signature of Charles H. Fletcher in use for over thirty years and presents a classic slogan The Kind You Have Always Bought signaling trusted branding by a historical supplier.
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