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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
5
In a comic kitchen disaster Mr Bowser attempts old fashioned molasses candy with vanilla and wintergreen. He unsafeily adds benzine from a mislabeled bottle, risking poisoning as Mrs Bowser confronts the danger and laments lost past memories.
In a kitchen scene from a small town, Mrs Bowser huffs at a plan to drive away boredom as Mr Bowser stirs a kettle of molasses. A cat acts as guardian while memories of mother and old days mix with the present as midnight approaches.
Fragmentary verse recounts a hazy morning parade as Adrian Stone and Abijah roam the town. Neighbors’ boy and brass bands set the scene with a boom and a shocked crash when a powder keg bursts.
A fragmented text presents a series of arithmetic word problems involving apples, money, and household items, followed by brief humorous vignettes and a quoted exchange about old masters paintings. The piece resembles a children’s puzzle section with dated vernacular and a humorous quip about paintings with cracks.
A garbled hybrid of verse from the Ohio State Journal about a miser who hoarded gold and a comic exchange from the Detroit Free Press where a proposal hinges on riches. The text blends quatrains and stray lines, with mispunctuated dialogue and misspelled words.
A playful town bulletin from Town Topics praises Minnie-Myrtylia as the champion golfer, noting she has never played the links without receiving a proposal. The piece blends local humor with a quip about snakes and a late day outing, reflecting community wit in Chicago Post style.
In a Boston Post item a fortune teller proclaims a couple will wed within a year. The wife, already married, reacts with shock and says divorce proceedings must start. The snippet underscores farcical predictions and domestic upheaval.
A fragment from a Chicago American page presents a quirky dialogue about a father and a child probing hats and brains, reflecting playful regional slang and a comic tone from the era. The snippet hints at a humorous domestic exchange without complete context.
Sir Edward Arnold recounts a Japanese nobleman’s daring act during a fortress siege. Disguised and captured, he learned supplies would last two days. Faced with crucifixion, he returned to the wall and proclaimed the truth to his people and defending force, urging continuation of the siege. His wife, children, friends, and kin in the besiegers’ camp witnessed his sacrifice.
A fragment from a Bir A D Russell tale describes a noble couple with infant traveling Salisbury plain. Seeking shelter from a storm they enter a shepherd’s hut where a nurse undresses the child to warm it by the fire. The shepherd remarks the baby could be theirs, revealing the story’s surprising twist.
A Trench ethnologist explains the handshake evolved from ancient signaling of non aggression. Men once showed open right hands to avoid weapons, eventually grasping hands to guarantee both sides carried no concealed weapon. The gesture grew into a token of royalty and friendship.
A humorous tale of Mark Twain early in his lecturing career. He arranged for a woman friend to clap from a box when he stroked his mustache, but the audience applauded from the start. Twain learned to avoid relying on external help for success.
An Animal memorial in Waverhill Suffolk features a large flat stone over a mare’s grave from 1852. Inscription reads a Bible verse and cryptic numbers suggesting a later scriptural reference. The piece notes this as a rare instance of scripture on an animal memorial.
The article notes at home repair for torn sun umbrellas using black silk plaster and describes a palmistry anecdote where a fortuitous love prediction was fulfilled within half an hour. It mentions light through the umbrella revealing holes and the need for repeated mending after wet conditions.
In sharp talk between Barker and Gruffey the chatter centers on Mollinus set to wed Maggie Shrewsbury. Mention of money and alimony hints at contentious marriage plans ahead.
Dum ley recalls brand labeling the award and the moment he first drew the blade. Featherlp asks where the drawing occurred, and the conversation hints at a rate. The fragment preserves a vivid, period voice with a focus on memory and place.
The Romans copied Greek design but added circles and arches as ornament, misplacing weight with domes behind pediments and columns raised for show. In Constantinople the Byzantines pursued arches and cupolas without proper function, hiding weight and undermining Greek simplicity.
A Pittsburg man recalls selling house and lot after a church encroached on the boundary. He gambled on the line’s damage and sold for a pittance, only for the buyer to seize the property at twice its value amid nearby church growth and a noisy household. The tale underscores a grim miscalculation in boundary reasoning and market shifts.
A description of the Orang Qutang moving along larger branches in a semi erect posture due to long arms and short legs. It selects branching trees, tests strength by shaking, then swings to neighboring limbs. It avoids jumping and hurrying unless danger arises, yet its vision outpaces a person running below.
A Bucks County memory recalls Frank R Stockton and his brother training a pig-hunting dog. They were halted by a farmer chasing their dog, paid a dollar for a pig to placate him, then fed pigs at home to raise the fattest pig. Stockton viewed the episode as a nod to his business sense.
A London workman, upon learning his late father's money was left to him not to his solicitor, objected to an inflated bill and exclaimed that the father left him the money, not the lawyer. Pearson's Weekly notes the remark as a humorous edge to legal billing.
A sergeant drill instructor demonstrated the meaning of smartly by walking across the square as instructed. A raw recruit blurted a comical mishearing, offering a humorous exchange that echoed through the regiment.
A garbled dialogue from multiple papers recalls a customer complaint, dealer denial, and stray accusations about timing and payment. Bizarre exchanges note a horse, a train, a dosage, and a warier tone, reflecting public suspicion and sharp exchanges in 19th century press chatter.
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