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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
8
A study notes pure water as the scarce health factor for communities. It discusses sources of drinking water, risks from open wells and contamination, and the potential of deep aquifer filtration to remove bacteria typhoid fever and dysentery protozoa. It warns against shallow wells as malaria risk is linked to standing water.
A poetic night scene describes Washington under velvet darkness and bronze lamps. The White House glows softly behind brick facades and dim windows, as the city’s silhouettes hint at national destiny and protective walls. The tone suggests reflections on leaders, courage, and public life.
A fragmented note discusses Mark Twain’s Jumping Frog story, its relation to the Artemis War myth, and claims about its origins. It mentions Clemens sending the tale to periodicals, a dying paper called the Saturday Press, and a scholar’s Greek renderings in a book on Greek prose, noting confusion over translation versus Twain’s authorship.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss clothing and fashion trends linked to Jefferson era, noting praise and satire of attire. The text references historical figures and periods, mentioning democracy, reverence, and culture shifts in dress and public display.
In a crowded bazaar scene the text depicts varying shop sizes from large five story structures to smaller stalls. It mentions surveillance by guards, a court center, and a mix of commerce alongside stray reflections on life, advice columns, and a couple of quips about matching marriages. The overall tone hints at bustling urban commerce and social musings.
Brief readable fragment hints at an Ottawa area event with unclear details. Names, dates, and concrete facts are not present, leaving the exact action, participants, and outcome indeterminate in the available text.
Bertha Pryulkin of Germany escapes to America before the pan European conflict and pursues a musical career. She later learns Gustav Schultz, her lover, has been presumed dead after war erupts. A hospital reunion in France follows, with Gustav saved and granted passage to America, where he plans to join her.
The Marshfield Athletic Association staged its third boxing show Monday night at the Armory, drawing the biggest crowd yet from nearby towns. Top bouts featured Krieg versus Astan and Lipgcomy versus Lipscomb, with Krieg edging his opponent in the main event.
The locals defeated Edgar 47 to 0 in a Wednesday game. First half ended 1 to 0 then substitutes widened the lead to 47 before Edgar added two late baskets. Local players listed as Cant Wenlt Thon Sechuler Cobeen Migger Lavine Anderson Reetha Whitney Lucek. Edgar’s squad included Zen Leppa Fuchner Frang Hiniman Delong Hartiz. Edgar agreed to pay own travel expenses for the visit.
The item lists numerous social calls and visits across Sherry, including Mrs Gate lay afternoon, Miss Merker, Bend and Thompson at the college building, and various families visiting Marshfield and Neptune. It notes a literary society program at XII C I, a guest of Nar giate Institute, and multiple residents hosting or attending suppers and gatherings. The report mentions illness, home improvements, and neighbors sharing news through Friday and weekend visits.
Fragmented OCR text hints at obituaries and personal notices from a bygone issue, mentioning names like Sophy and Walt and sketches of daily life. The garbled lines suggest missing dates places and clear events, leaving a hazy snapshot of a local scene.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to describe patent medicines and tonics offered by druggists. Mentions Humbeeys and various remedies like To other items, but lacks coherent narrative or clear entities.
A shy man Harding answers a party line call from a woman posing as Mrs Partington. They exchange veiled, playful lines over the phone revealing mutual interest. Months later, at a friend’s house, he recognizes her, and they marry after a ten month courtship begun on the telephone.
Jackson Mississippi story quotes Mrs. J. B. Melton of five who faced exhaustion from housework and caregiving. She credits Vino as a superior tonic restoring health, strength, and energy for worn-out mothers and homemakers.
A short quotation urges taking up one’s work with cheerful love and fidelity. It emphasizes that all deeds, large or small, matter in relation to the doer’s self respect and to the world’s need, encouraging diligent, cheerful effort.
A garbled OCR style excerpt blends old sayings with references to phrases like dead as doornail and dead as a doyen. It then shifts to scattered notes on precious opals and their fiery luster, construction terms, and odd opinions about weather, food, and a supposed wartime exchange. The text is fragmented and traces no single coherent event or article.
A fragmented account describes daytime sky observations with bright stars visible near the sun and telescopic notes on darkness, light, and wells of depth. The text mentions astronomers observing suns and distant light hints, with periods of nightlike contrast in daylight.
A fragmented report discusses caffeine levels in different coffees. It notes that pure caffeine is a small component, typical coffees contain about one percent caffeine, Java coffee reportedly contains around forty four percent, while Martinique varieties reach similarly high estimates.
A woman notes Archie repeatedly asks Mandy to marry him, and she jokes about fifty proposals. The lines reveal playful romantic pressure and social expectation in a domestic scene. Mandy character is central, with Archie as the persistent suitor and the caller as observer.
An evocative Life magazine fragment recalls the musical children of yesterday who mastered pieces like The Maiden's Prayer and Monastery Bells. The author binds himself to a renewed rightness, suggesting a reflective shift in perspective as he steps away from former certainties.
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