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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1894
Page
6
A reflective verse in a nostalgic voice speaks of day’s end. It alludes to eastern light and western sunset, a sheltered spot by a stream, dreams and rest. The speaker imagines old age, love, a hand held tight, and a gentle good night.
Abigail Hut, orphaned during the War of 1812, marries Captain Snelling of Detroit in a turbulent frontier tale. They endure siege, capture peril, and a perilous journey by boat to Montreal, later surviving storms and long separations. Her daughter Mary dies young, and Abigail later remarries, recounting a life of pioneer hardship, family loss, and resilience.
A tangled article fragment discusses a costly exotic weed called steamonium linked to hatsunical names and Jamestown legends, with notes on tea adulteration and Chinese tea trade. It mentions steamers in ports, and Dover harbor board plans to erect oil reservoirs on docks to serve oil tank steamers for southern England trade.
Forward T Matthews a former Janesville officer now on Desplaines Street station staff has admitted thefts and is jailed at the precinct. The case involves the loss of a sealskin coat belonging to Mrs BR Piper, wife of the city physician, with detectives tracing the guilt in a dramatic west side police episode.
Dr. Piper spends $1,000 and hires five detectives to trap Matthews amid a web of theft and deceit. A stolen Mrs. Piper coat leaves no trace until a cigar store sale unfolds. Hoy, tied to the store, cracks under pressure, implicating Matthews as the case moves toward trial.
Fragmentary dialogue depicts a passenger urging a fellow to visit a dentist after a tense moment aboard. The exchange includes fear, sarcasm, and insistence that extraction is the remedy, with one speaker pledging help and another reluctant agreement to proceed.
A narrator recalls two office boys at a New York Sun office, detailing one’s meticulous handling of notes and letters. The disciplined boy would place items with care, avoiding distraction, and always considered the proper recipient before approaching the desk. One New Year’s bonus of $10 is noted as the other boy is fired.
A Washington Star report notes treasury and secret service concerns over green goods swindlers preying on hopeful buyers of counterfeit money. Letters from victims describe elaborate scams in New York and elsewhere, with calls for law action and harsher punishment for con artists. The piece criticizes the public sympathy for criminals and highlights the complaints of duped citizens from New Hampshire and other states.
A speculative essay argues future wonders from electricity and light without heat. It contrasts solving gentler heating and glow without heat with mechanical tasks like irradiation, noting nature's powers and the risk of premature certainty. The author contemplates who will first unlock artificial light without heat and how mastery may advance science.
The text discusses long standing conflict between enemies and mechanics striving for an artificial stoma, praising progress over centuries. It notes Tug the electrical engineer wrestling a problem with cadences of breakthrough and hints at a feasible path for future advances within a decade.
An early 19th century print fragment discusses contagion and the role of doctors and nurses in preventing infection. It argues that strong health, fresh air, and clean surroundings safeguard the body against disease, while weak health invites illness and makes people vulnerable to contagion.
Report summarizes observations on five Kut Laralxis or Kulu Kamba displayed with Prof. R. L. S as owner. Notes include descriptions of height around 40 inches, weight, second year maturity, black coats, and a mix of anthropologic speculation about anatomy and behavior.
Crawford county residents circulate a petition demanding the Richland Center to Viroqua mall route be shifted to pass Solers Grove instead of Sugar Grove. Two Door County youths plead guilty to deer hunting during the closed season, fined 24 dollars and costs. W H Mulged of Tus brings forward attorney issue amid Republican ticket backing. William Caurel pleads guilty to robbing the Northwestern depot at Oakfield and receives 18 months in state prison. he is 17. The Ball has reached England and a parody on cricket is being sung in the grand halls.
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