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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary 19th century column notes cover diverse topics. Mentions McKinley as president jokingly, Vernon county death at 47, Beecher death at 85, local disputes over telephone links, spelling debates for Abney, railroads, cattle auctions, Missouri clay deposits, and potential Chippewa county division.
Chippewa county may turn over tax certificates and county land to a newly formed county, in exchange relinquishing interests in county buildings. The proposal has broad backing among Chippewa residents per the Chippewa Falls Herald. Meanwhile Jacob Seiben from Montana has traveled to Trempealeau offering 500 acres for a sheep ranch, intending to stock 80,000 to 50,000 sheep and move them to Chicago markets at favorable times.
A report from the Hills era notes Miss Elixa Hillier suffered a violent coughing spell that expelled an object into her stomach while at her home in Tunnel City. Friends fear consumption but she is reported steadily recovering after the incident attributed to impure stagnant water and a faner recesses episode.
The old world powers unite to press Greece to withdraw its fleet from Crete waters, citing geopolitical claim on Crete and long history. The piece argues Greece deserves support from neutral nations and condemns Turkish massacres, noting the island’s strategic and cultural ties to Greece.
Hon. H. C. Wipperman presided in the assembly as Overbeck’s bill repealing the steamboat tax was rushed toward passage. An amendment to erase tonnage laws was promptly adopted, engrossment approved, and the measure settled in minutes amid expected opposition.
R A Havener county superintendent informs district clerks that Wood county teachers examinations will be held in Pittsville Marshfield Centralia on March 26 27 29 30 31 and April 1 2 3 The minimum passing averages are 60 for third grade 95 for second grade and 79 for fourth grade Applicants under eighteen must prove ability to manage a school to receive a certificate noting that youth follies are common.
Assistant Factory Inspector J J Williams has been active in Fond du Lac, enforcing laws on churches, schools, multi story buildings, and factories with five or more workers. His focus includes child labor, fire safety, and sanitary conditions, and he reports strong cooperation from local manufacturers and schools, signaling thorough progress this year.
Blood and chaos filled a city jail when Mary Sweeny, intruder and window smasher, endured a night of morphine fueled unrest. A horse thief in adjacent cell vowed vengeance as he hurling a pile of newspaper bundles through the window. A fire alarm and panic followed as the inmates cried murder and fire.
In Chicora Pennsylvania a Herald report touts One Minute Cough Cure as the greatest medical breakthrough. Richard Yen gel claims it cured his family of severe coughs and fevers after other remedies failed. He says it aided his children during a measles siege and eased expectoration rapidly.
Notice proclaims a judicial election in Wisconsin for April first 1897 across towns wards and villages. Offices to be filled include a Supreme Court Justice and multiple circuit judges with terms expiring January or February of 1883 1604 and 1808, plus county and municipal judges as mandated by law. The secretary of state and county clerk announce conduct of the election at Madison and Grand Rapids with official seals and dates listed.
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