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Marshfield Times

Location

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1912

Page

6

Bargain Land List Offers Properties At Low Prices

A rural sale listing promotes several parcels in Richfield and surrounding areas. Includes 40 acre sections in Richfield at 15 dollars per acre, 160 acres near Bethel with road access and a creek, 40 acres in Titchfield Township with a log house, a Clark County 80 acre farm with 85 acres cleared, and an 80 acre farm with multiple outbuildings. Prices range from 3000 to 60 dollars per acre, all marketed as quick sales.

Richfield Bethel Titchfield Clark Co Henry Wondrow Wood Co

Rexall Orderlies Promise Money Back Guarantee

An ad promises a full money back offer if Rexall Orderlies fail to relieve constipation. It stresses no risk to the buyer and highlights the odorless tasteless tablets suitable for children and the elderly. Pricing is listed as 12 tablets for 10 cents, 36 for 86 cents, and 80 for 50 cents, sold only at The Rexall Store by R. J. Strauss, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Rexall R. J. Strauss Marshfield Wis

Wundrow Marsfelder Nuptials Unite Two Pioneer Families

On Wednesday of last week at the judge Chas Hahn office the ceremony united William Wundrow and Miss Melinda Augusta Marsfelder both of Marshfield near Hewitt. The couple are popular in their home community and their marriage joins two prominent pioneer families.

Chas. Hahn William Wundrow Melinda Augusta Marsfelder Marshfield Hewitt

ASNa to Use Gala Medal Flour for Foot Pastry Gems

Gala Medal Flour will supply ASNa ingredients for a new foot pastry line named Gems. The move aims to boost product quality and market reach with Gala’s refined flour standards. No additional partners were disclosed.

Asna

PIONEER DAYS AND MARSHFIELD HISTORIES

In early Marshfield days heroic acts drew praise as the community recalled a dramatic chase on Cent Ave where Eugene Gordy and Miss Anna Cole rode a runaway bogey until a policeman halted the team, while Louis Rivers the founder faced various tales about a muddy hat incident. Reports note a small fire at Heron’s house, a circus notice, local street work on Maple, and reflections on local figures like Billy Marple and George Hiles.

Middle West Eugene Gordy Anna Cole Cent. Ave Merse¢b Luecenbach Marshfield Louis Rivers Louis Marshheld Times Heron Rose Company Jack

Early 1883 Road Work Costs and Complaints

A historical note from 1893 outlines pioneer roadcraft hardships with mud battles and inflated prices. Town workers earned four to five dollars per rod while paid in town orders that fell to forty to sixty cents on the dollar, leaving the town with only partial value for high expenditures. Local notices mention Ben Butler and Oscar Wilda, a Wharfield watermelon sale, and a prize dance at Colby with a fine bookcase as collateral chatter.

Washington Monument Kept Open By Annual War Dept Fund

Congress provides the War Department an annual appropriation of eleven thousand five hundred twenty dollars to maintain the Washington Monument and ensure public access and necessary repairs each year.

Washington Monument Washington Congress War Department

Aviators Paid Less Than Public Thinks

A Metropolitan Magazine essay argues that aviation prizes are rare for pilots. Most pilots earn salaries from 25 to 100 dollars weekly, plus daily contest prizes, with large costs of plane, upkeep, and mechanics. Independent fliers face constant investment and few big money wins, dispelling public myth of easy fortune.

Brookins Beachey Ely Metropolitan Magazine

Ancient and Modern Sailors at the Tribune Signboard

In a group near a motion picture signboard by the Tribune building two Hudson fleet sailors were interrupted by an old man who proclaimed himself an old sailor. He recalled service on Mississippi gunboats and voyages around the Horn and to various ports, contrasting with the younger men who claimed to be today’s laborers. The old veteran noted their inability to tie a knot as he recounted the old days of sailors.

Contracion Wisconsin Barin Tribune Hudson Good Hope Liverpool Australia Frisco Pop New York Tribune

Marriage at Fifty Says 50-30 Is Best Pairing

Mrs Vivian of the National Society of the Daughters of California advocates marriages at fifty for men and thirty for women. She argues the mature male is mellower and financially steadier, while a twenty year old bride is harder to live with. she even suggests laws restricting marriages before thirty, per Success Magazine.

Vivian National Society of the Daughters of California Sucress Magazine

No Doubt About That in a Downtown Shopping Whim

A playful exchange imagines a duo shopping downtown with one person noting no money. The other retorts that two can shop cheaply, implying shared purchases and frugal spending in a light, humorous tone.

Mabel

H S Commercial Course Proves Attractive at High School

The new commercial course at the high school, active since the current school year, draws 53 pupils to typewriting with four machines, plus shorthand, commercial arithmetic and bookkeeping. Miss Curran leads the class as Treasurer J P Tiffault visits and praises progress. Otto rings the fire gong and 225 students exit in under forty seconds.

Miss Curran J. P. Tiffault Board of Education Supt Otto

Sunset club to meet March 21 at Pres church parlors

Brief item notes Sunset club's March 21 meeting at the Pres Church parlors featuring a breach of promise suit against John Dow with A G Felker for plaintiff Susan Koe and GW Ouro for defendant. Also mentions wood market conditions in Marshfield with higher stove-length wood prices and brisk demand. Marie Pulling praised for Dickens play at Carroll College. Local jewelry lines advertised at Frank L Zweck's store.

John Dow A.G. Felker Susan Koe Sup’t GW. Ouro Charles Foster Marshfield Wisconsin Frank L. Zweck

Holstein Breeders Meet Chooses Officers and Sale Plan

The Holstein Breeders association held its annual meeting last Wednesday with strong attendance. A sale of Holstein stock is planned for the fair's final day, and reimbursement was voted for T. F. Vanndom who advanced $80 for the stock building, $50 of which was donated. Elected for the coming year were Q. T. Leu as president E. E. Butters as secretary J. E. Gadson as treasurer BE. E. Royce and J. P. Heintz as directors for three years.

Holstein Breeders Association T. F. Vannedom Q. TJ. Leu E. E. Butters J. E. Gadson BE. E. Royce J. P. Heintz

Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Sleep

The common cause of insomnia is stomach disorders. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by All Dealers.

Chamberlain

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Joe Falk the New Clothes Shop S. Cent. Ave Marshfield, Wis GEO H. Welton Wundrow Marsfelder Miller Livery Company Slade and Sullivan Madison Square New York Germany Chines Maple Street Billy Marple Fair House Billy George Hiles Chicago Chicago Rolling Mills Remington Yallow River Logal Ben Butler Oscar Wilda England Wharfield’s H. J. Pankow Matt Kandy Colby G. E. Hartington Rembs & Sturm's Marie Pulling Carroll College Waukesha College Dramatic Society Miss Pulling the Freeman Gil Bertha Holstein Breeders Meeting Fellows Hart, Schaffner & Marx Rose Bros St. Paul Minneapolis Grand Rapids J.P. Temby Milwaukee Wireless Ti School Milwau
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