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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1883
Page
2
The state law changes begin on July 1 or October 1 with stamp, tax, and revenue measures taking effect in stages. The Newhall House disaster near Milwaukee prompts religiously rooted memorial disputes between Catholics and Protestants over a $1,200 monument fund. A Virginia airburst alarms residents near Louise and Fredericksburg as windows quake and the earth trembles with a bright, blunt flash.
The piece discusses 1882 bankruptcy failures and political handling of insolvent politicians, then shifts to weather with claims of a Quebec storm surpassing five feet near Montreal. It cites Wiggins predicting a cyclone, dissent from Canadian officials and U S signals, and a counterview that March weather was calm. The text reflects partisan critique and meteorological debate of the era.
A 111 year old Mexican woman died Tuesday at New Laredo near The Arcade bank. In Wyoming County New York a bank collapsed with liabilities around 30000 dollars. Dawn Rewer in Qahkosh mentions ex Senator Tabor giving 100000 to his father-in-law and 50000 to his mother-in-law on his wedding day. Tax Wolf River lox crop expected to fall by one third due to heavy snow hindering rafting and timber banking. An address to United States people by streetbeck labor party reps argues greenback-labor is nation’s only hope. The Milwaukee Protestant Catholic dispute concerns funds for a Newhall House fire monument and where it should be erected in Forest Home Cemetery or Calvary Cemetery.
The article recounts murders and robberies across Ohio Illinois and Illinois towns. Faasx Huwvan of Paul's Station near Waaaiiion Ohio is said murdered and body possibly sunk in a railroad water tank while his wife her father and others are held on suspicion. A man named Panion suspected in a Chicago area shooting after a dispute over property. Burglars in Springfield Illinois steal 20000 in jewelry from Klobolt store aided by tying up a guard. A man VarxuLton faces a Christian County Illinois court on Emma Bond outrage with an alibi defense. A Chicago Home for Dentinute Women report notes rising foundlings and calls for an asylum to care for abandoned infants.
Cablegrams report Prince Gottschakesi n ill Pensin due to alleged poisoning attempt. Von Kameke resignation accepted, Berlin officers face embarrassment as daily events unfold. Imprinted Spanish Socialist aid flows from unknown sources. Blumen thal ex German War Minister appointed revok ed, von Schellendorf given position. Five hundred people seek food in Swineford Mayo Ireland and over thirty treated in poorhouses for famine fever.
The Cayital reports the president weighing a spring visit to Florida while delaying a chief examiner appointment in favor of the Civil Service Commission setting its own pace. Treasury favors tax removal from bank deposits amid river flood news from Mississippi near Vicksburg. The interior secretary debarment notices and Georgia ex-governor Alexander Stevens Stavere death details are noted, with a Crawfordville governor transition and Senate nominations rejections listed.
The Zendon Truth notes a scarlet fever outbreak across Oxford colleges causing concern over student illness and possible removals. One student died after two days of illness while others at Kreble Balliol and Christ Church show improving but cautious progress. The piece urges immediate sanatorium measures at Oxford.
Accidents include W H Peart president of the Bank of Mobile killed in Birmingham while crossing a freight train. Mrs Wareway and Banghiter die of suffocation in New York fire in their residence. Ayres released after 28 years for murder. Lemuel Almo pardoned from Michigan penitentiary. Coroner's jury in New York panics case finds no sole blame and calls for better school fire safety and drills.
Dr. Tanner argues fasting cures many blood diseases and Dr. Wood of Bishop's College Montreal reports fasting as a cure for acute rheumatism. Tests from four to ten days used water or lemonade with no medicines, yielding good results. He suggests rheumatism may be a form of indigestion and imagines a fasting sanitarium with full board.
A dated health note describes how indulgence, excess, and certain vices damage digestion and nerves. It asserts that Stomach Bitters, with prudent lifestyle and sanitary practices, restore digestion, sleep, and appetite. The remedy is claimed to cure fever rheumatism dyspepsia constipation and other ailments using pure ingredients.
Those who notice spring window plants grow well should fill the access under the pot with hot water twice weekly until rapid growth is established. We tested the method for geraniums cyclamens and ficuses and found it a valuable aid for growth.
In the Bulletin of the Experimental Station dated February 17, Dr. Sturtevant notes corn crops grow more important each year. He cites 1875 New York state data: 673,284 acres planted yielded 20,294,500 bushels, valuing each extra bushel per acre at 76 cents. He argues selection of kernels boosts per acre and discusses seed testing and kernel quality with farmer tips from Ohio and Indiana correspondents.
Fragmentary report covers garden practices from tip kernels and birds to watercooked batta, with price quotes for Minacran wheat and corn futures. It lists March cash and May seller prices for wheat, corn, rye, pork, lard, and butter, plus flour, wheat, and barley shipment totals.
A fragmented note lists futures and cash prices for wheat corn oats and rice across regions, with bids for spring, march, april, may, june, and july contracts. It notes active pork and lard demand, mixed tones in butter and flax, and dull to steady trends in several grains and livestock sectors.
A special dispatch from Hulana reports the river largely stationary at 46 feet 11 inches with expectations of a fall Sunday. Cities like Austin, Clarksdale, and Friar's Point are overwhelmed with floodwaters covering homes and roads. levee construction continues amid waning optimism. Reports praise farmers and the Grange movement to aid rural progress while noting unrelated ads and medicinal claims in the column.
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