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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1917
Page
5
The Marshfield Times warns readers about false or fraudulent advertising and urges prompt reporting of advertiser failures to maintain character and reliability. The notice stresses vigilance in all ads and requests cooperation to preserve trust in the publication.
A patriotic line asserts devotion to country regardless of foreign policy while acknowledging wrongdoing. The citation attributes it to Stephen Decatur and frames it as a public domain historical motto about national loyalty.
The National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, via acting secretary Gordon L. Berry, warns motion pictures may injure eyesight due to defects in photography, manufacture, and projection. Eyestrain could signal an underlying condition needing an oculist, with recommendations for proper screening, lighting, and central seating distances in theaters.
In a Wisconsin town Yor Youson rushed a village store just before closing. Coatless and exhausted, he hid in a gunny sack begging Carl the storekeeper to conceal him from the sheriff. The sheriff questioned the storekeeper who pointed to the sack. A kick revealed Yon moaning as the sheriff searched.
After years of work a machine for reading type aloud was created. The device, named typereading optorhone, allows a blind person to read clearly with ease and rapid learning by anyone of ordinary intelligence.
A collage of brief quotes on gardening, national safety, economy, and labor from papers like the Superior Telegram Milwaukee News Racine Journal News Rusk County Journal Yond du Lac Reporter Madison Democrat Fond du Lac Reporter noting leisure gardening do it yourself trends, naval buildup, price pressures, labor demand, and public sentiment across regions.
A First National Bank of Stevens Point initiative organizes a calf club for boys and girls aged 14 to 16, aiming to foster daily farming, independence, and thrift, with praise for bank involvement and calls for more banks to support youth programs. Also noted is a humorous letter about a doctor’s medicine and a government tax projection of 400 million in income taxes.
A historical text outlines civic duties for residents. It promotes loyalty to the town, integrity among public servants, strong schools, public health, clean streets, good roads, environmental care, religious participation, neighborhood cooperation, and obedience to community leadership as essential to growth.
A homecare note advising a light evening meal, avoiding overload before bed, watching for the first signs of hoarseness, and giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly when hoarseness appears.
Wausau March 11 H G Leith says there is no reason to reroute the Meridian Highway to include Bancroft Grand Rapids Marshfield Spencer Medford and Phillips instead of Stevens Point Wausau Merrill and Minocqua The Meridian Highway spans from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Superior and passes through northern Wisconsin It would reduce popularity to alter it Marshfield already lies on the Yellowstone Trail and Wood County residents hope skeptical changes won't shift routes The debate touches tourism and state road plans with local cities praised for appeal to visitors Grand Rapids is cited as a preferred destination in ongoing discussions
Foley style list describes occasions for taking Chamberlain's Tablets after meals to ease symptoms such as belching indigestion sour stomach and headaches. It emphasizes relief after eating and general digestive discomfort.
Eighty five students at Oshkosh Normal School announced intent to join a Wisconsin National Guard company during the past week.
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