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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
16
A wartime era message recalls former Union and Confederate soldiers who fought as one nation, noting shared hardships from Vicksburg to later years. The speaker speaks of aging, looming death, and a pledge to stand together against new dangers, offering a handshake across a fractured past.
Governor Edward Scofield proclaims June seventh as a state holiday marking Wisconsin’s admission to the union. The observance is to suspend ordinary work and be celebrated with public events and patriotic festivities across the state, with emphasis in Madison and state institutions.
The report recounts Charley’s claims of finding virgin gold dust in Alaska, sparking excitement among onlookers who view the specimens as extraordinary. It notes a later episode involving a bequest tied to a benefactor, and a potential relocation to Alaska as part of unresolved fate.
Local ad offers knives and forks 35 to 89 cents per set and table and tea spoons 10 cents each. Wares urged to be cleaned and polished with a warranty offered for up to a few years. Address given as Frank VoukoMMBR.iy.
Dr. J. A. Jackson of Bronson Florida endorses the medicine calling it a scientific preparation that gives quick relief after forty years in medicine and the drug trade. He notes it excels in propriety and effectiveness and urges use over other remedies.
The article describes two oat seed treatments to prevent oats smut in Wisconsin. Formalin treatment uses about one ounce of formalin per three gallons of water, soaking seed oats for one hour before drying and sowing. Hot water treatment involves heating to about 185 degrees with careful handling, dipping and moving the oats, then drying before sowing. It notes costs, equipment, and practical steps, plus local notices and names of residents in Stevens Point.
A jumble of confections and personal reminiscences weaves through a magazine style vignette. Advertised cures claim to heal eczema sores and coughs while the narrator recalls past loves, a private detective, and Pearl in a Brixton parlor. The piece threads past loyalties and a fragile vow as the story moves between sales pitches and intimate recollection.
The column lists numerous names visiting or passing through, including Posumussus Cote, Archie Hovidre in Wausau, and guests like Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Shaw. It notes editor moves, editors Wheelock and Beattie, trips to Milwaukee, Spencer, Madison, Tomah, and California plans, plus a death prompting Cleveland travel.
The narrator describes reacquiring a cottage once shared with a mother, learning the former tenant died in poverty and the landlord sold furniture. He agrees to pay the husband a sum to gain possession, buying the furniture himself at a favorable price and returning to the familiar home with Pearl, feeling hopeful at the turn of events.
In a tense scene the narrator awakens to Pearl kneeling by the fire and mistaken for Mabel as a tender moment unfolds. A knock brings the detective with news of a found daughter, prompting a late departure and the reveal is kept from Aimex. The detective notes the daughter, and the narrator keeps the truth private.
An advertisement offers dry wood for sale by A. Kleinheinz & Co and promotes Lake View cigars as longer and better. It includes a testimonial from A P Konia of Claremore Arkansas praising Chamberlains Palna Balm for rheumatism and lung issues after four bottles with a promised fifth. Sold by HL Horn.
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