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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
5
The Marshfield Timef warns against false or fraudulent advertising and urges readers to report any advertiser who fails to uphold truthful representations. The paper emphasizes diligence by readers and cites a historic quote by Stephen Decatur about national conduct.
This piece defines the booster as a bold, energetic helper who faces obstacles with optimism. It contrasts boosting with boasting, urging readers to act, carry the load, and work toward future achievements rather than just praising current success. It promotes practical effort to improve the community.
A fragment reflecting on secrecy and accountability. It asserts that despite false security, someone knows and the people will know. The speaker notes imperfect aims but emphasizes public awareness, with a general remark on how words leak. The text reads as a civic or rhetorical aside.
The advert reveals Vinol ingredients such as iron, peptonates, citrate salts, and cascarin, claiming these elements restore strength and vitality to weak, overworked, or delicate people. It guarantees money-back if not satisfied, from Sexton-Demgen Drug Co. Marshfield.
The fragment argues that society will always know and judge a person by deeds and words. It exhorts kindness and good deeds since every small act influences others, and public opinion will persistently shape reputation. It stresses that people are inherently judged by what is known about them.
A businesswoman recalls a shift from high to low heels, stating how painful high heels harmed her back and how learning to walk in comfortable, well-made low heels improved posture and overall body comfort. She notes many women now wear sensible shoes, praising the army last’s practicality for both business and wearers.
Fragmented text celebrates thrift and self-improvement urging readers to think, save money and time, and nurture a spark of celestial fire. Mentions youth, business, patience, and bearing trials as preparation for later life.
A wartime editorial argues the farm labor shortage stems from men leaving for service. It urges farmers to offer homes and conditions to attract married workers, noting many single men have enlisted. It pleads marshfield residents to support the war effort and distance Germany sympathizers. The piece ends with a call to seek safety via Switzerland and Russia.
An advertisement describes bilious attacks as liver failure with constipation and stomach fermentation. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, promising relief from nausea and headache with a note that the product costs a quarter.
A compilation of briefs and opinions across Wisconsin papers discusses war savings stamps, rail nationalization, Allied offensives, health campaigns, Sunday pest control, labor costs in Germany, the German revolution anniversary, and food guidance. It notes public sentiment on democracy, economics, and patriotism, with local quips about potatoes and fashioning civilian attire during wartime.
The piece recalls a tale of two sweethearts who plant acorns that become two interwoven oaks, impossible to sever. It urges readers to unite as Gleaners and Molders, merchants and carriers, noting that their fates depend on mutual support to feed industry and sustain growth.
The Wisconsin Poultry Association offers guidance for successful poultry campaigns and care of stock. Recommendations include using week-old chicks, standard bred stock, clean water, fresh grain, Vaseline for chicks moved to new housing, lice and mite prevention, vermin protection, and efficient feed use with safe disposal of garden and kitchen waste.
A World War I battlefield vignette describes a private who gawks at German aircraft circling near the lines. A sergeant warns him not to stare, fearing the open mouth and neck-tilt glance might reveal their dugout to the enemy. The scene conveys tense, uneasy moments amid aerial reconnaissance.
In a March 1 1918 conference at Appleton Wisconsin County Agents and Emergency Food Agents urged the federal Food Administration to forbid grain use for beer for the war period. They argued it would free grain for food, release workers for food production, and redeploy transport cars from beer to war and food needs.
A Buffalo Times lyric urges funding for road construction with lines about autos, mortgages and bonds. It argues when children repay their parents mortgage for hauling loads, there should be durable roads in place. The verse questions current infrastructure and advocates lasting improvements.
Wisconsin urged to eradicate tall barberry this year following North Dakota's lead. Caution issued that Thunbergii or low barberry are harmless and should not be uprooted. Nurseries ordered not to ship tall barberry this spring as several varieties are used in hedges.
The Wood County Food Administration announces consumer price caps on foodstuffs with no sales of large quantities to city or farmer buyers. Cash discounts of 2 percent and a 3 cent delivery fee apply. Limits on sugar and wheat flour, substitutes rules, and reporting requirements are outlined under E. G. Pors, County Federal Food Administrator, Marshfield Wisconsin, March 23, 1918.
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