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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1895
Page
6
An archaic verse fragment describes shadows and specters moving over moonlit waters and mossy ground. It evokes eerie apparitions without clear origin, mentioning faded names like Madweu, Mara, Fred, and Hamobert as part of the cryptic scene.
The narrative follows Jack Wind sor and Tom Burrows at the junior promenade where Jack avoids his duty to Miss Yi rumn, feeling out of place as the waltz unfolds. He drifts from the dance, contemplates his past bravado, and confronts social expectations, while Miss Ligmor and Miss Inpro observe his mood and choices.
Jack meets Alias Ingram and Quilas Ingram at a social gathering where gossip arises about engagements. Miss Ingram jokes about Tom Burrows being engaged to her, causing Jack to realize a mistaken assumption. Olita teases that two names should be crossed off the social program.
A guide explains that undressed kid gloves withstand repeated cleaning while dressed gloves may fail. It advises using benzine or gasoline sparingly, stretching on a wooden hand, applying solvent finger by finger, and swapping dirty areas for clean cloth. After cleaning, rub with clear flannel and talcum powder for pliability and a new-glove feel.
Journalists recall Robert Louis Stevenson seated in a railway car with a black box and a dangling rubber tube. The conductor insists it is smoking, though the journalist argues it is a medicinal vapor inhaled by an invalid author. The exchange touches on readers and works like Kidnapped Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
William Murphy, the last survivor of General Sam Houston's army from the Texas independence war, died in Philadelphia last week. A Philadelphia native, Murphy moved to Texas early, signed the declaration of independence, and fought in all ensuing battles including the Alamo defense where 85 Texans faced 19,000 Mexicans.
Mr Murphy, guard over Santa Anna at San Jacinto, recalls the brief clash that sent 700 to 900 Mexicans to their deaths. Dacy Crockett, a famed scout, killed himself to avoid capture by Texas forces. Houston ordered the charge. Mexican retreat followed within minutes as the battle ended in a half hour. Murphy later resided in Philadelphia.
In a West Ed home a husband hiding liquor visits the lodge nightly. A wife sprinkles their path with ashes to feign an anniversary, then sweeps and floods the path with water, freezing it. The husband slips, crawls, and finally reaches the door on hands and knees, admitting he is drunk. The tale ends with the wife uncovering the deception as he confesses.
Notes on drag haircloth, neice skirts, and wail-t ue dresses, praising soft folds and close fronts. Paris shows two smart house and calling fashions with silk, velvet, fur trim, and elaborate plaiting, including a green liberty crepe robe and a blue moire ensemble with guipure and velvet accents.
Telegram to the governor states Ale Kiley is sick in bed at Thomasville Georgia from a bad cold. The governor regards it as not serious but he will be detained for two days at the char place.
A New York Sun report recounts Maine farmers battling barnyard skittishness as wild instincts surface in tame cattle. A heifer in Pisentaquis County roamed from autumn until December, resisting capture, then gradually returned to the herd and was tamed within days, illustrating the strong wild blood in domesticated animals.
An English lady, eager for upper-class chatter, chats with a well‑dressed stranger on a train and invites him to her party. On arrival the countess Lemoine signals him over, revealing her guest is merely her valet, much to the woman’s astonishment.
A poor German cabinet maker Ernest Kampf Sr. arrives in Kansas City with ten dollars to fund his son Ernest Kampf Jr.’s voyage, hoping to provide education and a better future. Circumstances including an accident have left the father dependent on neighbors and unable to send his son money earlier.
An elderly man named Kumpf earned a few pennies daily cleaning lawns and saved almost all of it with steamship agent Jd. Baris in the Burlington ticket office. He repeatedly asked about the Elbe steamer and urged urgent telegraphing to arrange passage for Ernest Kumpf. The story recounts his hopeful calls and emotional reactions as funds were gathered to bring the boy home, with Baris providing updates from Kansas City Star reporting.
The Theater Stool, a ten inch by four inch accessory crafted from olive wood, promises comfort for women with feet that do not touch the floor. Mrs. A. D. Ayres brought the item from Belagio during a tour, with a carried velvet bag and her own opera glass, to be tucked under the seat for easy use during performances.
A historical notice describes a doctor’s authority for a retirement scheme involving cod liver oil used on a patient to treat weakness. It claims the remedy altered the patient’s throat appearance quickly, making the collar bone less prominent and producing a fuller neck, though not permanently. The account speculates on implications for a woman planning to wear an evening gown.
Wickwire notes Medusa depicted as Gorgon with snake hair and petrifying gaze. Lushforth offers a theory that the myth began as a tale from a jealous husband reacting to his wife at the door after a night out.
A column notes Queen Victoria’s fondness for photographs and critiques divorce laws as hindering marriage. It mentions Mme Hissa Ohyama joining the Roman Catholic Church with her husband’s consent, a Danish or German reference to a thief and a diamond brooch, and a wife awaiting her future master. It describes the Empress of Austria’s long absence from portraiture and her wish to be remembered for beauty and stature.
A South Side man dismisses Trilby as a trivial book and mocks the author Du Maurier George Du Maurice. He questions the author’s identity and notes the work’s sensational reception, asking where a copy can be found and commenting on the novel’s popularity and translations.
In New York white salmon is dressed in porteolan a frequent accompaniment. The cream is heated but not boiled seasoned to taste sometimes with shrimp and lemon jus sometimes with chopped parsley. For baked salmon tin liquor is strained stirred in no thickening needed capers chopped and added excellent with codfish a thoroughly French combination.
A heavyset man, dressed conspicuously, admits luck has haunted him and reveals a plan to finance a race track near Philadelphia. He proposes paying purses to the charges that can roll slowest, arguing the scheme will succeed despite questions about the pace and feasibility.
A fragmented verse piece evokes a dramatic portrait of a woman described as Beauty’s prisoner. It interlaces ornate metaphors with garbled names such as James I and Kinsella, creating a poetic, roman a clef mood amid disjointed imagery and mythic allusions.
A fragmentary poem in which a little bird waits through snowdrifts and winter blasts for the coming of spring. The speaker, Robert F. Roden, notes winds and weathercocks and recalls last year’s nest, ending with a hopeful reference to March.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a young girl denying marriage to Tack while lamenting a doomed romance. Jack derides the tale as an empty, repeated sister story, exposing a cycle of fictional deceit and irony.
A grotesque and inflammatory wartime broadside accuses General Wei, alleging cowardice and calling for brutal retribution against Chinese and Japanese leaders. The text insults Asians and endorses violent punishment, reflecting propaganda rhetoric of the era.
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