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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1882
Page
5
The Oshkosh Times notes a lively off-year political season and questions whether Bright has the office fever and still moves about singing I want to be an office holder. The piece hints at office-holders and ongoing political dynamics.
A Madison Journal remark condemns a young examiner who pressed former statesman Blaine with repetitive questions in a manner likened to a petty court dispute. Older observers see the tactic as futile and note Blaine’s patience wore thin, granting the young man unwanted notoriety.
The Madison Journal-Phank notes J S Brown, Garfield's private secretary, attended the assassinated president and refused any extra compensation for services. He worked harder and slept less than others at the White House during the crisis, proving himself worthy of Garfield's trust and recognized as an honest man.
The Bonn of Supervisors met with most members present to approve a county road route from section 14 to the Yellow River road via Auburndale, aiming to open settlement and support county growth. They proposed funding of up to ten thousand dollars and a tax levy, with adjournment set to April 22.
The Rand Rapids editor and several citizens visited Grand Rapids on Monday and secured excusal from jury duty. Maj. Cale of D. M. Hyde & Co plans a pulp mill near town, investing heavily and offering cheap building lots to attract builders. He aims to kickstart a boom with new industry, while local merchants Jones Nash and Farrish & Bro prosper.
A medical perspective warns that constant beer consumption degrades the body and mind, causing fatty deposits, poor circulation, digestive issues, and organ inflammation. It notes intellectual stupor, loss of higher faculties, and increased fatal risk after minor injuries or illnesses. Beer drinkers are described as dangerous with hereditary risks and a link to crime.
A New York Herald commentary critiques Blaine for crafting a false pretense to avoid his own words and for an assault on Belmont. It references his Mulligan letters suppression and his noted sunstroke as part of the linked episode.
The piece questions Belmonts insistence on why the Landreau claim was presented to Peru and its basis for negotiations with a defeated Republic. It argues his reaction before the U S public was not heroic, provoking grief among friends and derision from opponents.
A short reflection on a newspaper editor who has worn the same clothes for two years because debtors do not pay him yet he will not steal. The piece questions why those who do not pay him would honor him with a monument if he dies and laments a world that causes sadness.
The Neillsville branch conductor Perry Sharpe presided over preliminaries as a passenger gave birth aboard a rail car twenty miles from Baldwin. The mother was removed at Baldwin for medical care, reporting indicates she is recovering well and Sharpe is also said to be doing well.
A clipped excerpt surveys earth’s surface with humorous, fragmented definitions. It riffs on rivers, roads, and rails as components of land and mocks urban life. The passage hints at a town led by a small elite, charging high interest, and ends mid‑sentence with a satirical note on a mayor.
A garbled OCR piece presents a series of humorous or cynical questions. It mocks commerce definitions, borrowing habits, racial classifications, Earth motions and day night causes, and ends with a joking mariner’s compass and a jug’s capacity.
Omro Hattie Davis returned to her sehoo in Marshfield last Saturday. N Bridge and Son plan to relocate to Oshkosh. The steamer Weston began its river season last Friday. Grand Army boys prep for decoration day. Shade trees planted at John Orchard’s residence. Eri Bardwell heads to Winneconne station agent. Liquor license priced at 150. Winneconne band entertained to good audience last Friday. Steamer Fashion collided with Algoma bridge causing a hole in its hall.
A fragmentary banking entry lists AM Arnold and L A Arnold as officers, notes general banking business, cash handling, foreign and domestic exchange, and on day collections remitted. Location mentions Oxnte Ave and Marshfield with partial street and name fragments.
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