This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1894
Page
4
The piece rails at the Democratic party over tariff reform and Senate reefing on the Wilson bill, denounces party caucus pressure, cites judiciary committee acts, and contrasts Cleveland era politics with Coxey's 19th century march, naming Caswell, Stone, Bullock, Copeland as local figures amid fire at the Brooklyn tabernacle and Regent hotel.
In Wausau a smallpox case involving Jacob Slimmer sparked rapid public alarm with crowds gathering and health officials quarantining him two miles west of the courthouse at a Melang property. Dr Z Simonson attended him as vaccination efforts and cautious measures were urged. weather and agricultural notes follow.
A pair of men in brass buttons and ornate gold lettering circulated advertising leaflets in the city on Wednesday. They claimed to promote Prof. Birkholm of 1027 Mason Temple Chicago and promised to deliver genuine hair growth at the baldest spot on Pikes Peak or San Juan. The featured display failed to convince, leaving the journalist bald.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad closed the largest land deal in Taylor and Price counties, selling about 50,000 acres of hutlock lands to J J Kennedy of Rib Lake and Fayette Shaw of Medford for around 250000 dollars. Milwaukee officials Abbot and Howard Morris witnessed the closing with land agent A J Perkins negotiating. The sale supports Kennedy saw mills and Shaw tanneries with long term hemlock bark supply.
An old time advertisement extols No-to-bac a tobacco habit cure sold by Harry Torn Book at Drug Store or by mail from The Sterling Remedy Co. under the guise of a health aid. It promises no risk and low cost while urging readers to quit tobacco.
A scanned page fragment lists lodge meetings and social orders in a Wisconsin area. It mentions Masonry, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America, Knights of Pythias, and the Grand Army of the Republic. Details include meeting times, places such as Masonic Hall and Williams Hall, and officers like Secy Eva Upwas, Rex Secy Mantin Johnson, and Adj. Brear. The text also references a police or fire department item and a drill notice for the First Regiment W.N.G. with dates on the 2d and 4th Saturdays.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.