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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1882
Page
5
Mrs Mary Liver recounts eleven cases where General Burnes aided oppressed women and refused any fees for his legal services, highlighting his charitable work and commitment to justice.
A quoted saying places labor as the origin of capital and asserts labor precedes capital. It argues capital depends on labor and labors supremacy merits high regard, attributed to Abraham Lincoln.
Dismal collapse of Roman labor consigned workers to pauper status while wealth concentrated in a corrupt aristocracy. Slavery, deadly punishment of piquant segments, and widespread brutality corrupted society. Civil wars, power amassed by elites, and remorseless murders marked an era of decay and moral collapse.
Untaxed funds and hidden metals stir scrutiny as assessors sweep for taxable cash and bond holdings. The piece ties the rapid rise in government bonds to wartime finance and criticizes patriotic purchases as masking real capital, urging speedy tax collection and warning of penalties for concealment.
The article argues the government uses bonds to cement power and shift tax burdens onto honest citizens. It notes buyers of four percent bonds in Milwaukee and suggests some seek only to shelter money from assessment. It urges the bonds be paid off as quickly as possible.
The text argues that no prosperity for workers is possible without education in national history geography and political affairs. It contends capital interests and corporations oppose labor advancement keeping wages low and undermining schooling. It notes widespread ignorance leads to social injustice and calls for workers to unite to secure better education and conditions.
The speaker urges citizens to set aside internal differences and choose a united representative. Only by affirming laborers rights can they ensure education for their children and advance the broader cause of freedom and self-government.
Burgess and Bowen maintain a thriving household business with steady customer flow. OA Pettet renovated his store, adding a full line of fry goods to complement hardware. Turte gurtet notes unclear. Cook announces new stock of goods and a substantial confectionery and meals trade with a quality billiard table, though details are partly garbled.
A boiler explosion at Syme Bros Stave Factory wrecked the engine room and killed James Renn, severely scalding John Hlessinger, with others injured. The blast hurled machinery through walls, leaving the building a total ruin and prompting questions of defective boiler or negligence. Local officials warn workers to secure accident policies as up to sixty workers face two months of unemployment.
Wau. Gaenerr, employed at Shaw's mill in Eau Claire, was injured last Saturday when he fell onto a shingle joint. He lost three fingers in the accident, authorities report.
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