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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
7
Fragmentary verse by William Watson in which nature and fairytale imagery appear as letters from a failed wish. The speaker laments a cosmic dumbness and drought of joy as life’s chaotic forces strip away charm and vitality.
In a sunlit Sydney river picnic plan, a chaperon role shifts to a dapper crossdress, Aunt Emmelina, as Esther Hartless and friends confront Measles and social expectations. Aboard a boat, Emmelina guides the outing through near disaster and social awkwardness, restoring order with calm leadership.
Jack rescues Esther from drowning after a prank gone wrong. He loses his bonnet and wig but remains unhurt, and the two share a blushful moment. Esther contemplates marriage and reward. Aunt Emmelina looms as a playful obstacle as Theo and Thea celebrate behind the scenes.
Chicago police, cyclists, and reformers debate bicycle riding amid gendered participation in Kalamazoo and Dubuque clubs. Ida Greely Als appointed consul of New Jersey division of the League of American Wheelmen. Helen Baldwin and Dottie Farnsworth duel over a race, while Chicago Turners oppose prizes for cycling at their June Louisville convention.
A Washington Star note mocks Cuban exiles and hints at the approaching malaria season, while whispers spread that a bread trust may be formed in New York. The juxtaposition reflects era concerns over exile and market consolidation.
K G Puncs weekly review reports mid May uncertainty ahead of crop prospects and the presidential contest. Firms limit output to current orders, with overall trade quiet and bank clearings down 12.3 percent from last year. Industries such as iron and cotton face weak demand, while widespread weather, strikes, and prices dampen growth across the United States.
A digest of varied items: Argentina’s immigrant totals and a 1890 financial crash context. the Turkish sultan’s fondness for carriages. Cuban debt rising to 468 million. an alleged Willimaborgh, Maine political overreach with one man holding seven offices. English whist links to an American team. Arbor Day in Nebraska with one million trees planted. Irish peers and English seats in Commons. Paris to unveil a national salon de la mode. Dead fish inland waters. elk in Aberdeen, Washington. germ filter experiments in India’s cantonments. Calcutta artist maps world per Hindu lore. Sir George Newnes launches a ladies daily in London.
A destructive cyclone swept through Sherman and nearby areas on May 16, killing between thirty and forty in Sherman’s western district, with twelve bodies found by evening and many more injured. Losses stretch across Denton Fort Worth Justin and nearby locales as rescue efforts continue amid widespread debris and ruined homes.
Brooklyn authorities crack down on a rising crime wave as detectives arrest several suspects for stealing electricity from trolley wires. The investigation traces the taps to a former railroad employee with a larger group including saloonkeepers using power without payment. An arraigned consumer testified he paid two men posing as company agents for twenty electric lights, confirming a broader scheme.
Brooklyn trolley companies plan an express service with branch offices reached by phone. A wagon will collect trunks parcels and goods from residences or businesses for delivery to a branch, then to railroad lines or piers as directed. The report also notes Ferrern pharmacy in Moscow as the world’s largest, with 293 workers in wholesale and retail, and cites explorers on Eskimo powers.
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