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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
12
The excerpt discusses holiday crowds as recreation for some men who avoid work. It notes no strong holiday tastes, choosing destinations to please spouses or children. It critiques fashionable watering places and praises cheerful crowds in well kept gardens with bands and views as pleasant, despite contrived superiority.
An English observer recounts experiences with Americans overseas in Paris and Lucerne. At Notre Dame a mixed Anglo group shared lunch while one offered a drink, and a German-speaking Englishman avoided etiquette. In Lucerne a local table etiquette incident drew a nonchalant reply.
The article describes the process of tanning skins for writing or drumheads. Bases, young calves, wolves and goats are treated, hair removed, fat cleaned, and the pelt stretched on a frame. Flesh is pared, skin moistened and whitened, pumice rubbed, and iron instruments used. Drying and tightening finish the preparation.
The prize, the largest ever for a literary work, rewards the best history of Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Archteier, founder of Novgorod’s military colonies, left 50,000 gold rubles to fund it. The award date is December 1, 1925 in St. Petersburg, marking the czar’s death centenary. the fund is expected to grow to about 2 million rubles, with one quarter used to publish the winning work.
An artist and an author debate the most fascinating life stage of a woman. The artist favors twenty to forty as a period of great transition and beauty, while the father argues thirty to forty holds the peak allure. The discussion proceeds without final agreement. Sea snakes are abundant in the south Pacific and near New Zealand. They resemble common snakes at the surface, dwell near rocks at night, feed on fish, and have venomous double lungs.
The Knoxville Journal and Tribune comments that many capable youths are untainted by politics and should step forward to engage in public life. It argues for parties to recognize and encourage their active participation for the good of state and nation.
In a humorous exchange cited by the Houston Post, a speaker jokes about the meaning of honeymoon while discussing domestic tasks. Folly and humor mingle as the banter dwells on marriage and expectations.
J G Kaull a Fenwood section foreman for the Northwestern road was struck in the face with a board by Anton Paschek in Edgar. He sustained injuries possibly causing loss of sight in one eye and was taken to hospital at Wausau. Glasses in place at the time contributed to the eye injury. A Commodore Guest anecdote is told about Portsmouth yards and an incident with a laborer mistaken for the commandant.
A distressed eighteenth century English gambler, driven by ruin, offered a daring bet of 15 000 guineas with Lord Lorne. The challenge, cast as odd or even, led to a dramatic show of fortune as the party counted the stakes and Lorne emerged the victor in this tale from Tuesday Magazine.
The Montenegrin woman's dress shows little class distinction, differing mainly in material and ornament. A long flowing white cameleia girded by a black sash defines the attire, with heavy feather girdles and carnelian stones worn by some. National colors are blank and white. older matrons add a simple black head cloth. Montenegro is mountainous with no roads or carts, and goods are carried by women to Cattaro.
Mark Yowrin recalls a Virginia City Enterprise incident where a fine turkey found at the office caused great stir. The proprietor kept the bird, then faced a letter demanding its return and a remedy to the ensuing disruption. The note requests an explanation in tomorrow's Minneapolis Journal context.
A buyer tests a dusky rug with a hot coal from the grate. The rug scorches leaving a charred spot while the Persian rug loses a thin eighth of an inch. The salesman argues the beauty must endure the test, claiming the rug is worth the risk. Philadelphia Bulletin reports the incident.
Woes ochiowover, the modern Romeo, laments love as he recounts creeping to a lady's window and tossing pebbles. His friend asks what happened and the old gentleman used cobblestones, sending the romance toward ruin. The tale ends with the Romeo seeking court-plaster and arnica.
Clara Peritte left for Ohio last week while Mable Bliss traveled to Grand Rapids last Thursday. Eld Thurston is erecting a barn on his farm. Mrs S E Pearl returned from Milwaukee last Friday. W A Seidensticker of Sherry was a Bethel visitor last Sunday. L Jensen of Granton visited P M Hanson last week. Prof and Mrs Sheppler and Ida Owen spent Sabbath and Sunday in Granton. Eld Thurston spoke a temperance feature at the village church last Sabbath evening.
Richfield reports Addie Strong and Mary Felbover recovering from illness, August Dohm traveling to Madison for the summer, and Anton Miller visiting Fifield. Northwestern railway officials ran a Princeton branch special to locate a station and side track on the Marshfield Richfield town line, as 33 farmers attended a meeting and decided to proceed soon. Northwestern agent Mr Stockwell distributed cigars.
Spencer Aisha Crowell spent several days in Unity last week. Miss Lottie Brusewitz of Stevens Point visits relatives here. Miss Lillian Langdom Deaconess returned to Chicago. Mrs A Siecke visited Montello for an extended stay with relatives. Emma Kuehlke of Unity accompanied Effie Williams home Saturday. Medie Locke returned to Oshkosh after a week with her parents. Harry Prenn and wife moved to Ladysmith for work. Frank Brosewitz and Miss Kruger wed last Tuesday at the bride’s home with Rev Imm officiating. Ed Matthes and Bertha Mellenthin married Thursday at the bride’s home. Rev Jenks of Marshfield preached here plus Sundays. he was pastor here twenty two years ago and is now eighty-two and active.
The Wood County Normal school reports nearly finished practice work and notes visits by Mrs Chas Halverson and Miss Bennett, both graduates, as Alumni Association officers. Committees were named for Banquet Eva Jones Halverson chair, Toast chair Mr Jackson, Decoration Junior Class. Banquet set for Friday June 21. On May 10 students toured the new building and heard a program including The School Song, Readin by Mr C Jacobson, a talk on the Training School, and songs Home Sweet Home.
Owen Davis’s sensational melodrama To Die at Dawn comes to the Opera House on May 25. The production features elaborate scenery, a strong company, and exciting climaxes. Tickets priced 25, 45, 50 cents are on sale at Straus's Drug Store.
High school notes report boys practicing track after school, second year literature finishing Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans, and Superintendent Mr. Bordan’s brief visit Monday. Physics ends sound study, agriculture drops garden making, seventh grade waste baskets added, incubator chicks allocated to agriculture students, and town cigar advertised by John G. Hoelz of Marshfield.
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.