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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1894
Page
5
A jumble of brief notices from town life. mentions at the New Oper House and other local happenings, wallpaper displays, signs of painting and carpentry, and various small ads. includes references to residents, services, and upcoming events, all in clipped, period wording.
The advance sale for the Schuberts opened Tuesday with strong demand and a likely crowded show. Also noted are local items: a baby boy joined the David Benjamin family. Sexton Bros. offering 7000 rolls wallpaper and 350 borders. fishing outing by John Webel. a new bed and mattress factory slated to start July 1. Mrs B C Derby inviting shop guests to view affordable furniture. Lchnberg Society event at 8:30. Behaberts present a new program at the Presbyterian church. the Marshfield Library adds 35 books funded by ticket sales. a court case over 5000 damages against Day, Marathon county, ended with no action.
Mr. Levin of Spencer attended in the city on Wednesday. Lawyer Williams visited Whin hall last Tuesday. Mrs. Upham and Mrs. W. B. H. Upham went to Chicago last Sunday. Duck and wife of Auburndale were in town Tuesday. Sam Sanford, Spencer lumberman, was in the city Saturday. Bert Griffin, carpenter from Medford, was home over Sunday. Wd. Garvin visited York town on Sunday. G. B. Arnold and family returned Wednesday from Alma Center. E B. Ramsdell of Sherry Lumber Co. seen Monday. Ed Elstad of C. J. Michel Brewing Co. visited Wednesday. Rev. S. Benedict went to Milwaukee Monday to consult an oculist. Mr. and Mrs. Burden of Hurwy visited G. L. Brown and returned Monday. Otto Schaerman and wife return from their wedding trip Wednesday evening. Florence Olin will return from Chicago the first of next month with Miss Mudler. Capt. Ames and others visited Nellisville Tuesday evening for the Sherman Guarda inspection and social hop.
The Schuberta Are Coming show arrives at the Presbyterian church on Saturday evening May 26 featuring Master Tommy Purcell and a new program by the Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette. The company last visited Marshfield in September and drew a crowded house. Also in this issue a post office notice lists unclaimed letters for the week ending April 22, 1804, and urges addressees to claim them.
A garbled, archaic style compilation parodies biblical and common sayings. It weaves scattered phrases about poverty, real estate, taxation, luck at cards, family strife, and moral admonitions, mixing misspellings and odd substitutions to resemble a damaged text from a historical page. The piece reads like a misread column of fables and proverbs with no clear single narrative.
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