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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
9
Mrs. Mathilda Gates, 62, confronted a burglar at her Honore Street residence and restrained him by force until help arrived. She described a vivid struggle in court as the man, Joseph Murphy, 45, was charged with burglary. Neighbors aided, carpenters returned, and police were summoned after Gates called a drugstore for assistance.
In Webster Park a hen named Biddy hatches five kittens thinking they were sprung from a golf ball. Tabby the real mother cat argues custody as she guards her nest, while Biddy coaxes the brood under her wings, with hens and roosters nearby.
Fifteen year old Mamie Price earned a Carnegie hero medal for bravery after storm wreckage left her family buried. She used an ax to free relatives, saved her baby brother and sister, and helped her injured father until help arrived. Doctors say she will recover and a memorial fund will be raised in Bowden. Also, Mrs Lamaule Orber was convicted of disorderly conduct and fined five dollars and ten days in jail for witchcraft allegations in a cow bewitching case.
A father frets over his daughter pursuing a novel, fearing both heartbreak if it fails and scandal if it succeeds, worrying how readers will react to the things she knows and reveals. The exchange reveals concern, pride, and the social pressures of literary exposure.
A elegiac verse from The Sunday Magazine reflecting Memorial Day observance. It laments fallen soldiers, honors their sacrifice, and calls for unity and renewal. The poem envisions graves marked by myrtle and roses, with banners and prayers for lasting peace across a nation.
A historical warning notes that many mothers once used narcotic tonics like paregoric and laudanum to quiet infants. It cautions against giving medicines without knowing their ingredients, explains narcotics cause sleep and potential death in overdose, and promotes Castoria as narcotic free if bearing Charles H. Fletcher’s signature.
The article reflects on Memorial Day fading from its sacred character after 41 years. It notes fewer direct memories of the Civil War among a newer generation and a shift from personal recollection to broader patriotism, reducing the day to a general tribute rather than intimate remembrance of the dead.
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