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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1897
Page
11
A composite Memorial Day piece recalls soldiers from blue and gray, their marches and losses, the solace of song under moonlight, and the enduring duty of honoring fallen comrades. It weaves memories from the Civil War era with public sentiment, quoting Col. L. Whitney and General Harrison, and notes rites, tears, and national pride across shifting battles and rituals.
A poem by Joel Chandler Harris describes Agnes with tender grace and a winging walk. Her voice and presence wake spring notes in nature, she inspires love with modesty and virtue as daisies bloom under stern winters. The speaker vows great joys if she remains forever his.
Selections urge a golden tribute to soldiers and the protection of national memory. The importance of honoring heroes, recalling patriotic lessons, and observing graves with flowers is stressed as a duty for a patriotic nation.
In August 1861 a large crowd watches a soldiers drill as Judge Wade and his wife observe from a carriage. Wallace Wade, moved by Eleanor Thompson and the patriotic scene, contemplates enlistment after witnessing the display of discipline and courage. He declines banter, choosing duty and filial obedience over hesitation.
A new memorial day ceremony honors soldiers with public dinner speeches and music. Harold Wade places roses on unmarked graves, while a grieving grandmother hides a torn letter fragment and a miniature flag, hinting at a prisoner’s heartbreak and a saved note. The tale traces a boy's search for his mother's fate and a grandfather's guarded truth about the cost of war.
A Chicago and West Michigan engine fitted with a front inspection cap is described. The light passenger engine now carries a six‑seat glide front cab with heat and airbrake connections for officials to inspect the track, a novel method noted by the Chicazo Tribune.
Big crowd visits Hawarden park for the Hawarden and Buckley Horticultural Society show. Mrs Gladstone and Mr Gladstone distribute prizes as Lord Gladstone speaks on rural life, butter quality, and keeping the Hawarden Flower Show thriving while urging support for countryside growth.
Guidance on gathering and sheltering farm tools such as plows harrows cultivators mowers and rakes to prevent rust decay and weather damage. Clean off dirt oil or grease wear protective coatings oil and whitewash iron parts and store in ordered sequence with proper shelter and floor supports.
A Kansas minister praised kafir corn as superior to wheat flour and a nutritious food, but official tests from the Kansan agriculture department and land grant colleges show kafir corn or sorghum unlikely to replace wheat or Indian corn. It yields more than corn in drought, feeds livestock well, and may suit arid regions, yet fattening power is lower than wheat or corn. grinding difficulties were noted but may be overcome.
A fragment from the Washington Star notes a playful reference to showery spring weather and singing on both sides, praising effort and cheer while hinting that a game did not occur due to conditions.
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