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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1892
Page
2
A strange tale unfolds in a crowded Philadelphia home as a woman rumored to be under the bed is linked to a chaotic scene. A string of mistaken suspicions and comic bravado ends with a scuffle and a rescued bachelor, revealing local social bustle and odd dramatic flair.
A fragment from the N Recorder recounts a hotel keeper in the oil country named Joseph Nor ig known as Joer Joey. A short, methodical man about six feet two inches tall, he kept a strict routine that annoyed others when crowds rushed him for glasses of bitter beer.
A garbled diary style piece contemplates tomorrow and today with recurring names and shifting emotions. The narrator references visiting, parental ties, and a sense of destiny while wondering about happiness and fate within a personal, dreamlike stream of thought.
A student essay collection from Lillie Press presents a rambling piece on cats. It mixes observations of cat behavior with quirky lines about growing up, school life, and odd imagery. The writer notes cats as clean but puzzling, mentions Canaries, mice, and a toy-like sense of whimsy about feline life.
Col Robert G Ingersoll and Lawyer Edward Murphy walk across the Brooklyn bridge as Murphy flatters Ingersoll on a legal argument. Ingersoll replies pride in cooking mushrooms better than anyone else in the world, saying study and hard work matter most.
A year old daughter of the Chinese minister in Washington attracts notice at the national capital. Chinese etiquette bars legation attaches from greeting the minister's wife and sister by law, yet they exchange salutations with the infant who makes the first advances. Her name Mea signifies Beautiful Amet ion.
Report notes that forty two million three thousand subjects in Judix supposedly never know what it is to eat enough to vat. No corroborating details or sources are provided, making the statement unverifiable and likely allegorical or misreported.
A noisy, garbled passage recounts a long, evolving scene with cultural clashes and personal loss. It touches on memory, Indigenous life, and a distant relation to modernity as characters navigate care, identity, and endings.
Fragmented voice describes family dynamics with a father treated as a baby when home and busy life outside leading to quarrels. The speaker injects social commentary on how boys and girls respond to authority and independence, noting gendered differences and a general sense of fatigue.
A Native American burial story recalls a mother mourning her dead infant as two weeping women tend the grave by a dying fire. The narrative, rendered in a distorted OCR form, describes the cradle bundle, the vigil, and the final burial, with era and place implied by context rather than stated.
The piece recounts historic sunken riches and recoveries from the 17th to 19th centuries. It notes the galleon off Hispaniola and the Almermoree governorship losses, mentions Napoleon’s chest at Abukir, and highlights the 1838 Guarralazar Crown treasure found near Toledo. It details crowns bearing inscriptions and the famed Hildesheim hoard, found by soldiers.
An OCR fragment describes a trench digging for siege practice near a town in 1869. It mentions a rich traveler's camp equipage, diverse items from a goldsmith’s craft, and ornate vessels, with speculation about their journey and origin, amid noisy, antiquated prose.
The article reviews state pension programs for disabled Confederate veterans in Southern states. It notes payments from $2 to $25 monthly in some areas, mentions Florida's $1,000 annual figure, and outlines varying provisions in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, and Kentucky. It cites legislative actions, funding, and debates on sustaining or expanding pensions.
A crowd observes women training in a gymnasium as male instructors and male spectators note the masculine aspects of physical drills. Writers praise the athletic grace of the female students and argue that Swedish methods emphasize end goals and bodily reactions rather than sex.
A famed duchess in London recently endured a three hour ordeal while a dressmaker crafted a bespoke gown from delicate fabric. The process required meticulous fitting and every stitch had to be removed at the end, highlighting the extreme vanity endured by women, as noted by the Baltimore American.
A Cincinnati mother allegedly dragged her son by the head from a car, tore at his shoulder, and the boy required hospitalization after the incident. Authorities reported the assault as a violent confrontation with injuries.
A narrator describes a Swedish bath in Stockholma with multilingual misfires and lavish ritual. An attentive attendant bathes, scrubs, massages, shampoos, and manicures, then guides the client to a shower and a Turkish bath soak, ending with a quiet gratuity and memory of the attendant’s smile.
A muddled New York cover story describes a dim venue with a strange boarders' house atmosphere. Readers witness a skeletal figure, a double headed woman, and a muscular Samson in a bizarre tableau as a narrator frets over a chaotic, dreamlike scene resembling Dante's Inferno. The guest list includes eerie characters, with anxious observations from an outsider who stumbles into this surreal gathering.
A dialogue sketch shows a loner guard questioned about beer for all in a secret anarchist center. A little red headed man in the corner says he never drinks beer. The center speaker laments that their confusions reveal discovery.
The fragment mentions wells in the country producing 13 000 barrels daily and a character remarking on a vacation. It includes garbled dialogue about knowing what he was about and a clothier’s remark. The text is incomplete and interspersed with unrelated phrases.
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