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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
6
Roosevelt proclaims November as a day of general thanksgiving stressing virtue and moral duty. The piece warns against mail order shopping draining local economies and urges fairness between buyers and local merchants, noting future political debate on the issue.
The buyer should obtain a hearing before judging mail order bargains and merchants must study the advertiser's tricks with fairness. A patient, level headed argument can keep trade at home, provided it is presented in the proper spirit to customers who have fewer opportunities to investigate.
The pensions department of the office of the adjutant general is lobbying Washington to curb fees charged by pension attorneys. In a recent case, an attorney who handled a now-allowed claim from 16 years ago is demanding a fee after the state office revived the claim and secured the pension, threatening suit if unpaid.
Peter Wachholtz, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Wachholtz of Sigel, was handling blasting caps when one exploded in his hands, severing three fingers from his left hand and two from his right. The townwide notices add local meeting calls from E T Wheelock, tax payer receptions, county board sessions, and ads from Ebbe Co offering high potato prices, all reflecting period civic notices and commercial pitches.
An article details a traction engine driven stump puller that uses three drums and cables to clear land. It claims 1½ acres cleared per day per engine, with 80 acres cleared by summer. forecasts farm corporations could harvest better yields, lower costs, and attract homesteaders as land is cleared efficiently.
A mixed page listing include a 40 page trap book with illustrations of 46 wild animals and fur prices, a free post paid offer, a half value sale for a 10 HP advance traction engine, a water tank ready for cash, and a 120 acre farm in Clark County priced at 4000 with terms. Also an exchange note for a Marshfield address and an assistant lock box number.
A celebrity reception in New York features a flamboyant guest who asks the professor for a piano favorite. The professor suggests Rolfe's Opus 972. The woman, eager and quick with wordplay, responds with a pun about liking opuses.
Three daily transcontinental trains link Chicago with the Pacific Coast the Overland Limited Los Angeles Limited and the China and Japan Fast Mail form the most complete service with connections from all North Western Line points. For winter travel request booklets and information from any ticket agent.
Miss M C Luckenbach invites shampoo and scalp treatment clients to txt at the millinery store after November 1. H Latiss and M C Luckenbach announce opening of hairdressing parlor offering shampoos and scalp care services.
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