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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1902
Page
11
The text explains the heart’s work as circulating life giving blood and calculating its effort. It notes beats per minute daily yearly and lifetime totals, translating those into distances and tonnage. It presents the heart as a small organ performing immense sustained force.
Curious Peta describes unusual shipboard animals cherished by sailors. A four inch cockroach lived in a handmade cage with kennel and answered its master's voice. Other pets included a seal with a tank on board, a deer that enjoyed tobacco, and a rooster-like creature among the crew's odd companions.
During a courtroom moment, Larry asked Judge Pennypacker for a loan of five dollars. The judge, insisting on proper form, directed the request to be in writing and stated in court that the application for a loan of five dollars made to this court is received and refused.
A frontier citizen visiting Washington is taken to a Senate gallery during a key debate. A senator's long speech proves dull to him and he complains with a friend that the talk is aimed at him. The friend notes time and the game of politicking.
In a brief exchange Madge and Murry discuss a proposal from last night. A friend reacts with delight and curiosity as Madge reveals she said yes while being held in Dia arms, leading to a playful misinterpretation of the folded stance.
Report describes Saxon dinners where ullescs of bread served as plates and usually fed to the alms basket later. Grandes were served on a Silver platter under the bread, which was discarded as people ate. The text notes the shift toward metal like pewter and metil as superior materials.
The Baltimore News quotes a witty exchange about a man named Moneybags whose vast wealth is so ample that he need not endow colleges to secure a mention in the news. The jest highlights extreme wealth and public curiosity.
A clerk asks to leave early to help at home, citing a tight budget. The manager declines but thanks the clerk for the courtesy, highlighting workplace constraints and polite exchange. The brief dialogue underscores tension between personal needs and operational limits.
A brief, playful remark contrasts caution on brain concussions with mental drift, likening it to a collision of two trains of thought. The exchange hints at curiosity over brain injury causes and mental focus without outlining any concrete incident or study.
A French embassy attache gambled in a Saratoga clubhouse wineroom tossing $100 on ten black at a roulettes table. Repeated gains led to $17,600 before friends carried him away. Morrissey remarked the bank never loses when luck favors the house.
A famed eighteenth century balleteuse at the French Opera impressed composer Rameau with an ardent wish to compose. He gave her a sheet, pierced it with her breastpin, and formed a new piece. The resulting melody, named Les Sauvages Dans les Indes Galantes, delighted audiences for years.
The Straits Budget notes that most visitors to Bangkok tour the royal palace areas open to the public including the treasury foreign office interior and royal library where four Sacred white elephants reside. Visitors pay a baksheesh to see them and observe the animals in a sad, unkempt condition. One elephant has its own house and daily guards while a former practice of sentencing noble offenders to cut grass for the elephants has ended.
The London Lancet casts doubt on mushrooms having greater nourishment than common fresh vegetables. It notes mushrooms are digestible and provide carbohydrates and potassium salts, but their dietary value lags behind meat fish and eggs. Despite this, mushrooms are seen as an appetizing and dietetic adjunct to many dishes.
A fragment from a humorous nautical handbook derides the bow as a sign of politeness. The satire describes seabound behavior and shipboard etiquette in a playful, if garbled, scene. It recalls a chaotic event near a bay where land vanished and a crew's actions devolved into disorder.
A Washington Star excerpt depicts dialogue where Ap Axcheoge and Mr. Erastus Pickley discuss a vote transfer. Trebber allegedly sold a vote to nobody while a candidate gave two dollars, with the speaker confirming receipt and framing it as reciprocal exchange.
Fragmentary venting lines show a villain taunting a heroine as she counters with a doctor’s warning against indulging sweets. The exchange ends with the villain fading away, a brief skirmish in a ciphered modern society.
Detroit Free Press reports a heated exchange over a daughter’s independence. A wealthy figure questions whether youth can decide her own path, prompting broader debate on autonomy and wealth influence.
A speaker recalls going to a theater with Mrs. Booster-Henry in a box, mentioning Blunt Chocolates. The scene shifts to Mia in the gallery eating something, reflecting a casual social moment at the performance.
A historical note explains the woodchuck’s hillside den choice to avoid drowning, contrasts its digging form with the squirrel’s arboreal nature, and describes winter sleep and hibernation. It notes woodchucks do not store food like chipmunks and emerge from hibernation around March 1 in New York, sourced from Country Life in America.
The article surveys ancient animal terms tracing cattle names to roots meaning to bellow and horned, noting Akkadian am and Turkic enck for cows, Egyptian aw, and Mongol bukv for pull. It highlights tor as a distinctive horned attribute and connects bull names to taurus, thor, and shor. Sheep terms include Egyptian ba and lamb words like Semitic kar Greek key Finnic kars, from red kar meaning to enclose, pointing to a shared root for pasture.
The Cel tic cook asks her mistress for Sunday off to attend her brother's funeral. The mistress balks, saying Monday is a workday and questioning why a body would be kept for a week. The cook explains death timing is uncertain and a doctor cannot fix a death date.
A Black defendant answers a magistrate about mitigating circumstances for stealing a coat. He cites single status and the impact on his family as factors, then requests to discuss further before being asked to address the court. An officer orders the prisoner removed.
In a city prone to earthquakes a family with a notorious domestic habit faced a minor tremor. Bi town felt a slight shock as pictures fell and crockery rattled. Amid the tumult a mistress shouted from stairs asking, Mary Ann, what are you doing now.
A Baltimore News quip portrays a bachelor and a teoman debating marriage roles. The bachelor doubts the idea of henpecked husbands while the teoman agrees a man should act with will as long as he does not interfere with a married woman exercising her will.
Miss Wayning complains originality is missing and longs to meet the original man. Mr Hartless notes if she had been born earlier she would have enjoyed such pleasure in the Society of Adan in Richmond Dispatch.
A humorous vignette from Lippincott's features a young mother bargaining with a photographer about a photocrank of her little boy. The photographer quotes three dollars for a single print, noting a discount for a dozen, prompting the mother to balk at waiting.
In a humorous Smart Set exchange at Fastidisus Eater Chimmie asks Mag which food he prefers Mag hesitates naming pumpkin but dislikes it because it messes up cars The lighthearted banter captures character and tone.
Johnny Stokes asked how many people are needed for a mission. The answer was that very few on this earth are suited for such work.
English excerpt from Chambers Journal describing Dutch skaters in Holland and a contrasting figure called The Fireslander. The piece critiques clothing, facial features, and demeanor while noting skating prowess and the resilience to cold. It references Dutch and Anglo-Saxon traits and quaint English phrases about winter skating customs.
A London editor pushes reporters to rush copy ahead of rivals. A boiler explosion aboard a Portsmouth bound ship sparks frantic teletypes. The note says “Terrific explosion” with terse funeral details and a call for no flowers.
A primitive postoffice in Argillshire England stood in a rock slit between Drimmin and Barr three miles from habitation. Letters for the Rare district were dropped into the opening and left until a shepherd from the opposite side retrieved them for delivery. No letter was ever known to be lost at this rock postoffice.
A retired naval officer who became rector of a country church caused anger among Ells parishioners when they secretly bought a natual Lag for the church tower. He angrily ordered it removed saying it insulted him and asked why the flag would be allowed, noting its meaning of distress and lack of a pilot. London Standard.
A Crown Parent and a Letle girl argue over the meaning of trans terms. The child asks about "trans Atlantic" and "transparent" while reading, provoking a curt lesson that ends with the girl perched on a conch after ten minutes.
A brief dialogue captures a new tenant and landlord discussing rent and a faulty door in a new house. The tenant notes doors won’t shut as the landlord reassures it’s a new house and will take time to settle.
A dramatic dialogue unfolds as a beautiful woman rejects a wealthy old man whose heart is weak and tainted. She initially refuses marriage but relents, prompting readers to question whether a faint heart can find happiness in a short life together.
A playful exchange notes a husband never hurries his wife for a walk. She admits she delays by hiding his hat or gloves to finish dressing, lightening the domestic moment with humor.
Mother asks Bessie if she harmed anything when dropping toys. Bessie answers no, only the quiet, which is already mended. This line from a Detroit Free Press fragment captures a domestic scene with a reassuring finish.
A brief note in the Atchiaon Globe laments whether a boy with a puppy embodies true happiness, inviting readers to reflect on simple joys and companionship.
A Philadelphia Record feature praises marionette theater craft, noting an eight piece orchestra under marionette leadership and boxes filled with laughing spectators. Puppets vividly animate a drama as operators control limbs with many strings, some figures linked by thirty two strings to a single operator, showcasing human dexterity and artistry.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt quotes a prominent rural doctor arguing that a six month practice pause every few years preserves patient trust. He notes two young physicians who studied in Vienna and Paris gain prestige, and asserts foreign experience can add about ten thousand dollars in perceived value to a five thousand dollar practice.
The account notes Rowulans prefer gentle promenades over activity, strolling main streets and squares for hours. It mentions algae skating opportunities but few skaters, with most capable skiers believed to be English or German. The observer, learning the language, found English on duty unhappy with their reading in Cornhit Magazine.
A physician explains how moisture enters the chestnut when a green husk is cut. An insect lands seeking a warm spot to hatch eggs, stings the chestnut, and lays an egg in the opening. The chestnut ripens as eggs hatch, the insect chooses chestnuts for incubation, and sugar in the nut yields heat from carbon.
In a fragment from the Chicago record Herald the text shows a conversation among explorers near a hotel back area. They discuss a deep rocky place and a slide while debating kissing. The tone hints at a coy, public setting with a suggestion of private moments.
A quotation from Horace Mann at a building dedication defends spending on education. He argues that funds used for the building and its upkeep aid reform of a boy, answering a critic by saying the cost is worth it if it saves one boy. The remark emphasizes the value of education in Primary Education.
A doctor orders rest after administration of a medicine. The patient quips about needing a stronger plaster and insists on taking a bath, highlighting a humorous clash between medical caution and bath time resistance. The Chicago Tribune reports the exchange in a light, comic tone.
Fragmentary OCR notes report sudden trolley faults on the Suceenn route and a promise of no tender or suits against the company. Mentions Young Clit as a related party. Details are unclear and partially unreadable.
A Baltimore News item reports a man who boasted of being master before marriage later engaging in a cruel act by pulling carpet tacks from the floor with his teeth after the wedding. The terse note underscores a stark contrast between his stated role and his behavior.
Modern inks date from 1798 with the start of Dr Lewis's research into ink chemistry. His early work established foundations for later formulations and uses in printing and writing, marking a turning point in industrial chemistry.
A narrator recounts telling a party about treeing a buffalo in Geliforn a with a family of misfit relations. A critic notes buffaloes are ruminants, but the teller insists the case is exceptional, describing four dogs—boar hound, great dane, psovie, and bulldog—pressing the beast to climb a tree for survival.
A survey of religious practice notes strict bans on female prayer in Mohammedan nations where women stay behind thresholds. In Hindu groups women may be denied prayer, while in Amu customs wives serve as deputies. Madagascar permits women to pray only to evil powers. direct address to the Supreme Being is reserved for men.
Doctors emphasize that immune resilience determines survival in epidemics. Some appear healthy yet succumb on first contact, while others with frail appearance recover despite exposure and infection. Medicine can aid but not replace the body's resisting power, shaping life or death.
What to Do With Old Hats explains sending hats to the Nicobar Islands where locals welcome hats with enthusiasm. Islanders collect many hats, including tall ones, and old hats are valued more than new. Nigo bar natives distrust new hats and prefer older headwear.
The text compares women and men feet noting women feet are narrower and weaker. It discusses ankle strength and ball of the big toe with claims about foot formation and perceptions of strength or weakness. It also notes judgments of women with strong wide feet as strong minded and men with delicate feet as effeminate.
An od showman recalls a summer with a circus side show. Admission was ten cents and a performer with one ear removed drew crowds. He told entrants to remain silent to fool others, causing viewers to praise the show and urge others to attend. American audiences are said to be eager to be fooled.
A brief spoken exchange shows a wife accusing her husband of prior wealth and a husband replying that his wealth lies in love. The emphasis is on illusion versus reality in a strained marriage.
A terse dialogue about which mosquito bites and how the claim arose. Mrs Hornspike cites a man’s remark in a brief exchange. The fragment hints at common misconceptions and a practical explanation.
Miss Purling asks if sharks were spotted during a crossing. Spifkina responds sadly that yes he saw them and that he played cards with a couple of the sharks.
A witty exchange features Mrs Gadabovt near death from shopping, with Mrs Telit remarking on the scene and Mrs Inzit praising it as heavenly, as a judge comments.
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