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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1910
Page
10
A reminiscence from The Marshfield Times discusses a recurring western plot where a ranch baron drives away homeless families from the range or forces them to stay and face hardship. It recalls drought and dry farming, notes a ranchman’s shifting fortunes, and hints at a store credit scenario amid desert pressures with a Los Angeles film reference.
J W Aide in Lestic's dispels rumors about life at sea on a battleship. He notes frequent baths after baths during tar gst practice to prevent infections, and describes rough handling as exaggeration. Despite myths, sailors are well fed with good fare and a strong spirit of camaraderie aboard the vessel.
A murky tale fragment features Mr Makindrakes making a blunder about toothpicks mistaken for matches. He quips about not meaning offense while the host corrects him. The scene shifts to a query about Retlin's Ancient History and a separate piece notes a miniature railway for children.
Be cheerful to improve personal profit and bear duties with grace. True cheerfulness signals a happy mind and a pure heart, easing social trust and esteem, while the boisterous and vile may seem gay but lack genuine cheer.
A fragment shows a girl speaking of fear and a plan to begin by waiving her veil to kiss Ferdinand. The exchange hints at gradual romance and emotional hesitation.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a murder, a governor pardoning a killer, and a character lamenting. No verifiable individuals, dates, or locations are identifiable, making precise factual summarization impossible without the full readable context.
A U S Mexico City reports a probe opened by Texas Governor Campbell into the Rock Springs lynching of Antonio Rodriguez on November 3. Fifty-one men jailed in Jalil for vandalism, while U S Ambassador Wilson cites Mexican authorities vowing protection at the embassy. The incident sparks anti American sentiment and press tensions across the border.
Rawson wins the Savannah challenge of trophy in a Marmon car. Dawson averages 62.23 mph over 76.8 miles with a 4 hour 28 minute 35.38 second time. Gi Joe Dawson and Washington Roebling's Mercer finish close. Billy Knipper wins the Tiedeman trophy for an 11 lap race, earning $1,000 plus accessories.
Washington reports Alabama's population at 2,128,092, up 305,256 from 1,926,697 in 1900. Florida also grows to 762,139, an increase of 222,597 or 42.4 percent over 1900.
Thomas Cawley a boiler maker in Los Angeles fractured his collar bone Thursday while forcing a large button through a collar, causing injury but no further details.
Charles P. Converse, held for swindling the First National Bank of Dallas Oregon out of 21000 by worthless checks, was arrested in this city on Friday.
Fifteen officers and directors of Imperial Window Glass company pleaded nolo contendere in U S district court on Sherman antitrust charges. Each was fined 500 dollars. the corporation received a 2500 dollar fine plus costs. Named officials include Myron L. Case president J G Sayre secretary and M Bealy vice president. The government alleged a glass monopoly and price increases of 60 to 70 percent. The company was created in West Virginia less than two years ago and controlled factories in over twenty states.
Jersey City strike drivers and helpers voided a settlement reached with five transcontinental companies impairing return to work. Mayor Gaynor refuses delay, aiming to force ratification. New York drivers on wagons ready to rejoin if International Brotherhood of Teamsters commits, as hundreds of cabbies join the effort in a brewing, bitter confrontation.
Five persons were shot during a robbery attempt at Loula Belmont saloon in Cicero near Chicago. Three bandits opened fire as Belmont resisted. one robber was killed, two others fatally wounded, including a police officer, with multiple bystanders struck including a waiter. Belmont survived with non fatal wounds.
Chicago reports Thomas Jennings, a 2 negro, identified by fingerprint evidence for the murder of Clarence Hiller, former chief clerk at the Rock Island & Pacific railway freight office. The crime occurred during a house robbery. Hiller was shot during the struggle. This marks the first use of fingerprint identification as the decisive factor in a murder conviction.
Charles W Armour, head of the Armour company in Kansas City, asserts that high costs have peaked and are sliding. He forecasts general food prices, including cereals, will move to a lower basis and relieve meat price strain, especially pork, as prices trend downward.
Adam Bishop of Lonnieville Kentucky fell forty feet to the ground when the coping collapsed atop the county courthouse under construction on Thursday. He died about an hour after the accident.
The body of Miss Mary Oates, a county clerk’s aide, was found near the county office. N J Miller, a justice of the peace, is under arrest as the investigation continues.
Chicago industrialist James A. Patten, a former board of trade operator, gives 200000 to Northwestern Medical School to fund a pathology research choir. The donation follows his brother Georges death from tuberculosis and aims to advance tuberculosis and broader disease research, with the dean noting the chair is to be installed immediately. Patten says he will give away most of his fortune, but rejects begging letters and will not donate to all requests.
Eskimo Ukujak Tuganguak and companions recount a voyage with Commander Peary from Roosevelt to northward, detailing depictions of ice, days of travel, and Peary’s observations. Rasmussen’s Greenland dispatch fuels belief Peary reached the pole, challenging Dr. Cook’s claim and bolstering Peary’s narrative across Copenhagen.
Sterling and Wi-Suits file against St Paul Mine Co on behalf of 20 widows whose husbands perished in the Cherry disaster on November 13 last. Each suit seeks 10000 dollars. About 250 heirs have settled for 1800 dollars each. One year from Sunday marks the filing heirs’ year. after that date they may seek recourse.
Lansing dispatch reports statewide orders directing troops to act as quarantine guards in 14 Michigan counties. State forces were stationed at the Home for the Feeble Minded in Lapeer to enforce measures and contain the outbreak.
John T Waythan Jr, elected on the Democratic ticket to a city post in Trenton New Jersey, committed suicide Friday by hanging. Financial troubles are believed to have caused the act, according to report.
Five miners die and eighteen hurt in a Shoal Creek Coal company explosion near Panama, Illinois. Four died immediately, one succumbed later. Italian victim too mangled to identify. Fifty workers were in the affected section. thirty remain in danger. Cause not yet known. Doctors summoned from Sorrento and Hillsboro.
In Waggoner county armed black voters oust election officers at Fussy Creek prompting Governor HawKell to order two Oklahoma National Guard companies in service. Similar threats at Guthrie were halted by guards. McAlester sees election official R E Jagetta arrested on federal conspiracy charges. Lee Cruce conceded governor race.
Detroit observer Francis P. Jaulus reports 300 hats ordered by Dowager Queen Amelie, imported from Paris at high cost, sparked the royalist Republican split in Portugal. Progressive MPs balked at the bill for over a year, widening the breach and leading to revolution. Jaulus, a Detroit artist, notes wives of influential men held government posts without proper duties.
In Chicago Dr J Holinger an ear nose and throat specialist is shot by former patient Lewis Martin who also wounded the doctor before turning the revolver on himself. Martin dies. Holinger’s injuries include bullets through his nose arm and hand. Police do not know the motive. Martin had undergone an operation by Holinger.
Washington PA residents recount a near tragedy as Mildred Anderson a child of about ten unknowingly carried a pail of nitroglycerin prepared for blasting. Her father instructed her to set it down safely and workers nearby held their breath as danger loomed. The incident halted labor for the day.
Verngton Kentucky report states Jake Noble, entrenched in the mountains to restart arrest for murder, plans to muster a larger force to pursue him. A second posse of feared men began Friday to capture him, dead or alive.
In Phoenix Arizona the constitutional convention Friday defeated the Cornelly proposition to submit the suffrage question to a referendum vote. The move ends an effort to put women’s voting rights to the people for direct decision.
A nine year old spectator, Tad, amid Blackburn Rovers fans, loudly endorses rough play with chants and approval. His comments include urging tackles, knocking players down, and cheering when opponents are body checked, while a peer warns the boy could be killed before the match ends.
Mrs Egbert Sheldon of Litchfield Connecticut recounts a year and a half battle with severe skin sores on her infant son. After doctors failed, Cuticara Soap and Cuticara Ointment allegedly cured the child in two months. She, a nurse, extols the products and urges others to use them.
A brief fragment from a playlike text shows Mr Tellitt Wright-Just describing a near wreck as a boat tears apart. Miss Kidder responds with a surprised remnant wail, capturing a moment of shock and comic relief amid chaos.
In a brief exchange captured for Lippincott's, a teacher asks for Myra Kent's full name after a note from her mother. Myra explains with wry humor that her mother remarried while she kept her original surname, revealing the playful confusion of blended families.
The article urges hydrating with water as the key medicine for kidney and bladder diseases and rheumatism. It promotes a vegetable treatment with Pluto Extract and other compounds, claiming they work with water to cleanse the blood and reduce stomach acidity, advising posting this guidance in homes for early attacks.
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