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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
6
Danaon City lies cut off as winter grips the mining region with ice and snow. Experienced miners say no progress routes will break the barrier this spring and coast towns remain unreachable, while many in the city contemplate how to endure the endless winter.
A first person account describes Klondike overland travelers poorly prepared for the journey with light packs and scant provisions. They faced brutal September cold, built shanties on Dawson Creek routes, kept fires to thaw earth for washing dirt, and endured months of isolation with scarce meat until May while avoiding exposure and scurvy through limited vegetables.
Edward Boyle recalls his Klondike experience and the harsh winter life. He left in July with under 9 000 dollars after a season of danger and rising prices. He details food stock assessments, the strain on workers, and choices to leave Dawson City for St Michael's. He describes remote shanties, a single room, fur clothing, and daily digging through a bleak, humorless season. The account highlights scarce food, high prices, and survival in the Klondike.
Rev John Paton reports 1120 converts among the cant bala in the New Hebrides during the past year. He notes correction of dietary habits appears complete and possibly permanent, underscoring promising progress in missionary efforts.
In New York Oscar Gardiner known as the Omaha Kid defeated Jeck O'Brien in a 15 pound contest.
Nearly 10,000 fans watched the University of Wisconsin football team defeat the University of Chicago 43 to 8 on Marshall Field. Wisconsin dominated at tackles and ends, with standout punting by O’Dea and strong defense limiting Chicago’s advances. The day’s results listed national scores and showcased Wisconsin’s decisive win as a major early season upset.
Zimmerman extols a chainless wheel declaring it attractive and clean with no sprockets to match, while noting practical doubts about performance. He plans to ride a chain and sprocket wheel until proven otherwise and highlights a simpler, smoother gearing with two gears. The article touches on presumed popularity with women and overall design similarities to 1897 models.
A fragmentary tale recounts Robin Adair a clever, energetic man who rises in London society after helping a noblewoman. He courts Lady Caroline Sxeppel, daughter of the Earl of Albemarle, amid family astonishment and social peril. She writes verses during a bout of illness in Bath around 1750, setting them to the melody of Eileen Ardon and sealing their romance amid health concerns.
A Blurb from Blurbhy’s Magazine laments rude behavior on crowded trains where some women or men seize multiple seats. It argues a southern unwritten law favors ladies, urges conductors to enforce fair seating, and condemns deliberate overcrowding as dishonesty or thoughtlessness.
An advance copy of the United States Department of Agriculture year book highlights vast seed distributions in 1896 costing over 70,400 and planting millions of acres. It portrays American farmers as overworked yet solvent, noting mortgage trends, regional contrasts, and claims that government land giveaways influenced land values.
A critique of the matchmaking mother figure across society and literature. The piece argues mothers manipulate marriages for gain, portraying the archetype as a pervasive, cynical force shaping daughters and fortunes. It cites English novels and writerly stereotypes to explain the ethical scrutiny of modern marriage markets.
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