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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
18
A fragmentary poem urges families to pause amid toil and despair to return to home and hearth. It recalls childhood, cherished memories, and the comforts of kinship, asking readers to give thanks for loved ones and steady domestic bonds despite hardship.
A boy named Tom Powers faces a moral test on the eve of Thanksgiving as he contemplates stealing a neighbor’s turkey to spare his mother and sister from a sparse meal. Haunted by poverty and family hardships, he resists the theft, returns home empty handed, and later finds a quiet, grateful dinner the next day. The tale frames struggle, duty, and gratitude within a small town household.
A Philadelphia Times note recounts General Joe Johnson’s past as a U S Army lieutenant and later Confederate officer. He and companions tested imagination’s effects on the human system, with presents of the victims showing deep concern. The practical test proved fatal to one man from robing hearted illness.
A cat attempted to cross a large flywheel at a suburban electric light station in New Jersey. The wheel was turning at nearly a mile per minute. the cat was struck and died. The engineer could not stop the wheel until morning, during which time the cage traveled about 13 miles in the whirling path.
In a Kansas stop Gen Russell A. Alger aides and observers gathered as Gen Sickels recalled the Andrew Johnson impeachment episode. He spoke of Edmund G. Ross and the "Jima Lee" senate succession while discussing Ross and a confidante, Miss Ream, in Washington. He recounted visiting Ross at the Capitol, where Ross’s influence and the political atmosphere framed their actions.
A scene unfolds with tense dialogue about voting and a departure. Characters debate influence and consequences, one urging action while another resists. The moment closes as a carriage wheels away and light returns, leaving questions about loyalties and outcomes.
A fragmented kitchen column lists veal tips and a sequence of complex dishes. It includes a method for veal with tomatoes and onions, lobster meat preparation, corals with mustard, and a baked potato crust dish. Also described are coconut pudding and sweet potato creams with stepwise mixing and baking.
Fragmentary text mentions Mrs Funcberry in a Dealeh suite and a dispute over clothing and propriety. The passage is garbled with many unreadable terms, making it difficult to extract a coherent event or identify people, places, or organizations beyond scattered names.
A fragment discusses the daily paper schedule and the week’s planned issues. It notes that Monday to Wednesday editions reveal last Sunday’s grand paper, while Thursday to Saturday editions preview the next Sunday’s publication.
A rural dialogue fragment shows Mrs Coopah-Wha and Mr Coopah discussing what to take and whether to bring gin home past Rev Enow Jones's house, with a casual rural tone and informal phrasing. The text preserves regional speech and personal names without expanding beyond the readable fragment.
A Washington reporter, dining with a wealthy millionaire, recalls a daring hold up attempt. The millionaire explains how he shielded his fortune by diversifying checks across banks and staging a fake security plan. Bank clerks and thieves exploited routine timing, but the story ends with the robber’s plan foiled by timing and a decisive turn of luck.
The article discusses seasonally warm neckwear options for transitional weather. It notes tricyle neckwear, coats and wraps, and describes velvet and silk embellishments with large buttons and decorative pieces, highlighting combinations with tweed, velvet, and coats for style and moderate warmth.
The Washington Star editorial notes the persistent puzzle of how much wealth should influence the likelihood of a person committing theft. It argues for nuanced view of motive and opportunity in assessing criminal susceptibility among the affluent.
A brief dialogue notes a paradox in female suffrage. Mrs Grown asks about the effect of becoming unconventional on women. Brown replies that once women are unconventional they only alter conventions, reflecting social tensions of reform ideas.
Evan Owens, a long time resident of Cambra and Courtland, died suddenly from heart trouble at age 75. The death occurred on November 12 in Cambra Wisconsin, marking the loss of a longtime local figure.
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