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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1907
Page
4
A miscellany: farmers union size claims. Pilgrim's Progress and Paradise Lost flouted. sea sealers report a record-low catch with higher coat prices. Art scandal and Newton tribute proposed. Wagner and Marconi teased. a Chicago placard wife-for-sale gag. Pittsburg fashion and discipline debates.
Washington report praises Secretary Cortelyou for handling the New York financial crisis with a firm plan to depoliticize the treasury and curb stock-market influence. It notes initial opposition in Wall Street and Senate, then a decisive cabinet confrontation where he outlined actions taken and closed discussion with resolve.
Norristown, Pa. The ancient La Trappe church near the quiet spot, its historic edifice still standing, invites pilgrims by request. Those interested may take a trolley to La Trappe. keys will be available for visitors to enter the venerable site.
An 18th century church with unpainted pews and a partially intact organ recalls colonial worship. The building preserves early carpentry from 1743, a walnut pulpit, and a stone graveyard note of John Pavinger born 774 died 1721 aged 47 years and seven days, amid tales of a tavern trap origin for the name La Trappe.
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Challemagre Tower of Pennsylvania as American ambassador to Germany. Berlin announced Tower's retirement from the diplomatic service. The president offered the post to Robert Bacon of New York, but Bacon declined, preferring to remain in the State Department.
A collection of old proverbs and jokes on gender, marriage, and behavior. It playfully contrasts self made men with others, notes women’s quirks, and teases social norms with light sarcasm and moral irony.
Harold sits on his father's knee in a crowded tramcar and is reminded to surrender his seat to a standing lady. He asks, Will you take my seat, lady, illustrating early etiquette guidance in public transport.
A verse and humorous snippets depict longing overcome by a single harsh word and a comic misadventure in spoon fishing. The Detroit Free Press excerpt hints at dream versus reality while Chicago papers mock a bland political platform and a city sailor’s tall tales.
The Chicago Daily News features a witty exchange about speed versus caution. A man with a quotation habit asserts slow and sure is good, while another argues nothing can be slow and sure like a watch.
A fragment from a humorous item notes a father pressuring his daughter to push her husband into politics. The daughter replies the man has tried, cannot stand it, and drinks whisky which makes him sick. The brief exchange reflects light social satire in a weekly publication.
A stranger to an elderly gentleman offers guidance saying he is also headed that way and warns of rough characters nearby, suggesting companionship for safety in a dubious greeting.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows an amateur elocutionist boasting of making Miss Tartan sick by reading aloud, framing revenge as pleasure. The exchange recalls embarrassment, bravado, and social tension within a company setting as one character relishes the sting of public performance.
Chicago Daily News reports an astonishing journey where a man traveled 4,000 miles to drink water. The note blends bold warnings and a gritty voice, urging readers to consider the surreal claim and the broader sense of societal unease.
In a Milwaukee Sentinel blurb, Tempking is quoted as saying he does not chase people as needed, noting he sold his automobile. The remark contrasts expectations of aggressive pursuit with a practical decision to sell his car.
MISS BRINMORE OH! I heard you were left back on the varsity team. PRINCEVARD says he was indeed left back at tight, the captain felt he wasn’t quite up to the mark.
A sobbing widow tells her suitor that she plans to remarry but faced her daughter's strong objection. The daughter said the idea made her tired and she would not take a stepfather, ending the engagement.
A brief witty note on a gas man described as a poet with a playful jab at his meter. The remark plays on the idea of poetry and the rapid flow of the gas meter in a light, humorous exchange.
Matthias Campbell, Civil War veteran and Indian War veteran, longtime Blair resident, recalls back and kidney pains eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He and his wife credit the medicine for curing advanced kidney troubles. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a bar, Foater Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The late William Cassidy long famed as editor of the Albany Argus is remembered for a witty moment at a past Albany political banquet. Observation turns to finger bowl etiquette as guests awkwardly dip napkins and hands. Robert Pruyn correctly cleans his fingers, drawing Cassidy’s quiet praise.
A vignette describes Reginald de Koven and others at a Wagner concert debating career desires. A grocer wishes to be a banker while a druggist longs to write, illustrating the joke that success and fulfillment lie beyond one’s chosen path. A multimillionaire’s children beg for time, learning time cannot be bought with money.
Two men agreed to settle a dispute by fighting. John overpowers Jim and continues despite repeated cries of enough. A boy asks why they don’t stop, noting Jim’s repeated protests. The scene shows persistent aggression until observers intervene.
A long term public school instructor describes coffee poisoning symptoms including headaches heart flutter and tremors. After trying Postum at a friend’s urging he reports clear improvement and dismisses coffee cravings, claiming strong health benefits and linking them to Postum from Battle Creek Michigan while referencing The Road to Wellville.
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