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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
2
Election returns delayed brief reports a ten round baby boy born to relatives of Roland Kennedy, telegraph operator for the Associated Press in a Green B. Kennedy plant. Kennedy worked at the key from Tuesday noon until Wednesday noon, receiving the telegram announcing the birth weighing ten pounds.
The Journal notes wartime cost of living, citing Stevens Point market quotes from 1864. It lists prices for salt, wheat, corn, oats, butter, lard, cheese, eggs, hay, lumber, and raft stakes, plus rail and river transport details. It mentions Portage County population, rail lines, and 1864 commerce routes, including Chicago connections and Lincoln support signals.
The Youths Companion and McCalls Magazine offered as a combined Christmas deal for 2.10 dollars. Includes The Youths Companion 1817 issues, remaining Companion Home Calendar for 1917, McCalls Magazine 12 issues from 1917, a McCall dress pattern, and a 2 cent stamp with selection. Mail to The Youths Companion, St Paul Street, Boston, Mass.
A Green Bay dispatch reports Northwestern railroad company will abolish red paint on its depots and buildings and replace it with a distinctive gray called Northwestern Gray. The change follows a trend of railroads moving away from red, with other lines adopting dark greens and yellows.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and help received from neighbors and friends during a bereavement. Signed by Mrs. Charles Bundt and Mr. and Mrs. August Bundt.
President Woodrow Wilson appoints Thursday November 30 as a national day of Thanksgiving and prayer. He urges worship in all congregations, gratitude for peace and prosperity, and sympathy for nations in warfare, calling on Americans to aid relief efforts with their abundance. Done in Washington on November 17, 1916.
Wisconsin hemlock and hardwood lumber manufacturers report strong results from a regional advertising drive. Goodman and three directors cite a 320,000 yearly appropriation, initial doubts overcome, and plan for a five year program as fall figures show rising dealer interest and industry expansion.
Reports from Wisconsin and northern Michigan show pine and hemlock bark production rising as a by-product of timber work. Over 300,000 cords of bark were peeled last year with demand high due to import restrictions, driving prices from 6 to 12 dollars per cord and making profitable work for a subset of mills.
Go to Chicago December 29 for the stock show and horse fair described as the season’s greatest event. The program promises educational exhibits, market insights, and breeding showcases with 10,214 winning entries. Visitors can reach Chicago via Chicago and Northwestern Railway, with events stretching into evenings.
A wartime Home Companion list urges gifts for soldiers including suspenders shoe strings candles safety pins pencils paper envelopes twine buttons and soap. It notes the need for practical comforts to boost morale and aid daily trench life amid danger.
A believer credits Chamberlain's Tablets with relieving years of indigestion and stomach pains after her husband suffered with pains and distress. The testimonial notes immediate improvement and references Mrs Thamar and Casey Geneva as sources of the product.
Fragment describes a man found dead in woods during hunting season near Bi thetis. Authorities and family circle discuss the incident as an apparent shotgun wound. Initial searches and efforts to identify a suspect are mentioned but details are vague.
A garbled wartime style note mentions Ridra Misehk and a family bean crop. It references growing a crop of beans, producing 184 bushels, with deductions, and a check around 60 dollars. Waushara appears as a place or source.
A gas station mishap left a Fond du Lac man with burns to his hand and forearm when a funnel spilled gasoline onto his overcoat. He attempted to light a cigar with a match, triggering an explosion that singed his arm and scorched it to the elbow. The accident halted an East Division event as the injured man received treatment and the coat was left to evaporate.
The new one story rural school near Wausau will resemble a modern bungalow with a wide central classroom of twenty five by thirty six feet. Wings hold a cloak room and a library while dormer windows soften the façade. Since January 1 1915 ten new schools have been built and fourteen more converted in Marathon County.
The American people have settled into their peaceful vocations with winners savoring a street victory and losers comforting themselves with local wins, convinced they can endure if the other side can.
A meteorite fell on the August Muller farm near Westfield, drawing local residents to dig it out. The object struck at a 45 degree angle, creating two clean holes about twenty six inches in diameter and fairly deep.
Fort Sam Houston reports about 450 married National Guard members have taken advantage of a new aid law paying $50 monthly. Army aviators say border tensions with Mexico justified the guard. Unmarried enlisted men still seek return home as eagerness fades. One man notes his wife received $120 within nine days of his application.
Pierce on Polk counties were named for presidents Franklin Pierce and James K Polk. Wisconsin counties honor several presidents. Portage county preserves the Fox Wisconsin portage as a key feature in early travel, linking Great Lakes routes via water before roads. Canoes were carried between Fox and Wisconsin rivers, forming a major historic portage.
A recent shipment of ginseng delivered 8 807 units with Paul the Grow mentioned in connection to the parcel. The heaviest load valued at 150 dollars was recorded as part of the day’s distribution.
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