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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1909
Page
4
Editor notes cheerfulness and outdoor living as winter nears. They mock typographical errors about Germany hogs and praise airship curiosity. The piece comments on women’s fashion and voting, naval matters, polite correspondence, and a seaport gossip tone with various digs at modern society and politics.
Indirectly echoing public interest in Barrie, the article recounts his divorce from Mrs. Barrie amid alleged affairs with Gilbert Cannan and notes Barrie offering forgiveness if she left Cannan. It describes Barrie’s views on women and the literary triangle with Cannan and the ex-wife Mrs. Barrie, plus reactions from readers familiar with his works.
A fragmentary dialect verse imagines Jean Myles lamenting heartbreak over Jeemy, who longs for money and fame but is left adrift by a grand London lass. Contemplates a broken heart and a man’s fragile pride under hard times.
Four Union League members at a fountain discuss municipal matters when a hurried stranger reports a tragic L train crash near Fortiett direct. They react with shock and seek quick context, while bystanders hear the claim and the scene grows tense. The altercation ends with intensified curiosity about the accident.
The article narrates the Barrie marriage drama and rumored affairs. It details Mrs. Barrie as Barrie’s inspiration and scrutinizes the romance with Miss Chase while noting Bat tle and other observers. It portrays a public, sensational treatment of love, divorce, and social intrigue surrounding Barrie.
Milwaukee readers report a local craze among young men in Wausau called fussing. Each night they visit a different young woman and the one receiving the most visits in a week is deemed the bell. Aims to curb spooning by spreading attention among all callers.
The article extols Quaker Oats as a superior strength boosting food. It claims it builds muscles and brains without taxing digestion, emphasizes low cost, purity, and convenience in regular and large family packages for households seeking health.
A garbled OCR fragment recounts a mock dialogue about reading a new novel and family restrictions, followed by an advertisement for a medicinal product and a humorous rural exchange about pigs. Names and places appear distorted, with era-typical British tone and scattered punctuation.
A fragment from a past scene shows a romantic youth misquoting love lines while a practical maid questions and a father asks about a bureau. The dialogue shifts to a joking note on a matrimonial bureau with five drawers of women's items and one man's item, reflecting social mores of the era.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Powder for new shoes claiming helps with sweating and heat. Mentions free trial package mailed and references actress names with unclear spelling. Text is garbled and includes dubious claims about vanity and neighborly gossip.
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