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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
11
The article surveys early self propelled vehicles advancing toward commercial use, highlighting European tests and innovations. It notes petroleum, steam, compressed air, electricity and gas propulsion, with electric wagons proving economical though battery weight hinders range. It describes Paris Dieppe trials, leading firms like Panhard & Levassor and Peugeot Freres, and reports speeds, distances, and technical challenges.
The article surveys early attempts at self propelled transport, noting Horseless vehicles introduced by Chas A Stevens in Chicago, electric motor carriages as pleasure vehicles, and the Paris Bordeaux race data. It cites Peugeot and Panhard Levassor successes, Merits of petroleum motors, and the need for about 1.35 horsepower to move 2,000 pounds on typical roads, stressing efficiency and weight limits for practical travel.
Obscure reminiscences about Elizabeth Strang, second wife of James Strang, and laments on Mor mon factionalism. Reflections on Thackeray by Dean Farrar in The Independent. Auction report details a ceramic vase mistaken for the Portland Vase, bought for 1.30 dollars. Drake memorial ritual at Plymouth described with a toast tradition. Historian Herman von Holst gains American naturalization with support from Eugene Prussing. he renounces czarist allegiance and traces citizenship intent to October 9, 1594.
Harvey Wickham in New York Sun recalls a lad’s ardent pursuit of a muse through playful scenes. He describes boxwood wheels and skittish scenes as activities like croquet lawn tennis billiards fade into golf, where a proposal finally arises in a poised, restrained memory.
Poetic lines praise love amid storm and night as a chorus, while a political note reports the proposal to impeach the Austrian ministry being rejected in the lower house. the members retired from the chamber.
Fashion has issued new winter styles for 1897 98. Undergarments tighten across the board, favoring the snug fit. Cutaway vicuna remains favored for coats as the tad is still adhered to. Aut Percale and chevrol fabrics shape shirts with chosen cuffs, with attached cuffs limited to finer grades. The top shirt features sauvre or round cornered cuffs with stripes around the edges.
Elisha Dyes notes current masculine fashion trends in New York, highlighting double breasted Engel coats, cutaway and waistcoat styles, and the shift toward looser trousers. Ring ties, quiet striped fabrics, and new percales emerge, while white wristbands and various shirt collars evolve in the season’s dress code.
A feature notes a curious device described by Hero of Alexandria in 160 B.C. as a sacrificial vessel that flows only when money is introduced. Modern Machinery cites the London Daily Mail as backing the claim of an ancient coin operated machine.
James McCloskey, 32, a prominent railroad contractor, vanished after visiting George M. Comer at 1505 West Polk Street in Chicago. Detectives have searched for over a week, with police appealing for help and officers assigned to the case. McCloskey, from Dunbar, Wisconsin, left with $900 and was last seen two weeks ago. he is unmarried and known for assisting in building northern Wisconsin railroads.
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