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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
6
The piece questions Mayor Connor’s actions during the August 12 1913 council meeting including his refusal to disclose a $100 payment to square a shortage and his handling of the Raddix report. It cites alleged evasive remarks and pocketing the report, challenging claims of support for an investigation.
Marshfield Wisconsin music business J A Carlson proprietor located in the Lahr Building in Marshfield.
A practical tip describes using three or four ounces of emery floor in a heavy canvas sack about six inches square to clean and polish windows. Rub the bag over the glass to remove streaks and tarnish, claimed to be easier than other methods.
Paid advertisement by Albert G. Felker urging voters to elect him mayor on November 26, claiming a square deal and economical, honest city administration. The notice states payment terms and that Felker is the author and sponsor.
The confirmation service will be held at ten o'clock this morning at St John’s Catholic Church. Over 100 candidates prepare for the rite with Bishop James Schwebach of La Crosse presiding. Clergy from Rozellville, Stratford, Dorchester and Nekoosa assist. Fr. Volz and Fr. Stehling will also help with the service.
A Madison story claims Wisconsin will see new military titles for game wardens as zones divide the state. Chief Warden John Shultz would be a colonel with lieutenants commanding Sawyer and other counties. Captains and privates follow in a plan to enlist hunters, boosting wardens from seventy to eighty five during deer season.
In December American Magazine, Harry Wallace Phillips presents a Red Saunders story intro that riffs on a Boston poll parrot and a Dutch clock. The narrator laments a day of petty mishaps from wrong-footed shoes to jammed watches as fate mocks him.
The Marshfield Grand Rapids and Wausau high schools will hold a triangular debate in February. Dates are not yet set. Grand Rapids will attend the first debate here, and another Grand Rapids team will debate at Wausau on a Grand Rapids platform, while Marshfield also debates at Wausau the same evening.
Grand Rapids Wis Nov 22 several well defined cases of smallpox have been reported to the Local board of health and the homes affected have been placed under a rigid quarantine.
A group of gray haired men discuss how fathers influenced sons to stay on the right path. One recalls his own father who, at dinner, spoke man to man after the blessing. The key moment was the stern daily question, “How goes the world?” followed by the sons’ unspoken pledge, “OK, Dad.”
The article offers a whimsical rule to tell if the moon is waxing or waning. With Latin notes Luna semper fallit, a D indicates waxing and a C signals waning though the moon may claim otherwise.
A message urges property owners to publicize for sale listings rather than keeping them hidden in nooks. It suggests that buyers cannot spend time digging for unadvertised properties and advocates clear, open notices of sales.
A stern father forces Amy to marry a scoundrel. After years of hardship, a daughter and granddaughter reunite with Amy, now a divorced mother. They restore family ties and vow women must trust themselves, while caring for the aging grandfather.
A doctor holidaying in the country fished with a friend when his sinker broke. With no sinker he used a corked water bottle as a makeshift lure. After a short wait he felt a bite and hauled up two fish on one line, prompting a jovial remark from his companion.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church has installed three large chandeliers in the main auditorium and four more globed fixtures in the rear room. The energetic local organization funded all the fixtures and installation work turning the church into a brighter, more direct lighted space.
At the public library on Saturday November 29 and Monday December 1 an exhibit of top books for all ages will be shown. The collection, loaned by the Sexton store and Wisconsin Library commission, features attractive editions and affordable prices. The librarian can provide price and purchase information. Everyone is urged to inspect the selection, whether or not they plan to buy.
A woman in Bloomer township was struck in the abdomen by a stray bullet as she stepped from a hunting lodge to fetch water. She was brought home tonight and not expected to live. The gathering included her husband among the hunters.
The judiciary committee notes a late omitted portion of its public warning. It states that credible sources report orders up to $1,000 in copper and junk were sold during his tenure as superintendent, yet auditors have found only $20 acknowledged to date.
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin November 21 Mrs Frances Postal aged 28 was shot by hunters in their camp today on Nine Mile Creek north of Bruce The incident involved accidental or deliberate gunfire during a hunting camp scene with local authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the death
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