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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1888
Page
2
A scattered 19th century style dispatch notes cigarette brands viewed as harmful, political reshuffles inSpain and Ireland, and debates over women suffrage in France and New York. It covers Germany's naval buildup, Austria Hungary, and European power dynamics with Russia Turkey England and France, highlighting military positions and imperial ambitions.
A series of calamities includes a Meadville explosion killing five and injuring four, a fire at Pucumoke City causing $550,000 in losses, and a Bristol vessel blast with $10,000 petroleum loss. Flooding and storms affect the Atlantic coast, Nebraska, and New England. Bank failures and suspected fraud ripple through Vulparlao and Barrold.
A garbled digest reports a mix of topics: Turkish deficit figures of 7.8 million dollars, a carved ancient object found in Norway, and deaths of William Reginald Courtenay and others. London police may have a clue to a female murder, while Cardinal Gibbons is urged to congratulate Burrison on election. The Duke of Cambridge rumored to resign as Britain faces army leadership questions. The Reichstag reopens with Germany signaling peacetime diplomacy, and a town journal office in Siouxx burned for about 5,000 dollars. A court case in Australia involving Epwasp Hauurthoron is noted, plus Irish political unrest with Bear Cross clashes. In Aachen, Leveltow wins Reichstag presidency with 271 votes. other details are scattered and uncertain.
The report notes Lord Sackville likely to Madrid and Mr Ford to Vienna while Lord Virion Ma Phaonkett and Sir Taseelies, among others, await appointments as LoxpurrSha government considers filling posts before President Cleveland leaves. A separate blast near Shenango County injures and kills people, with 1040 pounds of glycerite causing extensive destruction.
A Fort Dodge Daily News summary reports farmers from all districts gathering to challenge a land dispute. Terms offered to tenants allowed eviction and resumption of possession with lengthy terms and lower rents, leaving many tenants anxious about the outcome.
A garbled 19th century mosaic reports on a marriage, gas discovery near Springville, weather notes, political warrants in Arkansas, a Minneapolis pot of 141700 barrels, eclipse telescope plans, presidential inauguration age, New York party meetings, corn wagers, an earthquake tale, school audits, and electoral tallies in Florida Virginia New York and Maine with references to Cleveland Harrison Fisk and others.
A long feature describes visitors touring the Eden Musee in New York. Wax figures of famous personalities including Gladstone, Victoria, Grant, and Lincoln are depicted with lifelike detail. Visitors view global scenes, notable art, and dramatic tableaux from history, literature, and politics, emphasizing art’s civilizational impact.
In a rambling session at Woodbridge Street Police Station, Carl Dunder recalls bets and banners from a chaotic election season. He describes bets on Harrison, Baker, and Littlefield, and a surge of political rumors that led him to withdraw bets and fear the outcome.
General Abercrombie recounts his early unfriendly view of President Lincoln then notes a later visit to the Army of the Potomac after the Ball Run battle. Lincoln, in a carriage, silences cheers and quips with Sherman about military propriety. A soldier complains of being threatened to be shot, and Lincoln replies with a sharp barb about trusting Sherman. The piece closes with a detour to a Chamber of Horrors where Chicago anarchists plot destruction.
A chaotic 19th century newspaper fragment describes a new Russian loan amid foreign bond fears and violent imagery. It references German holders, public executions of securities, and distress over financial manipulation near a December issuance. It mentions a price around 207.50 and lingering horror at the scene.
The Philadelphia Times recounts Buffalo Bill Cody meeting his former trooper Kershaw on the frontier and sharing daring exploits. It notes Cody's rough early days, the rescue of a trapped rider, campaigns against Indian forces, and lighthearted exchanges with Grand Duke Alexis of Russia during Wild West shows.
A French Canadian publication argues annexation to the United States may yield gains, naming figures from 1849 and detailing financial and political shifts. The piece is followed by broad social notes on race and class, including monologue on Cracker culture and a traveler's anecdote, then mixed items on crime, misfortune, and local market reports with shipping, agricultural, and real estate notes.
The New York official canvass shows party votes: Republican 106,925. Democratic 162,738. Prohibition 1,128. Union Labor 178. Socialist 1,772. Defective 665 of 272,673 ballots. Governor race: Hill 168,464. Miller 99,352. Jones 1,227. Mayor result rough tallies: Brack for mayor 73,027.
A November tempest raged along Manhattan Beach, driving a northwest gale that washed away the Esplanade front and wrecked the Marine Railroad, with one third of the track carried off and depot damage feared to worsen at the next high tide. The surrounding buildings were threatened as the storm continued.
Fragmented dispatches report Dodge County poor farm plans for land, a drowning at New Richmond, and impending pardon actions. Parallel items note murder charges in Ashland, embezzlement in Upcon, a jail commitment, and a Texas reproof. Anarchist trial testimony, labor unrest, and political tallies in Florida close the round of condensed news.
A vintage advertisement extols Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It promises relief from constipation, biliousness, nervousness, and debility, claiming regular use improves digestion and overall vitality, and advises moderation and discretion in meals.
The Illinois ex-prisoners of war convention adopted a resolution protesting the erection of Confederate monuments in the United States and sent a lengthy congratulatory message to General Barrivon. A series of reports included a Whitechapel murder claim and a poisoning incident in Piketon Ohio involving Mayor Samuel Patterson and family, with mixed outcomes.
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