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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1913
Page
16
A Ponch contributor recalls a morning of joy after Phyllis sends a brief marriage proposal. The sunlit walk, smiles from strangers, and a chorus of city life lift his mood until he spots a large black smudge on his nose in the office mirror, deflating his glow.
An article notes that electricians use spark gaps to judge current voltage. Spheres replacing needlepoints improve accuracy, requiring gaps about 15 inches for a 500000 volt jump, with sphere size matching expected current.
A quoted Indianapolis News piece calls Oldham in Lancashire the world’s ugliest yet most prosperous town. It cites about 350000 inhabitants, many drawn from nearby industrial cities. 17750000 cotton spindles and 212000 workers, highlighting thrifty homes yet somber, poorly kept public houses and bleak appearance for workers.
A story from Exe ter England recalls five choristers walking by the Mersey at Cres hire. They sang an anthem and a hare approached, listened intently at twenty yards, then returned to the wood. After the singing paused the hare came back, listened again, and seemed delighted until the hymn ended.
Venerable widow-like figure resents a census taker’s question and quips about neighboring girls. The census man records Jane Johnson as “old as the Hill.” The exchange ends with her stormy exit and a wry note on age.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note explains the true origin of the name horse chestnut. Most people guess the leaf-stem mark resembles a horseshoe, but the real reason lies in Turkey where the native tree’s fruit is ground for horses’ fodder. The tree is valued for ornament in parks, with little timber value and fruit used as children's playthings here.
The plakat, a Siam native fish, becomes highly aggressive when two are placed together in a tank. They dart at each other in savage battles, redoubling colors in excitement and ceasing only when one is killed or separated. Fights occur under Neeqas from the crown and are a valuable revenue source.
The imperial observatory at TsingAU, capital of the German colony Xiaochau, China, rises as a leading eastern science center. It began for nautical use but now conducts terrestrial magnetism, seismology, astronomy, time service, tidal observations, compass adjustment, chronometers, and practical meteorology with telegraphic weather reports from many stations across China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia. Daily weather maps, forecasts, and storm warnings are issued, including wireless reports from German war vessels on the Asiatic station.
Civil war records show 7 739 gunshot scalp wound cases with 162 deaths and 1 186 discharged. adjusting for service expiration and desertion yields 7 053 probably recovered and 522 discharged on disability. Death rate estimated at about 2.09 percent, roughly one fatality per 48 cases.
A minister in a small town fell sick and was treated by a local physician. After a long illness the minister asked for his bill, the doctor hesitated and proposed a joke compromise. He said, You keep me out of hell and I will keep you out of heaven, and we’ll call it square.
A Popular Mechanics note describes turning a stump into a usable lawn chair. The makercuts the tree to leave scraps three feet high, shapes a seat a foot below the top, and chips the wood to form a curved chair back.
John Mitchell disputes an assertion that Mark Hanna was labor’s best friend due to opposing an eight hour law. He compares it to John Rich’s claim to be a friend of labor, noting Rich supposedly lets workers work sixteen hours for four days.
A physician treats a sick child found doubled over with cramps. The parent explains the boy had eaten several green apples and, at breakfast, watermelon, cucumbers, milk, and mushmelon. The doctor notes the overindulgence and offers a cautionary tale about diet.
A historic note extols the toad as a misjudged but valuable insect predator. It argues for cultivating friendly toads alongside striped snakes and birds to control cockroaches mice and other vermin. Toads are shy but become tame with kind treatment and can serve years in homes without harming people. European markets also use toads to aid horticulture.
The Whitby fishermen keep Thor's hammer as a drowning charm and use moles foot for toothache. In Scarborough an old patent remedy is trusted for rheumatism, a copper bangle with brass cartridges. A Suffolk girl keeps her first tooth to bless future offspring. These sea coast superstitions reflect Viking-era survivals in Ireland's Own.
Geneva correspondent reports the Bale-Geneva express was packed with travelers standing in second class corridors. A tourist found a vacant seat covered by luggage and confronted the luggage owner in Lausanne. The guard and station master ruled against the owner, who had to pay for two second class tickets after proving the luggage belonged to him.
Earthquake sounds vary as heavy rumbling at low pitch often felt more than heard. They include passing waves thunder wind landslides or explosions and other sounds. In strong quakes the sound area centers two thirds of the region. in moderate quakes both areas are similar in size. in minor quakes the sound area may exceed the disturbed area. The span begins before the shock and ends after the shock finishes.
The excerpt speaks of fairy godmothers as real friends who transform us with their influence. It compares such care to Cepheus granting fortune to his beggarmaid, suggesting that supportive relationships can awaken inner beauty and grant courage for life’s moments.
A boy encounters a striking woman in black who asks him to deliver a secret letter to Mr. Hurst. The note leads to a tense late-night revelation and a tragedy on the river road, leaving the boy shaken and silent about the woman’s fate.
Two young neighbors near the boundary stopped to rest as Robert recounted to Walter that his mother forbids him from playing with Roland Georgia and others for swearing. Walter offered no reply. Robert asked if Walter swore, and Walter said not all the time.
A historical note traces how French law under Louis IX restricted glassmakers to noble birth, making glassblowers among the few trades safe from social loss. The craft spread to England, where early practitioners called themselves gentlemen glass blowers, symbolizing elite status in the trade.
Lacrosse is identified as the national ball game of Canada, traced to Aboriginal Red Men who played it for centuries before Europeans. French Canadians adopted the game after noting its curved netted stick resembled a bishop's crozier.
A historical note recalls Raber Bam ford hanged at Nottingham who asked the hangman for more rope before death. Unable to shake hands due to a maimed arm, he extended a courteous tow and a final smile as thanks.
Jobo Wanamaker quotes on saving a man and a boy, pairing a metaphor about a multiplication table with a caution from an aldecout about balancing help. The language reflects era speech and mixed advice on boy upbringing and self-reliance.
A fragmentary local note recounts a young man answering a boy’s question about a sister’s whereabouts at 456 Grand Avenue and a comment that she has been checking the suitor in Bradstreet. The overheard exchange hints at reputational finding and social scrutiny.
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