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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
2
A chaotic OCR fragment from the Marshfield Times weaves political slang, colonial speculation, and scattered historical notes. It mentions legislative twists, duel prevention proposals, Pacific and Atlantic explorations, and abrupt musings on race, civilization, and Africa, all amid garbled names and stray references to Hampton Court and Washington.
Disjointed items report attendance at a reunion, marital changes, a Mormon bishop's death, weather impacts on crops, and broad speculative financial moves. Notes mention police actions against Salvation Army, brewery interests, and a questionable tobacco purchase. The piece blends political, social, and economic minutiae with garbled names and places.
A catastrophic blast and blaze devastated a store and stock in an industrial district, killing a proprietor named Beanta and injuring several others. The explosion damaged nearby buildings and disrupted rail traffic as investigators work to determine the cause amid a rising toll and official statements.
A garbled collection of events from various regions cites strikes, elections, fires, and accidents. Mentions rotations in France, a dynamite incident near a railroad, walnut tree cultivation notes, a horse tailing thief capture, and a New York congressman health resignation rumor amid scattered place names and dates.
OCR laden report notes a supposed Russian explosion near Stupto was avoided, the war premator crash supposedly saved a life, and a flurry of diplomatic moves unfolds in Washington with China and Germany sending ministers.
Coroner's jury in the Chicago rail collision case reports Kus sineer Twomly was drunk, linking his condition to the disaster. Criminial cases include a Pittsburg bank teller embezzlement worth 44,000 and a series of violent incidents across several towns with arrests and fatalities.
A controversial editorial questions the effectiveness of Prohibition and warns of social collapse from drink. It laments drunken violence and poverty, arguing popular remedy varies and urges action to break alcohol's hold despite weak laws and police power.
A powerful cyclone struck Pablo Beach Monday evening, tearing a dozen structures including a large beach hotel. A 13 year old boy near the dancing pavilion was killed when debris lifted by the wind hurled him nearly 200 feet to the shore. The storm’s force shattered a two inch plank floor at a railroad station and damaged other buildings, but most other people and properties escaped major harm.
A detailed account discusses Antarctic climate currents, iceberg drift, and wind patterns. It notes how warmer water flows interact with ice, the potential mapping of the continent from sediment deposits, and the rare aurora-like light displays observed by explorers. Also covered are diatoms, marine life, seals, whales, penguins, and the impact of whaling on the region.
A fragmentary nautical and natural history sketch surveys icebergs shed from polar ice caps, their growth and movement, and the debris they carry. It references albatrosses and seabirds, the need for sturdy vessels, and the dynamic, glowing ice forms beneath Antarctic ice. It also touches on Lincoln and abolitionist sermons, insect flight feats, and political tensions in Belgrade, all within a broad, mixed-era column.
A Pennsylvanian Economite community presents a singular custom and belief tied to harvest traditions. The piece outlines communal practices, religious influences, and social norms guiding daily life within the sect. It notes modest rituals, shared meals, and the role of lay leaders in guiding community events.
The Harmony Society at Economy Pennsylvania, descendants of German communists led by George Rapp, celebrated a harvest festival with 490 workers and their families. The piece notes their 1805 emigration from Württemberg, enduring isolation, strict communal rules, and a picturesque village life within 3,500 acres. It recalls their sect’s celibacy rules, possessions shared, and a long-standing quiet existence in rural America.
Sept 26 at Braddock near Pittsburgh a furnace rupture at Carnegie's Edgar Thompson steel works caused molten metal to pour from a reservoir. Captain Jones, ingenean of the works, was fatally burned. Michael Quinn and several others were severely injured. Jones died that night. The disaster disrupted the furnace area as workers fled and several men were reported missing or trapped. The city and steel community mourn the loss of a long time plant leader.
Sept 2 Mass. reports a boating accident at a pond where five people perished. Drowned victims are Lo Dubois age 3, Nutalie Dubois, Gevegd Michaud and Leah Michaud, along with Resonno Levitares. Leah Michaud’s daughter was rescued and later treated.
The article notes belching stems from over eating, chronic dyspepsia, and swallowing air. It links weak digestion, long stomach retention of food, and mental strain to stomach discomfort, with treatment focused on diet, hygiene, and habit correction to restore digestion.
A Philadelphia Times argument asserts that well told tales appeal to a child’s imagination and morals more than preaching. Stories soften behavior, nurture sympathy, and smooth social friction while strengthening mental growth and knowledge beyond history. Reading stores children with refreshment and new vigor for serious work.
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