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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1910
Page
4
From a 1910 Marshfield Times column a discussion traces the origin and widening use of the word mystic. It notes poetic uses as magic and contrasts with the historical Greek root meaning an initiate of esoteric doctrine, suggesting profound experiences stay unspoken in silence.
A judge condemns a Grafter to ten years imprisonment and a fine of 35000. The exchange reveals a tense court scene with grim sarcasm as the Great Grafter questions and the judge responds about time to serve and potential orders. A final quip about dying prompts the judge to call the next case.
The article describes growing cocoa in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela with shaded young plants under banana or plantain trees. It notes tall trees called sim portals or mother of the cocoa forming a canopy, and cocoa fruits developing on trunks and large branches with beans embedded in pulp. Curing and drying require much attention.
A description of the tok plant found in South America and New Zealand whose red juice oxidizes to black, leaving a ferrinent stain on paper. The juice can be used directly as ink without preparation, and early Spanish American documents were written with this ink.
A dramatic incident reports Misa Juez daughter of George Emerson as she saved her mother from severe burns after a kitchen stove explosion. Her quick act with a pair of scissors prevented worse facial injuries while sustaining burns to her eyelashes eyebrows arms.
The piece notes early signs promising services offered during a wait period and describes evolving advertisements for jewelry cleaning, shoe pairing, wig repairs, and clothing pressing. It mentions a historic sign reading Jewelry cleaned and diamonds at while you wait and reflects on improved options today.
Walter Brookins flies a weight biplane from Chicago to Springfield covering 186 miles in five hours and forty nine minutes. He wins $10,000 in a celebrated feat, drawing crowds and cheers from thousands as Gov. Deneen and Springfield officials greet him at the state fair grounds.
Washington secret service uncovers an extensive counterfeiting network. Notes of a common denomination found in Pasadena California issued by The First National Bank of Williamsport Pennsylvania indicate a coordinated across the nation. Agents will inspect national banks to measure the scope and methods of the operation.
Washington a petition for the immediate pardon of John K. H. Walsh the Chicago banker now serving a term in Port Leavenworth for irregularities tied to the failure of the three Walsh banks was filed Saturday in the department of Justice by George T Buckingham representing the prisoner’s wife and son
Missouri shows a population of 9,293,083, an increase of 196,670 or six percent since 1900, per the thirteenth census statistics announced Friday. The earlier census figure was 9,000,? and the nation’s data reflect steady growth across states.
The War Department stated on Friday that cadet organizations at educational institutions are not properly part of the organized militia, clarifying their distinct status and role within national defense.
A massive explosion in Los Auxeloe California early Saturday destroyed the Timey Publishing building at First and Broadway killing from fifteen to twenty six people. Flames trapped many workers and a four story block nearby was set ablaze. Police report a series of heavy detonations as the cause remains undetermined.
A sixteen year old boy thwarted a bank robbery at McClelland in Poulawattomie County. The would be robber, Tom Kirby of Oakland Ia, entered the bank with a revolver and forced Walter Julius at the cashier to hand over cash. Julius shot back and the robber was slightly wounded. Kirby fled but was captured by a crowd. Kirby, about 45 with a wife and five children, claimed he could earn only 1.50 a day.
Fred C. Waltenmeyer, 26, placed a bomb beside Mrs. Pet ter Palmer’s residence and cut his coat to feign a larger plot. After an initial denial he confessed to placing the explosive and damaging his clothing to support his story. Mrs. Palmer was at home during the incident.
Detroit reports a man sold his four year old son for 25 dal farees to his employer August Schimpps. The boy Joseph Kaninski Jr. faced a 30 day house of correction for car title default and the event surfaced as adoption plans emerge.
Providence Democratic state convention approves state ticket with Waterman as governor candidate. The platform endorses Judge Arthur L. Brown to oppose Senator Aldrich, endorses direct primaries, and condemns Aldrich Tariff Act and Cannonism.
The Bath of Diane, a renowned Paris Rubens painting and Brussels pride, sold Wednesday to an American for 200000. It previously belonged to Frau Schuyvere.
Muelhausen Germany Aviator Fleckmann died Thursday from injuries after his biplane collapsed at 130 feet He had not recovered consciousness and this marks the twenty eighth death this year in such incidents.
Rochester report details John A. Imx of Washington County nominated for governor by 4% to 16% against Sulzer. Ticket includes Conway, Lazansky, Schmer, Cartachy, Kennedy, with Vann and Collings on the Court of Appeals slate. Platform pledges old nationalism, anti corruption probes, and federal-state reform. Saratoga note covers Republican slate led by Stimson with Roosevelt triumphant on the first ballot.
Jessie Morrison, who served a 25 year sentence for the Eldorado murder of Mrs. Olin Castle on June 14, 1900, was paroled by Governor Stusbe. The case知 linked to rivalries with Clara Wiley and Castle family prominence, with Castle’s dying statement naming Morrison.
Washington report Maj. George M. Dow, U.S. Army retired and originator of the army post canteen, died here Friday after a week illness. He was sixty nine, served in three Indian campaigns, and was transferred to the retired list in 1868.
Nine people were injured in a Friday street car crash at the Dix and Stephen avenue intersection in Detroit. One victim was reported as probably fatally injured, with emergency services responding to the scene and transporting injured parties to area hospitals for treatment.
Madison reports at the Wisconsin Republican state convention reveal a radical platform urging people’s will as law and lauding La Follette as a national progressive leader. Delegates applauded as the platform asserted his pioneering role and urged continued reelection to the Senate.
Rome reports Asiatic cholera has killed about 14000 in the Naples area since it appeared a month ago. Daily bulletins show deaths and new cases, with Naples province and Apulia district noting scattered fatalities. Authorities tighten quarantine efforts and boarding measures to halt spread and protect arrivals.
Secret Service reports a recently discovered counterfeit ten dollar bill. The note, issued by Pasadena National Bank in Pasadena California, bears President McKinley’s portrait with a break in the background under his left shoulder as a key identifying mark.
Brig Gen Clarence R Edwards chief of the bureau of Insular affairs and his party including Jacob M Dickinson pass through Harbin Manchuria en route from Peking to Moscow and St. Petersburg on Friday.
New York reports the death of Nicholas Mongarre, president of the K. and M. Railway Company and former president of the Hocking Valley Railway, who died suddenly here on Friday.
In Galena Kansas Mrs R Hay describes a large tender lump on her side after a fall. A surgeon suggested surgery but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped it break and pass away. The advertisement touts the remedy for female ailments and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
A fragment suggests a commentary on sensible men avoiding bother by not seeking trouble, reflecting a cautious stance or social observation from the era. No clear event, date, or named entities are identifiable in the readable text.
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