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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
3
On October 4 Illinois officials and thousands of citizens joined in celebrating the launch of the IK Ddfs, hailed as the most powerful battleship yet built. The ceremony drew attention alongside related ships at Newport News and Cramp's, with the Navy Department planning a broader expansion after recent Manila and Santiago victories.
The Illinois battleship features two forward 13 inch turrets firing 1100 pound shells with 32 627 foot ton energy, and a lighter midship and stern layout. It carries sixteen inch side armor, a six inch secondary battery, and engines totaling 10 000 indicated HP for sixteen knot speed, with spar deck and increased freeboard enhancing seakeeping.
Lorenzo Snow, described as the new head of the Mormon church, is traced from Mantus Ohio to Oberlin College and Kirtland. He led missions in England Italy Malta and Gibraltar, rose to apostle in 1849, and later headed the Twelve. He upholds plural marriage in belief yet denies any current practice under U.S. law, with former plural wives separated.
An obituary style notice recalls Gen Daniel Sickles and his famous 1859 trial after he shot Philip Barton Key, lover of Sickles wife Teresa, detailing social fallout, the key figures, and the era’s moral stakes surrounding the scandal.
The article describes X ray use to reveal bones and blood vessels in the hand, crediting Dr Harold Styles and the Medical Supply association. It then recounts the Sickles Key murder trial, noting Stanton's defense, the not guilty verdict, Sickles' forgiveness of his wife, and the later prominence of General Sickles. It closes with details on Miss Sickles and the Cracanthorpe marriage plans in London and New York.
An Ohio farmer shares a method to curb weeds by pulling them from fence corners after rains. By glove hand pulling along fence rows, weeds are removed at the source, reducing seed spread and cutting field work later. The plan reportedly halves later weed trouble.
The article notes a rapid rise of automobile use and an expanding electric cab market in London. Demand runs so high that most cabs are booked well in advance, with operators stating they could profit from hundreds more if available. It predicts broader patterns of horseless transport once invention mirrors bicycle progress and good roads spread.
A comic excerpt shows Bridget scolding Brindjat as a careless maid leaving potatoes with skins on the table for a visitor. Bridget tries to assert an alternate name Agnes, in a humorous kitchen exchange.
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