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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
11
A fragmentary dialogue on social issues and work, featuring a bird named pigeon and a boss, with jokes about women, men and labor. The text blends mock advertisements and a stenographer's exchange about offering a girl a job and a burlesque scene. It hints at class, gender and industry contrasts with surreal humor.
The article outlines essential training steps for young colts in fairs and horse shows. It emphasizes teaching the colt to be calm and quiet, avoiding excitation and misbehavior in company, and progressively training to stand properly with correct leg placement and head position for a polished presentation.
The article outlines steps for handlers to keep horses well positioned and controlled in shows. It stresses the need for a proper bridle, correct leading, and synchronized movement with the attendant. Emphasizes steady, precise handling to improve appearance and prevent mishandling.
A market view explains pig maturity as the age when a hog ceases forming market fat under the meat trade standards. Maturity varies from 6 to 9 months, influenced by feed type and feeding methods with nitrogen rich diets accelerating fat gain and delaying growth to the desired market weight.
After the pigeons are two weeks old they may be moved to the ottopeth where they can be fed without disturbance from the sows. The note describes a method to raise young pigeons in separation from the breeding sows.
A note on feeding growing pigs emphasizes that variety is valuable. It suggests that a mix or slops, given in place of a single feed, fosters better growth and appetite than uniform rations.
A 1900s guide explains using a split log drag to maintain earth roads. It details materials, plank sizes, blade construction, cross pieces, driver platform, chain setup, and how to adjust hitch angle for effective dirt redistribution along road edges.
A method to whiten a white fowl's plumage describes washing with a clean white or transparent soap that resists alkali. Create a strong lather and rub from head to tail, using your hand to guide the motion downward along the body.
The report accuses Rosda of abusing the rondelde by using it as a public dump and filling aide ditches with waste. This acts against improving drainage and hampers road maintenance effectiveness.
Unclear fragment discusses removing wrinkles during swift car travel and claims dragging may reduce wrinkles while noting road surface and motion affect results. Contains incomplete sentences and missing context.
In a playful exchange the speaker suggests a man’s wife weighed affection by gifts and outings. The dialogue jokes about what counts as romance, contrasting a practical square gift with a round of social amusements.
A peculiar ad touts Castoria as a safe infant remedy with a forty year claim while an unrelated excerpt shows a flirtatious exchange where Miss Plummer rebukes Mr Pinhead and hints at a looming arrival of a man with a notorious reputation.
A 1918 testimonial from Mixa Marguerite E Jacobs at 411 Howard St, Deyton Ohio describes a year of pimples, itching, and swelling on face and arms. After trying various remedies, she reports full recovery following Cuticura Soup and Ointment after an advertisement, with offer of free samples and Skin Book via Cuticura Dent. Boston.
A Springfield man answers his wife’s divorce petition with witty, bitter quips about her superiority in language and mood shifts. The Uplands Star notes a strange anecdote about a dinner lantern tale in which a guest is told to return a lantern along with a portly pig, a curious old joke recounted after a pleasant evening.
A garbled dialogue hints at trading with the devil and the futility of belief in calling things plainly. It mentions Wreny and references passing a diamond or a heart, implying a card game or metaphorical temptation. The text conveys caution about engaging with deceitful figures.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts and Postum as ideal foods for aging, noting digestion-friendly nutrition from whole wheat and barley and natural phosphates. It cites testimonials from an Iowa reader and a Battle Creek company claim, with lines urging readers to read The Road to Wellville and consider the brand for better health.
A fragment listing curious antique English book titles from the Cromwell era. The items include a scented nosegay for saints, a charity bake in a church metaphor, a sorrowful sight for Zion’s sinners, and playful phrases on charity and salvation.
An eight year old boy named Donald shows unusual restlessness in church before a lengthy prayer. His mother, initially dour, is pleased by his attentive behavior. He recalls a playful memory saying Toot fly walked in and out of his hands exactly 270 times.
Agnes is found at home yesterday in a brief, vivid exchange noting surprising reunions. The record emphasizes serendipitous encounters between friends in everyday settings and the quiet warmth of such moments.
A fragmented dialogue with quirky mispronunciations and humor about doctors and attire. The exchange features a gardener asking about the doctor, a patient-like response about a possible illness, and a remark on clothing not defining a person. The tone resembles a humorous schoolyard or college humor piece.
A reader lampoons a former Senate page, calling him a “fat jan” who has grown into a volume, in a vivid slang filled exchange. The remark captures a caricatured view of political ascent and age.
An advertisement proclaims Foley Kidney Pills as a good honest medicine that cannot help but heal kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities once taken into the system. It urges readers to try them now for positive and permanent relief.
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