This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1882
Page
2
Fragmentary report notes Williamsport Pennsylvania city council members were ordered under arrest for criminal neglect in failing to keep streets clean, risking disease exposure. Other items mention Virginia weed concerns and a South Carolina figure turning up in politics after a dubious prior accusation.
Centre of the city’s dining scene, Phillip J. Lauber, famed restaurateur, expanded capital across multiple eateries. Facing creditor pressure, he made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, signaling a shift from scarcity to overabundance in local eating houses.
Judge Trankey of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that a railroad must honor a ticket and carry the holder the distance stated on the face, regardless of who holds the ticket, when the ticket is issued by a scalper or otherwise.
Gen Sheriden awarded prizes in a military departments rifle contest at Fort Leavenworth. Lieut Pattello, holder of the world's best long range record, received the best gold medal. Eleven competitors earned medals amid excellent shooting and noticeable improvement across the teams.
Tug Gunadian farmers endure hard luck as storms and rust devastate Ontario wheat, northerly regions hit hardest. Millers report poor quality grain fetches inferior prices while a bumper U S and world supply drives down overall market prices. Canadian grain and livestock value may fall by about a quarter to a fifth.
Amid the ruins of the Robert E Lee disaster the pilot and engineer emerge as heroes. The pilot stood at the wheel under fire to run the ship ashore, while the engineer kept the engines in order despite mortal danger. Their actions prevented a far greater loss of life and earned them posthumous praise from wary crowds.
A scattered digest notes Louis fair crowds and Austria demographics. It cites Father’s Republican gubernatorial nomination in New York, a secret session of a labor executive board in Pittsburgh, and Beekeepers’ convention adjournment in Cincinnati. Reports cover Liberals uniting, a Cook County insane petition, Plymouth church anniversary remarks, and a Milwau kee land sale of a large Tudington Town stake valued around 1.6 million amid a Meromones Iron Kin ning mine reference.
Reports detail Banes who attacked a Tacsubyn Texas tax collector, killing him, wounding his wife and stealing 4000 dollars. John Gay of Tomah is threatened with arrest for beating his year-old daughter. A Michigan man killed himself under guilt over a past murder acquittal in Canada. Other cases include a Portmouth New Hampshire suspect in a severed-head murder, Dayton Ohio family assault, and authorities examining New Haven weighhouse irregularities with a 220000 government debt.
Fragmentary report notes Tran Cur, claimed leader of the Dagan rebellion, dead amid clashes in China. The item references a potential prospectus for a new Indien Juan project but details are unreadable.
A British dispatch notes £2000 at 4 percent viewed in London. Joan MM Fauxcié of the Tvoi Times reports the American minister to Portugal met the king. The Porte promised Greece it will order Turkish evacuation of frontier points. Cholera outbreaks noted at Modane and Ment Centia Tunnel area. A London paper cites a grip-ear experiment on Highgate hill. Avxots Fark, newly named grand sheikh of Mecon, left Constantinople for there. Perentas liberals claim seventy seats from conservatives in upcoming election. Cleveland iron-masters agree to extend 2 percent pig-iron restriction through year end. Aram Passa to stand trial at Cairo. Baker Pasha discusses Egyptian army reform to include Albanian gendarmerie. Duke of Teck decorated with the order of Damanich. A diplomatic row at Constantinople over Turkish refusal to land laborers for the British expedition to Egypt. they were allowed to pass Dardanelles after Lord Dufferin’s demand, but armed police kept them aboard the Russian camel from Port Said. A second British plea led to the laborers’ release.
In Capital dispatches the Chicago postoffice gain of additional clerk hire funds is noted. Notes on the defunct Lillie Bay Decor county postoffice, a long obituary, hospital site committee actions, and Secretary New’s approval of a Marine Hospital site near Carroll are included. Reports on debt reduction, gold certificate shipments, and political moves in Washington and state capitals follow with brief mentions of officials and travel.
Accidents recount widespread destruction in Red Ois Colorado after a major fire. Health inspector in Chicago finds seven smallpox cases on the Fore Wayne emigrant train from New York. Barnentine killed at Benkelman Nebraska while attempting to board a moving train. Crantes Livery employee struck by a passing train, dies from injuries. A burglar near Wallar attacks Mr Pierce with a lantern causing a house to burn. Messia Karr, a resident of Jackson Michigan, involved in an altercation with a frayed bag.
A series of disasters and tragedies spread through multiple towns. A Fargo blaze destroyed a house and a furniture factory, valued at 40 000 and 45 000 dollars respectively. A shipwrecked disaster near Owen Bound left numerous victims. Daughters in Lowell and Dover perished in fires, while a New Hampshire widow mourned her child's death and insanity spurred cemetery desecration. A Baltimore and Ohio collision near Linden Station killed a brakeman and injured others. A Maguaites Lawn blaze damaged several buildings and Knights Templar hall. In Vinccennes Indiana an elderly man died after a bizarre money hoard episode, leaving a large sum to church and remainder to Germany.
Market notes mixed prices and bids for wheat rye barley and corn with firm nuances in pork and cheese markets. Prices show seller and buyer quotations for October November and December, with freight and shipment figures including wheat to Buffalo and railcar terms.
Prices for flour wheat corn oats butter eggs whiskey and lard are listed as steady or unchanged with specific bid and ask figures for cash and futures across months. Trading ranges cover corn oats pork lard and oils, reflecting a volatile yet steady market context.
A reader recounts making butter from sweet cream using a wheel of churn and stoneware crock, noting salt and aging methods. He describes preserving batter in stone and brick cupboards with marble tops, forming square cakes and predicting long storage. The account cites Mr.ardin’s instructions and contrasts with butter makers who favor ripening cream before churning.
A dubious health notice touts Mostetter's Stomach Filters as a universal remedy for low mood and digestive ills. It promises relief from indigestion biliousness and constipation and claims to purify the urinary system and restore vigor and elasticity of mind.
On October 6 a smash up occurred on the Northern division near Millatown getting caused by two fast trains colliding. The engine was badly damaged with 6 or 7 cars wrecked. A large amount of property was destroyed and the train crew escaped by jumping clear of the wreck.
The Century notes Montana blossoms abundant beside Alps like species. White star shaped waxlike ground hugger with large golden stamens, a mountain lily, yellow lily with purple stamens, yellow currant on lower slopes, wild-rose thickets, blue larkspur, small blue bells, violet, schooling star bloom, and other blossoms including low growing Todas.
A Western woman in Indiana defies expectations by pursuing a bigamist who had abducted his victim to Kansas. She secured a special commission from the governor, tracked him down, and brought him to the scene of the offense where he was jailed. The account praises decisive action by a woman in authority and laments the need for protectors of women.
Mins Middy Morgan, a stock reporter for a New York paper, is described as stylish and self possessed while reporting from cattle yards and shipping yards. A Brooklyn police officer mocked her dress, she identified him, and the captain suspended him for two weeks, with fellow officers declaring the punishment deserved. The piece praises the officer’s restraint and the reporter’s composure.
The piece notes Charles Reade's faltering literary pace and modest life near Shepherd's Bush, contrasting his quiet home with French playwrights' grand plans. It mentions English readers' evolving tastes and hints at literary changes amid social shifts. The North Western Business College term starts September 4 in Madison, Wisconsin.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.