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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
4
Early reports from northern Minnesota recount a raging forest fire sweeping from Ashland to Moose Lake. Hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands displaced as Duluth and surrounding areas report emergency conditions and evacuations.
An entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture reports experiments on the body louse showing high fecundity. In 25 days one louse laid 276 eggs averaging 11 daily with 14 in a day, and development from egg to egg-laying adult took 16 days. The wristlet method tracked larvae feeding on the researcher’s arm.
A soldier writes from a camp about missing home, sharing humorous anecdotes and daily routines. He describes German prisoners, church attendance, cinema entertainments, and minor comforts like pie, candles, and a writing table with a fellow soldier. He mentions heat, rain, cooler weather, and plans to continue duties in charge of prisoners. He sends regards to family and friends.
French papers praise the Thirty-Second Division detailing Wisconsin and Michigan soldiers known as the Terrible Brigade. The feature recalls their nine day push, scant rations, and fierce courage alongside French allies, with vivid anecdotes of battles, pilots, and scholarly volunteers in uniform.
WWI era notes women serving hot coffee and doughnuts with American resolve near front line guns. A Salvation Army lass explains shell fire fear yet duty drives them to aid soldiers. A columnist urges revolving doors to cut heat loss and conserve coal, per Wisconsin Federal Fuel Administrator W N Fitzgerald.
In Madison Mil o Vernande Delice of Paris greets American war efforts as 52 French women scholars arrive in New York to join 250 funded scholars. They will attend the University of Wisconsin with Carnegie Foundation support and praise Allied women’s wartime factory labor and unified drive to raise funds via seven organizations including the YMCA and Salvation Army.
Dr. Mark W. Richardson argues in the Journal of Public Health that infantile paralysis may spread through bites from rats and other rodents. He warns the theory is unproven and requires extensive experiments, yet he presents a persuasive case that current understanding of contagion is incomplete.
Sheldon GC Spear known as Shell Spear a veteran Soo line passenger engineer. He died of apoplexy in Rhinelander Tuesday evening after pulling train No 84 into the Rhinelander station. He was 61, had 26 years with Soo line and was one of the oldest in service. His brother Hank Spear the Soo Line’s Abraham Lincoln rode with him on his last run. Funeral held in Minneapolis, remains sent Wednesday with Soo line escort.
A heating engineer suggests fuel savings by reducing heat loss in large downtown office buildings where doors swing open constantly. The proposal urges the department to consider installing better door controls or closing mechanisms to cut fuel use.
Mill Creek notes report several residents sick with Spanish influenza. N W Simons had two new wells drilled. Mrs M Gallatain hosted Marshfield friends Friday. August Ohm returns from Greenwood cheese factory work. Hewitt church services held none Sunday. Mrs Casper Gallatain visited Mrs Wm Hopp Thursday afternoon.
In Dukedom Tennessee and Burdett New York readers are urged to try Vinol as a tonic. Testimonials claim it cured nervous breakdowns and built strength, with women describing improved appetites, energy, and overall health after use.
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