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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
5
Local items show residents visiting cities, influenza illness, and hospital stays. Dentists, drayers, and merchants advertise quick service while updating on the flu, funeral attendances, travel for work, and hunting license questions for aliens amid wartime concerns.
A humorous warning poem warns of hidden dangers in everyday foods and drinks. It links microbes, improper eating, and disastrous outcomes to common dishes from cucumber to pie. The verse uses dark humor to suggest mortality follows careless meals and poor cooking.
A Marshfield article explains the War Industries Board order requiring advance payment for newspapers to conserve paper and freight capacity for the war effort. The board, a national government department, enforces these limits to speed victory, insisting compliance from publishers and subscribers alike.
By order of the state food administration of Madison no more canning sugar permits will be issued. E. C. Pors, County Food Administrator.
In Bakerville on Oct 15 Misses Viola Kohl and Anna Gleischner closed their schools until the epidemic subsides. Kohl is also quite ill. Several locals suffer from Spanish influenza, with only a few fatalities. August Michalski of Iowa, former resident, returns for a brief visit. Frank Sudmeyer installs a new garage.
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