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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1917
Page
4
A description of a large coastal gun undergoing reinforcement using 118 miles of steel wire wound on a 12 inch gun. The wire, tested to high breaking strength, wraps the gun housing as the turret turns, showing detailed methods of layering and reinforcement.
The fragment cites Charles Fourier arguing that politicians and philosophers have not inspired industry with motive power beyond fear of want. He questions whether the Creator would desire coercion, suggesting instead noble gears or innovations to transform work into pleasures.
Unclear OCR text shows a fragmented dialogue about a better plan. Mentions railway, attempting to get in front, shouting warnings, and a group of boys reacting. Overall readable parts are uncertain and lack concrete facts or identifiable names.
Fragmentary list of market items and prices including potatoes butter dairy beef pork veal sheep calves hides beef hides chickens and spring chickens with odd symbols and unclear amounts. Indicates a grocery or market rates page but lacks complete details.
A fragmented price list shows wheat and barley per bushel, rye and corn per unit, various bulk feeds per ton, and flour and middlings rates. Decoding OCR yields scattered figures across items like best flour per barrel and gluten feed, with dates and exact numbers unreadable. The readable entries suggest a mid 19th century trade catalog for flour, feed, and grain notes.
An Indium doctor describes a party of Tulins from the Indian Nation in Oklahoma recently visiting the Tennessee valley to move a quantity of gold iron from several mounds. The text notes annual rumors of Indians reclaiming Cherokee hunting grounds to retrieve gold buried when Cherokees were moved west, with gold said to come from the North Alabama and North Georgia mountains.
Reports describe a German air machine with a serpentine fuselage capable of emitting dense smoke during tests. Royal observers including the Bulgarian king and his heir attended the events, witnessing several of the new aircraft.
An official State Department report recounts the torpedoing of the Belgian Prince. Survivors were forced to abandon lifeboats and life-preservers as the submarine continued for miles, drowning all but three crew members. The dramatic account provokes calls to condemn the submarine commander and demand accountability.
A fragmented wartime article describes dogs trained for patrols and signaling, including a guide dog program aiding the blind and obedience tasks. It details how dogs navigate obstacles and assist soldiers, with notes on signals and safety during patrol routes.
A writer laments a hat check system that exploits patrons for profit. He argues people pay to avoid social disapproval, though most funds go to fraudulent operators. The piece condemns the checking trust as cowardly and parasitic, fueled by fear of others' opinions.
The Navy League appeals to American women to donate 6500 sewing kits for Marines wives. Kits are cotton Khaki with shredded marine uniform styling, 13 inches long and 3 inches wide, including scissors, thimbles, pins, and safety items. The goal supports morale and supplies for service families.
A poetic reflection extols humor as vital to life. Charles Chaplin is praised as a humorist who banishes sorrow, urging readers to cultivate cheer, giggle, snicker, and grin. Without humor, life loses its spark and meaning.
Consume meals slowly and chew thoroughly. Avoid red meat for several days to help sour stomach vanish. If symptoms persist after supper, take one Chamberlain's Tablet.
A stark reflection on the German leadership as a single mind wields vast power to disrupt global order, provoking widespread upheaval and crisis across nations and peoples. The comment critiques the dangers of centralized authority triggering universal calamity.
Misses Mamie and Hattie Hopfsenberger shopped in Stratford Saturday. The Podratz and Knaack families from McMillan visited the Staadt home Sunday. Viola Staadt spent Saturday with her parents. Mrs. William Dent visited her mother, and Rev. W. Schuelke preached at the Staadt home Sunday evening. Services planned for Sunday October 17 at eight. Many local residents and visitors noted in Stratford and nearby spots.
Descriptive piece on beaver colonies, their dens and lodges, the hollow trees at forest crests, and beaver activity along shorelines. Notes the dawn and dusk work, chisel teeth, and bustling colonies building elaborate lodges amid quaking aspen banks. Mentions landscape, hillside habitat, and the beaver’s role in the ecosystem.
A quirky verse reads like a playful note about lingering and a call to ring a finger. The piece shifts to industry, describing japan baking of automobile bodies in large electric ovens, with seventy two plants using this method and 70,000 electrical horsepower. It notes sapphires used in electric meters and compares jewel finishing to watchmaking skill. It ends with a stark contrast between autocracy and democracy and a Marshfield trade pitch.
An account highlights Marine training at their League Island camp where recruits learn rifle parts and balance location. A drill failure leads to stern questioning about rifle anatomy. The piece also cites Dr James E Kelly on aging, air, exercise, dirt, sleep, and perseverance as basics of health and recovery.
A jumble of minor injuries and odd happenings in nearby towns. Mrs Jones of Cactus Creek cut her hand in a pantry slip. A Piketown youth struck Mr Pike with a stone in the alley. Joe Noe fell from a roof and hit his back porch. Harle Green and Miss Violet Wise were pursued by a dog on the public square. Isaiah Trimmer’s cat scratch came from Running Creek. Frang was kicked near his corner while harnessing stocks.
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