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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1889
Page
2
The article notes Crready with $35 and a claim of no personal devil amid clerical tensions, while references to railways, banks, and local figures hint at a broader, unsettled county scene. It mentions crime, trials, executions, and political figures as part of a chaotic era in The Mrin county patitene tiary and surrounding areas.
A chaotic medley of telegram summaries references ships sailing to this country, political candidacies with no written promises, monuments planned in England, and a flood of other items. It mentions Crim in murder trials, the Cronin case, high priced horse transactions, world exposition plans, and shifts in public institutions across cities.
A torn OCR page recounts a string of calamities including a hotel wreck off Valentise Bay, an explosion at a distribution site near Chicago, and a prison fire in Krnaway all causing significant casualties and property loss. It mentions a moblia be supposed to be well emized through sightens and notes various individuals affected or killed.
The text relays a jumble of court outcomes and official notices including a U.S. postoffice decision on graphophones sent by mail and a court martial finding against Lieut. Gol Fletcher. It also mentions health concerns and a list of presidential appointments amid scattered names and places.
The noisy, garbled OCR fragment describes naval battles, union actions, and political petitions across uncertain events. It mentions ships, London, Francis Hodgson Burnett, and a parliament scene with petitions and protests. Entities include Dublin, United States, Spain, and Caplin province amid wartime disruption and labor unrest.
Two well-known young women from Pittston faced disquiet after one, Miss Bark, embraced fervent religious conversion following revival meetings led by Evangelist Yatun. The converted woman aimed to escape wickedness, reportedly attempting to climb tall trees and walk miles to reach high places, reflecting a disturbed state of mind during a period of spiritual upheaval. A single sheet of paper measuring two miles in length, produced at Watertown New York, was noted for its unusual size and construction.
A scrambled OCR passage surveys Lady Ellenborough’s life as recounted in a controversial volume. It chronicles her travels from Damascus to Baghdad, notes on her marriages, wealth, and social circle, and contains digressions on her wit, language skills, and mixed public reception. The fragment mixes critique with anecdotes of nobility and travel, ending with reflective moralizations on ambition and work.
The fragment describes the death of the Putman Tree with dramatic imagery. It notes its immense age and significance, comparing it to the pyramids of Egypt and a colonial dragon tree of Geotava. The piece reflects on its sudden decline and the public interest it sparked, then trails into further indistinct text about a babyhood.
A detailed, period portrait of frontier army life describes camp layout, daily routines, officer promotions, and soldier conditions. It notes barracks arrangement, duty cycles, pay disparities, and the slow promotion of older officers, with critique of postwar commissions and frontier policing.
The correspondent notes 3,290,000 bushels of peanuts produced annually in this country with Virginia and North Carolina leading, while Tennessee grows a smaller share. Peanuts are planted at corn planting, dried, steamed, sorted by size, and used for confectionery. This season yields about two thirds of a full crop and prices have risen since 1884. peak harvest starts in September with varieties including largest and finest types.
In Wilington North Carolina, Jehu Dawson a leading citizen and Washington Post figure recounts a wartime era meeting with a stern clerk. A dramatic confrontation unfolds at a store as Dawson’s party engages in tense dialogue over delayed goods and attempts to secure tailored clothing.
The Sunday Globe reports on the controversial use of titles like highness in historical texts. It notes Venice and other nations influencing modern views of sovereignty, royalty, and the epithet serene, tracing shifts in era terminology and public perception through centuries. The piece references Cromwell-era royalty and the adoption of princely language in statecraft.
Contorted excerpts recount H de Winflder dodging monotony on a Siberian trek via Petersburg to distant stations. The narrator notes endless wooden posts, bleak pine forests, and agrey road, with stark reflections on Europe distant yet present. Other items include a magistrate’s comic Latin dictionary anecdote and a Teuton’s misused English phrases, plus a preview of Cairo pyramids with planned modern elevators.
A garbled story notes gifts of portraits of Grant and Sherman and references to a military academy at West Point. It mentions Edith Thoonee dresser and Loaige Roe Guiney’s pawns art, praising dress and refinement. Three Australian sisters, the Mises Welt, pass an exam for doctors degrees at the University of Vienna.
The Valaghu Home of Clem Studebaker in Sorelesn caught fire and burned the pioneer residence, valued at 3350,000, with art galley third floor ruined. Mrs. Studebaker and grandchild survived. Studebaker absent with other family members reported missing. Fire suspected to be caused by spontaneous combustion. servants escaped, 2 a.m. alarm noted.
Reported winter distress in Jouserows, Pa, with extreme cold and clothing shortages. Commissary transfers clothing to Red Cross Society for distribution to needy residents amid many deaths and typhoid fever cases stemming from hospital conditions. A Chicago music manager sent Gen. Boulanger a large offer.
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