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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1896
Page
11
The piece recounts 62 year old Depew’s rumored engagement to 25 year old Miss Collins, noting past engagements and public figures of advanced age achieving influence. It traces Collins’s Vanderbilt lineage, guardianship by Depew, and her $7 million fortune from Vanderbilt-era wealth, with Depew’s wealth and Yale-bound son Buster.
A fashion of intrigue surrounds the 62 year old Chauncey M. Depew and Edith Collins, a 25 year old heiress of 3 7 million, as rumors of an engagement surface. Collins, an artist educated at the Art Students League and in Paris, has spent years abroad and is connected to Depew through family ties.
Mrs Grundy comments on time to read money questions, a national divorce law after settlement, the happiness of game people in print, three game preacher harm to religion, officers wives feuds, gold cures, Episcopal bishop visits, sleeping car value, typewriters aiding servant girls, fashionable ignorance, Americana celebrity abroad, and the ability to read with judgment. The next Presbyterian general assembly will be held at Winona.
Report surveys children of Bryan and McKinley families amid Salem visits. Ruth Bryan, age eleven, offers interview but resists, while Willem Bryan trades buttons for cents. The McKinleys admire a friend's daughter, and Garrett Jr. Hobert is a musical, healthful 12-year-old. Watson children well educated, Palmer descendants noted. Fashions discuss fur, gowns, and navy inspired tailoring for the season.
A fashion column surveys fall and winter trends noting tighter umbros and a switch to black Alpine hats, bright neckwear, green puffed scarfs, brown and black plaid golf capes for women, art squares of embroidery, newer grotesque side combs, and Anna Held bodice styles expected to dominate ball attire this season.
A European discussion on widows remarrying cites Morselli's Italy and France figures showing high rates of self harm among widows and widowers. Critics like Labadie-Lagrave argue economic hardship, not widowhood, drives despair, and question the studies' conclusions.
Indoor palms require careful upkeep to stay healthy. Wash leaf surfaces weekly, water roots by constant syringing, rotate pots daily to even sun exposure, and choose a large pot to prevent drooping. Avoid harsh artificial light and consider washing fronds with milk and water to prevent brown spots.
A brief verse fragment laments myths of old romance and joyous days now replaced by modern speed on a bicycle. The speaker contrasts faded wings of love with a new, bustling world where Cupid chases minds and hearts through dusty roads.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press hints at a light exchange about aging, a wedding plan, and a friend’s quip regarding a wooden wedding in four years. The conversational tone captures small town gossip and social expectations.
A narrator recalls a cadet from the Pages' Corps recounting a private St. Petersburg school that teaches only superficial accomplishments at high cost. He argues that if offered a choice between such a girl and a well educated partner educated by higher courses, the cadet would choose the latter, warning that gendered expectations influence life choices and divorce outcomes.
A witty remark on evolving naming trends and nicknames from Elizabeth to Mar garetta. The piece notes how mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers shape given names and how fashion alters the ease of shortening names. It cites examples such as Maggie, Peggy, Dolly, Lucie, Lizzie, Betsy, and Abimeleon Welworth Jones with playful critique.
The remains of Mrs Emmi Sawyer White, who died in Washington Saturday, arrived Wednesday evening and were taken to ex Senator Sawyer’s home. The funeral was held from the house at 3 PM with Rev. Z. H. Smith of the First Congregational church officiating. Pallbearers were Edgar P. Sawyer, W. T. Ellsworth, W P Fendlowen, Phil H. Sawyer, C. Co, Chassall, and W. C. Goodman. Floral tributes included a design from the Syracuse Standard. The body was interred in the Riverside mausoleum.
Albert Menlendorf a 48 year old Sheboygan drug pioneer dies of Bright's disease. Knight of Pythias member and secret society participant never married. Six year old Tony Jakowsky dies after falling into steaming water. George Bagley about 70, buried at Melendy's Prairie after dying at his Schuyler, Nebraska home. early pioneer actor associated with local activity.
A meandering note extols a sat water bath as relief for bruised riders after a rough encounter. Roiling briny water soothes black and blue knots and a hot salt bath recovers the overworked, preparing the injured for renewed action, with a nod to Vice President Bravenson speaking in Milwaukee.
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