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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1914
Page
8
Local express agents received official notices of a new law becoming operative on January 1st. It requires coops to be at least 128 inches high and covered with wire netting or screen with mesh sizes not exceeding one inch. The law aims to humane chicken shipping and gives shippers time to prepare in advance.
An anxious mother asks about sex hygiene education for her children and seeks suitable reading material. The American Medical Association responds that it has literature to meet such needs and to aid both parents in instruction.
A local publication praises four short volumes by Dr Hall of Northwestern University on sex hygiene for boys and girls. The reviewer notes age and sex tailored content, modest ten cent price, and declares the works carefully written, printed, and likely to inform without harm.
Wood county educators reported selling Christmas seals for the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association. Names and amounts include Elsie Gachnang Arpin 2.00 and Marie Venske Sherry 0.00, with several teachers from Arpin Auburndale Grand Rapids Marshfield Milladore Pittsville Pt Edwards Sherry and Vesper listed.
Halder Wisconsin reports Mrs Edward McHugh Sr recovering after a two location arm fracture, Christina Kurteweil recovering from appendicitis and set to go home this week. A shooting match at Louis Kurtaweil’s attracted many, with poultry and livestock sold quickly. A shooting match and dance are planned at Louis Ross’s Range Line next Sunday with a large crowd anticipated. A baby girl was born last week to Mr and Mrs John Michael.
The article notes the sale of Idaho and Mississippi to Greece for 12,585,275.96 and outlines a forthcoming far larger dreadnought. It compares the old battleships built in 1908 with a projected vessel of 32,000 tons displacement, 600 feet length, and a main armament of twelve 14-inch guns plus eight 2 12-inch guns, torpedo tubes, and turbine engines.
A brief meditation on editors’ skepticism born from exposure to world’s shame. The piece reflects on how reporters and editors confront grim realities daily, shaping a cautious, truth‑seeking newsroom ethos.
A vivid critique of newspaper life laments editorial bickering and vanity among speakers, critics, and philosophers. The narrator notes pervasive cynicism in journalism, suggesting editors witness daily follies in the room that warp belief in God, people, and truth. The quote attributed to Talmage underscores skepticism in the profession.
The Grand Rapids Reporter describes county fairs as gateways to a vivid midway world. Barkers with quick wit sell curiosities while many self educated wanderers pursue cheap thrills, paying a dime for life experience and a glimpse of the universe.
The November Woman's Home Companion features Charles E Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle New York City, urging readers to cultivate gratitude. He calls thankfulness a key happiness spring and says saying thank you, even with a wry face, can lift gloom and deepen joy.
Prices paid for hay show No 1 Timothy at 9.00 with other grades not quoted. Butter and beef/poultry figures listed, including live weight beef 2.50 to 6.00 per cwt and pork dressed 8.44 per Wb. Sparr Cereal Company items include wheat 0.85 per bushel and up, oats barley corn and bulk feeds priced per ton or per bushel.
August cows in Clinton County Iowa tested show 70 unpaid cows. Seventeen cows produced 40 pounds butterfat or 1000 pounds milk. The Clinton association, formed by progressive farmers, plans culling poor producers and may pursue cooperative buying. Wood County plans a cow testing group aiming for 500 cows, cost one dollar per cow annually, contact Principal W. W. Clark at Grand Rapids district school.
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