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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1887
Page
3
A long, disjointed narrative blends wedding customs, courtship rituals, and family routines. It depicts a rural, religious household arranging a marriage, courting periods, and the neighborhood's wakeful observations, interwoven with vivid, sometimes archaic prose and scattered moral reflections.
A Wisconsin man reports a summer pie dispute at a Philadelphia hot tub waiter scene where 2 pumpkin pies were thrown, totaling $52 with $40 in issue and 2 costs. The pie caused Latin injuries while the waiter recovered modestly. The saloon keeper notes a broken milk sign as the likely cause of confusion.
A garbled phonetic snippet shows a passenger and conductor exchange on a city street platform. Dialogue hints at confusion over a fare or route as a bystander recalls prior encounters and a passenger complains about service or behavior.
A fragment argues hogs endure hardship but deserve humane treatment. It contends filthy quarters arise from confinement limits, not animal nature, and notes hogs and cows seek clean water in heat. The tone defends cleaner husbandry and humane care for livestock.
Bergh Luthar M Day, now in Philadelphia, recounts a dramatic signal service experience at the summit of Pike's Peak. He describes a lightning strike that damaged a wall, flooded meters, and sparked dramatic electrical phenomena while he and colleagues escaped unharmed.
An eyewitness recalls a harrowing night at a cabin on Pike’s Peak where two bears, a mother with cubs, surrounded the dwelling after a long snowfall. The group fought them off with burning brands, a windowed stand, and a trembling ladder of dirt roof, narrowly avoiding entry.
The Beonleton monument plan details a limestone base 4½ feet square set on rock, with a 201 foot height, built from Sandy Hill dolomite or magny gian limestone. It features ashlar walls, Portland cement joints, an entablature 8 feet high, and multiple openings and columns guiding visitors to a bronze railing overlook. The design includes oak doors, carved lintels, and layered platforms with lighting and decorative elements.
A rural tale recalls an aging farmer who welcomes relatives flooding his Omaha farm. Relatives arrive by the dozens, overcrowding buildings, some work and some hinder. Harvest fails, rains stop, and tensions rise as the crowd debates their plight. A fateful dynamite blast shocks the community. The identity Waele Sam emerges among relatives.
A Detroit man recounts a near deadly robbery last night where the presence of a revolver deterred a masked assailant. The crook demanded money but surrendered when threatened. the witness notes the weapon calmed the incident and avoided violence, planning to obtain another gun.
A London laughing fit over an Irish orator’s misdated speech at a political meeting leads to a fuller note on recurrence of gaffes. Parallel reports describe unrest near Amagela amid Armenian Christian fears, Turkish mobs, and possible treaty implications involving Hassan Bey. The column then shifts to bright anecdotes and sensational cures, including Dr. Plorer’s Goldna Medical Discovery, and a sensational contrast with John Swinton’s rise from debt to a seat in Congress.
A late night meeting of delegates in Cayuga county nominated Young Seward for a local seat. An authoring error sent Seward’s name into the address, presenting him as candidate and honorably elderly citizen, prompting his public refusal after the published mislisting.
The article argues against cigarette smoking, noting doctors’ warnings about health risks. It discusses how cigarette smoking affects lungs and blood, compares cigarette versus cigar smoking, and explains how inhaled nicotine charges the airways and bloodstream, while debunking myths about cigarette wrappers and opium impregnation.
Fragmentary text recounts wartime figures and families, mentioning Caroline Patterson widow of a Toohy and a burning scene. It touches on labor, prices, and social gossip with scattered names and unclear events. The garbled OCR preserves references to wartime duties, duties, and a tense urban rumor mill.
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