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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
11
An ad touts Tyree's Antiseptic Powder for children's summer skin ailments with claims of quick relief. It promotes use by druggists at five cents and offers samples from J. S. Tyres, Chemist, Washington, D. C., while a Victorian style note advertises novelty works by a Red Zah author and an American girl narrator.
A classroom scene shows a teacher praising foreign songs in America. During Harry's turn a student asks the cost of two guinea worth, and Harry replies with a quip about a dollar and a half a day, reflecting playful slang of the period.
Important advances include the tuberculosis registration law of Colorado subsidies for local hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin an act to establish county hospitals in Indiana and the creation of state tuberculosis prevention bureaus in Ohio and California.
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London Gia Como Giamician predicted future fashion where dresses change color with surroundings. He cited phototropic colors that shift with light intensity, enabling apparel to brighten from dark to light as environments change.
Farmers are urged to prop overburdened branches and harvest fruits like apples pears and peaches to prevent limb breakage. Many growers lack time for this work, so half day jobs and daily trimming are advised to save trees. Clean up fallen fruit, smother pests by burying waste, remove fall web worm colonies, and ensure pears ripen properly.
The piece argues bad roads burden farmers with higher hauling costs and wasted time, while well kept highways boost town proximity, property values, and social life. It extols improved hard road beds as beautiful and enduring, inviting outdoor enjoyment and faster access to markets and neighbors.
Well rotted stable manure serves as a local fertilizer for strawberries. If coarse manure is used it should be plowed and allowed to rot before planting. Barnyard manure can act as a complete fertilizer when applied in sufficient quantities, supplying plant nutrients and improving soil texture.
Instructions advise renewing an old strawberry patch by mowing off old runners after harvest, removing plant material, and plowing out the bed while leaving runners to renew. Subsequent steps call for clean cultivation to form a new patch.
A drag on a dirt road in good condition helps prevent ruts mud holes and dust. It offers reliable service at low cost and minimizes future maintenance issues for smoother travel.
Veterinary bulletin notes sudden lameness in cattle from tiny skin abrasions that allow germ entry from soil and manure. Mud and dirty stables worsen infection. treatment includes cleaning, pine tar, and dressings with iodoform and boric acid. Recovery is possible in a week with early, persistent care.
Kansas Agricultural College conducts an ongoing trial with twenty colts to compare purebred Clydesdales Percherons and Belgians against grade counterparts. One group feeds oats alfalfa hay and corn fodder while the other receives a modified ration.
The text notes alfalfa fodder for the lot and corm fodder during pasture work. Colts are fed in an open shed and kept outside by day. Coats are heavy and condition is good. Lots split into five purebred and five grade groups, five Gillies and five horses. Question arises if purebreds have the same development opportunity as grades, linked to feeding as well as breeding.
A faded text offers practical stock keeping advice. Emphasizes profitable gains from young animals and improved sires, water for horses, and careful feeding. Stresses timely pasture use for hogs, summer dust bedding, and steady pig growth to boost future profits.
The road drag is a simple instrument whose use at the proper time yields results so remarkable that many observers are astonished, especially those who lack familiarity with its effects.
A terse aphorism notes that any rugged improvised bridge whether a spit Tog rope plank or old iron rail can perform the needed crossing. The message stresses practicality over material value in building enablement.
A humorous remark from Stray Stories ponders optimism. It defines an optimist as someone who believes adding the word Urgent to a letter will hasten its delivery, lampooning timing and mail haste with light satire. The quip reflects classic newspaper wit and storytelling style.
A terse exchange reveals lax phrasing as one man explains missing a water waron event due to crowded conditions. The other offers a weak justification about being unable to get sent, highlighting tension and unclear responsibilities in the incident.
A wildlife joke items the scene as a woodpecker relentlessly pecks at an iron trolley pole while observers joke over the bird’s stubborn persistence and the unlikely target of its effort. The exchange captures a light moment amid daily life.
In New York a man named Howard argues that happiness hinges on personal style and delicate craft. He stresses that joy comes from balance between appearance and skill, highlighting the role of barbering and grooming in daily life.
A Western bishop recalls a general East meeting where a New England family claimed Pilgrim roots. His wife questions the claim, noting the scent of the Mayflower, while the bishop humbly accepts the rebuke. The tale illustrates cautious humility toward old-line pretensions and regional pride.
Dialogue captures a courtroom sting with Crabshaw mocking fashion judgments and a judge remarking on gendered perceptions. Sanford questions whether attire reveals character while Crabshaw quips about judging a woman. The scene pivots on social attitudes and humor in verdict-like exchange.
Obitasu News reports a terse, era flavored exchange about worthiness and domestic plans. The snippet hints at repairs or improvements discussed between a mother and another party, with a character named Obitasu News providing the overheard line.
A humorous exchange shows a child's request for an ice cream sundae met with a patient reminder that it is only Tuesday. The vignette captures a light domestic moment and a father's gentle humor.
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