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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
4
A garbled OCR page from The Marshfield Times covers varied topics from science experiments to social issues and court actions. It mentions stingless bees, a slave analogy, lawn care, a dust related sore throat, and a mix of local and international references with several incomplete names and dubious phrases.
W Vain Hoxie, a veteran hunter from Dixon's Crossroads near Panther Mountain, cornered by two attacking catamounts while returning home. He fought with a three-foot hickory club, sustaining severe scratches and bites as the beasts closed in, finally dispatching both with desperate blows and keeping his wits through a brutal encounter.
A quick acting seaman aboard the Santa Fe California Limited averted disaster near Mart Missouri when he and a courageous woman warned of a collapsed trestle on approach to a curved high span. Passengers and crew escaped as the engine crew and guards halted the train and saved many lives. A collection was raised for Mrs Mortusaci in gratitude.
Detroit police recount a tragic scene as Rose Hoan, distraught after learning of her lover George Ott’s death by gunshot, drives his buggy with his body beside her. Ott was due to meet Hoan at the depot and escort her to his parents’ home. A farmer later found Hoan near the Ott farm, in a nearly unhinged state.
A vintage guide notes mauve can brighten rooms when used wisely with dark woodwork and coordinated fabrics. It recommends mauve walls with chintz or floral patterns, lavender accents, and proper lighting. Also offers tips on making Indian Head cotton shades, curtain mechanics, and a few baking hints.
A fragmented OCR recipe lists steps for making macaroons with flour sugar spices and citron. The text mentions mixing ingredients including grated rind and citron, eggs and yolks, vanilla extract, and shaping into balls, rolling in sugar, and baking in a hot oven.
A reader recipe explains handling softened leftovers by grinding them with chopped rice, pepper, salt, curry powder, and parsley, binding with a raw egg, rolling in crumbs, and deep frying in lard. Cold cereals may substitute rice, though rice aids texture. note date and origin are unclear.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing butter with flour and eggs to form a smooth sauce. It mentions folding in silk and added yolks, seasoning with pepper, and thickening the mix. The text hints at parsley and a boiled egg component as possible additions.
A fragmented kitchen note describes an orange cake method using one orange for zest, sugar, egg whites, yolks from five eggs, milk, butter, and two large heaping spoons of baking powder sifted with flour. Bake in jelly mold. Filling calls for egg white beaten to froth with sugar and orange juice between layers.
Umpire Jim Johnstone reports that baseball crowds are kinder than in the past describing theater crowds as similarly temperate. He recalls a provincial troupe in Paint Rock where angry audiences pelted The Broken Vow with eggs cabbages and potatoes the hero avoiding missiles while the manager urged to keep playing despite a boot being thrown and later snatched from the wing with an umbrella.
The article argues Latin prescriptions obscure drug details and fees, urging patients to obtain translations. It urges readers to demand translated prescriptions to know ingredients, reuse past prescriptions, and possibly avoid repeated doctor visits and charges. It cites ethics and public responsibility in clarifying medical orders for individuals.
A fragmentary 19th century observance shows John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts fond of fishing and a legal case delayed by a polite ruse. An extracted letter reveals requests to continue a case Friday amid暗 sounds. A London burglar regrets reduced speed, noting he once could loot 20 houses in two hours. Riches bring new anxieties as warned by Goldsmiths.
In Washington James Wison, secretary of agriculture, touts the benefits of darum wheat, the wheat testing machine, and potash from granite. He predicts cheaper, better farm goods for all, while a humorous grocer anecdote hints at rising fruit prices and consumer demand.
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge recalls treating her daughter Tirthe's stubborn eczema with Cuticura Remedies after a prominent physician failed. Within six weeks the girl recovered fully and there was no recurrence. She also notes a boy poisoned by poison oak who, after using Cuticura, healed his hands and arms in about three weeks.
A sperm whale can stay submerged for about 20 minutes, then rise to the surface to breathe around 0 to 60 times, taking roughly ten minutes to complete the breathing sequence. The behavior outlines how the whale alternates between deep dives and surface respiration.
Fragmented text suggests a 1920s era notice on unconventional fertilizer from granite and a medicine advertisement. It mentions government plant industry, headaches remedies, and a betting note about dark horses. Names referenced include Lewis Side Winder and Peoria factory.
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