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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
7
The narrative recounts a buffalo herd encounter near Chimney Lock in 1849 with a rider Witcher fending off a stampede by skill and knife work, a dangerous near-miss at sea involving an eel confrontation, and a vivid scene where a dock worker ends the eel caper with a blade as a crowd reacts to the spectacle.
A crowd watches an elderly Afro American man on the Joy Line pier at West Street as he nets a large blue eel. He applies a ritual preparation, uses bait thrice, and exclaims cudey cudgy while pulling the eel to the surface. A nearby man questions the act as others react with mixed amusement.
In a New York Recorder spoof, a man frets over missing parcels tied to his bundles while riding a train. His friend questions fear, a woman in a white channel dress enters, and a panic over lost items grows as the train slows. The scene ends with the man planning to exit before danger rises.
An antiquated description explains tiger netting practices used in My sore, detailing thick nets, materials like bulf anch reps and cocoa nut Aber, and two methods to trap tigers. It notes native Oopligas with eight foot spears, and mentions tigers sometimes resisting but panthers leaping over nets. Netted tigers may be kept several days before shooting or freeing.
The passage describes a method to trap a dangerous animal using a circular netted enclosure about 61 yards in diameter formed from doubled netting. The net is closed into a circle, surrounding a 10 to 15 foot wide belt to clear wood around, then choppers enter to cut two openings. The plan hinges on the creature remaining hungry and guarding the enclosure, with danger implied if animals are forced to venture inside.
New York sees a trend to purify gardens and abolish flying pictures as living pictures become popular novelty acts. Actors replace painted frames in a large stage with electric lights, drawing curtain reveals a live portrayal of famous works. Debates arise over artistic value versus moral impact, with critics split on whether such displays aid or corrupt imagination.
A convoluted remark notes herbal tonics and digestion aids claimed to strengthen Blood in Fertile potions. Mentions Kennedy winning a Kansas City three mile handicap, hotel diners lamenting undercooked meals, a fire in Clinton Tennessee causing $40000 damage, and a man in Bonham Texas killing himself after slashing Mrs. Martin’s throat.
Free to Our Readers notes bloomers Bloomingdale Bros Julia Byenne on Fifty-ninth Street offer half price dry goods with a free illustrated price list. In other items a seed company advertises Salzer seeds and a postal catalog. News items report tax collection doubts, Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, and the death of Edward Priestly by suicide and John Newell of the Lake Shore road by apoplexy in Ohio.
A German congregation in Grosslasch sought a second church bell. Schoolmaster Gottfried Hayn planted and cultivated surplus corn from a single stalk, then shared seed with farmers. Over years the crop grew until funds were raised to buy a bell with its story and birthday engraved, as reported by the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A garbled note mentions Hall's Catazin Cure at 75 cents and a newly found blunder tied to a racist bill. The item notes a possible restriction on unloading auriracite coal, reflecting a troubled public issue.
An elderly citizen argues against an income tax proposal, while a younger man counters with tax fairness concerns. The exchange highlights differing views on taxation and personal burden, reflecting local opinion about the potential levy and its impact on income.
A vintage advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative offering comfort, improved health, and relief from cold symptoms by cleansing the system. It credits the California Fig Syrup Co. for manufacture, notes bottles priced 50c and $1, and warns against substitutes.
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