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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1882
Page
3
A jumbled collage of jokes, social quips, and humorous vignettes. Witty asides cover marriage, courtship, and daily life, with brief scenes of farm life, church, and flirtations. The piece strings together old-time humor, gossip, and travel anecdotes in a lively, if fragmentary, column.
Denver Tribune reports on a dramatic terrarium display where two tarantulas, a brown and a black variety, fought for six hours. The brown victor tore apart the black rival, leaving a scattered pile of limbs and a single carcass as spectators observed the brutal contest.
General Wolseley reports from Tel Amaria that British forces including the household cavalry, artillery, and 10 000 Egyptian troops pressed to hold ground after dam damage on the canal. He notes enemy artillery, reinforcements, and minor British casualties with plans to seize the dam at Molenke at dawn.
Reports from factories and creameries show butter and cheese production this season is one quarter to one third less than last year. High beef cattle prices caused many dairy farmers to sell cows in spring, June grass was poorer, and feed costs remained high, leaving herds undernourished.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer returns to Washington with two companions after a visit to the Northern lakes. They spent two days at Mentor with Mrs. Garfeld and family, finding cheerful healthful spirits, full of tender reminiscences and hopeful memories of old days.
A quirky Canada related note discusses toads near hives at gloamin noting their odd, praying like stance and predatory tongue. It then shifts to winter bee care from 29 years of experience, detailing hive prep, honey reserves, packing methods, and a heated-room experiment that saved most bees, with observations attributed to G. W. Zine.
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