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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
8
The article surveys new uses for acetylene including an automatic vessel warning system using a Morse gear and a shore ladder sensor. It notes experiments with acetylene oxygen flames for roadside and mining lighting and discusses Edison type storage batteries and the promise of light weight, durable cells for auto use.
An editorial in the Ladies' Home Journal, as quoted, criticizes parents who pressure daughters with excessive study and fine arts training to make them "shine" academically and socially. It argues this spread of burdens harms girls by overloading them beyond reasonable schooling.
Professor C R Barnes of the University of Chicago, formerly Madison, warns readers about mushroom poisoning. He explains two main poison classes, the safe pasture mushrooms and deadly toadstools, and details symptoms, timing, and why tasting stewed samples is dangerous. He emphasizes that there are no universal tests and that distinguishing edible varieties when young is often fatal.
French anthropologists Gabriel and Al rion ce Mortillet posited a link between Europe and America via the British Isles, the Paroes, Iceland and Greenland. They situate this connection in the Challean epoch, which they date as ending about 150 thousand years ago.
A historical reflection contrasts Savonarola with Lorenzo the Magnificent in Florence. It recounts Savonarola’s stand against church and state corruption, his refusal to aid Lorenzo, and his ultimate execution in Florence on May 23, 1498, arguing for clergy to emulate his steadfast piety.
A collection of quips and witticisms from readers and bylines quotes from the Detroit Free Press Yonkers Bistesman Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph and others. The snippets cover duels language cake sentiments and wealth versus happiness in brief humorous exchanges.
The Mary Whitridge, once a renowned Baltimore clipper and fastest in Thomas Whitridge’s tea fleet, now tows coal as a grimy, decayed barge. Once the Denton and later bought by William H. Vanderbilt for transporting the Egypt Obelisk, the vessel boasts a storied past from swift ocean journeys to museum-like fame. Now owned by American Towing Company, she sits among the coast’s largest barges at 223 feet long, 32 feet wide, 13882 tons.
Edward Bok in Ladies Home Journal argues a core reading list for young men. He highlights the Bible, Shakespeare, a good dictionary, an encyclopedia, and Hoget u The saurity as foundational texts. The article emphasizes reading these works in a deliberate order to build profitable literacy.
Poetic verse describes a woman’s refined Easter attire and walking gown with dainty poise. She anticipates violets and praise, yet the expected bouquet does not arrive, leaving her dejected as she awaits his response to her apparent sweetness.
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