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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
6
The document records the Marfield city council session with motions by Aldermen Ilche and Guckenberger. It notes a vote approving contracts and site purchases, details zoning and donation resolutions, and lists clerk and inspector assignments. The minutes cover budget, payroll, and committee recommendations for the Upham Site contract and a ward-related hearing.
Misses Anna Kautzer and Ella Haag of Hewitt visited last Sunday as farmers reported corn remains unmeasured. School District No 3 began classes with Miss Viola Kohl of Rock as teacher. Last Wednesday Joh Zahradka of Lindsey was buried. The threshing machine runs at full speed in the area.
Marshfield residents will view Pershing's Crusaders at the Adler Theatre next Thursday and Friday. The United States Official War Film, produced by the Committee on Public Information under George Creel, showcases America's first year of war participation with footage by Signal Corps and naval photographers and French General Stam's cameramen.
Dr. Talcott Williams argues that Imperial Germany has long opposed liberty and democracy, supported massacres, plotted against nations, endangered American rights, and threatens world freedom. He warns Americans to confront Germany now rather than risk peril at home, citing past wars and the need to defend humanity's liberty.
Farmers are urged to guard stored crops against fire as a national and Allied priority. The notice cites lightning, defective ties and stoves, spontaneous combustion, careless matches, and sparks as major risks. It recommends removing inflammable trash, ensuring ladders and extinguishing gear, and installing lightning rods and conductors to protect farm buildings and their contents.
A wartime appeal by Paul M Warburg urges one hundred five million Americans to cut clothes spending by ten dollars to save over a billion dollars for war effort. He outlines economic ripple effects from reduced cloth consumption, including shifts in wool and cotton imports, transportation, and labor, stressing national sacrifice and coordinated citizen action.
Historical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by cleansing blood and healing mucous surfaces. It promotes quick improvement after two weeks of use and urges readers to buy from local druggists through CHENEY brothers in Ohio. It uses strong endorsement language spanning thirty five years of use.
The passage extols the value of shared experience over a single viewpoint and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds as reliable, prompt, effective, and pleasant to take, encouraging readers to try it based on wide use by thousands.
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