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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
3
Readable fragments describe swans with migratory behavior and captivity in Britain, plus a dramatic, graphic narrative of Custer and Sioux engagements. The piece blends natural history with a stylized battlefield recount, citing plumage, breeding, and longevity of swans, alongside a vivid Civil War era charge and retreat scene with Indian forces.
The article surveys violence against Jews in Russia, noting international concern and calls for intervention beyond mere protests. It cites Armenian tensions, exposure of brutality, and a writer’s reflection on civilization’s failures while referencing Swinburne and contemporaneous geopolitical anxieties amid empire. The piece also recounts a curious horse-trading anecdote from Pennsylvania, illustrating communal distrust and legal prudence. It closes with a discussion of Africa’s isolation and natural barriers affecting civilization, invoking Stevens’s Africa River analysis.
A group of Black men clashed in a saloon on September 9, resulting in Thomas Burkner being shot through the heart and two others wounded while several more were cut. The incident sparked a general melee as bystanders witnessed the violent dispute escalate.
New York Irish societies hold emergency meetings to discuss grave crop failures in Ireland. Cables report weather and eviction-driven hunger risk, with Queen and British officials urged to act as famine fears rise. Irish groups in New York vow aid efforts while warning of potential mass suffering and unrest.
The article recounts Colonel Ingersoll’s defense of true oratory, arguing impromptu speeches are impossible and great orations come from the heart and disciplined preparation. It compares the making of speeches to painting, citing his Indianapolis and Cincinnati addresses and a tale of the famous Knight speech, with reflections on method and authenticity.
A mysterious discovery of a large gold field is reported with no exact location given. A Rapid City sayer notes several pounds taken, with four pounds yielding lasting value, sparking talk of a massive stampede if the site is revealed. The article mixes health cautions with the find.
Reed, named as an alleged train wrecker, appeared in Tallahassee court on September 1 denying guilt and claiming innocence. The proceeding involved a defendant linked to an earlier incident described in local reports.
A Lancaster Massachusetts family reunion on the sixteenth instant drew the Barnes family, eight children in all, under one roof for the first time in eighteen years. Mr and Mrs Jon a W Barnes married in May 1881 and showed remarkable longevity with fifty five years married and an average age of 50.3 years among kin, highlighting a life insurance appeal.
Marketing copy from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with a money back guarantee for cures of torpid liver and impure blood. It lists conditions claimed to improve or heal such as rheumatism eczema goitre boils and skin issues and asserts rapid healing under its benign influence.
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