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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1914
Page
4
9:45 Sunday School 10:45 preaching Pass it On 4:30 vesper What Should Concern Me Most 7:00 Christian Endeavor How every Christian Can Be a Missionary Public invited. special day of prayer observed Sunday Oct 4 1914 Pastor F Halsey Ambrose remarks.
Oregon City built a two level town with a hydraulic elevator to connect business and residence districts. The 105 foot tower serves a car carrying 20 persons, but litigation by property owners blocks construction of the tower to bluff bridge.
Stratford Wis Sept 22 State Secretary Otto P Seifriz of the Catholic Family Protective association organized a Stratford branch Monday with officers Rev Fr Forster president Miss Elizabeth Drexler secretary Mrs E Laessig treasurer and John Fischer delegate. The society across the state shows good appeal and both sexes are eligible.
H. McGarr of Rose Bros dress goods department has a son at Stevens Point who raises homing pigeons. They carried out an experiment Monday morning, releasing the birds at 6 40. The birds headed east and arrived during the morning train. One reached 7 75 oclock and the other at 8 25, covering about 32 miles in 1 15 and 1 45 respectively. One pigeon is Rhode Island bred and the other from Pennsylvania.
George Thuse of 307 W A Street Marshfield reports persistent backache and weak kidneys improved after using Deans Kidney Fills from Bexton’s Drug Store. He previously recommended Doan’s Kidney Pills and now repeats the endorsement. 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Old classified fragment lists sale inquiries for a Howse dog and mentions M E Kieffer 804 South Vine Street. Also notes two modern houses with hot water heat and office space for rent at 508 Marshfield, with applications to P A R KR Williams and others. Ends with dated postal note and names Bent G O singer Lela Lal Alice.
A 1911 spring meeting sparked the Camp Fire Girls movement to emulate scouting for girls. By late 1911 the organiz ation covered all states with 4 041 guardians and 60 000 girls enrolled. Key financial backers included Rockefeller and Sage families. the group promotes home and social life with local leaders, weekly meetings, and rank awards.
A historical outline describes Camp Fire or Camp Fire Girls awards for everyday life skills. It details boners and rankings for cooking bread and coke, vegetable prep in multiple ways, neighborly help, budgeting, room care, baby care, folk songs, hosting, and keeping accounts. It notes progress through Health Craft to Patriotism and potential bracelets as honors, with a large number of such awards and a governance by a national board.
The Republican county committee met at the Grand Rapids courthouse and chose officers for the fall campaign against the Democrats. R. J. Andrews of Marshfield was named chairman, Chas. E. Briere of Grand Rapids secretary, Henry F Prenke of Grand Rapids treasurer, with an executive committee including J. M. Cohan, B. M. Vaughan, C. A. Jasperson, Nash Mitchell, Amos Roll and others from Marshfield and Pittsville. The group plans to begin campaigning in October.
Louis Laemle hosted a Saturday style show for Marshfield women drawing praise from a large audience. Local young ladies featured in the ready to wear department on a converted second floor stage. A decorated central foyer paneled hall was lit to enhance costumes, with music by the Second Wardratic Orchestra.
Jacob Thomas received a fine bouquet recognizing his birth of a son and eighteen years of service at Rose Bros. Pat Wright planned a week with his mother before resuming studies at Lawrence College in Appleton.
F Lo Copp, Pillsbury salesman in this territory, recalls a sister’s story of Brussels industrial ruin after the German invasion. Her husband Albert Tincher, a brick manufacturer, saw his plant destroyed and property lost before he and his family came to America in steerage. He predicts a long, grim war ahead.
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