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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1885
Page
2
The article surveys varied topics from Berlin capitalists negotiating with Kin a Lappoto for a Congo state, San Diego construction, and rail links to Topeka Santa Fe. It includes weathered odds about banking notes portraits and a court case in Charlotte, plus seed vitality tests and industry news in Lancaster and Reading.
Miss Acyitia Boost of Monte rey died within twenty minutes after being stung by a bee. Jumbo the elephant was killed by a freight train near St Thomas. Mines at Ishpeming, Michigan, to resume with two hundred workers. Cincinnati Prices Current puts crop at 1.99 billion bushels up 77 percent. Garfield monument plans finalized in Cleveland with construction set Sept 3. Illinois convention for civil rights to meet Oct 1 in Springfield. New York Yacht Club race results and standard fleet salutes at finish. Corn yield forecast by western districts predicts one of the largest ever despite frost risk. Philadelphia iron and steel trade improves. seven bar-mills resume. Puritans vs Genesta second race decided in favor of American Craft. Diphtheria deaths in Quebec parish. smallpox cases rise in Montreal. mysterious illness in Clay county West Virginia claims many lives.
A sweeping list of incidents reports Logansport attorney Winn A Kearney jailed for horse theft in Indiana. A 14 year old girl arrested in Wisconsin for disposing of stolen horses. A coal mine fire near Seattle drives inmates to the woods. A minister Andrew Huston killed in Indian Territory by a relative. A New York gang arrested for dynamite store bombing. A Cincinnati fatal blow ends a dispute. A mutilated body found near Nashville. Burned saloons and mills cause heavy losses in multiple states. A Chinese loan plan and Caroline islands disputes bloom in international tension.
Treasury calculations show standard silver dollars worth 797-10 asori under London silver rates. Attorney General Garland bought a residence at Rhode Island avenue and Fourteen street, with cabinet members largely housed in the District.
A confused overheard exchange on Cass Avenue describes a question about a resident's white lady and a bell rung at dawn. The caller asks for the lady of the house while the maid responds with directions in a dialect.
The passage features a dialogue where Duscanberry reveals three marriages and Bromley comments on romance and humility. Duscanberry explains his wives shaped his outlook, culminating in a self confident stance toward others' troubles.
A Benson Lossing descendant riding a RnowWing on his father's farm was lucky when a rifle ball struck a four inch hickory stick in his pocket. The stick absorbed the impact and saved the boy from injury though he cannot identify the shooter or direction of the shot. He is unhurt and the incident remains unexplained.
In Forest City a resident with seven children endorses Ed Briar Cough Care after a home trial, claiming it reliefs coughs and colds without morphia or opiates and noting its pleasant taste. A separate note mentions cocoa in prohibition towns of Kansas allegedly linked to intoxication from milk content. A fox dog scene near Stinson, Georgia reports a fox caught after a chase of 230 to 300 yards. A Bible Revision Committee member recalls verses comforting two husbands who are deceased.
The Gladstone manifesto heals rifts within the Liberal Party as Chamberlain Hartington and Harcourt submit to the ex prime minister. It seals unity, curbs sectional aims, and signals Gladstone’s return to steer the campaign. The piece notes who gains from consolidation and the risk of disintegration without him.
The second international yacht race between Genesta and Puritan was decided off Sandy Hook last Wednesday. Puritan finished two minutes nine seconds ahead, keeping the American Cup in the country that has held it for thirty four years. The race is described as one of the grandest ever on American waters.
In a feature on pottery process the article describes factory work in which ware is prepared for firing. It notes the planning of clay blends and materials to fit kiln vitrification and discusses earthenware and early glass-like stages in production.
A humorous reflection on a newborn's impact in a home. It lists ways a baby disrupts routines and daily life yet rewards parents with joy, noting a baby brightens the home and eases a mother's burdens despite challenges. The piece centers on the special value of one’s own child.
An elderly Mississippi man known as Uncle Billy Stokes visits Matt Hiller’s store in Canton to buy axle grease. He shares a lunch of crackers with grease, exclaiming the cheese is the finest he has ever tested and praising the “ran spies.”
A story from Prince Edward Island notes a local girl from Rose Valley who, after inquiring about flour price at a Bredabane store, accepted a barrel of flour for nothing when offered. She pried the barrel into her wagon, then drove away amid spectators.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a Kentuckian told to act quickly for a situation. One man questions capability, and a terse exchange follows about taking charge, with uncertain resolve and a plan to deliberate later.
Three government directors and Chinese consuls conduct an inquiry into the Rock Springs outbreak. Judge Savage and M A Hanna hear citizens and miners about grievances. Officials report threats to property and plan to assist miners, with calls for U S court action and possible staffing changes at mines.
A case recounted by Colorado bailiff Matthew Adams highlights how circumstantial proof and mistaken identity can lead to wrongful conviction. Mills, accused of arson in Portland, faced a grand jury after denial and careful questioning, amid community doubt about his guilt.
A Portland warden recounts rescuing Mills, unjustly condemned for arson and death, after a confession by a later released highway robber revealed the real culprit. Mills’ faith and his wife and daughter endured through a year of solitary confinement and final harrowing moments at sea.
The article explores humor as the sixth sense, arguing many lack true wit while the minority sustains it. It discusses how some people use jokes to hide infirmity and how society rewards the entertaining fool, urging readers to recognize humor's value and its link to pathos.
A rustic dialogue describes Americans living fast, with a remark about sending two men to prison for ten years and one aging a hour later in seven. The fragment hints at differing cultural norms and time perception.
A muddled comic exchange in a Boston Haralsn item where a German asks for wheatcakes and the waiter mishears. The piece then shifts to a child named Johnny being warned about rain and swimming, with playful misunderstandings and folksy dialogue throughout.
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