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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
9
A sheltered rose longs for the wild world and yearns for freedom. Birds and bees visit, yet no happiness comes until a city man plucks the bloom to plant in a dim garden. The rose withers away, missing the wide sky and summer sun, and dies longing for the wild. Carrie Verner, Denver.
In dim late night streets a lone girl Jeann Bertin finds a lost manuscript by Henri Vidal titled From the World. She submits it under a false name Pierrette, is invited to read to Vidal, and later learns the manuscript is welcomed. A chance encounter with the young man who reads beside her leads to romance and an engagement as Vidal confirms his love and asks for marriage.
A sprawling assemblage of quotes shows President Mellen of the Northern Pacific discussing Northwest prospects with Wall Street traders. A broker sighs over farm yields, while a railroad man jokes about value. Admiral Dewey recalls a Chinese paper about a hen nest invention with a trap door and a silent drop, as a resident translates the odd tale.
The article outlines how pearl values rose as supply lagged demand, with marine sources shrinking to three-fifths and freshwater pearls dominating. It describes pearl types from mantle secretions, shapes like hinge baroque, and color ranges from opaque white to coppery red, noting discoveries from Ohio mounds to notable finds in New Jersey, Kentucky, Texas, and Aransas in 1897, plus historic shipments to European courts.
A garbled 18th century anecdote ties Marie Antoinette to the famed bread remark and contrasts it with a modern reaction. It mentions John Hancock signing the Declaration and a claim about “the dead is done” as a statesman’s fate. The piece blends history and journalistic flourish from the era.
A young man who proposed marriage as a joke faces social fallout after the betrothal pledge becomes real. The writer urges Sam to acknowledge the deceit, apologize, and withdraw honestly to avoid further harm to the woman. The piece condemns frivolous romance and promotes responsible conduct and apology.
A fragment discusses Sam contemplating a joke to provoke a quarrel with a young woman to avoid being jilted. The speaker suggests mocking a marriage proposal as a test, noting it would amuse Sam and be on a similar level to a serious proposal.
A vintage kitchen note describes preparing candied melon rind and pear preserves. Techniques include cutting honeydew into thin strips, making a light syrup, and cooking pears with oranges lemons and ginger to a thick jelly.
A compact look at Transcendentalism and Unitarian influence in Boston. It cites Dr. O. 5. Mrothingham and Father Taylor, contrasting public reception with Emerson’s view that essence of the new philosophy lay in omitting tradition.
In St Louis a novel exhibit next summer will feature houses built high in the trees. They aim to house two tribes of Filipinos living as in Luzon, with "Robinson Crusoe" style dwellings perched above ground. Bamboo ladders connect to earth as leaves shelter the thatched structures.
A report describes new paper cigars made by steeping paper in tobacco juice then pressing and cutting into leaf shapes. In New York a factory is said to be producing these paper staves as quickly as possible with an alleged inventor or maker noted.
A hustler challenges an indolent man about ambition. The man claims to be planning wealth through others work. He mentions Brown as someone who is “killing himself more fortune” and says his aim is to gain wealth by tying Brown’s widow.
A fragment discusses respect for judicial independence, arguing that the bench should not be swayed by politicians. It asserts the people oppose any changes inspired or promoted by politics and warns against politicians intruding into judicial matters. The note reflects concern over political meddling in judicial processes.
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