Christmas sales and local notices from Aurelia area
Local brief items report Santa season promotions at Pierce & Son and Aurelia Quality Bakery with 10c cookies and thimble gifts. Also noted are building updates, harvest and weather prep, visits from relatives, charity events, lodge notices, and early winter commerce including Wisconsin Lumber Co storm sash orders and Lutefink shipment arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce & Son
Otto B. East
Aurelia Lumber Company
Darby & Wagtaff
W. H. Edson
Lewis
Char
Buddenhagen
R. W. Morrill
Storm Lake
Aurelia
American Legion
Edison
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Darby & Wapatalf
Opinions React in Emerson’s Insight on Judgment
A concise reflection on how speech reveals character. Each opinion a mirror to the speaker, shaping perception and self-revelation. Emerson notes that words enact judgment and expose will, whether chosen or compelled, and returns the gaze to the speaker.
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Emerson
Badgitis Divorce Joke Surfaces In Courtroom Exchange
A humorous exchange depicts a wife explaining her husband suffers from badgitis a condition where he neglects work and home due to constant public welfare committee meetings and visiting dignitaries. The judge is drawn into the lighthearted moment as the case unfolds.
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M. W. of A
S. A. Nystedt
Larson Bros. Billiard Hall
Sam Holmes
Storm Lake
Volkerts
Glenn Parker
Knights of Pyrthias
Battle Creek
Melvin Royer
Fonda
Dan Roger
Robert Parker
Alta
Wm. Glawe
Philathea
Maude Morgan
Elvina Dieterich
Morgan
Badgitis
Whither Are We Drifting Phrase Origin Hint
A playful exchange cites the old phrase Whither Are We Drifting and jokes about its origin. Twobbie and Godspur quip that editors still draft editorials with that title. A Birmingham, Ape Herald attribution teases Noah as the likely first speaker.
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Mr. Twobbie
Mr. Godspur
Noah
Birmingham
Ape. Herald
The Fortunate Youth Wedding Joke
A Richmond Times Dispatch quip recalls a wedding scene with a joking line about partners who cook and a father relieved by the eldest daughter leaving. The exchange frames the event as a humorous social moment rather than a reportable incident.
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Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Higher Economy and Living With Less
Dialogue contrasts a fiance with a small salary and plans to economize by removing many desires. A proposed builder or craftsman figure is referenced as using tools to construct homes, hinting at practical thrift and shelter-focused ideals.
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Jack
A Disappointment in a Private Conversation
Mrs. Torkins chides Charley for ignorance of relativity, noting disappointment in his reduced concern for her opinion. The dialogue showcases a domestic exchange on scientific topics and personal regard.
Too Changeable Mistress Weather Barometer Banter
A mistress asks her maid to read the barometer for umbrella plans. The maid warns against trusting the volatile instrument, comparing it to the weather itself.
Two Good a Shot and a Bull's Eye Payback
Quote style exchange about a sharpshooter named Brown who hit the bull’s eye on the first try during practice at a country place. The remark ends with a quip that he had to pay for the bull, implying a humorous consequence or joke.
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Brown
Be At Work Note Sparks Typist Slips
A workplace notice about required duties created confusion when a missing space altered the message. The boss and typist discuss posting to employees and correcting the error.
Scientists Question Newtons Gravitation Theory
In a lighthearted panel, dialogue contrasts a claim that Newtons gravity is proven false with concern over Sir Isaac Newtons title, reflecting a humorous front-page exchange in the Boston Transcript.
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Sir Isaac
Boston Transcript
Making the Rounds in a Society World
A whimsical exchange about tea drinking and social status reflects on the need to attend events to be deemed acceptable. A poet proposes that four gatherings are enough to earn meals, while the road scene warns motorists to stay polite to avoid trouble with plainclothes officers.
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Tin
Wanted to Know First Actor Questions Manager on Fow
The dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows two actors debating the manager’s plan for the part. The first asks about a role and the manager’s intent, while the second teases whether the decision is to sack one or keep two actors.
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Jim
Boston Transcript
Skeletons and bones described in a lab class
In a psychology class Mary explains a skeleton is bones with the label rubbed off marking the specimen as a generic cast or model used for study.
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Mary
The World’s Only Woman Bird Surgeon Miss Virginia Pope
The article profiles Miss Virginia Pope of New York as the world’s only woman bird surgeon. She treats bird ailments at any hour and runs a bird boarding house for canaries and other pets, currently caring for about 700 birds with plans for a larger three story hospital.
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Virginia Pope
New York
Miss Pope
Figs Flourish in Poorest Soils of Southern Italy
Consul Homer M. Byington of Naples notes that fig production serves local consumption and export in southern Italy. Fresh figs feed the poor and dried figs store well, with value since they grow on land too poor for other crops. Trees line steep hillsides in small terraces. Landowners often contract with farmers to plant figs, taking the crop for years and restoring the land later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Homer M. Byington
Naples
Italy
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