Barn Fire Destroys Simpson's Barn and Contents
Deliona and North Excelsior July 26 reports a barn owned by Wm Simpson burned with hay oats and farm tools inside. The house roof caught multiple times but was saved with effort. Loss includes about twenty tons of hay, corn, oats, machinery, and a calf. Mrs Christman of Minneapolis visiting. Ruth Sparks visiting sister. Small insurance on barn and contents.
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Christman
Minneapolis
Kidward Montange
Eugene Joph
Ruth Sparks
Paul Ellis
Black and White Couple Held on Vagrancy Charge
Frank Jackson from Ottumwa and his white associate Charles Boyd were jailed in Reedsburg after being found sleeping in freight cars and asking for food. Marshal Donahue arrested them, and Justice Sheldon ordered ten days in jail for vagrancy under state law.
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Reedsburg
Frank Jackson
Charles Boyd
Jackson
Ottumwa
Boyd
John Donahue
Justice Sheldon
Hardware on South Side Sold
The South Side hardware store owned by John Reuland was sold Monday to William Marriott of LaCrosse. Possession was taken immediately and stock is being invoiced. Marriott is the buyer’s son. the business was bought last year from A. H. Pratt. Marriott’s father was a former member of Marriott Brothers, once part of the larger Lettergren and Pittman store.
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South Side
John Reuland
William Marriott
LaCrosse
Mr. Marriott
Mr. Reuland
A. H. Pratt
Marriott Brothers
Lettergren & Pittman
Canning Factory Ends Pea Season After Record Output
The canning factory will close the peas season after one more day of work. It marks the largest season since opening with about 500000 cans sealed. Acreage reached 170 acres.
Mrs Thomas Mitchell Dies in Reedsburg Hospital
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell aged 23 died early Monday at Reedsburg hospital from convulsions. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs S B Noyes of Reedsburg and had been staying with them. The couple formerly lived in Baraboo and LaRue and her husband works in mines in Platteville. She is survived by her husband, a son, her parents, several brothers and one sister.
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Thomas Mitchell
Reedsburg Hospital
S. Bb. Noyes
Reedsburg
LaRue
Platteville
Baraboo
Mrs Coyne Helps Care for Ill Father at Vogel Home
Mrs Theodore Coyne of Chicago is at Henry Vogel’s 2201 Madison street Madison residence to aid in caring for her father Henry Tucker a year-long helpless invalid with no hope of recovery. family notes he has been gravely ill.
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Theodore Coyne
Chicago
Henry Vogel
Madison Street
Madison
Henry Tucker
Tucker
Miss Hamilton
Tillie White
Third Street
Baraboo
Fisher Bros. Postcard Tale of town and visitors
Tuesday notes mix fishing trips at Merrimack and a parade of residents visiting relatives, with social plans, ads for cough remedies, fur repairs, a 1909 blue book update, and local anecdotes about property and tribal history.
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Fisher Bros
Lueth
Louis Romelfanger
Merrimack
Preference Axiom Reflected In Women’s Foot Size Choice
A quotable saying suggests women favor delicate feet over a deep knowledge of the classics, implying a social value placed on appearance over scholarly familiarity. The remark frames feminine virtue in terms of physical trait preference rather than intellectual achievement.
On Doing Good Touching Lives with Godly Purpose
A compact reflection on bringing a rosy touch into others lives through good deeds. The quote by George MacDonald frames acts of kindness as collaborative work with the divine.
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George MacDonald
Nugent Sanitarium Advertises Alcohol and Drug Treatment
The Nugent Sanitarium offers scientific treatment for alcoholism and drug addictions, nervous diseases, and rheumatism. It presents inebriety as a disease that is curable, notes modern buildings, grounds, and complete bath and electrical departments, established 1900, and invites readers to write for a booklet.
Bromley Family Sparks Over Student Theme Critique
At the Bromley dinner table Albertine reveals a college instructor criticized her piece as limp crude and trite with no coherence or iridescence. The family learns the essay mirrors Emerson and Bromley fumes that the teacher is a chump for failing to recognize the author’s influence.
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Romley
Albertine
Dean Bradley
Bert
Nan
Mildred
Bromley
Mrs. Bromley
Emerson
Buildings as Confessions in Stone
The observer of buildings can read a builder s heart in the construction. Exteriors may show style while interiors reveal neglect and poor carpentry. If readers view a building as a confession in stone the industry could lift standards and honesty.
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Collier’s
Just Case of Wanderlust on a Southern Railroad Car
A family of six travels by rail with no clear destination. An observer teases the man about moving, prompting a dialogue on aimless travel and the idea that “if we keep on long enough we must get somewhere.” The exchange highlights a humorous take on restless wandering.
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Cherry Hill
Hellish Fashions and the Corset Craze
A satirical cartoon caption from Puck depicts Satan visiting a corset factory on Factory street. The demon and imp joke about women mobbing the shop for electric charged corsets, noting a French girl’s influence and the plan to spread deprivation among those deprived of the latest fashions.
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Factory Street
Imperial
Puck
Tell's Tower memorial to a famed St. Bernard near West Kirby
Built to the Memory of a Dog describes a seashore monument at West Kirby Cheshire in honor of the St. Bernard Tell praised as majestic and brave. The tower by the late J Cumming Macdona serves as a summer house with a vault housing Tell's remains guarded by an effigy of the dog.
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Tell
West Kirby
Cheshire
Eny
England
J. Cumming Macdona
Lightning Visits Gassin Church Steeple
Lightning struck the village church at Gassin near Toulon damaging the bell rail and door then lighting candles and rolling up the sacristy carpet while tearing open a candle cupboard.
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Gassin
Toulon
France
Strange Growth of Olive Trees
A curious olive tree feature is described where after years the large branches separate from the trunk and form as many as six or seven distinct trees within the original area, sometimes twenty feet apart.
Wife and husband clash over Votes for Women
Florence challenges Herbert as she reveals she wants a wife who is independent after attending a women’s club. He fears loss of personal liberty. she explains the desire to have him look back as a caring husband. He removes his badge. she resists.
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Weill
Florence
Herbert
Darling
Above All on Earth Is Man
A compact meditation on human supremacy featuring John Burroughs concept of man's boundless potential. It contrasts human limitations with innovative achievement, noting reason as the supreme gift that enables mastery of nature and global communication.
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Man
John Burrough
Atlantic
Gathering in the Shekels The Aberdonian Golf Fund Tale
A Lancashire traveler in Aberdeen describes Scots generosity as a golf prize fund contributor pays five shillings. The buyer learns the tournament occurred last Saturday and the solicitor reveals the winner was the contributor himself, saying simply I am the winner.
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Lancashire
Aberdeen
Tweed
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Porcelain Tooth Found Inside Hen After Loss
A woman, fond of deep breathing outdoors, loses a porcelain tooth from a bridge while tending a poultry yard. She fears a dentist visit but discovers the tooth intact inside a fat hen she planned to eat, restoring her gleaming smile.
When to Stop in Wealth and Labor
The piece argues against the belief that success requires continuous toil until death. It urges those who have earned wealth to retire from the commercial arena and spend remaining years in rational enjoyment and doing good for others.
Smallest Baby Whale Caught by British Trawler
The King James landed a baby whale in Grimsby, the smallest ever caught by a British trawler. Measured at only inches and about three pounds, it was identified as a whale by an expert, then sent to London laboratories for study.
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Grimsby
North Sea
Board of Fisheries
Fisheries Department
London
London Standard
Fashionable 500-button gowns spur marriage rush
A witty exchange reveals a girl accepting someone she does not love for fashion. She jokes that if 500-button gowns become trendy she must secure a husband quickly and put him in practice, while he questions lasting happiness with her.
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Devil’s Lake
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