Notice of General Election in Sauk County 1908
Sauk County Wisconsin holds a general election on November 3 1908 for national and state offices and local seats including governor lieutenant governor secretary of state state treasurer attorney general insurance commissioner and legislative representatives. The notice lists terms ending January 1909 and specifies polling across towns villages wards and districts with relevant county offices open for election.
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Sauk County
United States
James O. Davidson
W. D. Connor
James A. Frear
Andrew H. Dahl
Frank L. Gibert
George E. Beedle
Congress
Grant
Crawford
Richland
Sauk
Juneau
Vernon
Iowa
Assebly
Baraboo
Dellona
Delton
Excelsior
Fairfield
Freedom
Greenfield Merrimac
Prairie du
Reedsburg
Pire
Sanford H. Wood
John E. Witwen
William W. Stackhouse
Geo. B. Gibbons
Circuit Court
James H. Hill
Ed. C. Gottry
Harry Thornton
Surveyor
Gustav Scharnke
Madison
Wis
Agricultural
State of
Wisconsin
Capitol
J. A. Frear
A. H. Dahl
F. L. Gilbert
Rupture cured in one treatment by Illinois specialists
In a 1907 Wisconsin session notice, joint resolutions discuss constitutional amendments. Patients claim ruptures cured after one treatment by the Illinois specialists at 18 W. State St Rockford Ave Rockford Illinois with statements of success and a booklet offer.
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State of
Wisconsin
Illinois State
State St
Rockton Ave
Rockford, Ill
Wisconsin Legislature Ends Debate on Income Tax Amendment
The 1905 Wisconsin biennial session approves an amendment to Article VIII Section 1 adding that taxes may be levied on incomes privileges and occupations with graduation and reasonable exemptions. The measure passes both houses and is signed at the Court House in Burlington on August 28, 208.
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Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
United States
Barto
Get Some Enjoyment Now Phrase Inspires Quick Happiness
A short upbeat exhortation urges living in the moment and seeking pleasure without delaying for future gains. It emphasizes seizing immediate joy rather than postponing happiness for plans or distant outcomes.
Advice Worth Listening To and Potential Growth
A motivational piece urges hearing all viewpoints even from questionable sources. It stresses valuing strong presentations of criticism, using it to identify and strengthen personal weaknesses, and to aid decision making in life.
Bells to be replaced by metal tubes in church steeples
Four St Louis clergymen predict bells will fade from church use within years. Trustees already favor metal tubes hung in steeples, struck by hammer, yielding clear notes that do not crack with weather and stay in tune. Tubes rival bells and resemble an organ pipe heard high in the sky.
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St. Louis
Friday and the Soothsayer
Two women seek a fortune teller praised by patrons. The seer urges them to visit Friday, noting many fear the day brings bad luck. She promises ample time and no rush for their fortunes.
Moon Deity Revered In Early Mesopotamia
The Moon was the chief among Mesopotamian gods due to its changing shapes and was highly revered. Babylonian temples at Ur and Haran were dedicated to moon worship, with the crescent symbol believed to avert evil and, with the star, form a word for incantation.
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Mesopotamia
Haran
Child Sticker Comment on New York Transport Relic
A five year old visitor from New Jersey reacts to West Street transport relics with surprise and humor. The child tugs at a priest figure’s coat tails and exclaims in wonder at the scenes of urban progress. The anecdote captures childhood astonishment at city life and mobility.
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New York
New Jersey
Hieratuer
SrAenon
4Th Street
Fourth Street
City Hall
Sixth Street
Third St
Bartlett & Booth
Baraboo Farmer Praises Doan's Kidney Pills for Years of Relief
P D Cramer of Baraboo Wisconsin recounts chronic back pain and weakness ending after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He recalls suffering for years, trying many remedies, buying at Evenson's Pharmacy, and endorsing the remedy at age seventy eight. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan's.
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Baraboo
Union
P. D. Cramer
Seventh Ave
Wis
Doan
Dean
Evenson’s
Oak Street
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Mean Joke of Doctor in Paris
A celebrated French physician Ricard encounters a stingy hypochondriac in Paris. The man seeks free advice and requests an examination by shutting eyes and sticking out his tongue. After ten minutes he opens eyes to find a crowd and Ricard missing.
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Ricard
Paris
Dr. Ricard
Crow Destroys Pheasant Eggs On Hackett Farm
A group of boys near a village found a pheasant nest on Albert Hackett’s farm north of town containing 13 eggs. After visiting daily, they saw a crow seize the nest and puncture every egg, leaving only shells. Rochester Herald Manchester Correspondent reports.
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Albert Hackett
Manchester
Rochester Herald
Statues to Women in London Highlight Few Names
In London streets only five statues honor women, four queens and Mrs. Siddons as the tragic muse in Paddington Green. Of 100 memorial tablets on houses for celebrated figures, four bear women's names Fanny Burney, Joanna Baillie, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Mrs. Siddons.
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London
Mrs. Siddons
Paddington Green
Fanny Burney
Mme
D’arblay
Joanna Baille
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Siddons
Blood Heat and Body Temperature Across Species
The normal human body temperature is about 98 degrees Fahrenheit and stays within one to two degrees in extreme climates. Mammals share similar temperatures, birds run eight to ten degrees warmer, while reptiles, fishes, and invertebrates mirror their environment with small variations.
The One Place Dictionary Answer
In a humorous line a cheerful speaker boasts that honesty and truth exist in the dictionary. A skeptical question prompts the punchline the dictionary is the source, and the speaker hurries away from the dining room.
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Thomas
French Economists Warn Birth Rate Decline
French economists express concern over shrinking birth rate and the impact on infant care industries. They cite decline as a systemic issue and convene a convention to discuss remedies and risks.
A Woman's Age Riddle Quoted by Globe
A witty quotation notes that to know a woman's age one should ask her sister-in-law, attributed to Atlas or Globe, reflecting playful gender humor in print.
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