Merrimack Social Roundup and Local Visits
Residents from Merrimack and nearby towns share visits and events. Mrs. John McLean Sr and Mrs. Marion Meikle spent weekend in Baraboo. Misses Lucy and Bessie Smith visited from Fronton and LaValle. A farewell party honored Miss Selma Gross as she heads to the University of Madison.
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John McLean Sr
Marion Meikle
Baraboo
Lucy
Bessie Smith
Ronton
LaValle
John Craig
Birchwood
Irene Smith
E. L. Gross
Selma Gross
Madison
Mystic Workers
Peterson and Son
Caledonia
Ill
Susie Smith
Charity Premo
Alice Truehl
Lodi
John Noyes
Belmont
Fred Noyes
Lawrence Leiser
Pittsville
Leo Whitcomb
Henry Pigg
Pracia
Lucille
Rice Lake
Lewis Premo Sr
Delton Notes and Local Happenings Sept
The column reports a well attended chicken pie dinner by the Ladies Aid at Picket Post hall with net receipts of 14 dollars. Fern Dell hosts a dance on Saturday. Arthur Reynolds builds a horseless carriage and plans an air ship. Lath mill sold to London buyers. Mrs. R A Vosler ill but improving. Pocket book with 14 dollars lost by Mrs. H Green between Kilbourn and home. not yet found. Local visits note Lute Reynolds family from Excelior to Alva. Gilbert Goman family from Barzboo visit Kilbourn area. Knapp visit to county seat. Riley Dickens and wife of Wausau visit last Tuesday.
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Watson
Fern Dell
Arthur Reynolds
Arthur
Jewett Cole
London
R. A. Vosler
Episcopal Church
Peter Flickner
H. Green
Kilbourn
Gilbert Goman
Barzboo
N. Goman
B. A. Knapp
Riley Dickens
Wausau
Lyons News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Sept 22 updates from Lyons note Mrs Heary Pigg of Merrimack and Grace and Warren Hathaway visiting at B F Ames. Mrs M J Prothero moves to the city living with daughter Mrs L D Stillson. Grant Fosdick of Winona calls on his wife and baby. Ernest Edwards returns from the West trip. A Lyon crowd attended Ralph Powell’s on Webster's Prairie Saturday evening.
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Heary Pigg
Merrimmack
Grace
Warren Hathaway
B. F. Ames
M. Jr. Prothero
City
L. D. Stillson
Grant Fosdick
the Electric Co
Winona
Ernest Edwards
Lyon A
Ralph Powell
Websters Prairie
Carr Valley Social News From Sept. 22
Mr and Mrs J S Lewis from Belgium Wis visit relatives in Carr Valley and plan to move to Colorado for telegraph work. Mrs W Compton of Ironton visits her niece Mrs J Webb for a week. Mae Dietzman and Ella Fisher stay with relatives near Loyd. Amelia Tieding and August Hass visit Loganville relatives. Frank Dietzman begins sorghum making. Mrs W Bible is ill. Mrs J Webb and Mrs W Compton visit Mrs C L Pettit. Mr and Mrs H M Fisher visit relatives near Willow Creek.
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J. S. Lewis
Belgium
Wis
Colorado
W. Compton
Ironton
J. Webb
Mae Dietzman
Ella Fisher
Loyd
Amelia Tieding
August Hass
Loganville
Frank Dietzman
W. Bible
W. Campton
C. L. Pettit
H. M. Fisher
Willow Creek
Weinke Family Presents Sophia With Piano
North Freedom residents Mr and Mrs Herman Weinke hosted a presentation for their daughter Sophia as she received a Cable and Nelson piano. Music enthusiasts enjoyed a Fern Dell evening on Saturday with refined piano offerings.
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Herman Weinke
Miss Sophia
Cable & Nelson
Funeral of Ewalt Meyer in Reedsburg
The remains of Ewalt Meyer who died in a Welsh sanitarium arrived in Reedsburg Saturday morning. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Lutheran church and he was buried beside his parents in Greenwood cemetery. He was a fine young man with many friends who mourn his early death.
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Reedsburg
Ewalt Meyer
Wales
Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Local Notes From Witwen and Nearby Areas
Witwen residents report Sept 21 painting of barn and granary. Attendees joined the Spring Green fair last week on Wednesday and Thursday. Arthur Sprecher stopped work Saturday due to illness. Julius Hoppe bought a new rig at the fair. Minnie Hoppe returned Saturday from Brownsville after four weeks away. Roman Meyer and J. B. Meyer visited Sunday. H C Koenig did business at Prairie du Lac Saturday. B F Querhammer visited Mazo manie Sunday.
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Wm. Schweppe
Spring Green
Arthur Sprecher
Julius Hoppe
Minnie Hoppe
Satururday
Brownsville
Roman Meyer
J. B. Meyer
H. C. Koenig
Prairie du Lac
B. F. Querhammer
Mazomanie
Local Social Notes from Ebenezer Valley
Mrs. Ann Hanzer spent Thursday in Baraboo with sister Mrs. J B Ashley. Mr and Mrs R J Cole of Fort Atkinson Wis visited Hackett farm over Sunday. N H Smith has purchased Alvin Pettys property and will move to Baraboo in the future.
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Ann Hanzer
Baraboo
J. B. Ashley
R. J. Cole
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Hackett Farm
N. H. Smith
Alvin Pettys
Heating Plan Approved for State Aid at Carr Valley
At a school meeting last Thursday the Carr Valley district agreed to install a new heating and ventilation plant and buy required items to obtain special state aid.
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Carr Valley
Ice Cream Social at 8 Cobleighs Home in Webster's Prairie
Fairfield residents are invited to an ice cream social at the home of 8 Cobleigh in Webster's Prairie on Tuesday September 29. All are welcome to attend.
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Cobleigh
Webster’s Prairie
Only Education That Counts
A reflective meditation on true education, arguing that real learning lies in inner transformation. It cites Roger Ascham and contrasts rote study with education that becomes part of the mind, body, and moral nature.
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Roger Ascham
A Queer Form of Amusement on the Car
A woman wearing purple geraniums in her hat chats with a companion aboard a car. She recounts visiting a doctor and jokes about the waiting room, noting how patients loudly describe their ailments while she quietly sits near the transom listening to fusses.
Tin in Alpha Scorpii Atmosphere Reported
Observations of Alpha Scorpii from the Cape of Good Hope reveal a spectral line attributed to tin by an English astronomer. If confirmed, this would mark the first tin detection in a star's atmosphere.
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Cape of Good Hope
25 Photos 25c Postal Novelties by W G Smith
W G Smith offers 25 pictures priced at 25 cents each in five positions with five photos per position. Displayed at the Reinking Building, the service highlights a variety of postal novelties for collectors.
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W. G. Smith
Reinking Bldg
Notable Proposals Blur Lines Between Nobility and Heiresses
A cynical bachelor notes American heiresses rush to European nobility after trips abroad. He argues mothers push for titles to avoid shame and to match social prestige, recounting daughters who failed to secure a duke or count. He mocks the pursuit as common among wealthy families.
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Europe
Prince Petit
Lord Lacland
Count Sage
Mamie
Umbrella as Roof for 20 Years in English Woods
An old English man living thirty miles from London endures twenty years in a wood under an umbrella. He reports no illness, no taxes, no wife, and no need for fire or money. He sleeps with a boot sack and mackintosh under his umbrella when night falls.
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London
Eng
Uniforms and honor in military life
The piece argues that dishonorably discharged soldiers and sailors sully the image of the uniform. It condemns exposing disgraced service members publicly and warns they harm the military profession and the reputation of worthy, serving personnel.
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Army
Joy to the Fat Man in a World of Schemers
The piece contrasts the contented, well fed man with the thin nervous conspirator. It argues the fat man supports orderly government and commerce but does not join revolutions or violent uprisings. The text frames fatness as a critique of political extremism.
Man the Driver Says Women Can’t Drive Better Than Men
An Atchison Globe quote argues men will not admit a woman can outdrive them. It mocks female circus horse riders and asserts the man’s skill remains superior. The piece suggests a man who yields to a woman driver loses respect and should reveal “I am in love” or “I have rheumatism in my fingers.”
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Atchison Globe
The Ice Napoleon Breakfasts on Yacht
A wealthy ice magnate, dining aboard his yacht, remarks on the poor as a sweatshop worker visits the office to seek help for his sick babies. The magnate contemplates rising costs and orders a twenty percent price increase to be wired to headquarters.
Bismarck’s Reverence for Nature and Life’s Vastness
The statement recalls Bismarck’s daily country walks and his view that loving nature required faith. He reflected on the vast activity in a single square yard of grass and the notion that an all seeing Eye observes every living atom.
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Bismarck
School children carry money to class many with large sums
A New York teacher frets over daily thefts as pupils bring money to school. She notes most bring some amount, with some girls concealing 20 to 30 dollars in clothing. Mothers promise to curb allowances, but coin flow persists despite efforts to stop it.
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New York
timid girl warns off persistent admirer in building hallway
A reserved young woman complains of a man following her and waiting near her door. She asks the hall boy to remove him, but is told he lives on the building’s third floor and has a right to be there.
Old Gloves at Union Station Reveal Missing Fingers Mystery
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports at Union Station ticket office there are 50 to 60 old gray suede gloves, mostly lefts, with many missing fingers. Ticket sellers note men leave one glove behind as they pay, making matches unlikely and leaving most gloves wasted.
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Union Station
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Woman of Stenay Legends A Lorraine Heroine
In Lorraine the Women of Stenay is revered as a national heroine. During the Napoleonic wars Austrian soldiers demanded wine, she supplied a cask and toasted them. Moments later 400 soldiers writhed in agony, she declared they were poisoned, cried Vive la France, and died.
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Lorraine
Stenay
France
Birthplace of the Icebergs from Greenland
The article notes Greenland as the birthplace of nearly all icebergs feared by mariners. It compares Greenland's vastness to New York's 47,000 square miles and explains glaciers move away from the center, crowding ice toward the coast where icebergs form.
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Greenland
New York
Mariner
St. Nicholas
Editor Rejects Poetry Offer With Ten-Pound Minimum
A long haired man presents a manuscript and asks about poetry purchase. The editor says no major buys now, only small occasional deals to please friends, but never below a ten pound minimum. The caller leaves.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Auctioneer and Letter Carrier Exchange Orders
A letter carrier greets an auctioneer with the line I do as I am bid and the auctioneer replies I do as I am directed. The exchange continues with similar phrases signaling obedience and a fiendish grin.
Colorful dialogue on race and perception
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt features Gray claiming to feel blue about being perceived as white, and Brown arguing that feeling blue due to whiteness signals green temperament or yellow streak, presenting a satire of racial attitudes.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
New Servant Seeks Place But Faces Household Tension
Dialogue notes a new servant asking how she will fit in with the household. The butler predicts she will get along with the master but may clash with the mistress, hinting at domestic dynamics.
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Butler
Master-Joblots Reflections During a Lesson
In a classroom exchange Master-Joblots, a senior, is scolded for wandering thoughts during a lesson. He rhetorical-asks about his face without whiskers, reflecting on temper and discipline in the learning environment.
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Joblots
Widow vows to break her husband’s will
Mrs Smythe, described as a young widow, declares she will challenge or break her husband's will. The exchange implies prior rumors about timing or motive around the marriage and the will.
Wanted Young Men for Firemen and Brakemen
Advertisement for National Railway Training School offering home study by mail to train as firemen or brakemen. Provides free information and assistance in securing employment. Mail to 876 Robert St Room 235 St Paul Minnesota.
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National Railway Training School Inc
Robert St
St. Paul, Minn
For Sale Rhode Island Reds and Partridge Cochins
Extra fine Rhode Island Reds and Partridge Cochin fowls for sale. One Green Bone mill barely used. Prices reasonable. Must sell at once. Call or write Jas. McWilliams La Valle Wisconsin. Also Hillside Shropshires yearling ram and ewes in Baraboo Wisconsin. J C Payne 522 Second St.
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Rhode Island
Jas. McWilliams
la Valle
Wis
Hillside Shropshires
J.C. Payne
Second St
Baraboo
Colts for Sale Offer Near Linen Mills
A classified notice advertises colts for sale including a 12 year old and a yearling. Inquiries directed to Christian Kramer near the linen mills for details and arranging purchase.
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Christian Kramer
Wanted a couple of roomers for particulars at news office
Short classified notice inviting a couple of roomers to inquire at the news office for further particulars.
Six Room House for Rent in Baraboo Address 618 Sixth
Six room house for rent at 618 Sixth street. Inquiries to G W Harrison Baraboo RI or phone 157 Fairfield. Copyright policy page text referenced.
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Sixth Street
G. W. Harrison
Baraboo
R. I
Fairfield
Ninth Avenue
Ruggles
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