Township license resolution sets fees and rules
A 1908 Gogebic County township resolution details licenses for hawkers peddlers and vendors. It lists tiered fees for traveling with horses or vehicles and for selling wares on streets and public spaces, plus prohibitions on transfers and certain sales. Penalties include fines up to fifty dollars or up to ninety days in jail, with effective date set twenty days after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gogebic County
A. D
Cnns
C. Jones
Harry W. Barron
Matt Pors
Ole Walluerg
Scott's Emulsion Promoted as Household Remedy
A dated advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypo phosphites as essential at home. It claims to cure hard cold, strengthen delicate children, rebuild frail parents, and serve as a standard treatment for throat and lung ailments, urging every household to keep it on hand.
Restorative Dr Shoop’s New State Treasurer Cited
The article lauds the new state treasurer as capable and in control of departmental affairs. It urges the legislature to heed Governor Warner’s recommendation to advance voter enrollment dates beyond current statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoo
Shoop
Oper
Warner
State legislature opens session with busy agenda
Lawmakers begin their session with plans to address many issues and seek to conclude before spring plowing ends. Members are noted to work for salaries this term and aim to finish by the onset of spring planting.
U S Donation To Italian Earthquake Sufferers Shown
The United States has sent over 100000 dollars to Italian earthquake victims. It is described as the largest contribution from any country and was dispatched immediately after the news reached this country. The act is praised as a kind gesture reflecting national generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Would Be Quite Enough Proposal Puzzle
A fragmented dialogue shows a proposal exchange where an acerbic response questions fairness and self support. The garbled text hints at a marriage proposal and the acceptor’s concern about mutual support. No clear names or places are identifiable in the readable fragment.
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Shah
Colored Diamonds The Rarest and Most Beautiful Stones
The article surveys colored diamonds, noting red stones as the rarest and most lovely, with 10 carat red diamond once owned by the Russian emperor bought for 100000 dollars. It covers blue, green, and rose varieties, museum holdings in Paris Dresden Vienna, and historic tales including the Pigott diamond’s destruction after Ali Pasha’s death.
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Russia
Paul
Bismarck
Hope &Bismonda
Museum of Natural History
Paris
Dresden
Museum of
Vienna
Vergil von Helmreicher
Brazil
India
Ali Pasha
Resnid Pasha
D’anglas
The Smallest Ship The Portuguese Jellyfish Sailor Vessel
The smallest ship that sails the seas is the tiny Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish with a five inch sail. It navigates tropical oceans using a saillike membrane and a nervous filament battery that stings like a wasp. It travels only on the surface, moving by its sail, and is feared by sailors for its painful venom.
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Physialia Arethusa
Agassiz
South Atlantic
South Pacific
Indian Ocean
Professor’s startling forecast on women workers in America
A Wisconsin professor argues that America faces a future where women aged 15 to 23 join industrial work, potentially transforming gender roles and family life. He predicts a shift toward masculine, broad-shouldered laborers and urges scrutiny of industrial gender dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Russ
University of Wisconsin
America
Russia
Kuss
Philadelphia
Humorous Aphorisms From An Ashland Globe Column
A collection of light sayings about marriage, money, and daily life drawn from a late 19th or early 20th century local paper. It skewers husbands wives teachers and fashion with wry, often blunt observations. The piece reads as a humorous miscellany of social commentary.
The Ladybird Helpful to Gardens and Florists
A historical note praises the common ladybird for its insect eating habits, detailing how larvae and beetles prey on aphids on chrysanthemum leaves. It notes the plant protection role, the aggressive hunting behavior of the larva, and the cultural reverence for the insect in Europe and India.
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Pew
Everyschody
Italy
France
Germany
India
Unclear fragmentary text from historic page
Fragmentary OCR text contains garbled names and phrases with no coherent event or date to summarize. No identifiable people, places, or actions are discernible for a proper news item.
The Meme Portrait Gallery in a Southern Home
A flustered exchange centers on two black silhouettes of revolutionary ancestors and a gallery of photographs. Cora the maid asks if the figures are black, while the mistress explains their lineage and praises a famed painter Rosa Bonheur, provoking further curiosity about race and art in a domestic setting.
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Cora
Mary
Det Picuret
Coreith
Susan
Rosa Bonheur
Mies
Jennie
Odd Sayings and Social Snippets From a Candid Column
A fragmented collection of aphorisms and quips on family life gender roles and social norms. The snippets touch on marriage parenting child behavior holidays and manners with a humorous if dated tone typical of a society column.
Quotations on Virtue and Self Control
A compilation of maxims urging integrity duty and self reliance. Quotes span honesty justice wisdom from Epictetus Sprita Ruskin Newton Garibaldi Washington and others, stressing personal responsibility and steadfast character.
Just Going To A Neighbor or Business, A Satirical Line
A reader’s collage shows repeated phrases “just going to” followed by a string of failed intentions and misfortunes. The piece implies a critical look at aimless plans and sudden reversals affecting daily life and business. It ends with a historical tone and references Success Magazine.
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Sorat
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Scott
Qoct & Bowne
Pearl St
New
Dr. Shoop
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Revs
Dame
Swamp-Root
George W. Swords
Simon Flexner
New York
Aureliea Sehail
Lse
Crape
Chevalier Rayand
Beranger
Napoleon
St. Helena
Dieppe
St. Bartholomew
Atchison Globe Lights
Urer
White Les
DeWitt
Torsten Eggen
Bessemer
Michigan
SAGES
Courag
Mansfield
Thurston
Epictetus
Sprita
Syrus
Steres
Montfort
Guaribaldi
Newton
Hitchecock
George Washington
Carlyle
Herbert Spencer
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