The Selfless Life Says True Greatness Comes From Giving
Henry F. Cope argues that true life and happiness come from selfless service to others. He defines selfishness as the core barrier to growth, urging readers to abandon personal gain as the guiding principle. By opening the heart to the needy, one gains joy, purpose, and a richer life, while a life spent only on self ends in loneliness and loss.
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Henry F. Cope
Isaiah
Jove
Bret
Lfe
Feeds Five Thousand with Five Loaves and Two Fishes
In a scene echoing biblical miracle, Jesus halts the travel to bless and distribute as a crowd of five thousand is fed by five loaves and two fishes. The disciples prepare to depart for rest as evening gathers, but Christ signals a final instruction to them.
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Cyrua Townsend Brady
Ciesus
Glace
Christ
Hymns and Fragments of Grace in a World of Need
A sermon-style reflection contrasts sacred hymnody with social critique. It recalls the angelic hymn of praise and then presses to value every human fragment, urging mercy, humility, and the belief that Christ seeks none lost, urging kindness over judgment.
Don’ts For Churchmen And Religious Practice
A fragmented moral page cites proverbs on humility discipline and service. It emphasizes that true faith shows in actions not words, warns against self righteousness, and urges helping others as service to Christ. The piece blends aphorisms about honesty, restraint, and communal duty with cautions about pride.
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Heaven
Orless
Christ
Mechanical egg beaters imitate hand motion in Wisconsin
An inventor in Wisconsin improves egg beaters by moving back and forth rather than revolving, aiming to combine hand beating efficiency with machine speed. The device is held in one hand and operated by the other, promising rapid, thorough beating of eggs. Also includes Buttermilk Ice Cream and classic pastry recipes with step by step instructions.
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Wisconsin
Household Tips From A Past Era On Pantry Safety And Cooking
Practical advice on storing flour away from cooked foods to prevent odor absorption and contamination. Includes a salmon loaf recipe with salmon, eggs, bread crumbs, cream, lemon juice, and cayenne. Also brief notes on keeping books clean, using rice water for starching fabrics, stain removal, thawed faucets, and broom storage.
Guth Tries to Kill Sweetheart in Wisconsin Affair
In Wausau Wisconsin on April 10 1908 Louis Wolski wounded his sweetheart Hattie Majkowski 17 and shot at himself after liquor and his mother's opposition to the match. he was arrested minutes later by Patrolman Whitman and will recover the wounded girl and himself.
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Wlwauekre
Wis
Louis Wolski
Hadley Street Shooting Tragedy Ends in Troubled Call
A man shoots in his lover's home after a heated dispute with her parents opposing their relationship. The bullet remains in the young woman as doctors remove it and prepare for recovery at Mt. Sinai hospital. A violent quarrel erupted as the assailant threatened to kill if he could not have Hattie.
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Hadley Street
Aly
Arno W. Bratsch
Mra. Majowski
Rome
Hattie
Man shoots at girl then aims at himself after family disturbance
Louis Wolski kept a saloon and on a trip loaded a revolver. He fired at a girl, wounding her in the cheek, then confessed to shooting and tried to kill himself. Neighbors heard the shot, police were summoned, and Wolski was arrested after a scuffle.
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Martin Wolski
Wolski
Wasted Affection in Tasmania Sparks a Quick Kiss
A traveler in Tasmania spots a French man at a cabin door with the inscription Ici on carle, francais. The passing Frenchman rushes forward and kisses the landowner on both cheeks, prompting a stern rebuke. The amusing scene underlines lingering colonial frictions and mistaken kinship.
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Tasmania
Carle
French Inscription Sparks Confusion at Painter’s Shop
A colonial and a Frenchman debate a door sign that reads French is spoken here. The Fasmanian exclaims it means God bless my happy home, while a painter claimed it was Latin. The London Express notes the comic misunderstanding.
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Fasmanian
London Express
Fire sweeps Grivitz destroying one third of village
Crivitz in Marinette county faced near total ruin as fire swept through early today. Marinette fire department dispatched aid by train after a chimney started the blaze at the Catholic church. Thirteen buildings burned, losses exceed 30000 with partial insured recovery. Crivitz, known as Heist Junction, has about 700 residents, located 25 miles northwest of Marinette.
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Marinette
Wis
Crivitz
Milwaukee Road
Marinette County
Mee
Loas
Loppman’s Meat Marke
Iobane Bia
Theodore Kersien
Orivitz
Heist Junction
Munyon Weds Actress in New York Parlor Match
Mrs Pau line Metzger an Altoona actress wed Dr J Munyon of Philadelphia in Waldorf Astoria parlor yesterday. Metzger, previously seen in The Grand Parade on Eleventh Avenue in Altoona, later performed at Casino and Tippodrome in New York and starred in Charley's Aunt in 1906 07. The couple reportedly met at Palm Beach last winter.
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New York
Pauline Metzger
Altoona
J. Munyon
Philadelphia
Munyon
Neff
Carl Metzger
Metsger
Hilvee
Ptt
Tey
Arouse
Lene
Firat
Eleventh Avenue Opera Haven
New York City
Casino Theater
Tippodrome
Chicago
Munyou
Palm Beach
Divorce in Un Quese New York April 1
A divorce decision that attracted national attention was affirmed by the appellate divisions of the supreme court. Porter V. Rawson obtained a divorce from Mrs. George L. Browning of Madison Virginia. Eva B. Hill Ransom, wife of the plaintiff, had earlier divorced Browning. The Virginia action was by publication without service, raising a legal question likely to go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dowling held foreign decrees without personal service are not enforceable in the state.
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New York
United States
Supreme Court
Porter V. Rawson
Justices Dowling
George L. Browning
Madison
Eva B. Hill Ransom
Virginia
Washington
Ransom
Browning
United States Supreme Court
Ustice Dowling
Man Tied by Two Women in Fond du Lac Residence
Police found a man hogtied and bound hand and foot on a residence floor as two women stood nearby. The pair reportedly tied him after he refused to stop making a disturbance, rope removed from his legs but hands left bound until police arrival.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wyandotte Yard Launches 10000 Ton Freighter K Nettleton
Detroit April 11 The Wyandotte yard of American Shipbuilding launches the 10,000 ton freighter K Nettleton. The yard normally employs about 1100 men at full capacity, but all except a launching crew and a few repair workers were laid off yesterday. About fifty men remained on duty.
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Detroit
Mich
K. Nettleton
Wyandotte Yard
American Shipbuilding Company
Mayor Kent Litteman Fined for Street Assault
In Nellsville on April 10 Mayor Kent Listeman, a brewer, was fined in justice court for assaulting Charles Hudson on the street. The incident stemmed from tensions between temperance forces and saloon interests before the election after Hudson read a temperance meeting handbill recounting an article Listeman published backing saloon licenses. Listeman pleaded guilty, and the case stirred local excitement.
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Nbeillsville
Wic
Kent Litteman
Justice Court
Charles Hudson
Nellleville
Listeman
Hudson
Clubwomen to testify in Lake Mille will case
Thirty leading club women of Lake Mille testify in the probate contest over Mrs. C. C. Will’s will. They are expected to state she was mentally incompetent when drawing the will which cuts her son out and places $40,000 in trust, with bequests to the Tuskegee Institute and a local public library.
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Negro Institute
Will Cortested
Jefferson, Wis
Lake Mille
C. C. Will
Rogers
Willame
Tuskegee Educational Institute
Booker T. Washington
Fargo
Lake A
Four Men Wounded in Kenosha Victory Celebration
In Kenosha Wisconsin on April 10 four men were wounded during a Democratic victory celebration. Gerhard Buchmann fired an old buckshot gun into the air, causing shots to strike bystanders. Otto Welman, Engele, and Piller were among the injured, with two in serious condition.
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Jun
Kenosha
Wis
Gerhard Buchmann
Otto Welman Ha Santaee
Ed Engele
Piper
P. Piller
Perjury Charges Dismissed in Beloit Italian Voting Case
In Beloit Wisconsin on April 10 three Italian registerees facing perjury charges for the spring election were dismissed by municipal court or by district attorney John L. Fisher of Janesville. Fisher found the registration board aided by an interpreter who translated into English, which the registrants did not understand.
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Bloit Italien Ans
Beloit
Wig
Italien
John L. Fisher
Janeaville
State University awards contract for women's building
Madison sole bidder J G McCanty of Madison wins the $200000 contract for the university women's building with a bid of 17600. The project specifies Madison sandstone deemed superior to Bedford stone. Construction is set to finish in April next year.
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Madison
Wis
The
State University
J. GC. Mc Canty
Ongultin
Milwaukee and Fox River Electric Track Laying Near
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin officials report that track laying for the Milwaukee and Fox River Electric road will begin soon. The grinding for the line has started and yesterday stockholders and directors met to finalize steel laying arrangements.
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Milwaukee-Fox River
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Milwaukee and Fox River
Mail sacks stolen at Janesville depot in Wis
Two mail sacks containing eastern state mail were stolen from a depot platform in Janesville Wisconsin. The sacks were found ripped open and part of the contents missing as a special report from the city on April 0.
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Uncle Sam
Taneaville Depot
Janesville
Wis
Wisconsin Briefs From Cities Include Appointments And Arrests
STATE NEWS NOTE. Appleton Rev Dr Ortuk Colleges astor of Calgary church New York appointed rector All Sainan church this city. MADISON Glee Mandolin club to perform joint concert at Pabst theater Friday night April 24. SUPERIOR Warrants issued for arrest of Peter Neres and Gilbert Gunderson for voting after placing bet on election. FOND DU LAC Inquest into infant death near Gallant house finds natural causes. JANESVILLE James P Gallapl er deserter from Co I Twiatyetsntp infantry at Fort Snelling MN surrenders to police. RIPON Miss Isabella Walt University of Michigan appointed instructor of Russian and German at Ripon College to fill vacancy from Miss Aller Whitlok. WATERTOWN Willia L Cheney of Milwaukee under will of Barney Garder left all that is left of 24004 to credit of Avator in Wisconsin Bank Milwaukee April Y. WEST BEND Civil war veteran Fourth regiment history in preparation by Col Gorge W Carter West Bend Sam uel M Pedrick. MADISON Twenty fourth moral report of Agricultural Experiment Station now ready 437 pages overview of last year’s work.
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Janesville
James P. Gallapler
Co. I
Ripon College
Aller Whitlok
Watertown
Willia L. Cheney
Miwaukee
Barney ( Ardner
Wisconsine
Wisconsine Batlonabank In Milwaukee Oo April Y, West Bend
Col Gorge W. Carter
West Bend
Samuel M. Pedrick
Madison
Mutrimenial Agency Dialogue in Damp London Humour
A fragment from Life portrays Should Go on Cook insisting the moat must be self sufficient and unbossed while a man cautions that the agency is not an employment bureau. The dialogue includes archaic speech and hints of workplace control.
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Hymis
Angel Choir
Ingelle
Theo
Chris
Eiher
Hrist
Guth
Louis
Martha
Hatle
Hattie Maskowski
Grivitz
Charley
New York Court
Neillaville
State News Note
Casey
Pat
Walt
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