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Newspaper
Iron County Citizen
Location
Hurley, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
6
A distressed scene aboard a ship unfolds as the captain and Harvey attempt to ignite a flare while a tall austere passenger rebukes the captain, condemning the celebration and urging restraint amid a tense voyage.
A brief collage of humorous notices and anecdotes from a historical page. A judge admonishes a drunken prisoner offered probation while quips about personal reform and social pretenses appear in light, fictional vignettes.
Women who recently joined the Wandsworth Rifle Club have shown expert marksmanship with scores often reaching 36 out of 40. The club committee aims to attract more women shooters to arrange a mixed match against the men.
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as the ideal food for fragile infants and healthy adults. It cites a mother whose child recovered after doctors warned against condensed milk, detailing a preparation of grape nuts juice with milk and a claim of strong, well-nourished growth.
Judge E W Keyes long time Wisconsin figure turns eighty in Madison as postmaster and pioneer, with decades in state politics. Family and friends from Wisconsin and beyond gather to honor his eight decades of public service, noting four generations present and a career spanning law, mayoral terms, and federal posts.
Madison Wis Jon 25 Special Gov Davidson will not grant District Attorney McGovern aid to prosecute alleged Milwaukee quack doctors. The attorney general directs St Croix County to proceed against a Dr FN if practicing. Gilbert says AG office is crowded and no special counsel will be hired to avoid bad precedent.
Madison January 23 railroads in Wisconsin will test the two-cent fare law with a six months trial. Officials expect to know results after February 15 when the trial period ends.
The fragment notes rising costs of anthracite and timber for mining operations. It mentions a vegetarian magazine’s yearly forest area use and timber roles in tramways and haulage, though the legible text is fragmented and unclear on specifics.
Herman Rulf's saloon on 188% Eighth street was robbed while he slept in the barroom. About $125 in bills vanished from the till as suspects fled unseen. A back room door was found unlocked and a single man is believed to have hidden inside. Police have a suspect description.
Charles Schumacher, aged and crippled, slowly recovers after fifteen hours asleep in a room filled with cone gas. Doctors say his nourishment and consciousness return as his physician Dr. Reich notes Schumacher’s bed position spared him while his elderly mother died from the thick gas. Schumacher remains under care at his home on Fourteenth Avenue.
Mrs George Stetson of Burlington Wisconsin reportedly gave her nine year old son Kenneth a large dose of laudanum and then drank the remainder in a suicide attempt early today. The child died and the mother lies near death. Despondency over finances and her husband’s illness are cited as factors.
In New London Wisconsin a local barber shop makes history as Alma Cooper, daughter of long time barber Al Cooper, cuts hair at the celebrated shop. A townwide buzz follows as residents line up for quick shaves, with Alma earning praise and securing a state license as the first female barber in the state.
Ogema Wisconsin January fire partly destroyed the yard of the Ogema Lumber company. Meadford fire department responded but citizens’ efforts kept the blaze in check before arrival. About 8,000,000 feet of lumber were stored, with around 100,000 feet destroyed. Valnara and Below of Marshfield sustained the major losses, partly insured.
State park board chair T E Brittingham reports progress on selecting four ideal locations for new parks. Door County is among options with broad latitude. Devil's Lake with about one hundred acres. Blue Mounds near Mount Horeb in Dane County. and Platte Monds near Platteville in Grant County are the recommended possibilities.
The Wisconsin Railroad Commission dismissed the Sheboygan city complaint against Sheboygan Light Power & Railway for alleged inadequate service and facilities after finding the city committee lacked authorization to file. Investigations showed the committee acted without city approval, leaving the case without jurisdiction. A new complaint is expected to be filed.
Charles and Albert Kurth of Muskego appeared in municipal court to answer a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. Bail set at 1000 dollars each with preliminary examination scheduled for January 25. The pair allegedly attacked driver William Schaefer after he tried to pass through a snow-blocked Muskego road and opened a closed gate. Schaefer beaten, physicians unsure if he will recover.
Madison Wis Jan 25 State wire marshal T M Purtell urged theater and building owners to guard against moving picture machine explosions. He recommends iron frames, galvanised sheathing or hard asbestos boards, riveted frames. Booths should have automatic shutoffs or fusible links to seal safely in an accident.
At a dinner Wittsburg rolfier Eben M. Brers rapped at slow play on a wet day. He described a bow-legged participant at Englewoll who lagged behind brisk players, mishandled shots, and repeatedly under ran the easiest balls, hampering the match.
The readable snippets show partial phrases about players and actions, with garbled names and phrases. No clear event, teams, or outcomes are identifiable from the text provided.
Miss Lillian Gooper of New London, the state’s only woman barber shop proprietor, left teaching to take up the razor. She found barber work easier than geography classes and learned the trade from her father AL Cooper, who had run the shop for 36 years.
MILWAUKEE Wis January 25 After suffering the tortures of strychnine for twelve hours Mrs Unrrie Bierd aged 33 died at a brother s home on West street and Sycamore Melancholia from separation from her husband and recurring epileptic attacks. She took poison Friday with surgical intent and despite medical help lingered in agony until eight o clock this morning. The coroner was notified but funeral arrangements were not yet made.
State notes from Racine about a new city bank formed with capital stock of 50 000 opening its doors. Deputy State Bank Examiner Brown visited Friday approving assets and charter. In other notes Eau Claire expects a heated spring municipal election with Mayor Frawley likely renominated by Democrats. Black River Falls reports a grippe epidemic with multiple deaths and many cases. Kenosha health officials seek guidance on quarantining houses for measles and whooping cough as both diseases spread and two whooping cough deaths occur. Kenosha Republicans hold a harmony meeting to nominate mayoral candidates with City Chairman Edward Alleman winning by a large margin and Prof Otla L. Grenary as top secondary candidate.
Waukesha Wisconsin January 25 special The freight depot of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul on Madison street was burglarized Friday night with the safe cracked and about $15 taken. Mrs Paylor wife of local agent T I Taylor carried most of the money home after pay day, suggesting the burglars knew the combination or opened an unlatched door.
Florence Nichols aged 13, adopted by Mr and Mrs Peabody about a year ago from Milwaukee Home Finding school, disappeared Thursday night. It is believed she intends to join her mother Mrs D J Tatero in Washburn. no word has been heard since.
Fire early today in Oshkosh Wisconsin caused about 5000 in damage. The William H Levy shoe store sustained roughly 4400 in loss, fully covered. The Chicago Minit store suffered about 14 in damage and minor stock losses at the S Leymann company.
Japan orders frontier fortification weapons and ammunition worth 14 000 and ten war hires, signaling build up for conflict.
A reader reports that both sisters suffered eczema of the head and found cure with Cuticura Scrap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills. They praise the remedies as effective and a sister notes Cuticura HSolw ent and pills as a tonic. A second note mentions monthly export sales dipping below sixty million dollars on three occasions in the past year.
Prescription notes mix glycerine, Concentrated Oil of Pine, and whiskey to treat coughs and colds in four hour doses. Oil of Pine sold in half ounce vials by Glive Pharmaceutical Co. of Dayton Ohio. New plant and vehicle fever reported in May County Nebraska.
An old advertisement fragment promises a $100 reward for Catarrh cures from Halls Catarrh Cure and endorses F. J. Cheney. It cites testimonials, internal use claims, and bulk druggist distribution. The text also mentions farm seeds, catalogs, and samples from Salzer Seed Co with various product notes and locations.
A fragment notes waterproof wrapping paper made in Germany amid mentions of lemon pies and a product called OUR-71 Preparation. It references grocers and a D-Zerta Foods company, with a playful marketing tone urging readers to try and spread the word.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figa and Elixir of Senna as a proven family laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims wide world acceptance and endorsements by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World, urging purchase only from the genuine manufacturer through leading druggists.
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