Social notes highlight returning residents and visitors
Mrs E Fowler returns from Eau Claire area while Linker travels with Charles Storant to New York for the National Style and Fashion show at Madison Square Garden. Numerous locals visit relatives, and others travel to Ballard Tacoma Seattle Mellette and Oshkosh. A mix of hospital, theater and wedding era items, plus a 56th birthday for J J Roth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fowler
Eau Claire
Linker
Charles Storant
New York
Leon Garment Company
Madison Square Garden
Will Hickisch
Ballard
Tacoma
Seattle
Washington
Bertha Hickisch
A. B. Chandler
H. S. Munro
E. Elder
Dubuque
B. Trepte
Camp Walker
French Island
M. Lipstein
Airdome Theater
Albert Nelson
Will Powell
Charles Arnold
John Brindley
Charles Fort
Brindley
Sid Mills
Winona
la Crosse
Gateway City
J. J. Esch
Burt Moylan
Cando
N. D
Vancouver
Portland
Ore
John Moylan
Caledonia
O. K. Dahle
Dr. Leling
Harmony
Minn
Silas Zwight
Minneapolis
Lena Coster
New Lisbon
Wis
J. J. Roth
Fred Fay
Carmen's Union
Detroit
England Mutual Life Ins Company Dividend Details
Fragmentary notice refers to England Mutual Life Ins Co Massachusetts established 1835. Mentions Porter’s annual dividend and B. H. Volz as agent. Text is garbled with incomplete phrases and missing dates or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer England Mutual Life Ins. Co
Mtn
Mass
Porter
Trigger
B. H. Volz
Society Notes From La Crosse and Milwaukee Visit
Miss Agnes Klick and Mrs Henry Klick with their son visit La Crosse friends from Chicago. Miss Mary Casey of Milwaukee stays with La Crosse friends. Mr and Mrs A L Meiggs return from a two weeks visit in Janesville. Mrs T M Lidell leaves for Milwaukee for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Klick
Henry Klick and Son
la Crosse
Chicago
Mary Casey
Milwaukee
A. L. Meiggs
Janesville
Wis
T. M. Lidell
Miss Anne Ray Hosts Afternoon Tea Honor Guest
Miss Anne Ray entertained at a pleasant afternoon tea with Miss Margaret Drummond of Eau Claire as guest of honor. The event featured a courteous gathering with guests in attendance at the host’s residence yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Ray
Margaret Drummond
Eau Claire
Thrown From Horse and Missing Woman Found Safe
Mrs. Robert W. Chambers wife of the novelist was thrown from her horse in a wooded area near Gloversville New York and was missing for several hours before rescuers found her. Grooms warned of a fractious horse but she rode on anyway. The horse returned home riderless about ninety minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloversville
N. Y
Robert W. Chambers
Photograph Linked to Dr Thomas Heir Search in Scotland
Administrator Frank Winter of the estate of the late Dr W Thomas sent a 40 year old photograph showing Dr Thomas with a young woman to a public administrator in Scotland. The aim is to locate any heirs to an estate valued between 100090 and 1200000 dollars. If no claimant emerges the estate reverts to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Winter
Car Fire Sparks Rescue on Elm Grove Hill
A large touring car owned by George Allison burst into flames on a hill east of Elm Grove. Allison and his occupants including his wife, two children and a woman escaped as flames enveloped the five-passenger vehicle after a cylinder failed. Alice, Georgette, and the others leaped from the car to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Elm Grove
George Allison
Mr. Allison
Alice
Georgette
Night schools and new school names discussed
No board meeting last night due to lack of a quorum. Messrs Luening Easton and Ray discussed night school in La Crosse for those unable to attend daytime sessions and the idea of naming schools after prominent men rather than city wards. The matter to be taken up later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Messrs. Luening
Easton
Ray
la Crosse
Air Dome Theatre Changes Hands In La Crosse
Maurice Lipstein buys the Air Dome Theatre on North Third Street from previous owners and plans to raise act merit to a high class. He promises summer vaudeville of top quality that can draw crowds and make La Crosse’s summer entertainment second to none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Lipstein
Air Dome Theatre
North Third Street
la Crosse
Itch Relief Claim For D D D Compound
Itching skin diseases flare with heat and can be soothed instantly by Oil of Wintergreen. The ad promotes D D D Compound from Hoeschler Bros and D D Laboratories promising relief in five seconds with a free sample offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoeschler Bros
D. D. D. Laboratories
Dept
Michigan St
Chicago
Ill
Six Weeks' Bride Commits Death by Own Action
In Waukon Iowa Mrs Ben Krueger of Ludlow township died last Thursday after consuming strychnine. The marriage had lasted about six weeks with temporary insanity believed to be the cause. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with Rev Van Nice officiating. In a separate item, the Waukon laundry was sold to Milton Lerdall of Decorah, who will move into Mrs Irwin's house in West Waukon with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Ben Krueger
Ludlow Township
Holver Peterson
van Nice
Milton Lerdall
Decorah
Lerdall
State Saloonists Plan For Future
Kenosha Wis Aug 10 John F Langan of this city president of the Wisconsin State Retail Liquor Dealers association has called a meeting of the executive committee for Merrill later this month to plan the association s work for the coming year Changes in methods are proposed to make the group more helpful to saloon men and a field man will be employed to explain the association s work and its stance on liquor regulation to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
John F. Langan
Wisconsin State Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Merrill
Ashland to Get Paper Mill Behind Menasha Company
Ashland Wis Aug 19 a paper mill employing about 150 hands will be erected here soon by the Menasha Paper company. Local banks arranged the plan and the venture ends Ashland’s long pursuit of an industrial base. It is expected to lead to additional factories in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Menasha Paper Company
Strike Talks Drag Through Chicago Street Rail Firms
Chicago Aug 10. Talks between street railway unions and company officials continued with a settlement likely a week to ten days away before an agreement is signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harvey Durand Dies After Skull Fracture in Fond du Lac
Harvey Durand 83, a pioneer resident and famed traveler who visited every country, suffered a skull fracture from a fall on brick pavement in front of his Fond du Lac home. He was hospitalized but died from the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Durand
Fond DU Lac, Wis
State
Mr. Durand
Spain's Revolution Still a Danger
Lisbon August 19 twelve thousand Spaniards died in the recent Barcelona and Catalonia upheaval and hundreds were executed during ten days of fighting. The Diario de Noticias cites reliable estimates and warns the danger of a renewed revolution that could sweep the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Barcelona
Catalonia
Diario de Noticias
Waukon Briefs Local Visits Across States
Miss Ethel Smith visits relatives in Lansing and New Albia. Mrs. Adolph Hagemeier of Decorah visits niece Mrs. H L Dayton. J Fields of Fargo guests of Miss Nettie Reid. Cora Miner returns from Antioch Illinois. Addie of Beloit arrives for two weeks home visit. Sophia Westby from Hale and Sons vacationing with Grace Mitchell in Minneapolis. Dr. J C Crawford depart for Denver Salt Lake City Seattle Exposition San Francisco and Colorado Springs. Yellow stone Park awaits their return. H A Howe Ruth and Mrs M S Howard visit sisters in Lansford and Fargo. Daisy Robertson returns from western Iowa trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hagemeier
Decorah
H. L. Dayton
J. Fields
Fargo
N. D
Nettie Reid
Cora Miner
Antioch
Ill
Addie
Beloit
Wis
Sophia Westby
Hale & Sons
Grace Mitchell
Minneapolis
L. Hubbell
J. C. Crawford
West
Denver
Salt Lake City
Seattle Exposition
San Francisco
Colorado Springs
Yellowstone Park
H. A. Howe
Ruth
M.S. Howard
Lansford
Daisy Robertson
Iowa
Perfectly Fitted Glasses Correct Defective Vision
An advertisement by W. T. Irvine, a graduate optician at 429 Main St, claims glasses can perfectly correct defective vision and relieve headaches, nervousness, eye irritation, and insomnia. He touts twelve years in the optical business and offers reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Irvine
Graduate Optician
Main St
Social and Local Notices From Iowa Towns
Miss Florence Bircher visits Chicago mother while Mrs. Nagle joins vacation plans. Mrs. Bert Pettit of Minneapolis visited Waukon relatives as Jo Cassidy family moves to Iowa City for black smithing work. Mrs. A. J. Hersey visits Decorah with daughter E. C. Bailey. Hazel Le Fleur wins Lansing Mirror piano contest necklace by bringing in most cash to the Mirror office by July list. Rev. Van Nice aids funeral of Rev. Enkstrom in Lansing. Sandy Smith of Frankville injured on Milwaukee line at Ossian after engine accident. James Hart thrown from pony resulting in a broken arm near Allamakee hotel. Heat death toll rises with three lives lost and over twenty prostrations in twenty four hours including M. L. Evans, Charles F. Seitz, and Mrs. Bertha Fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Bircher
Chicago
Nagle
Bert Pettit
Minneapolis
Waukon
Jo Cassidy
Iowa City
A. J. Hersey
E. C. Bailey
Decorah
Hazel le Fleur
Lansing Miror
Mirror
van Nice
Lansing
Enkstrom
Sandy” Smith
Frankville
Milwaukee
Ossian
James Hart
Allamakee
Chicago Heat Wave Eases As City Sees Cooler Dawn
Chicago reports a relief from the Aug 10 heat wave as morning air cools despite earlier high temperatures. Officials advise limiting outdoor activity and staying hydrated as residents adapt to continuing high humidity and heat risks.
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Beatrice Leissring
Cora Shultz
Blanche Holcomb
Edna Tarbox
Julia Waters
Agnes Vincent
Agnes Anderson
Hazel Josten
Edna Hulberg
Gertrude Tausche
Martha Lightbody
Florence Scofield
Grace Drake
Florence Keating
Winnefred Murdock
Mable Bryant
Mable West
Mildred Carr
Mary Boyer
John C. Burns
la Crosse Floral Co
Victor Records
Andre
Taft
Depelke & Kohlhaus Manufacturing Co
Women’s New Garment Store
Reiman & Tordt
W. A. Edwards
Thill-Manning-Whalen Co
State Street
Anderson’s
Lacrosse Street
Irvine
U. S. Mint
Gautsch Roth
Main Street
Thomas
Clew
Wisconsin News
Spain
Ethel Smith
New Albia
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Walter Goetzinger
Carl Rudolph
Glow Worm
the Hassmans
Edwin Warren
Harry Marden
Drako’s
Crosse
Drake
Greyhound
Hassman
Edward Warren
Court House
Ner
M. L. Evans
Charles F. Seitz
Bertha Fray
Chas. Beyschlag
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