Local Social News From Midway Wisconsin Walker Area
Mr and Mrs Harry Westerhouse returned home at nalaska Thursday. Several families from Sparta visit La Fleur home for Thanksgiving. Ed Rolsma improves after illness with Dr Callahan attending. Ed Chalsma and John Terpstra buy and operate a new corn shredder on H Waltenberg farm. Members visit Vesper and plan trip to New York and Holland December 12 1911. Oscar Quall goes to Madison for agricultural course. Community notes include oyster supper and visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Westerhouse
Nalaska
Lyle Heath
Sparta
la Fleur
Pete Rymers
John de Boor
S. DeGroot
J. Tjepkama
A. Dokkuma
Ed. Rolsma
Dr. Callahan
la Crosse
Ed. Chalsma
John Terpstra
H. Waltenberg Farm
A. Dokkama
Vesper
Wis
Bob Smith
Con. Hoffman
John Hogenhouse
Kate Mulder
Onalaska
Oscar Stolander
Brice Prairie
Fire damages laboratory at Pennsylvania State Capitol
A fire of unknown origin caused 2400 dollars in damages to the laboratory of the state department at the state capitol in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Department
State Capitol
Saved His Wife's Life With Dr King's New Discovery
O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits Dr King's New Discovery for saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and cough. The ad touts the medicine as infallible for coughs and colds and lists prices 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle offered free and guarantee by O T Erhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Dr. King
O. T. Erhart
Rushford notes roads drive and oddities in November
Rushford Minnesota reports progress in a good roads fundraising drive led by George Stage with farmers donating five to ten dollars for district road work. The town notes a 1.4 foot radish grown by C H Johns, and reports A C Petrie of the Minnesota Society of the Friendless visiting to promote anti crime efforts and parole reform. State Auditor Iverson reviews the Tallak Brokken estate valuation and potential inheritance tax impact. A J Agrimson remains in precarious condition after a ten foot fall from a ladder on ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford
Minnesota
C. H. Johns
A. C. Petrie
Society of the Friendless
Petrie
Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Iverson
Fillmore County
Tallak Brokken
A. J. Agrimson
North Prairie
Gold Coin Found Inside Pike Gives Milwaukee Cook Ten Dollar Gain
Pat OByrne a Portage engineer bought a large pike in La Crosse and had it cooked in Milwaukee. A rival claimed the coin found inside the fish but the two men compromised sharing the fish and coin with the cook. The note also mentions wireless railroad stations at Altoona and Harrisburg for train dispatch tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Milwaukee
Mill Street
Pat O'Byrne
Miss Brown
la Crosse
Frank Farnham
O'Byrne
Pat
O’byrne
Pat O’byrne
St. John’s Bazaar
Ana O'Byrne
Prize Piano Won In Lutheran Aid Society Event
The Star Republican organized a Thursday evening voting contest that concluded this week. Miss Ruth Nestor won the prize piano awarded by the Lutheran Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star-Republican
Ruth Nestor
Lutheran Aid Society
Electric Bitters Cured Man After Doctors Gave Up
Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa suffered virulent liver trouble and yellow jaundice for eight months. Four doctors gave him up, but Electric Bitters cured him completely. A blood purifier and remedy for stomach liver nerves and kidneys. Only 50c at O T Erhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Madsen
West Burlington
O. T. Erhart
Mississippi Valley power boat show to open in St Louis
The Mississippi Valley Power Boat association with its eighteen clubs plans a large St. Louis motor boat show the week of December at the Coliseum. Exhibitors include Dean Manufacturing with Brer Fox II and C C Smith with Reliance, plus Elco and Escoplane Hazel. The display runs December 11 to 16 daily 11 am to 11 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Coliseum
New York City
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Boston
New York
West
Mississippi Valley
Dean Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
New Orleans
C. C. Smith & Co
Algonac
Mich
Reliancé
John J. Ryan
St. Paul
Hazel
Frank J. Gould
Elco Express
State corn husking champ from Sidney clocks 230 bushels in ten hours
Bert Van Houten of Sidney Iowa holds the state championship in corn husking turning out 230 bushels and thirty pounds in ten hours. Other notes include Cora Beeman Knopke reporting a centipede bite in Honolulu and family visits over Thanksgiving in Mt. Vernon. The piece also mentions cross country winner Earl Rowe Spaulding of Gothenburg Neb and a death in Monona, with widowhood and care noted for Mrs. Celia Spaulding’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert van Houten
Sidney
Iowa
Cora Beeman-Knopke
Honolulu
J. H. Hale
Will Hale
E. F. Medary
Mt. Vernon
Anna Halahan
Maison
Wis
W. S. Hart
Chicago
Ed Hall
Aberdeen
Mabel
Lewis C. Stafford
Monona
Rexall Orderlies Promote Health and Child Friendly Care
An old newspaper piece highlights Rexall Orderlies as a gentle, safe laxative for constipation and bowel disorders. It claims high satisfaction with a money back guarantee and notes suitability for children and the elderly. The rest previews local society notes, weddings, birthdays, and military orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
T. Erbart
Roosevelt and Bryan Favored in Ohio Poll
Cleveland and Toledo newspapers report a preferential vote showing Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan as favored presidential candidates in Ohio. La Follette and Harman rank as second choices in the survey released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Bryan
Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo
Roosevelt Bryan
la Follette
Harmon
Laxative remedy praised for children's cheer
The article promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims it eases stomach and bowel issues naturally, with testimonials from families and a mail order offer for a sample bottle and a larger family size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
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Wilbur
H. O. Wilbur & Sons, Inc., Manufacturers
Philadelphia, Pa
Midway, Wis
Rushford, Minn
George Stage
Fisherman
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Odin J. Oyen
Motor Boat Show
ST. Louis, MO
Mississippi Valley Association of Clubs Plans
Waukon, Iowa
Jas. Collins
St. Patrick’s Church
John Steele
Lillian Foley
Anna Fitzgerald
Henry Steele
Mary Clark
West Waukon
A.S. Bowen
Elizabeth
San Francisco
Philippines
Ft. Snelling
Brodhead
Ruth
East
Lansing
California
F. H. Robbins
S. H. Eddy
Harriet Ashbacker
F. A. Wildman
Cresco
Colsch Hag
Logan Tell
Geo. D. Dixon
Regular Army
Abhburn
Crosby
Washburn
J. H. Whiting
Lena Sa
M. Johnson
Dayton al Kenosha
W. B. Caldwell
Washington
Monticello
Ill
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