Dr Harvey Wiley to Speak at Normal School Lecture
Dr Harvey W Wiley renowned for pure food advocacy will give a lecture at the Normal auditorium on Monday November 15 his topic The Public Health Our Greatest National Asset. He is a noted international chemist and author and has held multiple congress honors.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
United States
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
Rome
London
International Congress
Geneva
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Harry P. Harrison
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Washington
Wisconsin drives $16,000 exhibit fund for 1914 centennial
Alfred Cypreanson of Eau Claire leads a statewide drive to raise 16 000 dollars for Wisconsin’s exhibit at the Christiania Norway centennial in 1914. He aims for 100 dollar pledges from 50 citizens and will visit Stoughton Edgerton Milwaukee and Racine to gather support.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Christiana
Norway
Alfred Cypreanson
Eau Claire
Cypreansen
Stoughton
Edgerton
Milwaukee
Racine
Williams Holmes Leaves $270000 to Widow in 8 Word Will
In Menominee Michigan on December 11 the county clerk received William Holmes prosperous lumberman’s will. The eight word document leaves the entire $270000 estate to the deceased’s widow. Holmes was known for brief pointed statements in speech and letters.
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Menominee, Mich
William Holmes
Holmes
Navigation closes on Green Bay as season ends
Green Bay Wis Dec 11 With the arrival today of the steam er James Laughlin at this port navigation on the south end of Green Bay practically closed for the season The Laughlin is the last big boat to make port This boat with two other lake freighters and a dozen smaller boats tugs and passenger steamers will make up a fleet which will go into winter quarters here.
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Green Bay
Wis
James Laughlin
Laughlin
Shawano Man Killed by Own Shotgun While Hunting
In Green Bay on December 11 Frank Buth of Shawano was accidentally killed by the discharge of his own shotgun during a hunting trip in the woods.
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Green Bay, Wis
Frank Buth
Shawano
Beethoven Card Retort Highlights Bristling Sibling Banter
A witty exchange unfolds as Beethoven replies to his brother via visiting card, contrasting the brother's claim of land ownership with Ludwig’s jab that he owns brains. The quip plays on genius and fortune within family rivalries. A separate brief notes a door joke about a wolf at the door.
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Beethoven
Johann van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vanderbilt Cup Race Set For February On Santa Monica Course
Los Angeles announces the annual Vanderbilt Cup race will be run February 21 on the Santa Monica course with the grand prix following the next day. The event is billed as the automobile classic of the United States.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Santa Monica
Danderine Promises Hair Renewal After Soap Use
Advert shows Danderine hair treatment claiming to remove dandruff dryness and itching from soap use. It asserts scalp stimulation strengthens roots and promotes long strong hair and invites readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from stores.
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Knowlton
Aged woman dies after stairs fall in Milwaukee
Mrs. Alma Dietrich aged 71 of 1816 Vliet street fell down stairs at home on Tuesday night and died from a fractured skull. She was in poor health and stumbled on a carpet edge at the top of the stairs.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Alma Dietrich
Vliet Street
Travel broadens the mind remark ends with one topic
Detroit Free Press quotes a saying on travel and Europe. A commenter jokes that trips abroad often leave a person with only one talk topic.
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Europe
Detroit Free Press
Old Editor Frederick W. Friese Dies at 75
Frederick W. Friese 75 longtime owner and publisher of the Daily Letter newspaper died at his home 591 Lake Drive after a weeklong illness of pneumonia. The Milwaukee resident for 64 years passed away at 10 o clock last night. A brief obituary notes his role in local publishing and his lengthy residence.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frederick W. Friese
Daily Letter
Lake Drive
Arrives Too Late To Wed Dying Man In Landisburg
Miss Josie Arnold traveled from Texarkana Texas to wed Charles M Stewart who lay dying from heart trouble in Landisburg. He was too weak to answer questions when a clerk arrived with blanks, leaving her bereft at his bedside. The piece also notes Hydropathy dates and a brief Cleveland style lamp repair anecdote.
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Landisburg
Josie Arnold
Texarkana
Texas
Charles M. Stewart
Madison reports 420 students in short course
Madison Wis Dec 11 420 students have registered in agriculture short course with more expected after Christmas. Dane and Fond du Lac counties lead with 47 each. Fifty students are from outside the state. Four students are women.
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Madison
Wis
Dane
Fond du Lac
Drowns while skating on farm pond near Wautoma
Theo Songe, eight, son of Mr and Mrs T Songe, west of Wautoma Wisconsin, drowned while skating on a small pond on his father's farm. Several other children were on the ice and fled after he broke through.
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Wautoma
Wis
Theodore
T. Songe
Songe
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Cold Relief
Advert suggests Ely's Cream Balm clears clogged nostrils and head, stops catarrh, and relieves headache. Recommends applying in nostrils, claims immediate soothing relief and disappearance of catarrh with morning recovery, urging purchase of small bottle.
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Ely
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