State tax commission to move into capi tol south wing by Jan 1
Madison progress report states the state tax commission will be moved into the new south wing of the capitol before January 1. Floor laying and furnishings began, with senate chamber and tax commission office the only rooms ready for occupancy.
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Madison
Wis
State Tax Commission
Capitol
Tax Commission
Public Y
W. L. Essmann
Senate Chamber
Legisla
Free Library Commission
State Banking Department
State Way Commission
State Veterinarian
State Board of Agriculture
Commission
Mrs Gunness sightings spread after prison confession
LaPorte Indiana reports say at least twenty women named Mrs Gunness have been sighted nationwide since Ray Lamphere’s alleged confession as disclosed by convict Myers. Police dismiss Myers story as a frame up and ignore the telegrams and the confession details.
Poultry Demonstrations Featured at Wisconsin Farmers Course
Madison Wisconsin December 20 Practical demonstrations on handling poultry for market will mark the farmers course at the University of Wisconsin January 28 to February 7. Professor J G Halpin will lead lectures using live and dressed birds. All farmers in the state are invited and demonstrations will include farm women.
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Madison
Wis
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
J. G. Halpin
Personal notes from La Crosse area residents
Miss Loretta Flanagan returns home from Portland after working for Southern Pacific Railroad. Numerous local business calls noted including D A Smith of Dubuque and W H Murphy of Minneapolis. Real estate transfers recorded in La Crosse County with values of 500 and 2300. Christmas gift ads and local shopper promotions run throughout.
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Langdon
Jay
Loretta Flanagan
South Seventh Street
Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
C. E. White
Stoddard
Art Leathers
Lynxville
Linker Hall
W. H. Evans
McGregor
Iowa
la Crosse
W. A. Bright
Trempealeau
Fred Pfahler
J. B. Brown
Milwaukee
Herken
Main Street
Hattie M. Ray
City of
State Bank of la
Frank Rocert
Carl Henker
Mark R. Beyers
Minneapolis
Lucy Horton
Albert Lea
Minn
Elden Lutz
Caledonia
Beautiful Reception Honors Argyle Scott and Mrs Holmes in Pasadena
Mrs. Elsie Gile Scott hosted a lavish Pasadena reception for her son Argyle Scott and Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes of New Haven. Guests wore elegant gowns and the rooms gleamed with narcissi, ferns, and poinsettia amid elaborate decorations as Kreutz orchestra played.
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Pasadena
Elsie Gile Scott
Holmes
Argyle Scott
F. G. Tiffany
S. S. Hebberd
F.H. Hankerson
C. H. Sherman
L. C. Colman
W. E. Sawyer
George Gordon
Marion Dorset
Viola Doerflinger
Emma Gund
Gretchen Salzer
George Burton
J. M. Hixon
Luncheon for Brides-Elect Honored by Mrs Holley
Mrs Holley hosted a luncheon for twelve in honor of brides to be Miss Mabel West and Miss Ruth Colman, sharing congratulations and plans for upcoming weddings.
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Holley
Mabel West
Ruth Colman
One Ad Claims Quick Cures by E. W. Grove Signature
Ad markets a patent remedy in 19th or early 20th century style claiming cure for cold in one day and grip in two days. Mentions Bromo Quinine laxative product and a 25 cent price with signature of E W Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Bargain Price for Barnley’s Tide Trapped Car
A farmer offers to pull Barnley’s car from sinking sands for fifty dollars as the tide rises. Barnley protests at the high price while the farmer nonchalantly notes the tide will be higher in about an hour.
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Barnley
Jerusalem
Harper's
Prairie du Chien Woman and Local News Roundup
A serious accident left Happy Jack, a noted umbrella man, with a crushed foot at Waureka. his leg was amputated at Prairie du Chien sanitarium. The issue also reports Jessie Atchison’s wedding to Harry Henderson, Christmas services, school vacation, and assorted local notices including visits, travel plans, and social events across Prairie du Chien and nearby towns.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Waureka
Happy Jack
Mender
Jack
Boscobel
Waukeka
J.C. Willard
Jessie Atchison
William Atchison
Hotel Law
la Crosse
Harry Henderson
Hickley
Prairie du
W. G. Blossom
Madison
Trinity Episcopal Church
Grand Opera Hall
R. D. Paris
California
New Orleans
Ruth Hall
St. Paul
Duluth
Hibbing
Minn
Max Caroline
Lynxville
W. B. Tartt
W. E. Martner
Dousman House
Vesta Chapter
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Mesdames
A. G. Kieser
C. F. Smith
W. R. Graves
J. C. Bennetts
J. H. Peacock
Helen Lindner
Mrs. Voight
Chicago
Celebrate third birthday of Little Jack Rooney at Washburn school
Little Jack Rooney celebrated his third birthday on Thursday with a large pyramid cake and a toy figure three. He carried the cake and a pail of cider to Washburn school kindergarten to share with his playmates. Miss Esther Kratchwil, a Penn school attendee from Chambersburg, Pa., arrived home this morning. Paul Egbert, who is attending the
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Jack Rooney
Washburn School
Esther Kratchwil
Penn
Chambersberg
Paul Egbert
Christmas Presents That Please From The Store
A local ad promotes solid gold signet rings from 5 to 9 dollars and umbrellas priced 3 to 6 dollars with some gold and pearl trims up to 12 dollars. Also advertised are toilet sets with silver sets ranging from 4.85 to 8 dollars, highlighting fresh stock and reasonable prices.
State University Team Completes Voyage Home
Mr. C. S. Van Auken received an invoice of pecan nuts from his friend Robert Laas, grown on Van Auken’s Shawnee Oklahoma place. Miss Prisca Singer returns from the west to spend holidays with her parents at 1441 Caledonia street.
Beatrice Vance Engaged to Max V Strange of Seattle
Mrs. Fanny Pooler announces the engagement of her daughter Beatrice Vance to Mr. Max V Strange of Seattle Washington.
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Fanny Pooler
Vance Beatrice
Max V. Strange
Seattle
Wash
Retort by Maynard as Jeering Justices Remembered
The 1690 death of Sir John Maynard as lord commissioner sparked a famed exchange with Jeffreys. Maynard quipped that he had forgotten more law than Jeffreys learned and had not forgotten much. Congreve and Sheridan praised it as the best English retort and it remains widely cited.
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John Maynard
Jeffreys
Maynard
Congreve
Sheridan
Music School Sees 12.5 Percent Enrollment Rise
Madison Wisconsin December 20 An increase of twelve and one half per cent in UW Madison School of Music enrollments this fall with 297 students compared to 264 last year. The school has grown from 143 three years ago to 254 the following year and 334 last year for both semesters. With current semester numbers it is estimated about 400 will enter the school during the year.
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Madison, Wis
School of Music
University of Wisconsin
Remarkable Heart Treatment Offer From Dr Miles
Dr Miles offers free two dollar heart treatment and a free book to those with heart disease. He cites 30 years of research and promises cures for heart, liver, stomach, kidneys and nerves with a free examination chart and advice. Address Dr Franklin Miles 705 Main Street Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Franklin Miles
Main Street
Elkhart
Indiana
Wisconsin Enforces Oleo Laws Cutting Butter Price
Commissioner J Q Emery reports that strict enforcement by the dairy and food commission makes oleomargarine available to the poor at prices far below butter. The 1910 estimate shows oleomargarine cost about 10 cents per pound, with laboring men able to buy it at oleomargarine prices rather than butter.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Dairy and Food Commission
J. Q. Emery
H. C. Adams
Bemry
Emery
Dairy sales save Wisconsin consumers big figures
The record notes that 2,554,938 pounds of butter sold in Wisconsin that year saved consumers $255,493, a sum equal to about five and a half times the cost of running the dairy and food commission.
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Wisconsin
Dairy and Food Commission
French photographer reveals color interiors by magnesium light
New in Photography reports that Mr. Pavie with Messrs. H d Osmont and Montpollard has achieved color interior photographs using magnesium light. This marks a notable advance in colored photography techniques.
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Messrs. H. d’Osmont
Montpollard
Pavie
Humorous Quip on Business Etiquette From Cleveland Leader
A quip about choosing a genial business partner is cited from the Cleveland Leader. The joke contrasts politeness with borrowers and suggests caution in personal dealings affecting commerce.
Germans to Establish School in Barranquilla Colombia
German residents raise funds for land and building in Barranquilla while the German government plans to supply and staff teachers for the new school. Local interest grows as preparations begin for the institution serving the German community and regional education.
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Barranquilla
Colombia
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