State Insists on Correct Weighing for Construction Materials
Madison officials press dealers and contractors to use legal cubic yard measurements for sand gravel and crushed stone. The state weights and measures department reports many vendors define a yard as 2 500 to 2 700 pounds, though law sets 27 cubic feet per yard. Inspectors will test wagons to ensure marked capacity matches actual load.
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Madison
Wis
Weights and Measures Department
F. P. Downing
Woman Charged With Forgery Arrested in Los Angeles
Mrs M C Black, reportedly wife of a wealthy Chicago man, is under arrest in Los Angeles on forgery charges reported today in a brief item dated December 20.
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Los Angeles
Cal
M. C. Black
Chicago
Amas Vespers at the Y W C A
Vespers at the Young Women's Christian Association at four Sunday afternoon will be a Christmas service led by Mrs. H. C. Stevens with Hazel Clark singing. This will be the last vesper gathering this year. the next meeting is the first Sunday in January.
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Youg Women's Christian Association
H. C. Stevens
Hazel Clark
Association
Turn Gray Hair Dark with Sage and Sulphur Remedy
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. It claims the product stops dandruff and scalp itching, improves hair lustre, and can be applied with a sponge or brush for gradual, even darkening by dawn with one or two uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
North Side Social Notes Run Through Dreamland Visits
Mrs O Swenson of Dickinson North Dakota is a guest of relatives on the north side. Several residents depart for visits in Savanna Madison Cochran Wisconsin St Paul River Falls and Oklahoma. Loren Van Gordon leaves for Cornell Wis to become a school principal New Year. Local groups host gatherings and guests share meals and hospitality with friends and relatives.
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Dreamland
G. Hickey
George Street
Savanna
J. Gilberg
Berlin Street
Cochrane
Wis
Nealie Nelson
River Falls
Josephine Crowe
Madison
Lester Mickelberg
Young People’s Society of the
Verna Boyle
Caledonia Street
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ida Beirdeman
Baglevy
Ida Evans
Charles Sr
Oklahoma
Ella Manke
Stoddard
J. Manke
Avon Street
Loren van Gordon
Cornell
Lettie Davis
Loomis Street
Jane Corydon
Frank Hartman
Onalaska
Orabelle Sullivan
Mill Street
Veronica Murphy
Holmen ,S
Charles Street
E. Humphrey
Gertrude
Tittemore To Oppose Reilly In Sixth District Nomination
Madison dispatch reports James N. Tittemore of Poygun spent time in the state capital meeting Gov. McGovern. Tittemore intends to seek the Republican nomination in the Sixth district and believes he can defeat M. K. Reilly in 1914 after Davidson’s 1912 loss to Reilly.
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Madison
Wis
James N. Tittemore
Poygun
McGovern
T[ittemore
James H. Davidson
M. K. Reilly
Fond du Lac
Tittemore
Reilly
Man Held After Attempt to Sell Coat for Grub Stake
Richard Butler of Milwaukee was arrested by north side police after attempts to sell a valuable overcoat to raise funds. The coat, stolen from Michael Clark of La Crescent, follows Butler’s recent twenty day jail release.
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Richard Butler
Milwaukee
North Side
Butler
Michael Clark
Wisconsin
Clark
la Crescent
North Side XMAS TRAFFIC SHIFTS TRAIN LOADS
Passenger train No. 6 on the C M and St P will run in two sections until Christmas Eve with a possible three sections due to heavy eastbound holiday traffic. Railroads report higher passenger volumes across the northwest and a busier season than last year signaling more money in circulation. Milwaukee freight moves slow as summer trains persist, and officials expect train counts to double if cold weather continues, splitting longer consists.
Ice Boat Seen Upon Marsh as Ice Men Prepare for Harvest
A full rigged ice boat crossed the marsh west of the causeway while the La Crosse river ran clear nearby. The marsh preserves a thin ice crust three to four inches thick as ice men conclude a warm spell, signaling preparations for winter ice cutting.
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la Crosse
Black River
Two Unexpected Bequests Reach Mrs Sievert in Weeks
Mary J Sievert of Janesville receives two bequests within weeks. First a prior friend Mrs Kittle left money after her Minneapolis death. Now she is announced heir to about 40000 from F D Slade of Lansing Michigan who knew her in Clinton years.
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Janesville
Wis
Frank Sievert
Kittle
Minneapolis
Sievert
F. D. Slade
Lansing
Mich
Slade
Sjewert
Clinton
Johnson Resigns Milwaukee School Head Post
A. A. Johnson, formerly in charge of the La Crosse County Agricultural school, resigns as head of the Milwaukee county institution and accepts a lucrative position on Long Island.
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A. A. Johnson
la Crosse County
Engineer Killed Fireman Fatally Hurt In RR Dock Collapse
In Lima Ohio on December 20 engineer C L Sawyer was killed and fireman Harry Neal was fatally hurt when a switch engine on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad plunged thirty five feet after a coal dock collapsed.
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Lima
Ohio
C. L. Sawyer
Harry Neal
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Woodmen members to attend funeral of John Kneebes
Woodmen of America Black River Camp No. 807 meets at Woodmen hall Rose Street Sunday afternoon December 21 at 1 o clock to attend the funeral of their late neighbor John Kneebes. Venerable Consul Thos. E. Tully issues the notice.
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Woodmen
Black River Camp No. 807
Woodmen of America
Woodmen Hall
Rose Street
Gelock
John Kneebes
Thos. E. Tully
Wisconsin summons in divorce case La Crosse County
State of Wisconsin summons to Bert Cole in La Crosse County must answer within twenty days of service. Plaintiff Christina Cole seeks judgment per the complaint copy served with the summons. Mahoney & Schubert are the attorneys.
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State of Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Christina Cole
Bert Cole
Mahoney & Schubert
P. O
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Colored globes in chemists windows spark display trend
Historic note recalls Moors of Arabia and Spain first showing colored globes in drug stores.
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Arabia
Spain
Schwab Marriage Ends in Uncontested Divorce Suit
Henry C. Schwab vice president of Rothschild and Co. will not contest the divorce suit filed by Maude Morris Schwab alleging desertion. Mrs. Schwab, daughter of the late Nelson Morris, is in Chicago where the suit was reported.
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Chicago
Henry C. Schwab
Rothschild & Co
Maude Morris Schwab
No title available from OCR fragment
A fragmentary quote questions divine response to prayers and the nature of artists and models, noting irony in making a model stand and marriage as a factor.
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