Frank M. Towner Keeps 50 Years in Viroqua Store
Frank M. Towner marks fifty years as a Vernon county merchant in Viroqua, operating the same bookstore and toy china school-supply shop he opened in 1872 on the town site later rebuilt after a 1878 fire. He has seen the town grow with the Milwaukee railroad arrival and remains a familiar welcome at Towner’s corner.
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Frank M. Towner
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Viroqua
Yinoana
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Vernon County
Buaindés
John Dawson
E. Wise
Acw. Haskell
Sherman House
H. P. Proctor
C. 4. Butt
Carendon Graham
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W.H. Carter
A. Gott
Elisha Tinker
Henry A. Chase
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Towner
Buckeye
J. M. Buck
Wisconsin
Carson Graham
Towne
Sperta
Milwaukee Railroad
Viragus
Towerners
Dorinda on Obeying a Married Partner
Dialog reveals social norms as Florinda explains she does not owe obedience to a married man. The exchange contrasts expectations with personal autonomy, noting his prior marriage.
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Dorinda
Florinda
Viroqua Merchant for Half Century
Frank M. Towner, a Viroqua merchant, marks fifty years in business. The article notes his long service and honors, including beginning his career on the same site where he launched his business.
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Viroqua
Frank M. Towner
Art Coe Returns After Broadway Bells Ringing
Art G Gee, manager of the Jefferson hotel, resumes duties after attending two conventions in Chicago and New York. He visited the Hotel Equipment Exposition at Grand Central Palace and the New York State Hotel association meeting at the Commodore. A Ringling Barnum dinner entertained delegates, with two thousand hotelmen present and a conservatory dance lasting all night.
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G. Gee
Jefferson Hotel
American Caterers’ Association
Chicago
New York State Hotel Association
New York City
Sherman
Coe
New York
Laksa
Grand Central Palace
Pythy Nells
Andrew the goldfish’s daring stand turns to Christmas fate
In a small variety store tank Andrew the goldfish became the center of Christmas shopping drama. Surrounded by 899 other goldfish and eyed by eager customers, he dodged a prune strainer and the frenzied attention of women buyers, finally facing a likely sale and a new life in a small home.
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The Bat Holds Distance Record at La Crosse Theater
The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, a top selling play, will be staged at the La Crosse Theater on Tuesday December 26. It enjoyed two years of capacity crowds in New York and a long Chicago run breaking records for length and receipts.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
la Crosse
The Bat Play Surprise Remains In Store For Stregoers
Fragmentary text notes that no one has broken faith and the delight of the Bat? play persists for stregoers today as it did at first, promising continued surprise.
Symphony in Grays Recurs in Evening Coat Imagery
A fragmentary poem-like line references an evening coat of Laupe and silver with bright silver puffings and a pointed fox collar. The Noing is nn jade oréeen with silver embroidery, as reported by the Wausan Record-Herald.
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Wausan Record-Herald
Author Fr. G. Wells Defeated for Parliament
The report notes Father G Wells failed to secure a parliamentary seat as Mr 3B appeared to see through the political challenge. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Fr. G. Wells
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Rome
Nile
Peggy
Lowa
Frivni
Rice & Thompson Rivoli Boot Shop
John Wakeen
Caledonia St
Wester Coats
Krause Clothing Co
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