North Side Briefs Highlight Local Returns and Illness
Resident updates list return dates for Major John Stevenson from Milwaukee and Mrs. Elmer Merwin with children to Trempealeau, Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick home from Minneapolis, and several others resuming normal activities. Local skating rink at Copeland park remains flooded but usable tonight while multiple residents recover from illnesses or travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neil Shoe Store
John Stevenson
Milwaukee
Elmer Merwin
Trempealeau
Kane Street
Frank Hayes
George Street
Savana
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Minneapolis
Berlin Street
Copeland Park
J. Judde
Charles Street
E. A. Belsingee
Avon Street
Caledonia Street church to host New Year watch night
Epworth League of Caledonia Street Methodist plans a north side watch night with guests reception at 9:45, songs and talks led by Mrs Partridge and Rev F Clark, performances by Mildred Eberhart Carolla Bangsberg Walter Chistron Jane Nottingham, and devotional service led by Rev Benson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia Street Church
Epworth League
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Mrs. Partridge
Ethel Mulder
Gerald Hyde
Wheaton
Mildred Eberhart
Carolla Bangsberg
Walter Chistron
F. Clark
Jane Nottingham
Benson
A Busy Man Faces One Devil of Idle Hands
A proverb-like note contrasts a busy man curbing a single internal demon with an idle man plagued by many. It reflects on productivity, discipline, and the temptations of aimless time.
Woman 117 Dies in Rome After Claiming Waterless Life
Paolina Pellegrini, who swore she never tasted water and always drank wine when thirsty, died at San Michele aged 117. Her twelve children, she said, were “addicted to the pernicious habit of drinking water.” I have been dead many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Paolina Pellegrini
San Michele
Lorimer Trial Set Over Bank Conspiracy Charge
William Lorimer will be placed on trial Friday in Chicago charged with conspiring to wreck the defunct La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank. Attorney Albert Fink, Lorimer’s counsel, announced the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Lorimer
la Salle Street Trust & Savings Bank
Albert Fink
Lorimer
Beware the drinking oyster adulteration warning in Washington
The Department of Agriculture cautions that some oyster dealers adulterate shellfish by feeding them fresh water, causing them to plump beyond normal size. This practice risks misleading consumers about pint measure and oyster quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Annual Alumni Banquet Held at Sparta Wisconsin
The Sparta WI alumni banquet gathered at the assembly hall, with a six thirty three course banquet. Highlights included music by the high school orchestra, readings, solos, and an address by Congressman J. J. Esch. Officers were elected for the new year and dancing followed until after one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Assembly Hall
Ruth Enckhausen
Karl Blank
Dudley
J. J. Esch
Sparta High
Tyler Barney
Ruth Blackman
Kenneth Brown
R. B. McCoy
Congressman Esch
la Crosse
Esch
Sparta High School
California
Supreme Court
No two characters alike in the tale of deceit.
A compact reflection on moral consistency noting that a liar who lied before will lie again, highlighting recurring behavior in human conduct and the inevitability of flawed character.
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement asserts deafness from inflamed Eustachian tubes can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Toledo based F J Cheney & Co markets the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Local Notes From Houston Minn and Nearby Towns
Superintendent C A Simonds of Lanesboro visited Houston for a short stay. Oscar Virak acted as night agent during the regular’s absence. La Crosse visitors included Harold Kremer Robin Foss Mrs J C Kelly and daughter Anna Tena Traff M J Sanness and son Reuben Pete Fay and others. Recent arrivals include Miss Gusta Benson of Dexter and Miss Tena Jore of South Ridge visiting relatives. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Miller on December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Minn
C. A. Simonds
Lanesboro
Oscar Virak
Harold Kremer
Robin Foss
la Crosse
L. H. Julsrud
Clinton Virak
Chicago
Crain
Gusta Benson
Dexter
Ole Gordor
Charles Miller
J. C. Kelly
Daugh
Ter Anna
Tena Traff
M. J. Sanness
Reuben
Pete Fay
Harry Smith
Minneapolis
J. Whitehouse
Tena Jore
South Ridge
R. Nesbit
Friendship and marriage relations described as distant
A reflective line asserts friendship cannot define married life and that seeking friendship within marriage makes relations even weaker. The statement emphasizes emotional distance and differing social roles inside matrimony.
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Gabler and Faber
Newby & At
Brewster
Newby & Evans
Pright
Kimball
Hamilton
Fred Leithold Piano Company
Main Street
Victrolas
North Side Briefs
Prairie du Chien
Fay Merrill
Frank Betzinger
F. H. Ehriler
Orlick
Cryright
International News Service
George McManus
Dake
Sth Ave
Broadway
Lieta Bestow
Montgomery Street
North Court Street
Jackson
Marie Kordian
Clifton
Herman Roberl
Green Lake County
Gladys Jones
Father Flock
Mabel Talbot
Tomah
Laura Hayde
Willow River
E. B. Davis
Brown
State School
Waupun
Leo Evenson
A. H. Smith
Merrill
Andrews
Wilton
John Dorrington
W. D. Cheney
Vera Wiltons
Lewiston
Earl Butler
Lyle Jenkins
Madison
University
Ing
Harper
Janesville
John L. Davis
George Dryer
Wales
Smith
Fred Enckhausen
Bangor
Flora Jones
Ida
Lou Phillips
Margaret
Viroqua
Ray Graves
Orpheum
Willie Hale
Brother Something
Juan
John
Storm and Maurston
Teresa Miller and
Billy Rainey
Laveen
Cross
Julius
Brutus
Pictures
Paramount
Hazel Dawn
Henry Arthur Jones
Famous Players
Paramount News
Geraldine Farrar
Carmen
Houston, Minn
Ingvald Gaustad
Yucatan
Roy Bidwell
Algona
Iowa
J. Webber
John and
Wilfred Burr
Looney Valley
Sophie Johnson
Martha and
Bertha Nelson
West Salem
Ane
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