Eagle captured near Ladysmith in Civil War tale
Ladysmith Wisconsin June 22 R J Johnson spoke at a bankers party banquet about Old Abe the Weary eagle of the Twelfth Wisconsin being captured near Ladysmith. He said an Indian captured the eagle and traded it for a sack of corn then sold it at Chippewa Falls. The eagle gained fame worldwide before being moved to the front.
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Ladysmith
Wis
Johnson
Bankers’ Party
Abe
Wisconsin
Chip- Maa Falls
Flamu River
Bangor News Briefs: Finger Cut, Weddings, Visits
In Bangor Wisconsin Vaughan Larson cut part of a finger while slicing a string with a butcher knife in his father's meat market. Miss Asenath Page leaves for Chicago to serve as bridesmaid for Miss Laura Caron. A Pike's Peak picnic supper featured Asenath and Marguerite Page with friends and relatives. Local events include a Baptist church food sale at the village hall and community visits among residents, with several names listed as attendees or travelers.
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Bangor
Wis
Vaughan Larson
Asenath Page
Chicago
Laura Caron
Asenath
Marguerite Page
Pike's Peak
Lucy Kuranz
Elize Stintzi
Messrs
Fred Steele
George Foster
Sturgeon Bay
Unity Lodge
Grand Lodge
Blanche Chamberlain
la Crosse Hospital
Goiter
Herman Knipple
R. O. Vaughan
Clinton Davey
Cole
Power
J. P. Jenkins
Waterville
Minn
W. R. Williams
Anna Davis
J. Johnson
Reedsburg
Joe Culpit
Sparta
John Kirchner
Tom King
Delight Kirchner
Tomah
Frank Oswald
G. H. Cooper
William Cook
Mattie Homstad
Gladys Davis
Rockland
George Streeton
Oshkosh
Princeton
Harold Baebler
West Salem
Edward Perham
E. H. Bryan
Iroquois
S. D
L. J. Jones
E. F. Darling
Milwaukee
I. A. Richardson
Wendell McEldowneye
N. M. Elsen
Frances Chase
Kilbourn
Mr. Rohrer
Aviator and wife rescued after drift to island
Harry N Atwood and his wife disappeared from Cedar Point en route to Toledo in a hydroaeroplane. Weather forced a landing on a small uninhabited island. they were stranded over 20 hours without food before calling from Bono Ohio to report safety.
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Toledo, CO
Lake Erie
Cedar Point
Ohio
Toledo
Harry N. Atwood
Atwood
Bono
Five Million Ladybugs Deployed in California Crops
California plans to release five million ladybugs to combat a crop-destroying parasite. The effort aims to protect agriculture and may raise questions about ecological methods in farming. The broader question mirrors feminist movement debates over innovation, policy, and gendered labor in public projects.
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California
Dr G O Murray Dies Suddenl y in Tomah Wis
The sudden death of Dr G O Murray at 9 39 Saturday morning shocks Tomah Wisconsin He was born October 4 1857 in Rocksboroughshire Scotland and came to America in 1882 He practiced medicine for twenty years including nine in Tomah He leaves a wife a son Robert a daughter Agnes and a brother in Edinburgh Scotland The funeral is set for 2 30 Wednesday at the Congregational church Interment at Oak Grove cemetery
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Tomah
Wis
G. O. Murray
Murray
Rocksborroughshire
Scotland
America
Galt
Ontario
Sarah Johnston
Sarnia
Ont
Drake University
Robert
Agnes
William
Edinburgh
Congregational Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
William Dravis
Chicago
Professor Welge
Arthur Boehmer
University of Illinois
M. P. Finerty
Edward Groff
Dubuque
Iowa
Brown
Parrett
Boscobel
Bosshard
la Crosse
Agnes Brennan
Racine
James O'Leary
Merrill
John Kress
Pittsburgh
Clare Steel Co
Adolph Kress
S&st. Francis Hospital
John Markey
Minnesota
Dr. Winters
Milwaukee
T. J. Conlin
P. J. Sullivan
Harrison King
Joe Christmas
Baraboo
Norwalk
Cecil
Ruth Phillips
Tomahawk
Milwaukie
Marquette
Gertrude
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Fades Gray Hair
An old home remedy from grandma uses Sage Tea and Sulphur to darken hair and restore gloss. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, sold at drug stores for 50 cents, claims to stop dandruff and prevent hair loss.
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Wyeth
Wryeth
Fire destroys big barn in Onalaska during storm
Lightning struck Wesley Whitbeck’s barn amid a May storm causing total loss as fire protection was absent. Alfalfa loads inside were ruined. Also noted: Holter Holter recovery after a runaway injury, Ladies Aid meeting scheduled at Woodman hall, Mollie Gedney’s Madison university graduation, S Skarlokken's visit to St Paul, T G Aiken and Ferne at Rochester wedding, Hulda Renstrom’s trip to Virginia Minnesota.
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Onalaska
Wis
Wesley Whitbeck
Whitbeck
Holter
St. Paul
Dakotas
T. G. Aiken
Ferne
Rochester
Minn
Ieta Warnes
William Best
Hulda Renstrom
Virginia
Endeavor and TQ elect officers at West Salem meeting
In West Salem Wisconsin on June 22 the Union Christian Endeavor society held its annual meeting at the Presbyterian parsonage electing Bert Wilcox as president Cecil Upham as vice president Meta Bechtold as treasurer and Frances Coburn as secretary. Delegates to the state convention were named with additional attendees listed and a social planned for June 30 at the Presbyterian church. Also announced is the annual high school yearbook The Spike issued by Badger Publishing.
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West Salem
Wis
Union Christian Endeavor Society
Presbyterian Parsonage
Bert Wilcox
Cecil Upham
Meta Bechtold
Frances Coburn
Eula Wilcox
Madison
George Wilcox
Cecil
Margaret Upham
Presbyterian Church
West Salem High School
Badger Publishing Company
Reducing sugar in diabetes claims and town notices
A periodical ad asserts sugar reduction in diabetes among older adults using Fulton’s Diabetic Compound with claimed weekly sugar percentage results and reported recoveries. The text then shifts to local social notes listing travels, visits, and personnel changes at shops, clubs, and families in the area.
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J. J. Pennepacker
Public
Hoquiam
Wash
Cup yachts tune up on Long Island Sound event
three cup yachts Defiance Resolute and Vani tie resume tuning up at Long Island Sound this week. First race off Greenwich tomorrow under Indian Harbor Yacht club. Thursday they join New York Yacht Club regatta. Friday and Saturday Zawan haka Corinthian Yacht club race off Oyster Bay for Commodore Vanderbilt's cup.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Three Cup
Defiance
Resolute
Vanitie
Greenwich
Indian Harbor Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Zawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Oyster Bay
Trans-Atlantic flier christened in Hammondport
America's first trans-Atlantic airship was to be christened this afternoon in Hammondport. Miss Katherine Masson, a 16 year old girl from Pleasant Valley, drew the lucky straw to christen the airship by breaking a bottle of the valley's choicest champagne over its bow.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
America
Katherine Masson
Pleasant Valley
Judson Family Plans Quiet Summer at Home
Mr and Mrs Anse Judson discuss a family plan for the summer resort, likely to stay at home as in previous years to avoid travel costs and disruption.
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Anse Judson
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