Local Social notes from Tomah and nearby towns
Mrs James Neelon returns to Minneapolis after visiting Margaret Neelon. Mrs Frank Drew comes back from Chicago. Mr and Mrs A Pennewell return to La Crosse. Albert Roberts returns from Sparta. Dr Arthur Boehmer of Chicago visits. Mrs Clara McFadden departs for two weeks in Milwaukee and Fennimore. Several locals travel to Mauston for Masonic temple cornerstone ceremony. Vera Skinner and others visit Maus ton. Mrs Bert Grey and son Louis visit Stoughton. Francis Grey of Sparta visits Albert Roberts. Raymond Smith returns home for summer. Misses Skinner King Howes Cady Compton Bartels go to Mauston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara McFadden
Milwaukee
Fennimore
Tomah
Mauston
Vera Skinner
Maus
Bert Grey
Louis
Stoughton
Wis
Francis Grey
Sparta
Albert Robert
Raymond Smith
Skinner, King, Howes, Cady, Compton
Bartels
Local News Brief from Trempealeau Wis
Austin Mitchell and Wallace Ode kirk camped Tuesday morning. Homes of A A Holmes and W A Bright wired for electric lights. Mr and Mrs Ollie Rhodes guests of Mr and Mrs George Rhodes Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dick Hoppe of La Crosse attended the funeral of John Hannam Monday. Congregational church work to begin next week. meeting held Monday night appointing committees. Building Commissioner Reo Wilkinson named chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Holmes
W. A. Bright
Ollie Rhodes
George Rhodes
Dick Hoppe
la Crosse
John Hannam
Congregational Church
Reo Wilkinson
Dems and Moose Busy in Chicago
Chicago gears up for the next congress campaign with the Progressives under Oscar King Davis directing. Democrats rally around Thomas J. Pence and Congressman Frank E. Doremus as leaders while Republicans plan to open headquarters in the Windy City with a yet unnamed head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Oscar King Davis
Thomas J. Pence
Frank E. Doremus
Windy City
Wonderful Alaskan Dogs Transport in Alaska History
The text notes dog sleds as the principal transport in Alaska and values a good dog at 150 to 200 dollars. It highlights endurance and adaptation to the Alaskan atmosphere as key traits of these sled dogs.
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Alaska
Pea Canning Resumed at Alaska Canning Plant
Onalaska Wis June 24 Pea canning work resumed Tuesday morning at the local canning company after a brief layoff caused by cool weather Friday and Saturday. A number of residents left for various trips and summer engagements including Mrs E Werker to St Paul Miss Ida Johnson to Madison and Myrtle Oltman to West Salem.
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Onalaska
Wis
E. Werker
St. Paul
Ida Johnson
Madison
University
la Crosse Normal
H. J. Aldrich
Ft. Atkinson
Myrtle Oltman
West Salem
Anna Aiken
Ruby Wilmer
St. Charles
Alex
Harry
W. FE. Spreiter
M. Hall
West Concord
Minn
Questions on Work Law Raise Peculiar Answers
San Francisco June 24 California's industrial accident board faced odd queries about the new workmen's compensation law. Among answers: a common law wife killed at work does not get compensation, but illegitimate child does. lead poisoning is not an industrial accident but an occupational disease. relatives of a man killed defending a store from bandits may receive compensation. delayed recovery from a dislocated shoulder is not worsened by a pitcher breaking during a fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
California
Industrial Accident Board
Chlorine and Its Discoverer in Stray Stories
Chlorine is described as a crucial gas in commercial chemistry. It bleaches, disinfects, enables white linen and straw hats, aids chloroform manufacture, and helps extract gold. Despite its global value, its discoverer Scheele lived in poverty and died a pauper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheele
Stilton Cheese Escapes From Pantry Like a Dash
In a humorous note from the London Mail, a Stilton cheese vanishes from a pantry as soon as the wife turns away. The cheese reportedly bolts through the garden and out the gate, last seen chasing a frightened dog down the road.
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London Mail
Philosophy quote from Phillipsburg thinker on balance
A Phillipsburg philosopher suggests that while it is fine to put your best foot forward one should also move the other foot occasionally. The remark emphasizes steady progress and balanced effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
Eczema on Scalp Cured by Cuticura in Two Weeks
A 1912 notice from R. F. D. No. 2 Seymour Missouri describes a painful scalp eczema with itching burning and hair loss lasting five to six years. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed the writer reports a complete cure in two weeks and recommends the regimen for pimples and blackheads with washing and bathing tips.
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Seymour
S. L. Killian
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Out of Jail Will Lecture on Prisons
Rodney J. Diegle former sergeant at arms of the Ohio senate who recently completed a three term for legislative bribery announces a tour with a lecture titled The Men Behind the Bars He says the talk will describe Ohio’s shift from old torture methods to the modern humane prison system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney J. Diegle
Ohio Senate
Ohio
Sparlings Host Dinner for Merwins in Trempealeau
Trempealeau Wisconsin June 24 Mr and Mrs W E Sparling entertained at a 6 o clock dinner Friday for Mr and Mrs William Merwin Mesdames Hoberton Morrison and Thomas and Mr Albert Hober Funeral Held The funeral of the late John Hannam was held from the home Monday afternoon Rev W Wilkinson officiating Enjoy an Outing The Winona Chautauqua club of Winona enjoyed a days outing in Trempealeau Monday They were the guests at Hotel Thomas Many Campers A number of camping parties are located at the lakes and enjoying the splendid fishing there Mrs Robert Morrison of San Diego Cal returned home Friday after several months visit with her mother Mrs H Hoberton and other relatives
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Trempealeau
Wis
W. E. Sparling
William Merwin
Mesdames Hoberton, Morrison and
Thomas
Albert Hoberton
Winona
Charles Rhodes
Webb
Goodhue
Galesville
Juanita Hutchins
Independence
Arcadia
Messrs
Joseph
Alfred Hannam
Gales Ville
John Herman
Gladys
Sparta
R. H. Trowbridge
Kasson
Minn
Grace
M. F. Utter
Iowa
Wm. Nicholls
Mary Ingalls
Shirley Grover
Irvin
la Crosse
L. E. Putnam
John Towner
H. L. Sparling
Illinois
Milwaukee
Roy Brayton
William Bockenhauer
Taylor
Sparling
Janesville
Lucy Holmes
Stewart
John Hannam
Lulu Atwood
Hazel Atwood
Minneapolis
Myron Norris
West Salem
Gertrude Hale
Ben Irvin
Everett
Wash
A. Grover
Thomas Growt
C. H. Growt
Evelyn Church
F. M. Winters
Willet
Josephine Winters
H. J. Hayter
Marcels la
Sabina
Gut Vikow
Mae Thomas
Miss Grover
Hattie Robinsol
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