Miss Phoebe Couzins Faces Poverty Over Unpaid Annuity
In St Louis on June 25 the 70 year old anti prohibitionist Phoebe Couzins is said to blame Kaiser Wilhelm for her poverty. She seeks $3060 annuity from United Brewers Association and has been unable to reach Adolphus Busch for help. Mrs Halcyon Childs houses her but can no longer afford care.
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ST. Louis
Kaiser Wilhelm
United Brewers’ Association
Phoebe Couzins
Couzins
Halcyon Childs
Tomah Couple Quietly Wed in Sparta Ceremony
Tomah Wisconsin Mr Otto Sell and Miss Pearl Lib bey of Tomah were quietly married in Sparta Monday. They will live on North Superior avenue. Also notes of local visits and trips include Mrs Thomas Shaw and Hazel, Miss Mary Liska in La Crosse, Mrs Laing from Canada visiting in Valley Junction, and Mary Heileman heading to Hartford for vacation. The new Lemon Weir river bridge on Superior avenue opened and road work progresses toward summer completion. Irene Baker hosted a gathering on Kilbourn avenue.
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Otto Sell
Pearl Libbey
Tomah
Sparta
North
Superior Avenue
Thomas Shaw
Hazel
Mary Liska
la Crosse
Laing
Ridgetown
Ont
Canada
Wittaker
Valley Junction
Clara McFadden
Eleanor
Louise Heileman
Hartford
Wis
Francis Eberts
Fay Henry
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Bert Gray
Stoughton, Wis
Richlond Center
Lillian
John A. Turner
C. A. Goodyear
Pasadena
Cal
Mrs. Goodyear
Herman Dams
Alvin
Brownsville
Minn
George Fohler
W. L. Howes
Squirrel Lake
FE. Bartels
Manston
Golde Schultz
Alva McMullen
Phillip Bennett
Mather
John Bracker
Milwaukee
Wallace Fish
Warrens
Chetek
Lemonweir River
St. Paul
Northwestern
Trustes
Irene Baker
Kilbourn Avenue
French aviator Brinde jonc Des Moulinais flies 160 miles
Brinde jonc Des Moulinais, the French aviator, covered 160 miles over the Baltic from Reval in Russia to Stockholm in four hours today aboard a monoplane.
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Stockholm
Brindejonc Des Moulinais
Baltic Sea
Reval
Russia
Appointment of administrator for Peter Miller estate
Notice is given that at a special term of the County Court in La Crosse Wisconsin on July 22 1913 at ten o’clock A M the La Crosse Stone Co as petitioner applies for appointment of an administrator for the estate of Peter Miller late of Rushford Minnesota deceased By order of the Court County Judge John Brindley J E Higbee attorney for petitioner
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Court House
la Crosse
Said
la Crosse Stone Co
Peter Miller
Rushford
Fillmore County
Minnesota
John Brindley
Rushford Events Highlight Church, School, and Community News
Rushford notes dedication of the Presbyterian basement with thanks to Jonathan Webster and toastmaster Warren Coxe. The Presbyterian Sunday school plans an annual picnic at a grove near Mrs. James Tenborg’s home. hayracks depart at 9:30 am, bring baskets. Fr De Coursey visits from St Paul with Fr O Brien. The teachers' training school opens June 25 with full instructors. J J Akres wins floral hall and cattle barn contract for Preston fairgrounds. WCTU parlor gathering set for June 26 at Mrs R O Berland’s home.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Jonathan Webster
Warren Coxe
Presbyterian Sunday School
James Tenborg
Georgia McLeod
Frank Roberton
Fremont
Peterson
Bratsberg
Hart
de Coursey
St. Paul
O’brien
St. Joseph's Church
A. Vaagan
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Rushfford
J. J. Akres
Preston
R. O. Berland
South Rushford
Robbery Near Bridge Involving Noted Local Oaf
Frankie Whitewater, a peg legged one eyed figure, was robbed of ten dollars by two men at the foot of the wagon bridge Saturday evening. Detective Fitzsimmons chased the suspects with Dr. Weston aiding rescue. Carman, recently released from county jail, is believed to be connected.
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Frankie Whitewater
Robert Carman
Whitewater
la Crescent
F. R. Weston
William Fitzsimmons
Carman
Many a man waits for something to turn up in life
A compact reflection notes that many men face rejection or delay while hoping for opportunities to improve their situation. It frames patience as common in pursuing favorable outcomes.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Praised by Thousands
Sufferers of stomach liver and intestinal ailments report rapid benefits after one dose of Mayr's Stomach Remedy. A Roanoke Virginia caller named B L Dooley extols relief from gallstones and resumed work. Geo H Mayr offers a free book and letters of recovery. Hoeschler Bros in La Crosse sell the product along with other druggists nationwide.
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B. L. Dooley
Roanoke
Mayr
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Ill
la Crosse
Hoeschler Bros
Main Street
South Fourth Street
Hoe to Fight Cases Against Arthur Ingersoll Hoe
Miss Mae A. Sullivan sues for 225000 claiming Hoe confessed marriage plans and lavish support but Hoe and secretary deny the charges. Mrs Hoe backs her husband and aids in defense.
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New York
Mae A. Sullivan
Arthur Ingersoll Hoe
Hoe
Miss Sullivan
Sullivan
Alexandra Day Celebrated in London With Artificial Rose Drive
London marked Alexandra day as twenty thousand women dressed in white and hats circled the streets and forced passersby to buy artificial roses. The event honored the queen mother’s jubilee arrival in England, recalling Tennyson’s Sea King’s Daughter from Over the Sea fifty years ago.
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London
Simple Green Silk Bag Softens Sickroom Light
Advice for ill rooms suggests using a small green silk bag over an incandescent bulb to reduce glare. The bag softens the light, creating a subdued, harmless illumination for patients.
Only Perfect Baby and the Measure of Virtue
A Philadelphia Inquirer note mocks the idea of selecting a perfect baby by measurement. It argues the concept is nonsense and compares it to seeking virtue with a divining rod, asserting every baby is perfect as claimed by its mother.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Boy’s theft rumored to lead to legislature
A tavern remark suggests a young thief may ascend to political power after a bartered joke about stealing a barrel of apples. The dialogue implies ambition and a belief that misdeeds can be excused.
Good Fellow. Father and Son Share Cigar Moment
Yale Record notes a visiting father praising cigars his son can afford. The son replies that the gesture is on him, inviting the father to take as many as he wants. The exchange reflects humor and familial warmth on campus.
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Yale Record
Daily Thought on Dignity and Pride
A reflective remark attributed to George MacDonald contrasts true dignity with pride. It warns that pride worships self and leads to a continual sinking of dignity.
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George MacDonald
To Save Closet Space Towel Racks Increase Hanger Capacity
Metal towel racks with flat ends to screw under the lower shelf double closet capacity. Each rack can hold about a dozen garment hangers when mounted beneath the shelf.
True to Her Word on Her Wedding Day Promise
Black says she would go through everything for him while White notes lending ten dollars to the groom as the judge cites the exchange.
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Black
White
There May Be Truth in This Comment by Cordelia Killjoy
Cordelia Killjoy quips that youth misreads heartbreak as a cracked head. The remark reflects a witty, sharp take on romance and pain in modern times.
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Cordelia Killjoy
Wife kills champion shooter in Spokane
Spokane police report Frank Fromm, 1908 United States revolver champion, was killed by his wife who then killed herself. A note in Mrs. Fromm's handwriting found beside the bodies in a tent behind the home cites two young Spokane women as the cause of the tragedy.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Fromm
United States
Fromm
Tornado Season Sparks Debate On Weather Patterns
A remark notes that the funnel shaped tornado type may defy the saying that every cloud has a silver lining, suggesting unusual weather behavior and potential exceptions to common wisdom.
Gas to Quiet Wife Ends in Arrest in Chicago
In Chicago on June 25 Charles Sawyer tried to suffocate his wife by placing a rubber tube from a gas jet to her nostrils to stop her talking and sleeping. The gas failed and Mrs Sawyer screamed leading to the arrest by Officer Frank Walsh. She had reported threats prior to the incident. Sawyer claimed the gas was a response to her threats to talk him to death.
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Chicago
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Frank Walsh
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Lockport
All
Tomah, Wis
Clarence Nelson
Pennsylvania
P.C.C
ST. L.ry
Pennsylvania Station
L. B. Poore
South Pinckney Street
Madison, Wis
J. E. Higbee
Petitioner
Rushford, Minn
Scott-Rose Co
Mooradyan
Ernestine LaRose
Beecham’s
Beecham
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