Birthday Party Honoring Marguerite Berg
Mrs. A. E. Berg hosted a Thursday afternoon birthday party at 1206 Charles Street for her daughter Marguerite. Guests included Katherine Pratt Dorothy Mildred Figgie Selma Easterly Adeline Frey Elsie Engelke Frances Hanson Lillian Lund Frances Schauland Milton and Ed Berg with games music ice cream and cake references.
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A. E. Berg
Charles Street
Marguerite
Katherine Pratt
Dorothy
Mildred Figgie
Selma Easterly
Adeline Frey
Elsie Engelke
Frances Hanson
Lillian Lund
Frances Schauland
Milton
Ed Berg
Smiles and Sunshine Verse on Healing Power
A compact reflection on how simple smiling fosters healing and connection among people within Christian and secular life, invoking Henry Drummond’s view that Christianity cherishes cheerful, sunny dispositions.
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Henry Drummond
Jury of Physicians and the Bright's Disease Case
A corresp describes a San Francisco case where two doctors diagnosed Bright's Disease as incurable, a father invoked Fulton’s Compound, the patient improved, later doctors found no disease, and a nine year recovery followed. Fulton’s Co promotes albumen tests and the remedy with mail order formula and drugstore sales.
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Bright
R. C. Pell
Cor. Broadway
Battery Sts
San Francisco
Fulton
Pright
John J. Fulton Co
Start of Rose Street Viaduct Construction
A Milwaukee railroad crew led by foreman W. E. Neff began work this morning on the Rose Street viaduct. Cr. A. Smith, engineer in charge of Milwaukee Road construction, arrived to supervise and will visit twice weekly. About sixty to seventy men will work on the concrete phase, with more later for the viaduct build, and completion is expected within three months.
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Rose Street
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
W. E. Neff
Cr. A. Smith
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
la Crosse
Wisconsin Valley
Superior
Liner on Rocks Passengers Safe Near Tory Island
Wireless messages report the Anchor liner California with 1016 aboard transferred to the Cassandra after grounding on Tory Island off Ireland. British destroyers aided as the ship lay in a dangerous position in dense fog. passengers remained calm while efforts to save the California continued.
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London
California
Tory Island
Ireland
Cassandra
Trainmen Fall 4 to 3 at Lynxville in Close Loss
Burlington Trainmen were edged by Lynxville 4 to 3 in a tight contest. Battery for the Trainmen featured Joe Nally and R. E. Davis while Lynxville pitcher Brown, noted as a lanky Indian, hurled.
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Burlington Trainmen
Lynxville
Joe Nally
R. E. Davis
Trainmen
Brown
Idian
Elocution Teachers Convene National Speech Arts Meet
The twenty third annual convention of the National Speech Arts association opens in Evanston Illinois and runs all week. Teachers of elocution oratory and dramatic arts from across the country attend. Methods to standardize instruction in public speaking will be discussed. Recitals will be held each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
National Speech Arts Association
Little Emma Learns From Punishment At Bedtime
A short, moral excerpt recalls a girl named Emma who, after a punishment for disobedience, tells her mother she likes her yet cannot get used to her wicked actions, revealing a child’s candid reflection on discipline.
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Emma
Mamma
Doing Well Quote From Princeton Tiger
A Princeton Tiger quips Peggy left college and found a husband with a good position. The exchange contrasts career progress with marriage as the measure of success. Peggy’s status remains framed by others rather than stated achievements.
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Peggy
Princeton Tiger
North Side Briefs Show Busy Social Round
North Side notes report Earl Wiskerchen traveling to Minneapolis for his sister Ingvald Lud’s wedding while Harold Jorgensen drove to Barre Mills. Other residents visit Greenbush Fond du Lac Oshkosh Brainerd and Seneca attend theater adventures and family gatherings. Guests include Miss Mayme Boldman and Miss Adeline Preutz with local hosts at Caledonia and George streets.
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Earl Wiskerchen
George Bt
Minneapolis
Ingvald Lud
Harold Jorgensen
Barre Mills
Lloyd Jolivette
French Island
Greenbush
Helen Tyler
Sparta
Elysius Mekvold
Clinton Street
Galesville
Christian Limpert
Mill Street
Oshkosh
William Limpert
H. B. Klos
Madison
North Side
Otto Granke
Rose St
Jessie Brandt
O'Neil Shoe Store
Olaf Olson
George Street
Brainerd
Minn
Mayme Boldman
Rose Street
Fond du Lac
John Noem
Charles Street
Peterson
Kathryn
Dome Theater
Mrs. Moore
la Crescent
Lucile Dow
Milwaukee
Adeline Preutz
Seneca
Alice Joyce
Elizabeth Hayes
Caledonia Street
Ed Donahue
Prairie du Chien
G. Nuttine
Gillette Street
Midway
Jerome Foster
Berlin Street
Minnie Olson
Farnam Street
Freda Moeves
Griselda Rupp
Beth Kaiser
Amanda Zeisler
Mabel
Emma Bjornstad
Esther Dahl
Birdelle Morrison
Sig Dahlgren
Made Them Even A Dollar Swap On Morning Street
Hogan and Murphy were walking to work when Hogan found a dollar and returned it to Murphy. Murphy said it settled the dollar Hogan owed him, making them even.
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Hogan
Murphy
Madison convention ends with record turnout and honors
Wisconsin Christian Endeavor union closes its largest state convention with over 800 delegates. New officers elected include President C A Meilecke and Secretary Alice Eastein. Field meet at Camp Randall sees Tubby Keeler throw 47 feet 1 inch in the shot put.
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Madison
Wis
Francis E. Clarke
Boston
Endeavor Movement
Daniel A. Poling
Good Citizenship Department
Wisconsin Christian Endeavor Union
State Union
Chicago
International Conventio
C. E. Houtkamp
Milwaukee
W. T. Williams
Randolph
David Bogue
Portage
W. A. Ganfield
Waukesha
W. H. Fischer
National
Milwaukee Union
Grand Rapids
Moravian
Durand
Lodi
Belleville
Camp Randall
T. E. Jones
la Crosse
Lake Mills
Dousman
Mass
Wild Rose
Rio
E. E. Horth
D. Jenkins Williams
Oshkosh
Miss Hopkins
Schultz
Tubby
Keeler
Poling
Pollock
Assembly Chamber
Katherine van Wyck
Milwaukee Associated Charities
Frederick Dow
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Attell Seeks Comeback Against Chick Hayes in Evansville
Abe Attell former world featherweight champion returns to the ring in Evansville July 4 facing Chick Hayes of Indianapolis in a ten round bout. A loss would end his career. a win could spark a Kilbane rematch. Hayes weighing 116 pounds takes on the former champ eight pounds heavier, aiming for a bantam title bid if victorious.
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Evansville
Ind
Abe Attell
Chick Hayes
Indianapolis
Attell
Johnny Kilbane
Bosse
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Kilbane
Hayes
Johnny Williams
Ancient tooth decoration in Americas traced
Archaeologists report that indigenous peoples filled teeth with foreign substances long before Columbus. Dr. Marshall H. Saville notes inlays in upper incisor enamel from Esmeraldas and widespread use of tooth decorating techniques in Mexico, as presented to the 1908 International Congress of Americanists.
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Americas
Marshall H. Saville
Loubat
Columbia University
International Congress of Americanists
Vienna
Esmeraldas
South America
Mexico
Veal Demand Surges Prompt Calf Slaughter
The Farmers Bulletin 588 cites a rapid rise in veal demand. Dairy and dual purpose calves are sold young, often for 8 to 12 dollars, suggesting farmers profit more from marketing calves than raising them. Consumer demand drives continued slaughter despite calls for legislation.
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Farmers Bulletin 588
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arsenic Found In Jelly And Candy Fines Issued
Accidental presence of arsenic in jelly candy and chocolate and lead in cream tartar led to fines. One corporation received $100 and three others $5 each for selling adulterated interstate products. Arsenic and lead likely entered via supplier quality or manufacturer carelessness. Buyers should obtain guaranteed materials or verify ingredients themselves.
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Interstate
Corhmerce
Rails as Telegraph Poles for Brazilian Railway
Old rails erected in pairs serve as telegraph poles along a Brazilian line where wood is quickly ruined by insects. Local workers replace damaged sections as communications lines stretch through the region, showcasing an inventive reuse of material.
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Sunny Jim
At the Dome
Strimp Brothers
Snitz
FORCE
Fort Sterling
Bunny and
Finch
Gene
Miss Gauntier
Porter
Daily Thought
Jury OF Physicians
Brights Disease
la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin
North Side Briefs
Dreamland
Dorris
Merle Dady
Wabasha
William Kneebes
Winona
Hans Hanson
Holmen
Edna Heitman
Freeburg
W. T. Irvine
Jeweler
Main Street
Lacrosse Gas & Electric CO
Francis E. Clark
Local Society
North Presbyterian
Spring Brook
Chick Hoyt
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Bergh Piano Company
Corth and
Jay Sts
la Crosse, Wis
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