Prairie du Chien Business Circle backs Iroquois Button plant
City businessmen convened to discuss financing and site selection for a proposed Iroquois Button factory. A committee led by Mayor Poehler and four others will handle financing, site acquisition, and construction oversight. The note mentions community events, visits, and school activities surrounding Prairie du Chien.
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Council Chamber
Iroquois
F. H. Poehler
E. C. Amann
L. Cornelius
Henry Ott
W. R. Graves
Alma May Taylor
Taylor
A. F. Wilkins
Missoula
Mont
Edward McCloskey
J. H. Frazier
The
Viola “Intelligencer
Austin, Minn
Kingly Life and the Quest for Big Things
A reflective meditation on the kingly life defined by pursuit of grand aims not petty wealth. It contrasts those who toil for money and artificial gems with those who seek meaningful pearls of virtue and purpose in daily effort.
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J. H. Lowett
D.D
The Man Who Wins Never Holds a Neutral Posture
A terse aphorism asserts that victory requires clear stance and decisive action rather than ambivalence. It frames success as alignment with one side and rejection of neutrality in competition or conflict.
Murder Leader of Garment Strike Indicted by Coroner
Four clothing manufacturers Abram Fial koff Louis Weinstein Max Orenstein and Max Weisberg were found by a coroner's jury to have conspired to murder Abraham Steinberg business agent of the button hole workers union. They are held in 25000 bail each awaiting grand jury action. Witnesses testified to the conspiracy tied to the clothing strike activism.
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New York
Abram Fialkoff
Louis Weinstein
Max Orenstein
Max Weisberg
Abraham Steinberg
Button Hole Workers’ Union
Feinberg
Steinberg
Smoking Rooms In Windsor Astonish Queen Victoria
The article notes Queen Victoria detested tobacco and would be astonished by the spread of smoking rooms across Windsor castle. It states she tolerated tobacco in general, but kept smoking rooms in distant parts of her residences and guests were warned not to smoke in their own rooms on arrival.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Evelyn
Jack
Daddy
Prin
Princess Anne
Lonesome Palace
Old Servants and New Feelings Among Neighbors
Mrs. Heath voices amusement when Daisy mentions her help as "old family servants" and notes her longest servant has been the cook for six months, provoking a light exchange about domestic staff.
How Paris Helps the Poor Through Theater Receipts
The article notes Paris theater receipts have more than doubled in twenty years. A ten percent tax on every ticket funds the poor, totaling $1,300,000 for the last year.
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Paris
Consolation of an Early Settler Observation
Adam quips that people blame the middleman for high living costs while praising the first man less often. The remark appears in the New York Sun as a wry social observation.
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Adam
New York Sun
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Child Laxative and Regulator
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the ideal gentle cleanser for infants and children. It claims quick relief from feverishness, stomach upset, and constipation without gagging, urging mothers to keep the product on hand and refuse substitutes.
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Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Solons Sing and Policemen Raid in Madison
After the Wisconsin assembly session, a large number of members formed a singing society led by Assemblymen Spoor and Roesler. Familiar songs filled the corridors until police arrived to investigate the disturbance. no arrests were made.
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Madison
Wis
Spoor
Roesler
Joe
Chin under fire as useless feature in man say scientists
London March 8. Prof Sir Ray Lankester among England's leading scientists argues the chin serves no purpose in humans. He notes primitive men lacked this jaw projection and finds no mechanical or physiological reason for it. Dr Forbes Ross adds that grazing animals have no chins and that human teeth evolved upright, altering the jaw.
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London
Ray Lankester
England
Lankester
Forbes Ross
How Life Is Made Interesting
Life becomes interesting through contrasts and balance. Today may bring discord but tomorrow can yield harmony. Power lies in not being overwhelmed by sorrow nor intoxicated by joy.
Socialist speaker denounces anarchists and big money in lecture
Walter J. Milliard of Cincinnati opened the Socialist Lyceum course at the old YMCA building with a bold address. He argued the little business man is prey to big money and urged socialism as a ballot path to universal peace without tearing down the social order.
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Walter J. Milliard
Cincinnati
Mr. Milliard
Mr. Millard
Millard
Milliard
Step to Your Own Drum Thoreau Quote Reflection
Prominent Thoreau passage questions the rush to quick success and urgent ventures. It urges individuals to follow their own rhythm, even if distant, and not force quick growth or conformity to others.
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Thoreau
Garbled Plague Tale Of Bodmin And London Goods
In Charles II era Cornwall itinerant traders sold silk and satin gowns at absurd prices before plague reached Bodmin. People bought rapidly, then fell ill and died within days as the gaudy clothes were found on London plague victims.
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Charles II
England
Cornwall
London
Bodmin
Nairobi resident shoots nine-foot lion near Fort Hall road
A Nairobi resident named Oldfield shot a nine-foot lion on Fort Hall road, a short distance from a main thoroughfare busy with motor cars and traffic, illustrating life on the edge of the wilderness.
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British East Africa
Nairobi
Oldfield
Fort Hall
Wilson Will Not Whisper To Murphy
President Wilson has an engagement to receive Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall and about a dozen New York Democrats in a semi public East Room session at the White House. He has not met Murphy since last September at the New York State fair in Syracuse when a photographer was about to snap him with Murphy.
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Washington
Wilson
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York
White House
Murphy
Syracuse
Universal peace debate in jest over bridge stakes
A playful exchange questions lasting world peace as a mock concern about women playing bridge for stakes. The quip suggests social priorities and light humor rather than a serious policy discussion.
Tariff Revision Focus Marks Wilsons April Extra Session
Washington March 8 The extra session of Congress to be called by President Wilson for April 1 will convene to revise the tariff. If progress is rapid he will send a currency reform message after tariff bills. The call will order revision of the tariff and such other business as may be brought to attention.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Candy Store Stop Reminds of a Past Outing
A speaker recalls passing a candy store yesterday but chose not to enter. The other person questions the impulse, noting a prior habit of always turning in. They momentarily confuse the memory, claiming the other was present.
Fond Mama's Lucky Five Kittens Lift Kitchen Hope
A judge recalls a humorous family tale where Clara Gray must choose one cat among six, sparing the rest with a clever twist. The daughter boasts that her apron holds five kittens thanks to her lucky find.
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Clara Gray
Getting His Bearings
A lighthearted Chicago Daily News item features a woodchopper boasting of bear tracks a mile north while the hunter asks which way is south. The exchange captures rustic humor and geographic wit.
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Chicago Daily News
Flowers In the House Add Cheer to Homes
Flowers brighten rooms with tasteful arrangements and centerpieces. Even modest blooms and ferns improve tables and overall home appearance.
Quote on spending and economy in a domestic exchange
A dialogue jokes about prudent spending with a wife’s handbag purchase. The speaker challenges the idea of economy while noting the handbag’s high price and hidden costs. The exchange uses humor to critique financial decisions within a domestic setting.
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Hear Andre
Prairie DU Chien
Mary Rowley
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fannie Cone
McGregor
W. A. Hall
Josie Clinton
V. M. Smrcina
Little Son
Hostetter
Garment Strike
Solons
Gleneaathsectach
Maxeen
North Side Bottling Works
da Causel
Hood
Indiana
Allen
Allen S Olmeted
le Poy
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