Prairie du Chien notes on new business and local visits
Prairie du Chien prepares for a five and ten cent store in Schweiger's former building with J E Harris and Will Wagner. Nearly two thousand dollars is subscribed for a building for the Iroquois Button company. Various residents visit relatives, attend theater, or travel for Easter, with notices of illness and a funeral for Henry Sebastian aged forty six at St Gabriel's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schweiger
J. E. Harris
Will Wagner
Iroquois Button Company
Waldemar Rosendale
Canada
Martin Rosendale
Metropolitan Theater
Thelma
W. Hammes
Clifford Hurley
Austin
M.nn
Frank Douglas
Deer Lodge
Mont
Christie
Christie Connell
Enke
Wabasha
Minn
Florence Christie
Guttenberg
Iowa
Hiram Wagner
Minnesota Street
Charles Hill
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
E. W. Dyer
Saide
Huard
Ella Wetzel
Gays Mills
E. F. Blu
Duluth
W. A. Hall
Leo Martin
W. R. Graves
J. D. Stuart
Hazell
Charles Wagner
L. N. Haskell
Lynxville
Hattie Petratz
Iowa City University
C. B. Case
Congregational Ladies’ Industrial Society
Henry Sebastian
Vineyard Course
St. Gabriel's Church
Fr. P. Becker
Letha Hoyt
Henry Lamprich
Will Davy
Brownsville
John Graf
Lawrence Thompson
Viroqua
Gardner
Ed Campbell
Chicago
Curious Family Tree in Potsdam Genealogical Show
In the New palace of Potsdam a genealogical tree places King David at the root and the German Kaiser at the top, tracing lineage through his mother’s line. It claims the British royal house descends from David via Zedekiah’s eldest daughter who fled to Ireland with Jeremiah and wed Heremon, king of Ulster.
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New Palace
Potsdam
Germany
David
Great Britain
Zedekiah
Ireland
Jeremiah
Heremon
Ulster
Broken Idol Wins Crowd Approval at Majestic
The Broken Idol musical opened yesterday to crowded houses at the Majestic theater. Ed Keltner, George M. Purdy, and John Philliber lead a strong cast with a lively plot. Dainty chorus girls, Pansy Keltner, Mae Philliber, and Alice Clark add charm, while Gerald Nottingham shines as the young violinist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theater
Ed Keltner
George M. Purdy
John Philliber
Pansy Keltner
Chinatown
Gerald Nottingham
Nottingham
Brain size and political interest remark by Sir Ray Lancaster
Sir Ray Lancaster cites brain volume in cubic centimeters noting the European brain averages 1.4a units and a medium bulk 500 units. He adds the go rilla exceeds chimpanzee and orang brains. The quote ends with a remark that some men become distracted by politics and neglect labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lancaster
What Ailed the Speech in Hastings Trial
In a Hastings trial session the remarking Dr. Parr praises Fox and Sheridan while omitting Burke. Burke asks if Parr liked his speech, and Parr replies no, saying Burke's was oppressed with metaphor dislocated by parentheses and hampered by amplification.
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Warren Hastings
Dr. Parr
Fox
Sheridan
Burke
Edmund
The Flesh She Lost
A Gazette style snippet notes Mrs Giles has lost weight and her husband is dead, with the man described as weighing nineteen stone at his death. The item mirrors tabloidal UK sensation about a grieving widow.
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Usband
London
Boys Noises Meet Chaos in Small Town Piano Parade
A quirky report notes a group of girls eager to play a piano and finish chores quickly as part of a playful pageant in a small town. The scene highlights domestic tasks and childhood enthusiasm in a lighthearted community moment.
Try Poslam Before Buying Skin Remedy
Public notice offers free samples of Poslam from Emergency Laboratories in New York to prove its curative properties for eczema acne and other skin issues. It claims Poslam’s popularity and urges consumers not to endure symptoms while curable with Poslam soap and shampoo sold by all druggists.
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West 25Th Street
New York
University Glee and Mandolin Clubs to Perform
The University of Wisconsin Glee and Mandolin clubs will present a concert at the local high school on April 4. Local interest centers on young city members in the group including Homer Davis Adolph Emerson and J W Wilce. Each university department contributes members and all concerts this season have been very successful.
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University of Wisconsin
Homer Davis
Adolph Emerson
J. W. Wilce
Local Notices and Social Quick Takes from Chaseburg Wisconsin
A list of brief items from Chaseburg and surrounding towns notes that Hendrickson of La Crosse filed a petition with twenty nine electors to place a yes no vote on a town case at the April 1 election. Other entries mention small business transacts, visits, civil events, a March 25 caucus for town officer candidates, hospital and travel notes, and short reports from Coon Valley Westby La Crosse Harvey and Chicago.
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Gardner's Hall
Mons Peterson
Westby
Emil Iverson
Harvey
N. D
Julius S. Karrud
Coon Valley
John Martine
Gus Wrobel
Mildred
la Crosse
A Gilbertson
Charles Ender
Emma Leppe
la Crosse Hospital
Language of the Austrian Army Regiments
The Austrian Army uses multiple languages including German Bohemian Polish Ruthenian Hungarian Slovene Serbian Italian and Romanian. Commands are given in German while rank and file operate in their own regimental language. Officers are expected to learn this regiment speech for ordinary business.
Gossip at the Links Sparks A Kiss Incident
Harriet and Ethel recall a morning episode on the golf course where Too allegedly kissed Ethel after Fred Mason’s flirtation. Ethel explains she consented as Too was teeing off. Harriet is surprised by the event reported in the Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet
Ethel
Fred Mason
Detroit Free Press
Pass Bill for Legal Sterilizing in Michigan
The Michigan house concurred with senate amendments to the Odell bill authorizing sterilization of the mentally incompetent. The governor plans to sign. Amendments exempt convicts and allow probate court hearings to decide necessity, with patients in homes for the feeble minded included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
House
Senate
Odell
Censor Debate Over Rag Time Songs Hears Milwaukee Meeting
Milwaukee March 24 The social service committee of the Milwaukee Federation of Churches will discuss censorship of cafes and theaters to ban immoral rag time songs at a meeting this afternoon at the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Social Service Committee
Milwaukee Federation of Churches
The Lawyer Had No Such Scruples
A repeat offender was arrested on a minor charge and appeared in police court with a lawyer ready to defend. In court the prisoner pleaded for the lawyer to plead not guilty, saying he had no nerve to face guilt himself.
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Kansas City Star
Last of Germania Concerts Featuring Florence Herman
An afternoon concert at Germania hall showcased soloist Florence Herman with the Kreutz Orchestra. F W Rawstron accompanied. program included If I Were King by A Adam, Waltzes, Sarasate pieces, Dvorak, Chaminade, and Eilenberg selections.
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Germania Hall
Kreutz
Florence Herman
A. Adam
F. W. Rawstron
March
Col
Sullivan
B. Sargent
Strauss
Sarasate
Saratella
Remick
B. Lampe
Wamorreske—Dvorak
C. Chaminade
Eilenberg
Ehlenberg
P. Eno
No. of Men Refuse a Better Job for Duty’s Sake
A remark on loyalty as few men love their work enough to pass up a superior opportunity for the sake of continuing in their current role. The line highlights steadfast dedication over advancement.
Friedman's Serum Supposedly Boosts Germ Warriors
Dr Charles S Noble, observing Dr Friedmann at Bellevue Hospital New York, says the anti tubercle bacilli serum is a germ cocktail that stimulates white blood cells to attack tuberculosis bacilli, arousing activity in the immune cells.
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Friedmann
Charles S. Noble
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Noble
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LA Crosse Theatre
la Crosse Theater Today
la Crosse Fur Co
North Third Street
Ben
BY Carlen
George W. Purdy
Broken Idol Co
Majestic
Chaseburg, Wis
Mulberry Bend
Story
Pathe Weekly
Friedman
N. Y
Frederick Franz Friedmann
Arthur Friedmann
Bellevue Hospital, New York
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