Local Visitors and Socials In Rockland Wisconsin
Rockland residents host and visiters mingle through a week of calls trips and social activity. Notable names include John Wolfe Albert Onstine Emil Solberg Miss Emma Homstad and many from La Crosse Sparta Westby and Portland. The S L C club sociable raised about $9.30 at Rockland hall while the Ladies Aid met with Mrs. J L Gaylord Saturday afternoon.
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Ellandson
Portland
John Nelson
Emma Homstad
Westby
Teele
Foote, Shultz Shoe Co
St. Paul
Rockland
Oswald Evans
Rockland Hall
Carl N. Homstad
Oscar RB. Homstad
John Olson, Sr
Fish Creek
John Olson, Jr
S. R. Jones
Sparta
J. L. Gaylord
Sparta Herald
Monroe County Democrat
Seach
Robert Merrill
P. H. Madden
Willard Fulton
Milwaukee
Jackson
Z. S. Rice
la Crosse
Benjamin F. Jones
Bangor
W. P. Palmer
Benton Street
Citizens’ State Bank
Linley bill urged for full legislative investigation
Senator Victor Linley and a group of clubwomen and Associated Charities representatives urged the assembly committee on public welfare to recommend the Linley bill for a legislative probe of the white slave traffic and related conditions. The bill has passed the senate and was favorably reported by the joint finance committee.
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Madison
Wis
Victor Linley
Associated Charities
Assembly Committee On Public Welfare
Linley
Senate
Joint Finance Committee
Jail death ruled suicide in Sheboygan case
In Sheboygan Wisconsin on May 1 the coroner's jury found death by own action in the case of John Rams a 49 year old man who hanged himself in his jail cell with suspenders after being arrested for abusing his family.
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Sheboygan
Wis
John Rams
Raml
Suicide by dynamite shocks Sparta community
Oscar Olson, twenty four, living north of Big Creek, killed himself Tuesday evening in Sparta by dynamite. Sheriff Vieth reported the death a suicide with no known motive. The incident prompted a police and undertaker visit to the scene and formal confirmation of suicide.
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Sparta
Wis
Oscar Olson
Big Creek
Vieth
Bourne proposes billion dollar road fund and maintenance plan
Jonathan Bourne Jr former Oregon senator proposed one billion dollars for construction and two billion for maintenance of good roads over fifty years. The construction fund would be raised by government bonds and loaned to states in exchange for their own fifty year bonds.
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Washington
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Bourne
Thompson to Hospital Weather Forecaster Taken to Hospital
Weather forecaster Edwin C. Thompson was removed to Lutheran hospital last night after a sudden illness. He may undergo an operation. He became ill abruptly Sunday evening.
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Edwin C. Thompson
Lutheran Hospital
Love at First Sight Fades After Early Flush
Readers note the phrase suggests initial attraction waning after a first impression. The line hints at disillusionment arising from an initial surge of emotion or charm tested against reality.
New Pain Free Corn Cure “GETS-IT” Gains Quick Wins
Advertised corn remedy PROMISES instant relief with two second application. Claims to shrink corn without sticking to skin or harming healthy tissue. Also touted for warts calluses and bunions. Sold 25 cents at druggists or by E Lawrence & Co Chicago with La Crosse retailers listed.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
la Crosse
Columbian Pharmacy
City Book and Drug Store
Spence- McCord Drug Co
Chas. Beyschlag
Geo. Mariner
C. F
L. Runckel
Carranza Proclaims Plan Triggering US State Dept Alarm
Venustina Carranza, Mexican revolutionary, issues a proclamation authorizing a state debt of 2.5 million dollars and proposing to issue and force circulation of paper money. He would jail anyone refusing to accept it as legal tender. The state department warns of potential trouble if he presses the plan.
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Washington
State Department
Venustina Carranza
Carranza
Homely Woman Oversees Happy Home In Quiet Town
A fragmented note hints at a domestic scene with a homely woman presiding over her cheerful household. The text reflects ordinary life and small-town domestic routine without clear dates or locations.
Spring Health Mistake Many Make
Martyn's Health Guide warns against rushing into summer health without cleansing the blood of spring poisons. It endorses a home remedy: dissolve sugar and kardene in alcohol, dilute with hot water to quart, take a tablespoon before meals to purify blood, remove sallowness, pimples, and restore liver function and energy.
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Martyn
Madison Man Pushes Lake Superior Mississippi Canal Plan
Assemblyman John Chinnock proposes using Panama canal machinery to build a canal linking the Mississippi at Prescott, Wisconsin, to Lake Superior. A $2,500 appropriation is asked for a legislative commission to lobby Congress, with projected annual fees of $1.5 million and savings versus rail rates.
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Madison
Wis
John Chinnock
Hudson
Mississippi River
Prescott
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Congress
Stimson
Wisconsin
Assemblyman Chinnock
Forest fires threaten Bad River reservation near Ashland
May 1 report from Ashland Wisconsin describes two blazes on opposite sides of Northwestern lines near Odanah. Firefighters led by an Indian farmer fight flames less than a mile from the city as barns and hay sheds burn and homes are endangered amid strong winds and smoke obstructing lake navigation.
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Ashland
Wis
Bad River
Odanah
John Harto
Mine attacked by $50 000 fire at Tilden mine
Fire destroyed the boiler room at shaft house No. 9 of the Tilden mine in Bessemer Michigan. Hundreds fought the blaze to stop it from reaching the shaft and mine. Losses exceed $50 000 in machinery and buildings with potential to reach several hundred thousand if the fire had spread. Friction on the hoisting cable started the fire.
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Bessemer, Mich
Tilden
Mr. Rabbit
Mr. Tortoise
Nordman Optometry Bill Advances Amid Dissent
The joint committee on finance recommends passage of the Nordman optometry bill with three dissenting votes Nye Roethe and Roessler. The bill, supported by most senators, will be on tomorrow's calendar. Similar laws have been enacted in thirty states.
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Madison
Wis
Nordman
Joint Committee On Finance
Nye
Roethe
Roessler
Survival of the fittest doctrine challenged by societal outsiders
A reflective aphorism warns against applying Darwinian survival notions to those who do not fit social norms. It stresses empathy and inclusion over harsh judgment.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy gains vogue again
An old time mix of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray hair is back in style says downtown druggists. Wyeths and Sulphur Hair Remedy sells for 50 cents a bottle and is applied with a brush to strands overnight to darken and restore color. It promises a lustrous finish and may reduce scalp itch and hair loss. O T Hart, agent.
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Wyeth
Kat
O. T. Hart
Milwaukee Elks Minstrel Show Delights City Crowd
Milwaukee Elks 125 strong departed for their annual minstrel gambol. The 195 minute program mixed comedy with songs and novelty while lampooning politicians and national topics. A Davidson courtroom mixer and Ellis piano music accompanied the lively event, though the Bellows case ended without verdict due to lack of evidence.
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Milwaukee
Elks
Court of Parery
Davidson
Ellis
Bellows
Student jailed for rag dancing at Wisconsin university
Madison Wis May 1 J S in was sentenced to one week’s pension from the University of Wisconsin after being convicted of producing dances of an indecent character into a university affair by a student court. Stein and Frank Ellows were accused by the prose
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Court Street
Franklin Street
Oak Street
West Main Street
K. Street
Water Street
Spring Street
Chester Street
Montgomery Street
Kent Street
Wisconsin Street
L Street
Black River Street
Rusk Avenue
Walcott Street
Douglas Street
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
South Water Street
la Crosse River
High Court Street
Adison
Wis
J. S. In
University of Isconsin
Stein
Frank Ellows
Wisconsin Senate votes to kill Cunningham bill
In Madison on May 1 the Wisconsin Senate deadlocked 14 to 14 on the Cunningham bill. Lt Governor Morris cast the deciding vote against the measure which would empower the county board of review for income tax matters and alter assessors disputes rules. The chamber saw extended debate before the bill was defeated.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Tax Commission
Board of Review
Morris
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John Wolfe
Albert Onstine
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Gas House Coke
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Chinnock
Mississippi
Superior
O. K. Optometry
Sage Tedarkens
Aded
Jspend
Kill Cunningham Bill
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Evelyn
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