Warning on Gasoline Hazards From Improper Uses
Deputy cautions citizens after reports of dangerous magazine advice promoting gasoline use in household cleaning and furniture care. The notice warns against open flames with gasoline and benzine products, noting fumes and mixing hazards can ignite, with statements likening gasoline to powerful explosives.
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Wis
State Oil Department
A. O
Barton Crie
Jeanerral
Jnsertisemien
hoTax
Amracnia
Milwaukee Oil Inspector Named for New District
Captain Weary is appointed deputy state oil inspector by Governor Plaine to oversee a new Milwaukee district including the city limits. Captain Piegel will lead the district ensuring proper labeling and quality checks at rest stations and gas pumps. The department vows strong action to protect the public and ensure accurate fuel testing signs and placards at stations.
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Aptain Weary
T. J
Govermor Plaine
Piegel
Charee
Milwaukee de
Fee
Bierel
Move for discharge leads to fake fever ruse
A patient in a hospital fakes a high thermometer reading to delay removal. While the nurse is occupied, he tampers with the thermometer and insists his temperature is up, but staff conclude he must be discharged. The scene is described by the Milwaukee Yelezram.
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Milwaukee
President Harding Smokes Fans See Mascot Baseball Photo
The article notes President Harding smoked, a first for a US president since McKinley in 1901, while attending a Washington game with Mrs. Harding and Secretary Hughes. It recalls Johnson’s win and the Senators’ slump, highlighting the president’s support and presence at the ballpark.
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Harding
Hughes
Washington
McKinley
Senators
Yanks
Walter Johnson
Nats
St. Louis
Johnson
Waller
Box alder and durable trees for Fond du Lac and Winnebago
A column urges Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties to replace warp ed box alders with sturdier shade trees like sugar hard maple basswood and black walnut. It notes box alder flaws in courthouse parks and highlights regional growth potential and historical forest choices, plus related legal and civic notes from Milwaukee to Rhinelander and beyond.
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Madison
Winnebago
Fond du Lac
Dore
Fond da
Dane
Jefferson
New York State
New England
Oshkosh
Chinese favor American films amid local screenings
The article notes China and Shanghai show a strong preference for American slapstick reels. German and English efforts to promote their own products pale beside the American entertainment pull. In China there are about a hundred movie houses, with twenty in Shanghai, the city boasting the most venues.
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Germany
England
Moving Picture Line
China
Shanghai
City
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Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Tudge Grewer
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Board of Health
Rhinelander
Board of Regents
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United States
P. J. Iverson
Main Street
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Linker Electric Co
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Pearl ST
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Mr. Brown
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Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Richardson
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