Schmidt Family Drives Brown Swiss Boom in Manitowoc County
Emil Schmidt and Sons operate a 440 head Brown Swiss herd near Manitowoc. The senior sire, a former Wisconsin State Fair champion, anchors a herd that swept 33 classes at the Manitowoc County fair, with many prizes. The Schmidts join Mishicot Cow Testing and project a strong butterfat herd next spring. Other local herds will join in forming a county Brown Swiss showing group for the 1929 state fair alongside Holstein Guernsey and Jersey classes.
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Emil ‘Schmidt
F. A. Schmidt
Monrow
Manitowoc
Schmidt
Mishicot
Emil Schmidt
Apomee County
Holstein
Guernsey
Jersey
Division Ward to be Split into Two Precincts
At tonight’s meeting the council considers dividing the Sixth ward into two voting precincts. The north side will form one precinct and the south side another with McKinley School likely hosting the polling place for the second precinct. The council will open bids for a new 4 000 gallon pump er for the fire department, likely to be referred to the committee and not acted on tonight.
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New Like Avenue
New Yorks Avenue
McKinley
Phe" Tounell
Manitowoc Official Tax Rate Set at 26.34 Per Thousand
City Clerk Zander announced the official tax rate of 26.34 dollars per thousand of assessed valuation for Manitowoc. The rate reflects rises in city general government and school operations, with 1919 showing a 26.50 rate on much lower valuations.
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Zander
Wesscarvemsneseeennes
Second Chilton Man Is Dead After Explosion
In Chilton Wisconsin Edgar Binsfeld fled a tire shop toward the river as an explosion raged on November 24. He died Saturday around 1 pm after leaping into the water to escape flames. Florian Vogel the 21 year old victim perished in the blaze. Firefighters could not enter the shop immediately and found Vogel charred. Binsfeld was severely burned but believed to recover after rescue.
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Chilton
Wis
Edgar Binsfeld
Hlorian Vogel
Chilton Fire Department
Dia Vogel
Binsfeld
Larry
Byrd
Chet
Tim
Father
India
Bryd
Ignatz
Euclid
Elks Memorial Service Draws Large Local Audience
A memorial service at the Elks club drew a large audience Sunday afternoon. The ceremony included the ritual work conducted in full, reflecting reverence for the deceased and honoring Elks traditions.
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Elks
Disorderly party at Addison hotel leads to fines
Four men linked to a disturbance at Addison hotel on South Water and Thirteenth streets paid $5 fines and costs in Municipal court after two police calls Sunday evening. A plate glass window was reported broken and additional damage noted, though not brought into court. The arraigned men were John Steiner, Anton Kazda, William Richards, and Henry Klevena.
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Addison Hotel
South Water
Thirteenth Streets
Addison
John Steiner
Anton Kazda
William Richards
Henry Klevena
Poultry Show Declares Record Attendance and Entries
The annual poultry display at the fair grounds closed with the show hailed as the biggest and best in association history. A new attendance and entries record marked four days of activity as hundreds visited the large building Sunday to view the exhibits, delighting officers who anticipate positive outcomes from the event.
Marriage of Byrd and Larry Browning Faces Strain
Byrd of Jacksonville marries Larry Browning a Cleveland businessman amid a clique drawn to jazz speed and money. Byrd grows uneasy over Larry’s extravagant lifestyle and ties to India Campbell while Chet Everson offers calm, but warns of risky stock dealings around Builders Supply. The couple attends a game as tension simmers and Byrd contemplates trust and love.
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Byrd
Hamilton
Jacksonville
Larry Browning
Cleveland
Larry
Tiny
Fred Oberman
Jack Duncan
Margy
Chet Everson
India Campbell
Wildcat
India
Jack
Chet
Builders’ Supply Company
Local Manitowoc Woman Praises Dreco After Hospital Leave
Mrs William Stock of Route 3 Manitowoc Wisconsin shares a testimonial about Dreco, saying a year after gall bladder surgery she weighed 92 pounds and grew weak. She credits Dreco with restoring health and energy, noting a dramatic improvement in appearance and well being. Neighbors heard of her recovery during a Park Drug Company visit.
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Dreco
William. Stock
Manitowoc
Wis
Golire Land
Relief program sped up for Talca quake victims
President Ibanez hurried to Talca to oversee relief plans after a quake. War minister met Red Cross officials as Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay offered aid. Talca and Constitucion, capitals of Maule, suffered in the disaster with tents at the station and families sheltered in planks and bedclothes amid moonlit ruins.
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Ibanez
Talca
Red Cross
Constitucion
Maule
Enrique Didier
Diario Tustrado
Destruction and resilience in Talca after bombardment
The report describes Talca with patrols and prohibited movement after 1 pm, Plaza Armas crowded with tents and makeshift living quarters lit by torches. Despite widespread ruin, many facades remain visible, with about 5 percent of buildings unharmed and 20 percent in ruins, leaving most unoccupiable.
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Plaza ‘Armas
Alameda
Talca
Dangerous Germ Spreaders Ad Promotes Honey and Tar
An advertisement warns that every person with a cold spreads germs and urges stopping coughs with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The old health officer quotes preferring a pistol shot to a sneeze in the face, calling the cough remedy medically scientific with active, potent ingredients and no opiates. Sold everywhere.
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Foley
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William Ballyn
John J. McIntyre
New York
United States
Ballyn
McIntyre
Elks Memorial
SAS
Siad
William Stock
T. B. Tompkins
M. D. Chronicle
N. Eighth Street
Wis. Telephone Co
Frigidaire
Commercial
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