Spencer News Items Highlight Local Visits and Births
Spencer residents share visits and travels as Harry Crossby of Mellen guests friends, births occur to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Facklam Sr., and Maud Bloom's Birnamwood visit. Local moves note Edna Ehlers visiting Unity, Rae Ingham and wife stay with parents, and Mrs. Bloom returns from Kaukana. Parish church split announced with each faction to have its own minister and school. Frank Hayward, inventor, receives a railway snow plow patent on April 2 with earlier prototype in Calderwood in 1910.
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Harry Crossby
Mellen
Spencer Friends
Henry Facklam
Ben
Frank’ Hayward
Calderwood
Mich
Auburndale News Briefs and Wreck Near the Yards
Miss Carrie Heeg on the sick list again. Mrs. Nick Schill seriously ill with scarlet fever. Miss Irene O'Brien was on the sick list last week. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Kerg celebrated their 32nd morning anniversary. Mr. Baker and family of Campbellsport moved to the Sommerfeldt place. Miss Alma Berdan, teacher at Arpin school, spent a week's vacation with her parents. Leonard Albrecht and family out from quarantine after three weeks with diphtheria. Miss Lottie Heeg returned to Grand Rapids where she is employed. Rev. August Ristow left for Stevens Point for a ministers conference. Miss Isabel Burns returned after vacation with relatives at Eau Galle and Eau Claire. Geo. H. O'Brien, Siegel school teacher, home on vacation, returned Saturday. Auburndale wrecks again as a through freight derailed nine cars near the stockyards while carrying Canadian wheat. no injuries. Wheat spoilage provides seed for several years.
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Carrie Heeg i
Nick Schill
Irene O'Brien
Leonard Albrecht
Lottie Heeg
Grand Rapids
August Ristow
Stevens Point
Conference of Ministers
Isabel Burns
Eau Galle
Eau Claire
Auburndale
Stork Yards
Community Notes from Squaw Creek Local Roundup
Aug Jones returned from Water town Tuesday. Frank Kolbeck visited at Charles Schulhhauser's. Joseph and Anton Brey visited at Harry Engeldinger's Sunday. John A. Webber and family visited Henry Weigel's Sunday. Berman Daniels sold a horse to Joseph Waahe and bought another from George Kettler.
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Jones
Watertown
Frank Kolbeck
Charles Schulhhauser
Joseph and
Anton Brey
Harry Engeldinger
John A. Webber and
Henry Weigel
Berman Daniels
Joseph Waahe
George Kettler
Ebbe Union Meeting and Local Notices
The local union A. S. of E. will meet Thursday at eight. Ebbe church services Sunday evening at the usual hour with Rev. Lothian officiating and all invited. P N Christensen and P K Ebbe attended the Farmers Equity Produce Co. meeting in Wausan. The Presby terian ladies aid meet with Mrs James Fredericksen Thursday afternoon. Thorwald Knudsen was injured by a wood chip to the eye while splitting wood at the chili cheese factory and went to Marshfield for treatment. C F Knudsen sold his farm to a Wanpaca buyer last Monday and neighbors hope he stays.
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P. N. Christensen
P. K. Ebbe
Wausan
Farmers’ Equity Produce Co
Ladies Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
James Fredericksen
Chili
Thorwald Knudsen
Marshfield
C. F. Knudsen
Wanpaca
F. &. Durst
Luxemburg
George Ley
U. S. of E
Peter Klink
Henry Fechhelm
Rubicon
Local News From Rock Chronicles Recent Moves and Births
Josh Schnell moved to Marshfield Friday and Jacob Lehnherr traded horses with Henry Wolstrim last Saturday. Miss Lilly Bock, recently released from Marshfield hospital, returned home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs B Engebretson welcomed a baby boy born last Wednesday. Neighbors organized a hauling bee to move Mr Olson’s goods to his new farm. Otto Weigert and family, visiting in the south, returned Tuesday. Ben Engebretson departed for Minnesota with goods for his planned new home. his wife will follow when health allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Bock
Marshfield
B. Engebretson
Otto Weigert
Ben Engebretson
Minnesota
Mrs. Engebretson
Emma Korth and Emil Ohm Plan Hartford Event
Local note reports Emma Korth and Emil Ohm traveling to Hartford. a dance is scheduled at Gregor Durst's hall on Wednesday evening April 17. Mrs F Durst visited Luxemberg to see her daughter Mrs George Ley. Union activities and local property transfers also noted.
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Gregor Durst
The Deadlock in Frances Education Debate
Mrs Richmond doubts sending Frances to school as the child resists early lessons. They improvise a home classroom in the nursery, teaching letters with reluctance and comic misnaming. Frances fixates on a sparrow as she resists learning, leading to the decision to enroll Frances in school.
Irishman's work in China and other distant fields
An old article notes Irish influence abroad from Fontenoy to Russia and China. It highlights Peter Lacy under Peter the Great, Irish nobility in Russia, and Sir Robert Hart's long tenure. The piece argues that adaptive Irish success abroad reflects historical mobility and distant ancestry.
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Peter the Great
Russia
Ireland
Captain de Hardt
William III
Boyne
Cochineal Dye Nearing End in Mexico Says Expert
M Leon Diguet, after studying the cochineal industry in Mexico, argues cochineal scarlet may soon vanish like Tyrian purple. The dye comes from dried female cochineal insects on the cactus, gathered by brushing branches. One pound may contain about 70 000 insects and is fixed with tin chloride.
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M. Leon Diguet
Mexico
Europe
India
Cazaca
Humboldt
Doctors Poison Myth Spreads In Italian Town Apricena
A tradesman’s gastric illness led to a doctor’s morphia mix that killed his cat. Rumor spread that Italian doctors were ordered to poison the poor, stirring fear and avoidance of physicians among locals despite official explanations.
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Apricena
Italy
End seat hogs and church charity compared
The Columbus Ohio State Journal argues the end seat habit in trolley cars reflects selfishness, contrasting it with the Christian ideal of preferring one another in church and urging believers to offer others better seating as a true gospel practice.
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Columbus
Ohta
State Journal
Virginia Court Orders Sawdust Disposal Change
Residents along a riverbank won a court ruling against a local sawmill to stop dumping sawdust into the stream. Testimony described colored, odorous water that harmed cattle, prompting the judge to order alternative disposal of the residue.
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Virginia
Free treatment offer to readers of the Times
An Indiana scientist states he will send 500 sick readers of The Times a free large proof package of his celebrated medicine. He claims it cures chronic diseases after other doctors fail. Readers with rheumatism kidney trouble stomach liver and more are urged to write or mail the coupon to James W Kidd Fort Wayne Indiana for a liberal free course, no money needed, limited offer.
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Indiana
Times
James W. Kidd
Fort Wayne Indiana
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Mrs. A. Ehlers
Will McNeight
Rae Ingham
Tioga
Martin Ballas
Laura Cramer
Marathon City
George
Frank Johnson
Carrington
N. C
Dygart
Rib Lake
Effie Williams
Kallath
Wausau
Park Falls
North Church
N. M. Kerg
Alma Berdan
Geo. H. O’brien
Siegel
Squaw Creek
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
J. P. Temby
Ebbe
A. S. of E
Rev
Lothian
Josh Schnell
Jacob Lehnherr
Henry Wolstrim
Mothera
Hewitt
Emma Korth
Emil Ohmie
Hartford
John Reinert
Durst
Michael Schiferl
Schimmelphenig
Mrs. Richmond
Richmond
Mro
Neve Twili
Frances
Jambkin
Itu
China
Sir Robert Hart
Celestial Empire
the Times
Jas. W. Kidd
Ft. Wayne
Ind. Plasga
Post Office
Slate
Coles Phillips
New York
Society
Johnson-Peabody Corporation
Hearst Building
San Francisco
Cal
Silk Society
Norrie
Wausau, Wisconsin
Clyde Weir
Tucker
Wis
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