Transfer Lumber Co Listed With Minnesota Tie In
The Transfer Lumber Co of Minneapolis is profiled, led by C W Dewey president and B F McMillan vice president with A E Beebe secretary and W H McMillan treasurer. The firm, capitalized at 75000, employs Frank W Shepard, Niles Burdick and traveling salesmen, and draws on a history of Dewey and McMillan families in lumber. The article notes Dewey origin in Michigan and Marshfield career, McMillan’s Wisconsin mill venture, and Beebe’s Dartmouth education and Marathon County roles.
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Transfer Lumber Co
Mississippi Valley Lumber
Minneapolis
C. W. Dewey
B. F. McMillan
A. E. Beebe
H. E. McMillan
F. W. Shepard
Transfer Company
WH. E. McMillan
Frank W. Shepard
Niles Burdick
Marshfield
Wis
Sanger & Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Upham Lumber Co
Marshield
Morgan Co
Oshkosh
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin Hardwood Lumbermen's Association
Rockford
Western Mills
Mr. Dewey
Dewey
Middle West
Wisconsin
Chas. ¥. McMillan
Rau Pleine
McMillan
The
Marathon County Board of Commissioners
McMillen
Order of Hoo Hoo
Mummies shift from medicine to value estimation
The text notes the historical medicinal use of mummy, its declining appraisal of medicinal value, and the late eighteenth century decline as mummy entered fewer remedies. It mentions recipes to convert human flesh into mummy, detailing processing of the belly portions, and cites ancient literature and a line from an old play.
Leaning Garisenda Tower of Bologna Described in History
The Garisenda tower in Bologna, built a year after the Aginelli, once higher and now 153 feet tall with a notable lean, 23 foot basal width and walls 6 feet 6 inches thick at the base diminishing higher up to 4 feet 9 inches. Its origin is obscure with theories of deliberate lean or ground settling. By 1206 it was sold for 220 Ure, about forty four dollars, as part of troubled times.
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D Bologan
Bologna
Aginelli
Somme
Jury Experience Reveals Ancient Egyptian Mummy Twist
A New York City jury panel hears a juror stumble over a boast, then a misidentified corpse washes ashore from a shipwreck near South Jersey. After twelve hours of debate an expert declares the remains a 4,000 year old Egyptian mummy, leading to the juror's excusal due to fee-claim issues.
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New York City Supreme Court
Inclade
Hove
Beyant
South Jersey
Om the Trail of Fame
A youthful candidate replies that after college he will study medicine despite concerns the field is crowded. He believes the choice will challenge current practitioners and those already in the profession must take their chances.
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Colege
An Invitation From An Elder In Enelleh Church
A fragment describes an elder stepping to the pulpit when the minister was absent. The sermon begins with a stumble as the elder attempts to address the congregation and jokes about prompting an exit, noting the difficulty before continuing.
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Enelleh
Orst
Cerrvco
Blunt Surgery Advocated to Halt Hysterical Attack
An article reports a physician’s drastic method to stop a hysteria episode by shaving the patient’s hair and applying a head treatment with scissors. The surgeon warns the approach may be unprecedented and untested, reflecting controversial modern medical opinions.
Owls as Poetical Subjects Stirring Unsettled Debate
The fragment argues that owls provoke little in most birds, while poets like Shakespeare and Wordsworth grasp their nature. It warns against meddling with owls and notes others have mockingly misnamed them, reflecting a cautious view of poetic comparisons to the moon.
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Shakespeare
Wordsworth
Question on bones and number of bones in human body
Miss Miami Brown asks about how many bones are in the human anatomy. Mr Erastus Pinklay replies that he did not know the exact count but is sure there are many bones, referencing a razor nick as a clue. Washington Star style dialogue captures regional slang.
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Miami Brown
Mr. Erastus Pinklay
Washington Star
Delayed Verdict Shocks Town and County
A jury spent ten hours reaching a verdict, surprising observer Exjuryman who felt the evidence was clear. The exjuryman notes the group agreed initially but debated the jurors' interpretation of the judge's charge.
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Priend
Wit and weather shape social talk in old musings
Nye the humorist joked about Wagner's music being beyond comprehension yet better than it sounds. The note muses that fashion and weather drive conversation, while a line from Saturday Evening Post and Chicago News hints at society seeking heaven's gift of Goodenense as a social glue.
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Nye
Warner
Dean Hole
Richard Wagner
Dave
Chicago News
Sharp Retorts from Kenyon Plot in Gentleman's Magazine
Lord Chief Justice Kenyon, famed for parsimony, lives in a large gloomy Lincoln's Inn Fields house. Jekyll notes kitchen warmth and parlor bustle, jokes about pits, and a secondhand clothes swap with empty pockets. A sharp exchange follows over cleanliness and office greed, ending with a quip about soap and a nail brush.
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Kenyon
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Jekyll
Dekyl
Gentleman's Magazine
Just Like and Woman Dinner Trouble Dialogue
A domestic scene unfolds as a wife confronts her husband over years of forgone compliments. He retorts that critics should be grateful for meals and mocks her for asking praise, revealing tension and fault lines in their relationship. The exchange highlights resentment, pride, and a clash over appreciation and communication.
Equal to the Occasion: Dog Sits in Armchair Frustrating Master
A man entrusted a friend who went abroad with a large dog that always lounged in the master’s best armchair. When danger and a sudden alarm arose the dog sprang to the window to chase imagined cats, then returned to seize the chair again, showcasing the pet’s stubborn fidelity to the chair over its owner.
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Bin
Lim
A Monster Vessel Of Olden Egypt Described In Detail
A legendary ship attributed to Ptolemy Philopater is said to measure 42 feet long, 60 feet broad, 72 feet high from keel to prow top and 80 feet to the poop top. It reportedly carries four masts, two prows, two sterns and seven rostra, with 18 feet high figures on both poop and prow. The vessel supposedly houses 4000 rowers, 400 cabin boys, 12820 marines, and vast stores of arms and provisions.
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Ptolemmeus Philopater
Asypt
Diary of Sir Rishard Newdlgate Entry on Servants Fines
An 1680 diary entry records minor punishments for servants in Paul’s Chamber including Nao Newton fined for breaking two teapots, Richard Knight for pride and stiffness, Wm Hetherington for not going to church, and Thomas Birdall for staying at Nuneaton. Anne Adams is to be washward at Lady Day, but ran away on June 20 claiming illness. five torn sheets and five pillow beads were lost, prompting a payment claim by the wife.
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Nuling
Nao Newton
Paul's Chamber
Richard Knight
Wm. Hetherington
Tho
Birdall
Nuneaton
Cook
Anne Adams
Lady Day
Winton
Akelesa
Wade
Sir Rishard Newdlgate
Velocity of Meteorites and a Childs Garden Tale
A fragment discusses meteorite speeds and air heating with figures about 40 000 to 60 000 meters per second and 4000 to 6000 degrees. It also includes a quaint anecdote from London Life about a mother explaining Eden to a country child who recalls windfalls and asks if picking one off the ground would have mattered.
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Tommy
London Life
Great Industrial Discoveries in a Simple Tool
A compact reflection on invention noting that pivotal breakthroughs come from ingenuity using basic tools. The line compares Eli Whitney's cotton gin with a shipwright whittling the hull with a jackknife, emphasizing that transformative industrial advances arise from resourceful problem solving rather than lavish equipment.
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Eli Whitney
Cunard
Dangerous Caer and A Hopeless Cane at hospital case
A New York Emerald item recalls a hospital scene where an Irish worker names a surgical instruments case as the most dangerous among many. The report blends humor with a jab at medical settings, noting Winks and Jinks failing to grasp the joke.
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Caer
Patrick
Jinks
Bunke
New York
Free glasses offer for optics quiz to Marshfield youths
A Marshfield optician offers a chance to win free ground lenses in a 10 year frame by answering ten optics questions. The best set of answers earns a free pair for the winner or their designated child, plus reduced prices for others, with judging by J. B. Borden EB. M. Deming and M. Dunn.
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J. B. Borden
EB. M. Deming
M. Dunn
M. Duss
Optician
Central Ave
Marshfield
Wis
Dedication Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Join a select party for the dedication exercises of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis on May 1, 1903. Write to J. M. Turner, Special Excursion Agent, Wisconsin Central Ry, 400 E Water St, Milwaukee, Wis, to participate.
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St. Louis
J. M. Turner
Wisconsin Central Ry
E. Water Sc
Milwaukee
Wis
Doctors Offer Free Treatment At Mansion House Branch
Dozens of patients in this county can receive a month of free medical care at a new permanent branch of St. Luke's Hospital set up at the Mansion House. On Thursday April 28 the doctor in charge will examine and treat an in city visit, with free consultation and minor operations. Aimed at curing long standing diseases including catagram, anemia, jaundice, eczema, boils, nervous disorders, sleepless nights, and stomach issues. Also offers women’s health care for irregularities and painful periods. Contractors invited for erection work. bids to be submitted by Thursday in April with plans and bonds.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Otigmonth
Miles
Dr. Miles
Miley
Fred Myers
Redfield
S. D
J. W. Golding
Noblesville
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Marshfield Times
Williams & Bailey
Tobi Henry
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Bs Yeaame
Mald
Charles Schmirler
Pesboly Medical Institute
Bulinen
Boston
Masa
Peabody Medical Inmiltite
C. J
Gily Meal Market
John Brackendorf
R. K. Sullivan
Horse Shoer
K. Thompson
4Th St
4Th Street
Copynianrs &c
Miles’ Nervine
H. E. McEachron Company
Central
McEachron Co
Iron Works
South Depot Street
Vedder
C S. Vedder
Cary Clerk
John Schlegel
IAM
Ninth Street West
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