Incidents of the Past Recalls Sept 5 1893 Times
A nearly century old Times recap notes a reorganized German brassy band, local oats yields of about 50 bushels per acre, sidewalk work on third street, and Herman Keidle threshing 92 bushels from five acres. It mentions Oshkosh travel, heavy sidetracking by Upham Mfg. Co trains, 110 scholars in public school with more needing attendance, and residents armed with shotguns or rifles. The piece mocks a teacher’s exam answer about poetry and notes Wood County fair preparations with $1000 in purses for speed trials, urging regional towns to attend despite poor road conditions.
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Sup't. Lynch
Siso
Coon
City Papers
Wisconsin State Fair Aims For Record 1905 Event
The Wisconsin State Fair will run from September 11 to 15 in Milwaukee with a record program. The State Board of Agriculture touts larger racing purses totaling 25000 including two 5000 and two 2500 events, and new stock judging amphitheater to host day stock judging and evening entertainment. Educational features multiply, with expanded exhibits and costly preparations. Railroads offer special fares. plan to attend the week of September 11 to 15.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
State Board of Agriculture
The Rib Restored and a Bride’s Quiet Rules
A London Weekly snippet from 1855 reports two sermons on marriage. Richard Megget defines a good wife as a housewife, not field or window roles, while Simeon Singleton contrasts a wife with cautions to be like a snail not a sun, an eel not an echo, and a town clock not loud.
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T. P
London
Waiting for a Faithful Girl and Bird Rearing Beliefs
A Missouri writer cites a Kansas City Journal quip urging patience for faithful partners, then discusses birds in captivity. It explains that young birds leave the nest, parents stop feeding, and hatchlings die from starvation if kept without food, not from poisoning.
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Missouri
Tiny
Angel
Kansas City Journal
The Storthing and the origin of Norways legislature
A brief discussion explains that the Storthing is Norway’s legislative body and its name derives from a term meaning council or thing. It notes linguistic links to the English word thing and compares historical terms like hugilag and bhouge-thing to describe candidate platforms or house councils.
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Norway
How Thermometers Are Made In A Glass Tube
A small glass tube with a bulb at one end is partly filled with mercury. The mercury is boiled to expel air and the tube sealed with mercury vapor. The tube is sealed and alloyed to cool. The freezing point is found by immersion in water and marked. The instrument is then placed in water to reach boiling and 212 degrees is found. Spans between marks are computed by calculations.
Monkey knots puzzle challenges animal intelligence
The passage argues that a monkey cannot untie a knot because it lacks sufficient reasoning and observation. It asserts the animal can be restrained or tied with a simple knot, but without the ability to break or gnaw free, it cannot untie. It emphasizes the monkey’s limited cognitive powers to overcome the knot’s difficulty.
Motto debate over desk plaque at school
School director proposes framing a motto “Knowledge In Wealth” for teachers to inspire pupils. The teacher objects, noting the phrase implies wealth and may remind students of the teacher’s low salary, inviting unintended conclusions.
Sullivan Booth Quips From Memoir Folklore
A fragmented reminiscence quotes Laurence Hutton attributing a remark to John L. Sullivan about Edwin Booths death. It also features a playful exchange on glasses and monocles, with Cleveland Leader quips about grandiloquence and driving home truth, and Reecher on tingling.
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Faller
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church Notes for Aug six Sunday services
Church notices list morning service at 10 30 with theme A Broken and a Contrite Heart Bible school at noon and C E prayer meeting at 6 45 with The First Fruits for God evening service at 7 45 with Warnings All are invited Pastor J F Youne Our Interests are Entirely At Home plus First National Bank of Marshfield Wisconsin urges local deposits and readiness to meet town and farming needs, targeting depositors and neighbors.
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Presbyterian Church
J. F. Youne
First National Bank of
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Unclaimed Letters at Marshfield Post Office
Unclaimed letters listed up to August 1, 1903 include Mrs. Clara Beine Bert Davey Helen W Deming 8 D Pannon B E Gaston B E Gaston Sen Heinix Thos Pollard Milton Spencer Geo E Spears Konelion Toetsch. Persons calling for above please say advertised. Joux F Corn P M
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Marshfield
Clara Beine
Bert Davey
Helen W. Deming
D. Pannon
B. E. Gaston
Sen Heinix
Thos, Pollard
Milton Spencer
Geo. E. Spears
Konelion Toetsch
Joux F. Corn
P.M
Town visitors and local ballgame highlight Marshfield notes
Town of Marshfield reports visits by Jos Kautzer Pred Rapp and Ewald Bennish with Julius Spreer on a Marshfield business trip. Mrs Christian Borch called on Mrs Wm Hopp. A Sunday ball game saw the Regulars defeat the Lobsters by seven to three.
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Ewald Bennish
Julius Spreer
Marshfield
Christian Borch
City
Wm. Hopp
Lobsters
Summer Colds and Hay Fever Relief with Seven Seven
Summer colds and hay fever distress many, especially those unable to vacation. Dr Humphreys Seven ty seven is advertised to stop sneezing ease asthma symptoms and heal nasal membranes. Sold at drug stores 25c mailed by Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co New York.
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Humphreys
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Medicine Co
N. W. Cor
William & John Sts
New York
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Chas, A. Coon
the Times
Wood County
Third Street
Long Hill
Herman Keidle
Nasonville
E. C. Morley
Oshkosh
Upham Mfg. Co
Grand Rapids
Milladore
Auburndale
Lincoln
Richfield
Beck
Church Notes
A Ammherst
Appleton
Mend
Ashland
Senientie
Antigo Richard
Jacob Digthey
Cashon
Albuxe
Gregore de ‘Scagt Chippe
Clark Cumberland
Layson
Darlington
George Ward
Dodgeville
Nowris ‘Oy
Aurist
Walt Tes Fond du Lac
Watson
Crete
Cours
A. Bray
Hilispora Mien
Xing
Torvoz Villeneaane
A.D
Jetterson
Raulboure
Gee
He Ciepbel la
Bruce Mineral Polat
Mondovi Sepber Ber i
Fisher Monroe
Eenmaagr
Hers W. Cornan
Nellsvil
Wenaton Greniber Iy
Lea
Deoutu
Pullip
Ntas Tu Dui Bk
Randall Plat
Ybatith
Outron
Jones Reedsburg
Supueuber
Spring Giea
Tier
Wanton
Welene West
West Salem
U. Se
Jos. Kautzer
Pred Rapp
Neenzh
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
Jos. Donard
Marshield
C.P. Ry
C.N. PL
Western Land
John Weaver
Philadelphia
Koout
America
Casa
West
Botrley
John Gund Brewing Co
la Crosse
Wis
N. A. Anderson, Ag’t
Northern
Chippewa Falls
Chippews Falls
A. G Cox
Robert B. Clark
Holme
Mc. Streveler
Sond
Williams
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