Walkers From Chicago Start Wager to Reach Minneapolis
Boardman and Steffes, Minneapolis men, began a 560 mile trek from Chicago to Minneapolis on August 15 for a wager. They travel on foot, avoiding Sundays, with no money, and expect to reach Minneapolis by Friday night. They plan a Pacific coast walk if they win.
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T. Boardman
C. I. Steffes
Chicago
Minneapolis
Chippewa Falls
New London
Stevens Point
Pacific Coast
Steffes
Times
Equitable Fraternal Union commends Bushey Bros. staff
The Equitable Fraternal Union in Appleton Wisconsin reports three young ladies from your school are employed in their offices and are performing well. The letter, signed by E A Williams president and Merritt L Campbell, expresses pleasure and future cooperation. Some wives act as if they would be the most surprised persons on earth if someone would tell them how crooked their husbands are.
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I. N. Young
Second Street
Adler Opera House
Cole the
Harness Man
Theresa Lukas
William of Jefferson
Michael Berg
Dee Welton
Medford
Medford San
R. H. Howarth
C.J. Lundgren
Mme
Mabelle
Count Chiro
Adler
James Hayden
Oshkosh
Hayden
Wausau
Franklin Weart
C. S. Sheerir
Henry Karaps
South Milwaukee
W. @. Lind
Robert
Y. K. Bissell
John F. Cole
Fannie Cole
L. A. Sulter
C. J. Spurr
R. H. Shepard
Kitty Gray
Emerson Hough
Universal
Wisconsin Pickerel Size law Tightens Fishing Rules
Wisconsin fishermen face six months in county jail and a $25 fine for catching pickerel under sixteen inches. The act bans taking or possessing any pickerel under the size limit and amends section 4560a-50 of the 1911 statutes, passing both houses after originating in the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Abbotsford Clearion
Hunters Kill Timber Wolf in Rice Lake Region
John Brackendorf Herman Wits Lynn Gilberts and Dr D A Kailans hunted a timber wolf on a Sunday following a live trail in Rice Lake. The wolf was shot by John on the first shot with two hounds Bones and Trailer aiding the chase. An application was made Monday for the 20 bounty offered by state and county.
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John Brackendorf
Herman Wits
Lynn Gilberts
D. A. Kailans
Rice Lake
John
Brackendorf
Mr. Witt
Louis Thompson
Feature Night at Adlers Opens Two Nights Weekly
John P. Adler of the New Adler opera house announces two feature nights weekly starting Monday. Admission remains five and ten cents for five and six reel pictures. The Earl of Pawtucket starts the series. Universal presents with stars like Lawrence and Dorsay in leading roles.
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ADLER
John P. Adler
Adler Opera House
Earl of
Pawtucket
Universal People
Lawrence, Dorsay
Marshfield Boy Scouts Camp at Dancy on Wisconsin River
Twelve members of the Marshfield Boy Scout troop led by Rev. Graeme Davis camp for their annual event at Dancy on the Wisconsin river. Parents and friends sent them off in automobiles Monday morning. Burt of Marshfield Hardware & Auto supplied and drove the truck carrying camp equipment and supplies.
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Marshfield
Graeme Davis
Dancy
Wisconsin River
Burt
Marshfield Hardware & Auto Company
High Grass in Molinee Sparks Civic Pride Call
The Mosinee Times reports stark contrast between neat homes and overgrown streets in Molinee with waist high weeds along residential paths and burdock filling alleys. It urges property owners to take civic pride and act now to destroy noxious growth, turning it into a family community effort.
Poultry Car to Visit Marsh Field Saturday
Poultry Car will be in Marsh field on Soo Tracks Saturday August 28 paying 10 percent for hens 6 4 for ducks and 6 44 for cocks with full market price on springs. John Stanton 4314.
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Soo Tracks
John Stanton
Stung in a New Place by Poultry Inspectors Scams
The Ripon Press warns of strangers lodging in a town hotel then asking farmers for poultry for an orphanage in St Louis. After two days they buy chickens for 80 dollars from a local merchant and leave, amid several cash donations. A badge wearing man from a Health Department imitator condemns birds then kills and sells them. farmers are urged to verify requests with authorities.
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Besti
Ripon Press
Orphar
St. Louis
Department of Health
Rotary fan attachment for sewing machines
A hand powered rotary fan designed to attach to the end of a sewing machine flywheel axle provides a cooling air current across the workboard when pedaled. The fan is mounted on a hollow shaft fixed to the axle and rotates only with pedal operation. a picture appears in the September Popular Mechanics Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Four Years in the Navy. Sailor's early life in 1st enlistment
Popular Mechanics begins a three part series on the life of a United States Navy apprentice seaman. The September issue presents the first installment detailing six months of preliminary training and related activities.
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NAVY
United States Navy
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Local notices and visits fill a Marshfield week
Marshfield residents meet visitors from Fond du Lac Green Bay Milwaukee and Stillwater as excursions plays and school events fill a busy week. A Barnum Bailey matinee and a New Adler program feature Mme Mabelle and the Broken Coin serial with Grace Cunard and Francis Ford.
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Theresa Lukas
Rose Berg
Marathon City
Alice Butler
Fond Bu Lac
Marvel Hayden
Fee
Mia
Fred K. Kamps
Chilton
August Budahn
K. M. Rowan
Emmagene Hayward
Chicago
Jamez
Roland
Stillwater
Minn
R. L. Kraus
Busheys Business College
Appleton
Oscar White
Eau Claire
F. B. Righ- Ais
Ruth Hayden
Green Bay
John Hayden
Andrew Martin
Chippewa Falls
Adler Opera House
Mme
Mabelle
James Rodgis
George Wampbell
Butternut Lake
Roddis
George
Howard
Manda
Harding
Minnie
Lengnes
Geo
Mechnieh
Mattie
W. BR. Nolden
South Central Avenue
St. Paul’s Church
Emil Beyer
Barnum & Bailey
Stevens Point
Milwaukee Automobile Dealers
Marshfield
Grand Rapids
Ripon
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Federal Reserve Banking
First National Bank
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Bet
Thig State
The
R. J. Strauss
Normington Bros
Wasserberger & Dickoff
Greisinger
B. F. Wyatt
Southrn Lakes
Kirksville
American School of Osteopathy
Wyatt
J. K. Goodrich
E. C. Plummer
Lorene Hayward
Rochester
Arvil Hayward
Fond du Lac
Dr. Hayward
Grace Cunard
Francis Ford
Centers OF Fashion
New Adler Opera House
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