Numerous visitors noted at the county fair
A long list of guests and travelers spent the week visiting the city and fair, including engineers, lawyers, salesmen, and relatives from Grand Rapids, Wausau, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Stevens Point, Chili, Princeton, Whitehall, and other locales. Attendees included Miss Anna Kroeger, Frank Morgan, J. R. Heffernan, and many more as the county fair featured races and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lutz
C. S. Lester
Grand Rapids
Frank Morgan
Wausau
Fair Grounds
John P. Hume
Chicago
Anna Young
Chili
Malvina Weiland
Thorp
A. A. Graves
Loyal
City
Emma Hass
John Anderson
Lizzie Mol
Stevens Point
C. E. Blodgett
Power of Swan Wing Warns of Bird’s Strength
A Philadelphia Record reprints a doctor’s remark about the power of a swan wing. He cites a hunter’s arm injury in Arkansas’s Swan Lake where a swan’s strike caused a compound forearm fracture. The expert says a direct wing blow could break a leg.
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Arkansas
Swan Lake
Philadelphia Record
Toad Describes A Back Scratching Affection Scene
The passage details a toad reacting to being scratched on the back. It grows tense and excited as the twig approaches, then relaxes after enjoying the caress, spreading its legs for more room before shrinking back and hopping off.
The Sailors Piano on Board the New York
Sailors aboard the cruiser New York boast hidden musical talent beyond standard bands. Aboard the ship, many can play the accordion and other instruments, turning popular tunes into naval performances. Young sailors shine in singing across various tempos, though whistling is limited to certain roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Chidwick
New York
Lome
Sweet Home
Uncle Bam
Navy
Honolulu
General Hawthorn the Tree Soldier Spectacle
A retired Bra police officer trained a hawthorn into a life like mounted cavalry officer statue over ten years. The tree, nicknamed General Hawthorn, attracts visitors from afar who travel to see the remarkable living statue fashioned from a garden tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bra
Eles
Ave
Peur Charlerel
Historic London Tavern Ties to Punch Origins
Historic tavern on Wycht street London played a key role in Punch’s early days. In a large upstairs room Henry Mayhew Brer Ung Coyne and W H Wills discussed a new weekly, with Mark Letnog involved before editing. The bohemian roisterers helped spark what became Pen and Palette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wycth Street
London
Punch
Henry Mayhew
Brer-' Ung Coyne
W. H. Wills
Mark Letnog
New Journal
Ladysmith Plans New Splonkop Hotel Amid Summit Walks
Ladysmith aims to rival Waterloo's historic scenes by organizing a regular coach service to Splonkop. After crossing the fatal summit passengers will be refreshed and lodged at a Splonkop hotel to be built on Three Tree hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Brossela
Waterloo
Splonkop
Stransa' Triple Force Explored By Strauss
Composer Wiehard Strauss discusses in Musical Times London a new symphonic poem to depict a day in his home life. It blends lyrical and humorous parts with a triple fugue where three subjects represent papa mamma and the baby and the baby's voice is emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiehard Strauss
Musical Times of London
Papa
Air Pressure and Gravity Explained in Everyday Terms
A Philadelphia Ledger summary explains that air, though light, exerts pressure due to gravity. It notes heavier air near the surface and decreasing pressure with height, comparing a box pressed from below to illustrate the concept. The piece uses simple, accessible language to explain how air moves and how pressure varies with altitude.
A Just Boast by an Old Bishop of Canterbury
A Rugby master, Dr Frederick Temple, expelled a boy wrongly charged, but the boy bore the punishment to his father. The father sent the letter to Temple noting a postscript in which the boy urged understanding. Temple, nicknamed a just beast, understood and the boy was not expelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Frederick Temple
Dogs Choked? Simple Rescue From Throat Obstruction
A historic note advises that choking in dogs can be relieved by two bandages passed between the teeth over the jaws while holding the mouth open. A second person then inserts a finger or tool to remove the obstruction, avoiding bites and danger.
Water Birds and Their Waterproof Feathers
Water irda. Wouter birds, ingular aa tt seems, are the only ones whose sking never by any chance get touched by water. So long as they are alive and long after they are dead they float with an aft cham ber all round their bodies, cunningly contrived of waterproof feathers. Thug, In a sense, Water birds may be distinguish ed from All others by the fact that they never wash.
The State of Names Maine Rivers and Mountains List
A list of Maine place names appears here, including Cupauptac Po bennegamook Snagadhoe Chimment cook Chimpasace Chinquassabam took Essquilsagook Schoodie Umsaskia Hipogenis Wassatoquokt Mata FomeD Pungokomook Wallagosquego mook Moogetoomaguntic Apmonjene Famook Wetotenebacoot Sysladobis Millenkikut Cosbesecontte Umbazook ekas Damarigcetta Noteb and Pema dumook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Umsaskia
Fragmentary quote from Washington Star on marriage advice
The Washington Star quotes a woman urging mutual cooperation between husband and wife and a younger man noting Charley is playing the races while another joins a don't worry club, reflecting contemporary domestic concerns and social chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Mre
Washington Star
Retired vagrant questioned by court
A court interrogates a retired vagrant who identifies himself as Pete Smith and says he is retracing his steps with no fixed occupation, remarking he is retired from circulation for thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnatice
Pete Smith
Drylfi
Like All the Rest Lady Smelling Bottle Quip
A humorous exchange unfolds as a woman accidentally breaks her smelling bottle and her husband quips that everything she owns is damaged. She retorts that even he is a little cracked, delivering a punchy, period-appropriate bon mot.
Haaband and Wife Seek Change Yet Spend More
In a terse exchange, Haaband asks where to go while Wife jokes about wanting to spend money. The dialogue centers on desires for new expenditures and a dilemma about changing routines. The banter hints at a restless household mood without concrete plans.
After Which He Departed. Augustus Aubrey-Domon imow
The fragmentary text appears to reference Augustus Aubrey-Domon in a literary or biographical fragment. It mentions departure and a preference for a sociery or society, with an unclear note about Pittsburg and a term resembling PremA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Aubrey
Domon Imow
Tadieator
Pittsburg
Prema
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Wm. Hooper
Nekeosa
Nekoosa
W. A. Sexton
J. R. Heffernan
Wautoma
E. H. Upham
Greenwood
G. W. Upham
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The
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Anna Kroeger
Princeton
Ermine Burns
Co. E. Anderton
Milwaukee and Sherry
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Geo. Bremp
Wausan
Chas. Laramie
al, Eisen
Milwaukee
Lou Whitney
Bruce
M. H. Jackson
A. W
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T. ¥. Lyons
Michigan
EB. E. Tinney
Oshkosh
J.B. Alden
H. H. Milbee
M. Watson
Antigo
E. C. Derby
Duluth
West Superior
May McPike
Eau Claire
Amos Fowler
E. E. Ames
E. B. Finney
O. G. Lingemann
L. J. Whittemore
Bull Palls
Edward Lynch
John Daniels
Fort Atkinson
Ralph Puller
H.C. Rogers
Kirs. J. H., Burns
Fred Genrich
al. Sutor
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H. Delia Ellinwood
Frank Sinclair
E. S. Renne
Register of Deeds
E.A. Upham
Grand ‘Rapids
Ed Flanagan
Leo White
John Young
Vesper
J.C. Southworth
Marsion Southworth
Whitehall
P. A. Williams
W. A. Berray
Wantoma
Supt
J.B. Borden
Milton
Wm. Feeley
Marie
W. H. Lind
W. E. Upham
Madison
J. H. Knight
Ashland
W. J. Webb
Thos. Lake
Henry Carpenter
C.S. Sheerin
E. V. Kantsky
Colby
Colby Tall
Fairgrounds
I. PB. Tiffauyt
Canada
Rob R. DeGraf
Gollmar Brothers
P. Emanuel
Fairchild
Win. Schroeder
Augusta
E. Emanuel
Mr. Emanuel
Geo. A. DeLap
Shennington
Willie Kruschke
Harry DeLap
E. T. Ellsworth
la Crosse
LK. Wright
Marathon County Fair
E.W. Dufour
Marshfield
W.R. Binkleman
Bert Bayliss
A. Ll. Bouldrie
Mr. Bayliss
Paul Herero
Paul Revere
North Square
Boston
Revere
John P. Reynolds, Jr
Philadelphia Ledger
Tiffault-Kamps Mer. CO
Central Avenue
TOG
Charles Schmirler
William Hirth
Justiczy
Schmialen'g
Mansion House
F. O. Ray
Marekfield, Wis
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