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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
8
The Vilas County News reports on state and local Republican and Democratic candidates for Wisconsin offices including J. O. Davidson and I. L. Lemroot for state posts, and Madden for Congress. It notes party lines, county officials, and a Madison dispatch on Canon's presidential hopes, plus Labor Day as a legal holiday.
A Madison resident was arrested and fined for scattering poisoned beef on streets with intent to destroy dogs and other animals. The letter writer condemns the act as cruel and urges severe punishment. Wallace Ingalls, a noted southern Wisconsin attorney, announced candidacy for Wisconsin attorney general on the Republican ticket, with nomination papers circulating in Racine and Kenosha.
Practiced there and elected district attorney of that county for four years, praised as a capable official. Longtime Racine practitioner, admitted as one of the ablest lawyers in the region, with a record of many cases for his age. Expected to win the primaries.
Marshfield smokers will have the first chance to test the benefits of 2,000 cigar stands united under National Cigar Stands Company. The stand at R J Strauss drug store opens September 1, promising lower prices by direct factory sourcing and elimination of middlemen profits.
September opens with hot conditions and a west to east storm transit from the 1st to the 4th, peaking around the full Moon on the 2nd. Cooler air and frosts may follow in the north, with a late-month mix of tropical and boreal rain and winds, plus potential sleet or early snow in far northern areas. A second storm emphasis occurs around the 7th and 8th, then a regular period from the 22nd to 26th influenced by planetary cycles. End of month unsettled with low barometer and more storms projected on the 29th and 30th. An ad for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea closes the piece.
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee on the North Western Line offered at a single fare for round trip. Sales begin in September with return by a specified date. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Very little readable content remains in this damaged clipping. The fragmentary text references pricing or rates and travel to Toronto Ontario with scattered names and garbled segments. No coherent event or person can be identified from the legible pieces.
A set of for sale and rental notices from Clark County Wisconsin listing land sales near the Black River in Dewey town and surrounding parcels. Entries include multiple town ranges, acreage notes, and attorney contact lines. Additional items advertise four houses and lots for sale and a request for workers for real estate sales, plus old papers for sale and a money loan offer.
Classified ad-style notice listing piano brands Steinway Steck Everett Shorr Harvard and others with requests for price descriptions and specifications. The item appears from Milwaukee area addresses Edmund Gruul and related names, plus a tarnished sale note referencing a large raw cow and local sellers. The fragmentary text cites catalogs, prices, and owner contact expectations for near Marshfield or Milwaukee.
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