Paris lecture stirs mock wisdom on dollars and fame
A Franco-American lecture mocks American thrift suggesting dollars are harder to spend than to earn. The piece riffs on Rockefeller and Carnegie and jokes at Christmastime beauty and consumer folly. It notes Camden steamer launch with pigeons and blond recruits and mentions Lipton and Bernhardt in festive glare.
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Paris
Prof. Boutroux
You
Rockefeller
Carnegie
U. S
America
Retirements at Elks Club Paper Route End
Thomas Sanford, longtime Elks club porter and city paper delivery man for R. J. Strauss, retires this week after three years of daily routes. Vernon Kelley succeeds him, delivering newspapers with solid service and a brisk pace through all weather, totaling about 18,000 miles.
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Thomas Sanford
The
Elks Club
R. J. Strauss
Vernon Kelley
Kelley
Sanford
Weston
New Books Received at Marshield Free Library Adults
A list of arrivals includes Andrews Marshall Belasco Return of Peter Grim Bennett Milestones Buckrose Bachelor’s comedy Bronson American poems Browne Everywoman Burnham Inner Flame Gilder Grover Cleveland Hall Care & Operation of Automobiles Hyatt Charm of Venice Meredith Lucile Porter Song of the Cardinal Sorke Government Positions Reinsch Intellectual and Political Currents in the Far East Speer Some Great Leaders in the World Movement Symons Cities of Italy Washington Man Farthest Down Wharton The Reef Atwater Juvenile Young Crusaders at Washington Bayett Story of Lumber Blodgett When Christmas Came Too Early Brown Their City Christmas Bullivant Home Fan Curtis Grandpa’s Little Girls and Miss Abitha Curtis Grandpa’s Little Girls Grown Up Curtis Grandpa’s Little Girls House-Boat Party Dix Betty-hide-at-home Elliott W. F. Club Huntington Christmas Party for Santa Claws Jacobs Blue Bonnet’s Ranch Party Johnston Mary Ware’s Promised Land Lansing Patriots and Tyrants Tucia Peter & Polly Perkins Japanese Twins Schauffler Christmas Schauffler Washington’s Birthday Stratemeyer Aircraft Boys of Lakeport Thwaites History of the United States Treadwell Third Reader Wade White Bird
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Andrews
Marshall
Belasco
Peter Grim
Bennett
Buckrose
Bronson
Browne
Burnham
Gilder
Grover Cleveland
Hall
Hyatt
Venice
Meredith
Lucile
Porter
Sorke
Reinsch
Far East
Speer
Symons
Italy
Washinton
Wharton
the Reef
Atwater
Young Crusaders
Washington
Bayett
Story
Blodgett
Brown
Bullivant
Curtis
Grandpa
Miss Abitha
Dix
Betty
Elliott
Wisconsin Business University Ad Promotes Training Program
An advertorial touts good old fashioned values and hustling as keys to success. Leigh Toland invites readers to join the Wisconsin Business University at La Crosse for a winter term starting January 6, offering courses with no entrance exams and broad geographic reach.
Balance and payments on band November 1 1912 at Marshfield
Balance on hand 5429.53 dated Marshfield Wisconsin November 6 1912. List of names with small payments and credits from State School aid. Includes vendors and individuals such as Anton Wittman Anne V Kinnear Gladys Mule Jennie Wadre Co W Otto Chas Hedgecock Lillian Anglim Berna Hoyt Irene Bradley Josephine Fritch Lydia Hamm Erma Nason Amelis Sorensen Elma Thompson Lucretia Van Zand Mae Curran Alice Rosenberg Mary Dunham Elma Thompson and many others with various credits. Also notices sale advertising land for sale at fixed prices per acre.
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Anton Wittman
Anne V. Kinnear
Gladys Mule
Jennie Wadre
Co. W. Otto
Chas. B. Hedgecock
Lillian M. Anglim
Berna M. Hoyt
Irene M. Bradley
Josephine Fritch
Mary I. Kearne
Lydia C. Hamm
Alice F. Rosenberg
Mary A. Dunham
Alice M. Grover
Edna H. Weber Phebe V. Jewel Trene
M. Hal Rose
V. Bille
Geo. W. Andress
H. HW. Berg J. Sehavet Fred Grosse
Gus. Warnecke
Anna M. Condon
Thos
Charles Co
W. A. Liese
Garden City Educational Co
Tiffault- Kampf Mer
Elma Thompson
Koenig, H. Bille Co
Upham Mig
Jas
G. Gossett
White Printing Co
the Prang Co
C. W. Otto
Newson & Co E
W. A. Rowl Ward
Nat'l
Science
Edward
Webe
Lyons & Carnahan
High School Notes and Events
The basketball team will play Stevens Point Normal at Stevens Point on Friday December 13. Parnassus Literary Society will elect officers at the regular Friday evening meeting. The High School has received a life size plaster bust of Lincoln with its pedestal, nearly six feet high.
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Stevens Point
Parnassus Literary Society
Lincoln
Odd Fellows Elect Officers
The I. O. O. F. Lodge elected officers on Tuesday evening. Peter Walterbach became N. G. J. J. Varney was elected V. G. Red Rhyner took Rec. and Fin. Sec. Hermen Kaufman was named treasurer. Louis Thompson was chosen trustee for three years.
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I. O, O. F. Lodge
Peter Walterbach
N. G
Cut Glass at Liese's Offers High Quality Value
Gift seekers are urged to choose cut glass from Liese's for exceptional value. The ad promises extra weight, superior finish, and very high quality at remarkably low prices.
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Liese’s
Select China Now for Hand Painted Dinner Sets
Choose from beautiful hand painted china sets offered for refined homes. Critics and connoisseurs are invited to inspect the pieces and assess quality. Ideal gifts for the proud, careful housewife, with a focus on elegance and durability.
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China
Castorbia Beara the Signatore of Chas H Fiether
Castorbia Beara, long associated with the signature of Chas H Fieteher, has been in use for more than thirty years and embodies The Kind You Have Always Bought.
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Castorbia Beara
Chas.h.fieteher
Fountain Pens A Handsome Present For All
A gift suitable for the busy professional student or young person. The shop offers a select line with plain silver or gold mounting options.
Palace Meat Co Appeals For Local Poultry Trade
Farmers urged to bring turkeys chickens ducks and geese to Palace Meat Co for top prices. Ad warns against Chicago buyers blamed for past sting at Thanksgiving and promotes home selling for a square deal. Star Market 202 and Palace Market 222 numbers listed.
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Palace Meat Co
Chicago
Star Market
Palace Market
Special Christmas Cigars Offer
You need not fear buying our Christmas cigars as they are carefully made and kept. A selection depends on shape color and size and our staff will gladly help you choose.
Calendars as Thoughtful Gifts for Friends and Time
A De Luxe calendar makes a refined gift to remind the recipient of your esteem throughout the year. Mark the passing time and show thoughtfulness by presenting a high art calendar to friends and loved ones.
Finest Hair Brushes For Every Beauty Need
Long bristles solid backs and neat boxed sets offer premium care for hair. A perfect gift for mother sister daughter or for yourself showcasing quality in every stroke.
Toilet Sets Promise Supreme Elegance and Utility
The ad touts toilet sets combining supreme elegance with high utility. Each piece is crafted for lasting service and owner satisfaction. Parisian ivory ebony and silver tones are mentioned as design options.
Perfume Selection Offered In One And Two Ounce Bottles
A catalog notes rare delicacy in the odor of perfumes for sale. Each fragrance is available in one and two ounce glass stoppered bottles, carefully boxed and wrapped for shipment. Only the most select odors are offered.
Mirrors and the refined taste of mirrors in fashion
A note on mirrors as essential accessories for women of refinement. The text asserts that a bevelled hand mirror complements perfect toilet and guarantees safety in style, suggesting mirrors are universally welcome gift choices.
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Susie
Sue
Camden
New Jersey
Washington Irving High School
Tamons
Thomas Lipton
Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Beamino
Marshield Free Library
Leigh Toland
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Mississippi River
United States
Iowa
Montana
Indiana
New Mexico
Canada
Wisconsin Business University of
Wisconsin Business University
la Crease
Wis
Sta
Monthly Statement
Marshfield, Wis
J. Keaes
Coupe
Worth
Gao
H. Welton
ODD Fellows
Lundgren
Lundgren’s
Central Avenue
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