Wisconsin Brevities Snapshots of Wisconsin incidents
Madison notes recount Delta Desta sorority members undergoing a skin graft after Nina Johnson’s injury in a chemistry experiment, while Edward Buscha dies enroute to his home from tuberculosis aboard a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train. Other items report arrests, parole orders, bribery pleas, local graft cases, and civic actions across many Wisconsin towns.
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Madison
Delta Desta Desta
Nina Johnson
A. Harper
Edward Buschera
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Lena
Felix Buscha
Sparte
George Thompson
William Mietle
University of Wisconsin
Kendall
William Tatro
Thompson
Beloit
Davidson
Walter Searles
George Knight
Greco Bay Reformatory
Silas Bull
Racine
Charles Bayngard
Haele
Theodore Koaterman
Dishowe
Tln
Kenosha
Java
Salvation Army
Churehga
Corps
Superior
Herbert E. Miles
Racine Sattley Company
Manufacturers’ Association of the Middle West
Chicago
M. W. Lynch
Here
Milwaukee Road
Stray
Tony
Fort Atkinson
Guv. Hoard
la Crosse
Jessie Holway
Florence
Robert Olson
Green Bay
Carl Welsh
Shaughnessy
Boyd
Welsh
Wauson
Ife Insurance
Great Northern Life of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Srowa
Freshmen Locked in Freighter Car by Senior Medical College Class
At a Chicago medical college dance, sophomores juniors and seniors seized 20 freshmen and confined them in a box car on the Illinois Central tracks. The captives, in ballroom attire, shivered as red pepper and formaldehyde were spread, banners torn, and the girls driven from the hall. The incident ended when invited students freed the imprisoned freshmen amid a chorus of In the Good Old Summer Time.
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Chicago
Medical College
Ilinois Central
Junler
Qinoer
Mike Attar
Trinois Central
Sentiere
Raccoon Blew Out Lantern in Chester Chase
James Mytrs and H B Tothill hunted coons in Chester New York. They trapped one high in a tree but could not reach it. They tied a lantern to the tree six feet up and left to fetch more gear. On returning, the coon had descended, blown out the lantern, and escaped.
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Chester
N. Y
James Mytrs
H. B. Tothill
Woman of Eighty Lived as a Man in Manhattan
A sudden death in Manhattan revealed Sammy Jones aged eighty was biologically a woman after the undertaker identified the body. Jones, known to locals as a man, chewed tobacco drank and socialized with men. The tale notes courtship and married life despite the concealment.
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Butte
Mont
Manhattan
Sammy" Jones
Jones
Prisoner Schaarschmidt's Incredible Jail Break in Gera
In Erfurt Germany a prisoner named Schaarschmidt escaped Gera jail after three weeks. He gnawed through a 7 inch square inner beam using only his teeth for seven months while guards were out of sight. He covered the damage with brown bread to hide the work. He squeezed through a 30 inch outer opening, tearing his body and wearing down his teeth to the stumps. He was recaptured.
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Erfurt
Germany
Schaarschmidt
Gera
Guy
Mberty
Man Stripped of Trousers in Greenwich Auto Crash
In Greenwich Robert Lee, a Maher Broc bookkeeper, was knocked down by a car driven by Martin Christensen. An emergency brake failure tore off his trousers, sending him into a barrel to dress. He escaped unharmed aside from shock, while Christensen bought new trousers for him.
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Greenwich
Conn
Robert Lee
Maher
Lea
Lee
Christensen
Real Tramp Is This Canine
A stray dog named Boomer has adopted hobo-like habits along the Milwaukee extension. The animal rides freight trains with train crews, visits towns for meals, and departs aboard the next freight. Boomer appears to know train schedules and directions, returning toward the place it left.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Milwaukee
Boomer
King of Luncheon Dishes
A recipe describes preparing chicken in bacon fat then crumbed and fried lightly. After browning, a gravy is made from pan drippings with liquor, milk, asparagus tips, mace, and an egg yolk, thickened to a gloss before pouring over the chicken and serving hot.
Makes a Rich Dessert Rich Pastry Custard With Nuts
A dessert recipe describes a rich pastry shell filled with a custard made from milk eggs sugar cornstarch and whipped cream. It includes almonil extract and finely ground English walnuts folded into the custard then topped with more whipped cream and chopped nuts before serving to eight people.
Surprise Potatoes Roll Potatoes Stuffed with Oysters
Delightful potato balls are prepared by mashing mealy white potatoes season with salt white pepper and butter. Each ball is formed with a cavity filled with three creamed oysters then rolled in egg cracker crumbs and fried to a delicate brown. Garnish with dill and serve hot with oyster sauce. The same method can be used with chicken or turkey stuffing.
Keep Broiler Clean and Smoke Free
Advice to place steak on the broiler with two inches of cold water in the pan. Fat drops into the water, is purified, and skimmed off. This prevents drying and burning of the pan, keeping the oven free from grease and grease buildup.
Sour Cream Soup Dutch Recipe for a Winter Meal
A winter soup recipe uses four medium potatoes, half a pint of sour cream, one egg, and a lump of butter. Boil potatoes in three pints of water, then add butter, salt, and the beaten egg and cream. Do not heat after adding cream to prevent curdling. Serve hot over stele bread squares.
Salmon Pattlea Improvised Salmon Pie Recipe
Instructions describe making a salmon pie using minced or canned salmon with salt pepper cayenne and nutmeg. Mix with butter and egg yolk, line tart tins with paste, fill with salmon, cover with more paste, seal edges and bake in a hot oven.
Mock Whitebait Dish From London Introduced Here
A London dish called Mock Whitebait is described with steps to parboil an egg plant in salted water, cut into thin strips, dust with flour, fry until crisp and golden, then dust with cayenne and serve with lemon and buttered brown bread. The method emphasizes deep frying and simple garnishes.
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London
Mocha Filling Recipe for Thick Frosting and Spread
A fudge like mocha frosting is made by creaming 144 cups powdered sugar with a small ladle of butter. Add five teaspoons vanilla and three tablespoons cold coffee to achieve a spreadable texture. Flavor with vanilla and note it does not harden.
Frying Fish With Crumbs In A Water Free Pan
An old Chicago area guide explains frying fish using fine white breadcrumbs and a deep pan of fat entirely free of water. It details egg and crumb coating, proper heating, and the need to brown crumbs before frying fillets until fully coated and crisp.
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Chicago
To Make Gream Whip and Whipped Cream Rise
Housekeepers claim whipped cream as an accompaniment for broths desserts and chocolates. A young woman found a simple method by chilling a pint with a teaspoon of granulated sugar and churning to a thick froth. A special whipped cream churn is an investment for efficient daily production.
Chow Chow and Onion Horseradish Sauce for Pickles and Pie
A set of home recipe instructions describes preparing green tomato chow chow with salt water scalding, vinegar soaking, sugar and spice infusion, and a separate potato pie filling. It details onion chop, green pepper, grated horseradish, white mustard, and a hot vinegar pour. The pie mix includes mashed potatoes, butter, eggs, cream, salt, and a baked crust with a meringue topping.
Cheap Custard and Oriental Stew Recipe Fragments
A pasted two recipe fragments describe Cheap Custard using milk flour paste eggs and flavoring then cooled and served in custard glasses. The Oriental Stew outline advises browning onion in butter, adding meat gravy and cooked slices of coast beef lamb veal or mutton, simmering, seasoning with salt pepper paprika and curry, then serving with poached eggs on top.
Cleaning and seasoning wood with oil and paste
A recipe style note instructs mixing half a pound of send and half a pound of soft scan with four ounces of ime to form a paste for scrubbing kitchen tables and floors then washing with plenty of clean water. It also advises rubbing a baby with olive oil to prevent cold during cold weather.
What the Dollies Had and the Child's Illness
Little Mary grows ill and her mother and grandmother disagree over appendicitis or convulsions as remedies are tried. The next day she improves, but Mary reports more illnesses among her dolls with garbled phrases about spiders and pincushions, hinting at imagined ailments.
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Mary
Mother
Gwendolyn
Baby's Eczema Cured Overnight by Cutterra Remedies
A mother recalls months of ineffective treatment for her six month old daughter's spreading eczema on the face and eyes. After trying several doctors and ointments, she used Cutterra Remedies and the next morning the face turned white and the eczema vanished. The note is dated July 13, 1908, from Gambia Sheldon Iowa.
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Ralief
Mia P. E
Gambia
Sheldon
Pottar Drug & Chem. Corp
Golo Props
Botton
Goodness Sonny Demand On Crying Bow Boo
A terse exchange about emotions surfaces in a fragment where playful mispronunciationblur emphasizes memory and mood. The dialogue hints at nostalgia through a childlike cry and a parental reaction, underscoring a moment of tenderness and humor.
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Sonny
Sermon Interruption Sparks Sharp Exchange With Rev Jones
A diminutive man in the front row heckles Rev Sam Jones during a prosperity sermon, quipping that prosperity has not affected him and mocking the preacher's self-importance. Jones pauses, glares, and continues, the audience reacting to the heated exchange.
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Sam Jones
Rug Trade in Persia Struggles Amid Bazaar Closures
Persia's rug industry has weakened after the closing of Tabriz and other bazaars. Transportation bottlenecks and reduced American luxury demand have driven prices down about a third and exports roughly half. Labor earns only five to ten cents per day.
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Persia
Tabriz
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Readers
An old warning warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and urges medical supervision. It promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also notes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Metor dangers aside, meteors add to Earth’s weight by imperceptible amounts each year.
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Wien
Tall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Rankins
Theo Fall
Earth
Chinese Idea of Government
A compact aphorism on prosperity suggesting a well governed empire when agriculture thrives, prisons empty, justice courts steady, doctors prosper, bakers travel by horseback, and scholars manage their own affairs. a satirical view of governance and social order.
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Anatloo
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