Absent Minded Groom Causes Delayed Grand Rapids Wedding
A Thursday morning wedding at Saints Peter and Pauls Catholic church was interrupted when the groom forgot the ceremony. He continued to work, then agreed to marry Miss Carrie Boyjesky, making John Bord his wife, as reported by the Wood County Reporter from Grand Rapids Wisconsin on January 31. The piece also covers editor John I. Cooley’s jail conditions and a Ladies Travel Class program with historical papers on Lafayette and French leaders.
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Saints Peter and Pauls Catholic
Father van Rossmallen
Carrie Boyjesky
John Bord
Lycir
Wood County Reporter
Grand Rapids
Wis
John. I. Cootey
Wisconsin Valley Leader
Wood
Cooley
Webb
Leader
County Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee Free Press
Lafayette
W. T. 'Pond
Washington
France
Manager Wanted for County and Adjacent Territory
A trusted person is sought to manage a well known local business in this county and adjacent areas. The position offers a $20.00 weekly cash salary with all expenses paid by check from headquarters. Expense money advanced, no prior experience needed, permanent four Thomas J Cooper Manager 1040 Caxton Building Chicago Th. 15-17.
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Thomas J Cooper
Caxton Building
Chicago
Hart's Honey and Horehound for Croup Remedy
A 19th century household remedy claims Hart's Honey and Horehound cures croup quickly when given at onset. The note warns mothers to keep the product in the home as it supposedly saves many children and is safe in large or frequent doses. Henry Horn, a druggist, sells the medicine.
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Henry Horn
Unclaimed Letters At Marshfield Post Office 1903
Unclaimed letters remain at the Marshfield post office through February 3 1903. Henry Bien Bryan Georgia B Cashman MR Campbell Ailen Dearing Hubert Gillott Fridolin Giffith CS Horrenberger Hartal deals Hurdl Wenzel Hauger Henry Hunger Henry Manning Pail Proc JB Swancutt SE Schmidt Mrs. Stuiber Mich Welsc Mrs A. Persons calling for above may say advertised.
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Marshfield
Henry Bien
Bryan Georgia
Cashman
Campbell Ailen
Dearing Hubert
Gillott Fridolin
Giffith CS
Horrenberger
Hartal
Wenzel
Hauger Henry
Hunger Henry
Manning Pail
Swancutt SE
Schmidt
Stuiber
Buckten's Arnica Salve cures severe leg ulcer
A Franklin Grove Illinois man nearly lost his life from a four year leg ulcer that resisted all doctors and remedies. Buckten's Arnica Salve healed the wound with no trouble. Also advertised for burns bruises skin eruptions and piles at Sexton Bros. drug store.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Buckten
Sexton Bros
Real Estate Transfers Recorded Over Two Weeks
The register of deeds lists transfers including Reitbrook Land & Lumber Co to C B Burdick in Richfield for 1000 dollars, Bert Smith to John H Knuth in Pittsville for 3500, Ward to Wittman in Remington for 1920, Johnson & Hill Co to Ed Deitz in Sigel for 1090, Reynolds and Harney to Darrence Bord in Marshfield for 1400, Corning Lacd Co to Herman Hopp in Marshfield for 452, Arpin Lumber Co to H Wiltsey in Arpin for 500, Lathrop to James C Johnson in Marshfield for 600, Ward to L Clapp in Wood for 1, Lathrop to James C Johnson in Marshfield for 600, etc. Additional transfers include Anderson to Andrew Kohl in Marshfield for 200, Hill to Bernard Meyer in Marshfield for 2330, Maree to Louis Schlomids in Marshfield for 700, Wheelihar to August Mundt in Tlansen for 1400, Hoenink to C Snovjenbos in Otik for 1100, Bruhn to Fred Bartz in Rock for 7000, Johnson to Edward Benson in Sherry for 1 and other considerations, Corning Land Co to H H Miller in Marshfield for 400, Drager to Aug Banta in Sigel for 850, Roenius to Jer ome Potter and Ed Clack in Hansen for 50, Nick to Robert Connor in Marshfield for 5.
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Office of the Register of Deeds
Reitbrook Land & Lumber Co
C. EB. Burdick
Swi
Richfield
Bert Smith
John H. Knuth
Sargent’s
Pittsville
Laurence Ward
J. B. Wittman
Remington
Johnson & Hill Co
Ed. Deitz
Sigel
Geo. H. Reynolds
D. J. Harney
Darrence Bord
Marshfield
Corning Lacd Co
Herman Hopp
City of
Joan Arpin Lumber Co
H. c. Wiltsey
Town of
Arpin
H. A. Lathrop
James C. Johnson
H. E. Ward
John Maree
Louis C. Sclnnids
Wheelihar
Agust Mundt
Swh
Tlansen
Henry J. Hoenink
C. Snovjenbos
Otk
Otto Bruhn
Fred Bartz
Rock
Otto S. Johnson
Edward A Benson
Town of Sherry
Corning Land Co
Low fare excursions and Mardi Gras trains advertised
Excursion tickets offered at reduced rates for western, southwestern and southern points with return until February 14. Wisconsin Dairymen's convention trip to Fond du Lac via Northwestern line with sales February 10, 11, 12. Mardi Gras specials February 11 to 22 with return by February 24 noon. Also reduced rates to winter resorts in US and Mexico. Contact Chicago and North Western agents for details.
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Southwestern
Soutern
Northwestern Lines
Excurson
Wisconsin
Fond du Lec
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
Nortwestern
New Orleans
Mobile
United States
Mexico
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Curing indigestion with Re Go Tonic advertised by Henry Horn
The ad claims famous Americans like Robert G. Ingersoll Roswell P Flower and Henry George died of heart failure from acute indigestion. It touts a speedy cure for indigestion constipation and biliousness. Re Go Tonic Laxative Syrup costs 25 cents and is sold by Henry Horn, druggist.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Roswell P. Flower
Henry George
United States
Henry Horn
Night School Starts January 16 at Central Avenue School
Night school begins January 16 1903 at Central avenue school building three evenings weekly Monday Wednesday Friday from 7 to 9 pm. Free tuition. Marshfield Wis dated January 1903 C S Vannes District Clerk invites all to attend.
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Central Avenue
Marshfield
Wis
C.S. Vannes
On Th' Train Travel Tales From a Sleeper Trip
A narrator recalls a cross country rail journey with father, meeting a well-traveled yet boastful passenger who claimed to outwit conductors and robbers. The tale contrasts calm parental patience with the traveler’s astonishing sequence of adventures and a prediction about future regrets when grown.
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Kansas
It May Be A Conundrum About A Worldly Lover
A fragment from a Chicago Post quote asks why the world loves a lover. The answer given is humorous the lover makes a blooming fool of himself and the world likes to laugh.
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Chicago Post
Our Language. Mistress and Bridget in Upstairs Downstairs Quarrel
A clipped dialogue shows a moment of friction between a mistress and Bridget. The mistress questions a broken case while Bridget denies intentional damage. The exchange carries a domestic tone with a hint of theatrical language.
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Bridget
Philadelphia Fress
Diggsby Widow Contemplates Grief After Death by Action
In a brief, clipped exchange Mrs. Diggsby remarks that the widow's home may be happier than the wife’s, reflecting on a case of death caused by self harm. The excerpt highlights a somber, dialogic tone from a Chicago news page.
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Diggsby
Town Toples Reflects On Yacht Club Mystery
A fragmented dialogue hints at an uncle and a daughter discussing belonging and identity at a yacht club. The speakers tease each other about ownership, inference, and social circles tied to the club. The exchange implies a perception of status and affiliation within a seaside town.
Looking Backyard Boerald Chicago Record
A fragment shows a dialogue about past dull days and late marriage. Mr. Henpeck recalls long bachelor years before marrying near age thirty, a tossed anecdote echoing a Chicago Record Boerald clipping.
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Mr. Henpeck
Chicago
A Sore Cure Brings Quiet to Stutterton and Miss Gassaway
A Philadelphia Press snippet notes Stutterton owes his improved speech to his wife Miss Gassaway who barely lets him speak. The quip suggests the cure comes from constant interruption rather than articulation.
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Stutterton
Whiped Him Out in a Quidnunc Play Scene
A fragment from a Philadelphia gossip item notes a character overheard singing I Want to Be an Angel and helping another actor with a stage swish. The quirky dialogue reflects backstage humor and theatrical slang of the period.
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Philadelphia
Pulletia
Bleeding Patients in Historic Medical Tales
Caspar notes the ancient doctors bleeding a patient as the first operation in a medical case while Harvard Lampoon mocks the idea as the last. The brief contrasts historic practice with modern humor, referencing figures and institutions in a satirical framing.
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Caspar
Charlie
Harvord
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M. Steinmetz
Secrist
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Mitwacner
California
Point i
Oregon
Chicage
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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Couxe
Bragge
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Toples
Upham Mf’g. Company
Marshfield Brewing Company
The
Marshfield Brewing Co
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