Mil waukee born educator Hewitt seeks Wisconsin Superintendent post
Mr W C Hewitt born in Milwaukee in 1859 graduated Michigan State Normal College 1892 with Bachelor of Pedagogy and Master of Educational work 1902. He taught rural Michigan then became superintendent of city schools and led Michigan school exhibit in Chicago World Fair. Since 1892 he chaired Oshkosh State Normal School institute conductorship and for seventeen years influenced state education and rural schools gaining broad support for his candidacy.
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Michigan State Normal College
Michigan
Chicago
Oshkosh State Normal School
G. §. Albee
Oshkosh
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Hewitt
Marshfield Free Library Ready for Borrowers Listing
The following books in the adults and children departments are now available for borrowers at Marshfield Free Library. Notable titles include Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery, Kidnapped Campers, Four Great Americans, Jolly Good Times series, History of 19th Century Literature, An array of classics and educational works across multiple authors and topics.
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Windsor Castle
Ainsworth
Biker
Bury
Kincaid
Batney
Cable
Deborah
Tod
de la Pasture
U. S
Dewey
Dame Curtsey
Glover
Hepburn
Pacific
Johnson
Jones
McIsaac
Mitchell
Red City
Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery
Abraham Lincoln
Morgan
Morley
Munsterbers
Newsholme
Ariestman
Ris
Shakespeare
Rolf
Saintsbury
America
Asia
Schierbrand
Lafayettes
Sichel
Sternberg
Brook Farro
Swift
Tarkington
Thayer
Howells
Warner
Webster
Crpren's Department
Forest Ranners
Altsheler
Bacor
Baldwin
Bauta
Randy
Brooks
Canfield
Cody
Day
Ellis
Felicia
Gould
Jack
Grinnell
Mansfield
Harper
Oaken
Tommy Trot
Page
Roy
Ray
Canada
Plummer
Rouwlet
Smith
Hackmatack
Jolly
Man of Melancholy and the Chamonix Avenger
In a village by the Swiss Alps a mountain guide Willan Lubken faces accusations after an avalanche tragedy. Decades later a cloaked stranger hires Albert Twingle to guide a risky ascent. a crevasse descent leads to a dramatic revelation. Lubken dies unseen, restored to honor.
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Occupa
Mien
Chimonix Ig Chat
Willan Lubken
Ile
Lubkin
Albert Twingle
Libken
Lukken
Chamonis
Chamonix
Chamoix
Albert Tingle
Mer da Gince
Sas
Twingle
Min
Obers
Dean
William Lubkin
Twinele
Lobkin
William
Rot
Chamonit
Ernest Tucker
Spearing a Bear in Karelia and Finland Fight
Erlé von Rosen recounts a bear encounter where he used a two yard ash spear with a copper plated shaft to pierce a bear’s breast and hold it at bay. The struggle lasted about five minutes as the bear fought, bit the spear, then was lifted away by a companion weapon.
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Erlé von Rosen
Karelia
Finland
Abel
Hig den
Queer English Taxes Across Eras and Odd Sums
A survey of quirky levies from history notes 2 shillings per child in England and a proposed 10 cent birth tax in Reuss. It recalls beards taxed in New Jersey and Peter the Great requiring nobles to pay for facial hair. The piece references Pitt’s window tax and the resulting practice of walling up windows to curb charges.
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England
Reuss
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Peter the Great
Pitt
Philadelphia Ledger
Buddhist ceremonies echo Christian rites says London Standard
An old missionary notes striking parallels between Buddhist intercessions such as goddess of mercy holy mother queen of heaven and Christian imagery of the virgin with child Advacent, highlighting how Catholic missionaries found likenesses in Chinese worship during conversion efforts.
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London Standard
Grocers and Tradesmen Note Odd Statements in Uneven Text
A garbled historical clipping mentions grocers not mixing sand with sugar and coal dealers overstatements while builders work within estimates. The fragment references a courteous telephone operator and a Washington-related name, sebitecta, amid other unclear lines.
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Balestudies Dicto
Washblegton Herald
A Recommendation from a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt
A dialogue fragment reveals a jailed past and vocation as a chauffeur. The exchange hints at a character with repeated jail time yet continuing work in a rough line of business. The source tone mirrors a regional newspaper snippet with streetwise sentiment.
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Hyer
Loulaville Cou- Mer Journal
Like a Streak Was hia auto going so very fast
A fragmented quotation from a Houston Prat piece notes a fast moving auto and a humorous courtroom remark about a bulldog on the seat deciding its speed. The outburst references dignity and rooked behavior in a dachahand style observation, reflecting colloquial trial banter.
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Hia Auto
Houston
The Hundred Dollars in Gold Horsecapade
Henderson borrows a half bushel measure from Widow Bailey, loses ten gold dollars tucked in a handkerchief after his cow kicks the measure, then discovers the money swallowed by an old white horse. He tracks the missing funds across the farm, returns home, and woefully confers with the widow before finally retrieving the coin through a patient reconciliation and a wry twist.
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C. McChure
Henderson
Bailey
Bern
Hendercson
Will
Hannah
Widow Bailey
Sach
Walter
South Dakota
Sam Henderson
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