Grand Rapids Post Office Spoils Fight Settled in Wisconsin
The contest over Grand Rapids postmaster culminated as Representative Morse named Robert A. McDonald for the office, replacing Albert L. Fontaine. Fontaine’s term has ended, with La Follette opposing Fontaine and Connor backing McDonald, signaling a sharp political edge to the decision and highlighting lingering Connor La Follette rivalry.
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Washington Dispatch
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Morse
Robert A. McDonald
Albert L. Fontaine
Fontaine
la Follette
Connor
McDonald
Stephenson
Senator la Follette
Connor la Pollette
Madison
Washington
Mc Donald
Centralia
The Irish Senator at the Opera House
The Irish Senator comes to the Opera House on Tuesday March 3rd with a full cast led by Jos. L. McCabe and Mazie Trumbull. The comedy aims to amuse all ages and invites crowds to laugh at every act. Tickets are 25 35 50 and 75 cents at Strauss Drug store.
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Jos. L. McCabe
Mazie Trumbull
Mazie
Strauss Drug Store
Pretty Strong Lungs In Byways Adventure Narrative
An expansive naval author recounts a trek through Ubis country where villagers and native hunters appear. The tale notes carabao meat, forest defense against iron constrictors, and a dramatic clash as a carabao inflates its lungs to break a constricting reptile grip, tearing the reptile apart.
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Gugon
Wightayyabé
Ubis
Vilage
How Tea Lead Is Made
An old Brass World article describes a Chinese method for making tea lead used to line chests. Molten lead is pressed between two flat stones with rice paper to insulate and control cooling, then repeated to form a thin layer about 0.005 to 0.010 inch thick.
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Brass World
An Untamed Marquis in a Bute Encounter
The Marquis of Lule’s father in Rothesay meets a cockney traveler who misreads his accent. The visitor jokes about islanders of Bute, prompting the Marquis to defend his people and brandish a cudgel. The cockney flees, astonished by the marquis’s temper and the island’s reputation.
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Lule
Rothesay
Ile
Bute
Megald
Uma
Pal] Mall
Two Cures For the Blues From a New York Press Remark
A quoted exchange contrasts two approaches to coping with the blues. One woman suggests wandering Fitch Avenue to admire jewelers and orchids, while the other says she views the hardship of wretched poor women with many children on Rivington Street, which makes her thankful her own affairs are better.
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Palka
Baaton
Penheal
St v
Peaway
Boston Herald
Fitch Avenue
Rivington Street
New York Press
Actress Arrested For Speeding Describes Car Value
The actress, jailed for driving seventy miles an hour, speaks to a reporter about the superb car she owns. A young man asks its worth and she replies, in a distracted manner, that it is worth at least two columns on the front page.
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Itz Worth
Kansas City Independent
Silent Exchange Ends Midnight Dispute
A short dialogue between two deaf mutes reveals a domestic squabble about staying up late. One teases the other about his wife’s complaints, noting the light was turned out as the scene ends.
Fragmented Literary Fragments Prompt Curious Questioning
A garbled prompt asks why we don’t see the kinds of men described by novelists and hints at giving up. The text appears as broken phrases with references to names and places that are unreadable, suggesting a damaged page fragment asking about perception and resignation.
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Whieke Vike
Sondsville
Dru
Followed then Lead out cowl Me cowl beds
Fragmentary OCR line mentions Jimmy with unclear context. No verifiable event or entities present. Summary notes uncertainty and lack of identifiable people or organizations.
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Jimmy
Thers
Officer Griffin of Marshfield Honored for Meritorious Conduct
In Marshfield streets for fifteen years, Officer Michael Griffin is praised for relentless pursuit of criminals and smart tactics. The tribute notes his modest, suave demeanor, strength, and habit of returning stolen goods after detaining suspects, citing a coat theft case where he recovered the overcoat within hours.
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Mike Griffin
Mike
Marshfield
Michael Griffin
Grific
Griffin
Pers Cnant
Kaysapre
A Hidden Hand Drama Comes to Marshfeld Opera House
A four act stage version of Mrs. Southworth. The Hidden Hand features Capitola in old Virginia before the war with realistic scenes and colorful characters. Critics praise its vitality, humor, and absence of depraved tone amid scenic backdrops and dramatic tension.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Brooks
Donald
Moor
Wisconsin bank statement details and sworn cashier affidavit
A Wisconsin bank presents its financial statement listing assets and liabilities including premiums on bonds, real estate, and deposits. G. Lindemann, cashi er, swears the report is true before a notary on February 26, with George H. Vater as a witness. Wood County officials and directors listed.
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State OF Wisconsin
Coustyor Woon
Bambright
Agmed Bank
Haneright
Notary Publis
Thom Th
Rotal Stath
Wisconsin
Cevsty
Wood
G. Lindemann
G. Lindeman
Wisconsin Banking Department Grants Charter for Marshfield Bank
The Wisconsin Banking Department approves the incorporation and authority for a Marshfield area banking company, noting capitalization of 850000.00 fully paid and compliance with the Banking Act and amendments. Commissioner A. Becht signs the certificate at Madison, dated February 1.
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Tsiteus
Aneric
State OF Wisconsin
State Banking Department
Marshfald Suite Bank
Jecond
Marshfield
County of Wood
Irim
Ag Aep
Madison
AL Macos C. Beacit
Probate notice for will of Anton Gersnach in Wood County
In Probate, State of Wisconsin Wood County. In the matter of the last Will and Testament of Anton Gersnach deceased. Benny Kalsched petitions to prove and admit the will to probate and receive letters testamentary. Hearing set before the Grand Rapids probate office on the first Tuesday in April 1906 at 10 a.m. Notice to interested parties by publication in Marshfield Times for three weeks. Dated Feb 19 1908 by Judge W J Conway.
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Wood County
Anton Gersnach
Anton Gerspach
Marshfield
Weed County
Benny Kalsched
Teis
Grand Rapids
W.J. Conway
Boc
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Unique Theatre
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Graham Lady Orchestra
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