Christmas visits and local shuffles across Unity and nearby towns
Spencer residents recount holiday travel and family gatherings with Miss Belle Salter and Miss Cora Hance among those visiting Unity and nearby communities. Returns include Paul Schroeder from Dorchester, Will Hall home from Great Falls, and several Christmas trips to Marshfield Abbotsford Rice Lake and Rib Lake. The M E Sunday school held a Christmas program with Santa Claus delivering gifts to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Santa Clause
Pittsville Masons Host Installation and Dance Event
The Pittsville lodge No. 232 F and A M held its officers installation in Hougen's hall last Friday evening followed by a supper and dance. The 2nd regiment orchestra of Marshfield provided music and a large crowd attended, with guests from Tomah Marshfield Grand Rapids and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Simonson
Tomah
E. S. Bailey
Marshfield
L. E. Colvin
Messers and
Mesdames Kinister
McGlynn
Grand Rapids
Pittsville
Hougen’s
2Nd Regiment
Local Visits and Homecomings Spotted Across Town
Hewitt Matt Kautz traveled to Somerset last week. Chas Dabns returned to Waukesha after a weeks visit. Mr and Mrs Chas Wondrow visited F E Sullivan Sunday afternoon. Lizzie Mattin of Arpin spends weeks with Mrs Robert Duthie. Herman Arndt, visiting Columbus last week, returned Monday.
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Matt Kautz
Somerset
Chas. Dabms
Waukesha
Chas. Wondrow
F. E. Sullivan
Lizzie Mattin
Arpin
Robert Duthie
Herman Arndt
Columbus
Local Notes From Richfield and Surroundings
Little Mable Pohl is on the sick list. Miss Mary Felhoyer left for Evanston. Mr and Mrs Anton Dallendorfer spent Christmas at the tatters home in Thorp. Wm Krause recovering well from appendicitis. Marshfield hunters near town reported fox and wolves but no captures.
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O. R. Gardiner
Russel
Racine
F. B. Hand
Hurley
Gardiner
Mable Pohl
Anton Dallendorfer
Tatters
Thorp
The Royal Chef at Marshfield Opera House Tuesday Jan 7
The Marshfield audience is promised a top notch staging of The Royal Chef with music by Ben M Jerome and lyrics by Chas S Taylor and Gao Stoddard. William J McCarthy stars as Heinrich Lemphauser in a lively musical comedy praised for humor and clever German English dialogue. The cast includes sixteen young women as the Broilers and a capable supporting company of singers and dancers.
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Marshfield
Opera House
Ben M. Jerome
Chas. S. Taylor
Gao
Stoddard
William J. McCarthy
Heinrich Lemphauser
McCarthy
Diffeatt
Bride Refuses Kiss Clergyman. Clergyman Offers Half-Price
In Pearson's brief story, Sarah Grimgal objects to a kiss by the church clergyman at her wedding. The groom informs the clergyman, who agrees to skip the kiss if she pays only half the usual fee. This exchange creates a chill between the couple.
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Sarah Grimgal
Ernest
Pearson
Muskellunge Skull Reveals Fatal Battle Underwater
A muskellunge skull found in a drained lake bed shows a fierce underwater fight with a bird, likely both drowned. The fish was about seventy pounds. past records note a five pound fish choking another. The muskellunge preys on frogs, ducklings, small aquatic birds, and water mammals, with a large cavernous mouth.
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Bwiin
Metropolitan Magazine
Miner Survives Five Days After Coal Fall
A Pennsylvania miner imprisoned by a coal fall was rescued after five days of digging. Friends finally made a passage and the miner greeted them with a calm joke about being in time for a chrysanthemum show, highlighting the peril and resilience.
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H. C. McCoy
Leslie
Vern McCoy
Ascalara
Pennsylvania
Babies and Old Fashioned Remedy Quip
A patter from an old issue recalls a physician famed for brusque manners and traditional methods. A mother asks about castor oil for her baby and the doctor replies that babies are old fashioned things, defending castor oil as suitable.
The Capitol: Inside and Outside Its Massive Details
A visit to the national capitol reveals a vast building with 430 rooms for office and storage, 679 windows, 580 doorways, 140 fireplaces, 261 wash basins and sinks, 14 bathtubs, 15 ventilating fans, 18 motors, 8 elevators, 2000 horsepower of boilers, 8 steam pumps, and lighting equal to 25 000 incandescent lamps. The article notes the surrounding forty acres require upkeep, making clear the scale of maintenance and cobwebs to keep the yard and structure orderly.
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National Capitol
Capitol
Troubles of the Juggler in Vaudeville Show
A juggler vented frustration at a Philadelphia vaudeville house blaming rising risk and declining audience thrill. He notes high equipment losses, triple expenses, physical demands, and lower pay versus a mother-in-law joke act.
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Audi
Philadelphia Record
Red Death in Central America and the Blood Snake
A New York Times excerpt describes a Central American plague called vivera sangre or red death. It features a blood bleeding symptom from pores and a snake-like creature myth, with an Indian cattleman noting the illness in a bleeding cow and awaiting fate.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Central America
Duderneath
Vivera Sangre
New York Times
Language evolution and the diversity of speech
Experts now reject the idea that all people shared a single original language. Language is a growing system that developed over ages, giving rise to the many tongues in use today.
Military Prisoners on Governors Island How Time Is Measured
The New York Tribune reports that military prisoners on Governors Island live with customs that feel otherworldly. Time is tracked by brooms rather than days or months, with a broom lasting about a month and two brooms equaling two months. Prisoners, often short term, police the grounds and are not named by rank or given officer-like privileges.
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New York City
Governors Island
New York
Mourning fashions through the centuries
An undertaker muses on changing mourning rules. He notes seventeenth century widows wore black bed coverings and lingerie, Italian households used ebony and ivory mourning knives, and gray cloth replaced black in the eighteenth century before fading away.
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Italy
Los Angeles Times
A Judge Questions Women Under Oath in The Call
A San Francisco Call quote reports a judge with a noted record making a controversial claim about women and truth in court. He suggests women dish truth based on support or dislike for a lawyer, judge, or defendant, asserting biases shape testimony.
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Worden
San Francisco
Mistress and servant discuss alarm clock in London Telegraph
A mistress questions a late serving maid about the alarm clock she gave. Jane replies she has adapted and does not want to be woken at morning, noting the initial worry has faded.
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Jane
London Telegraph
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Belle Salter
Unity
Spencer
Cora Hance
Chas. Blake
Stevens Point
Wm. Kommer
Emma
Marsnfield
W. E. Parks of
Phillips
Harry Pret
Loyal
J. K. Hayward
Maud Parrett
Rice Lake
Lee Schusmann
Donna
Daisy Blaisdell
Eau Claire
F. W. Heath
Ina Damon
Abbotsford
Paul Schroeder
Clarence
Dorchester
Will Hall
West
Great Falls
Mont
John Farrington
Rib Lake
Walter Brusewitz
St. Joseph's Hospital
A. B. Cotey
Mable Gauthier
Hansen
Emma Protz
Rena Favell
Clarence and
Warren
Mr. and
Mra
Chas. Pelow
J. Meyers
Rock Island III
Brother Will
Minneapolis
Harry
M. B. Wood
Hewitt
Richfield
Mary Felhoyer
Evanston II
Mc. Wm. Krause
Adler
Frazee & Wade
Royal
Lyric Theatre
Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Wm. J. McCarthy
Oscar Ragland
Gertrude Hutcheson
Herbert Carter
Dorothy Raegeo. Porter Smith
Labelle
Laurette Franklin Fox
Dixey Lillard
Oolong Tea Girls
Strauss’ Drug Store
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