Pioneer Relics For Historical Society Madison Museum
A field glass once owned by General Nicholas Herkimer and used in the American Revolution, including the Battle of Oriskany, was donated to Madison’s Historical Museum by Mrs. Benjamin R. Bones. Also donated is a woven belt purse carried by James Newnham of Oconomowoc during a 80 years ago voyage in the Mediterranean.
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Madison
Wis
Dan
Benjamin R. Bones
Racine
Nichols Herkimer
Oriskany
James Newnham
Oconomowoc
Mediterranean Sea
Scum at Madison by Miss Newnham Belt Origin Story
Miss Newnham recounts a belt made and used by Mr. Newnham during his time in the British navy aboard Her Majesty's Shin, Acticon, from 1830 to 1814. He later settled in Oconomowoc and lived there until his death, with his daughter now residing in Oconomowoc.
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Madison
Miss Newnham
Oconomowoc
Mr. Newnham
Oconomewoc
Wolves chase man near church on Christmas Eve
Five wolves pursued a farm youth from Olmholt on the way to light fires at church. He fled across fields, reached home, with wolves in close pursuit. Reportedly two wolves were killed.
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Grand Rapids, Wis
Jersey Jersey Cow Milk Record At Wisconsin University
A five year Jersey cow in the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture dairy herd completed a seven day test producing 287.5 pounds of milk with 15.8 pounds fat or 18.5 pounds of butter. The test notes daily feed intake of hay grain silage and sugar beets. A prior record by Double Time totals 410.9 pounds milk with 20.83 pounds fat in seven days.
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Madison
Wis
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
University
Inconsistency of a Woman
A man asks for a kiss and is refused. The woman rebukes him and asks to talk, then proposes a shaken promise. She slyly notes his prior touch and suggests he continue breaking the agreement, ending with the judge’s curtain remark.
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Suywar
Tos
Banda
Baing
Doctor Delivers Grim News To Widow Of Wealthy Miner
The young wife asks the doctor about her husband’s condition. The physician gently says he is improving and may recover to live many years. She turns pale and cries, fearing the worst, and whispers a name indicating concern for her future.
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Alan
Balkan Visitors Stain Berlin Promenade With Exotic Gentry
The New York Evening Post reports a Berlin promenade incident where two strangers arouse chatter among young passersby. One observer calls one a Montenegrin, another labels the pair as Balkan atrocity, illustrating Europe’s fascination and resident judgments amid Balkan campaigns and rumored atrocities.
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Europe
Ferdinand
Peter
Nicholas
Constantine
Mussulman
Berlin
Tater den Linden
New York Evening Post
Remedy for ailing wife trades humor in a letter
A quoted letter from L Sourire jokes about his wife always being ill and then healthy after promising her four months of new dresses and her doctor’s attention. The exchange highlights the contrast between prior complaints and improved health.
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L Sourire
Underrating Him in Family Finances
A clipped dialogue reveals concern about mortgaging a house to buy a motor car and the tension over whether the young man possesses business capacity. The excerpt shows family members debating financial judgment and personal responsibility without explicit outcomes.
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Henry
No Small Sorrow in a Worn World
A fragmented dialogue references unspoken sufferings and ironies of commerce and care. Mrs. Corn Wessel remarks on human indifference to loss while echoing biblical and literary tones about endless new worlds and unending chores.
Not More Than Half Children Survive Fifth Year
A mill owner quotes a Puck remark on child mortality and the view that surviving children should enter work as they age. The exchange frames social concern about young labor and welfare in a historical, satirical tone.
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Puck
Afternoon call without greeting at the drawing room
A reader recalls visiting a hostess and being guided to a dining room for tea and tea sandwiches, served quietly by a servant, then leaving without speaking to anyone besides the lady of the house. The narrator notes this happened more than once.
Eating Tour Echoes Sausage Talk and European Reflections
A fragmentary exchange praises local fare with sausages and mutton chops while musing on tastes from Europe. The snippet hints at Ferlin and Londos as possible figures of interest in a casual dining conversation.
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Ing
Europe
Puzzling Naval Riddle Stumps Dear Abby Style Question
A reader asks for help with a nautical wordplay problem. The exchange centers on deciphering a tricky, language-heavy clue about ships, sailors, and nautical terms. Experts urge parsing each key term and aligning with classic naval phraseology.
Children’s chores and lessons in a changing world
The passage laments children idle with paper dolls and mud pies while schooling suffers as the world map changes daily. Simplified spelling unsettles study of history and geography, leaving kids with little guidance on what to learn or how to focus their education.
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Ft. ‘S
A Suffraget’s Joke About a Daughters Coming Out Party
A dialogue features a suffragist asking about an invitation from Mrs Militant to her daughters coming out party. The twist reveals the daughter is thirty seven and just coming out of jail, highlighting humorous political context.
Truth and Timidity in Libel Case Dialogue
A defamation case recalls Timidity a defendant who learns caution with his pen after dismissing a servant and receiving a tricky inquiry. A caller questions a former letter remark about a girl, prompting a sharp joke: she eats well and sleeps well, the two departments referenced.
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Mr. T
Tye
Back to Childhood's Days in a Nostalgic Musing
An nostalgic reflection on childhood memories triggered by scents music and visuals. The piece recalls hayfields frocks sun bonnets and meadow play and notes how even poignant memories with lingering longing remain precious as solace in lonely times.
Flexibility of Steel and Plant Structure Expansion
Engineering Record notes that long outdoor crane runways over four thousand feet long show expansion and contraction effects. Girders bolted in place caused high costs after seasonal shifts. Mill buildings are generally more flexible than bridges. width expansion suffices for typical sizes, while unusual lengths require care.
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Ohio
Thirst for Knowledge
A phrenologist examines a man in a chair and calls him highly intelligent yet curious to the point of recklessness. The bump across the back of the head signifies insatiable curiosity, revealed as the subject recalls sticking his head through hotel lift bars to peek at an oncoming light and being trapped.
Narrow Escape Over Lunch Bill
A man claims he had a narrow escape after lunching with three friends who insisted on paying the bill. He feared he had overplayed the game and the others would leave him to cover it.
Appetizing Odors From Fans At Shop Doors
An old note from Electrical World describes a confectioner who installed an electric fan in his salesroom doorway to blow inviting aromas onto the street. It also cites a New Orleans perfumery merchant using a similar setup with a perfume atomizer behind the fan to release fresh scents into the French quarter.
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New Orleans
Arcadia
Beliefs of Queer Bush Clans on Ghosts and Offerings
A Wide World Magazine excerpt surveys bush beliefs where living and dead intermingle. Ghosts influence ceremonies. ancestral names are invoked and portions of food set aside for them. Libations honor the dead, and strangers dying in town are buried on the entry road to guide or await visitors. Objects used in life are laid around graves to aid the spirit’s journey.
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Tim
Osten
T. Amaury Talbot
The
Wide World Magazine
Lines On Napoleon's Tomb Remain Inaccurate Yet Notable
A piece in the English Review repeats lines said to be inscribed on Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb on Saint Helena Island, noting the proclaimed birthplace Ajaccio and his destiny that led him to France. It also recounts the funeral account where the body rested in a car, coffin coverings, and a heart kept in a silver case for possible return to his friends.
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Napoleon
Ajaccio
France
Peraapa
Mygell
St. Helena
Marego
Austerlitz
Missed It Both Ways Laughs At Proposals
A humorous tale recalls proposals to Miss Jones and Miss Sweet, both rejected for untruthful or inconsiderate natures. The speaker laments unresolved romance and vows to study the next potential fiancée before confessing love.
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Miss Jones
Miss Sweet
Romance Busts In Ashland As Prospective Bride Eludes Alexander Elick
Ashland Wisconsin January 2 a Sioux City Iowa man Alexander Elick arrived seeking a bride after posting ads and visiting newspapers He sought Amelia the Ashland woman who corresponded with him but forgot her name and letters He planned to marry and take her home but left town after unpaid bills and a vanished meet up leaving a tale of romance that did not end in nuptials.
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Ashland
Wis
Alexander Elick
Sioux City
Iowa
Elick
Amelia
Mr. Blick
Mr. Ekick
Ackland
Mr. Elick
Bismarck's Brutality in Clarendon Biography
The biography of George W. F. Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, recounts a Berlin party scene in 1871 where Chancellor Otto von Bismarck coldly remarks on Clarendon’s death. He adds that if Clarendon had lived, he would have prevented the war, a remark met with Lady Emily Russell's surprised reaction.
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Bismarck
George W. F. Villiers
Earl of
Clarendon
Emily Russell
Berlin
Emily
Lismarck
Revival of Dominoes in Country Houses
A revival of dominoes as a popular pastime in country houses is noted. The game, often played for penny points, can involve costly sets of mother of pearl or ivory and ebony pieces. The piece highlights that many so called new games are really old ones in new forms.
Woman in Pershore Hangs Self Over Loss
In Pershore England a widow dies by hanging near an apple tree. At the funeral a neighbor consoles the widower with a grim quip about his wife’s death, saying she kicked like thunder to shake loose six bushels of green apples worth a crown a bushel.
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Jude
Pershore
England
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