Robbery at St Joseph's Church During Christmas Mass
A burglary occurred at St Joseph's Catholic church during Christmas mass between 2 and 1:45 oclock. The robbers pried open a shed door and a study safe, taking about 300 dollars including church funds and cash from a tin box containing insurance policies and certificates. Footprints and a crowbar were found, no arrests yet. The box was later found near St Joseph's school with cash missing.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
H. J. Ebr
Mary Lietz
Father Ehr
Ubis
Father Ebr
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Joseph’s School
Father Bhr
Stevens Point
A MESSAGE TO WOMEN About Vinol remedy claims
Mira Tea Dumas of Ma Jon e N says two bottles of Vinel lifted her from weakness after sleepless weeks. The ad touts Vinol as a strong body-builder with an ironclad guarantee, promising money back if it does not help. Sexton Brothers Druggists provide the product.
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Mira Tea Dumas
Ma Jone
Vinel
Vinci Dong Mot
Sexton Brothers Druggists
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised in Marshfield Ad
A local reader from Marshfield Wisconsin endorses Doan's Kidney Pills noting relief from backache and kidney distress. The ad urges others to buy from Sexton Bros. Drug Store with Foster Milburn as U.S. agents and promotes the 50 cent price.
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Fred Gentle
West Fourth St
Marshfield
Wis
Doan
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Foster-Milbern Co
Baffalo New York
United States
Somebody's Grandfather Inspires Kindness at City Depot
In a large city depot waiting room a bright boy guides an elderly man with white hair to a seat and arranges his basket. A passing observer notes the boy’s act, learning the man is “somebody's grandfather” and praising the young helper's kindness.
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Chen
Soldiers Relief Committee of Wood County Plans Year
The Soldiers Relief Committee for Wood County met at the Court House to review the year and lay out work for 15815. George W Henderson was elected chairman and T. Cooper secretary. The group notes substantial aid to old soldiers and widows financed by county funds, wisely invested and deeply appreciated.
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Soldiers' Relief Committee
Wood County
George W. Senderson
Marshfield
Chas
Fero
Pittsville
T. J. Cooper
Grand Rapids
Court House
George W. Henderson
T.d. Cooper
Spion Kop farm sold for Seventh Day Adventist mission
Spion Kop near Ladysmith in Natal, site of the 1900 Boer war battle, has been purchased by the Seventh Day Adventists. Mission plans include education for Zulus, a school with native converts, and a self supporting farm leveraging Tugela river soils. The General Conference in Washington oversees the project. 270 missionaries operate in Africa across ten countries.
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Spion Kop
Ladysmith
Natal
South Africa
Seventh Day Adventists
W. H. Budge
Seventh Day Adventist Church
General Conference
Washington, D.C
F. B. Armitage
Armitage
Tugela
Africa
Map and charts through history in early geography
The piece traces early origins of maps from 570 B C to modern times, noting figures like Nictetus, Columbus, Lilly, and Gerard Mercator. It reflects on the shift from speculative sketches to scientific charts, acknowledging the delay before accurate, comprehensive mapping emerged in recent centuries.
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Nictetus
England
Bartholomew Columbus
New York American
Taxation Against Burglary In Vienna Apartments
A Harper's Weekly note describes a late night imipost on Vienna's pretentious apartments. Doors close at 10 pm and every exit or entry costs 20 cents until midnight and 40 cents until 6 am, with multiple visits doubling the fee. Funds aim to protect residents from burglary losses.
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Vienna
Harper's Weekly
Avyerica
Chicago
Intala
Ale
Fragmentary interview about earnings and savings
A garbled dialogue discusses salaries and saving money, with mentions of a weekly wage of eight dollars and a retired politician. The record includes unclear names and a query about the largest salary ever earned, leaving the overall meaning tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polili¢Ira
Ryan
Chinigo
Getting Near Midnight in Maiden Home Companion excerpt
A fragment from a Woman's Home Companion piece notes a late night moment with a character named Maiden, a fleeting memory and unfinished thought about saying good night. The dialogue hints at unspoken sentiment and an intimate exchange between two speakers.
World Almanac 1913 offers vast up-to-date facts and figures
The World prints a compact, complete yearbook with over 900 pages. It covers Panama Canal Act 1812, Hay-Buncefote Treaty, 1912 pension laws, election returns, polar discoveries, population, sports records, disasters, taxation, Navy growth, crime penalties, punishment methods, world armies and navies, births marriages deaths, women suffrage and more. Price 25 cents. by mail 34 cents.
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U.S
America
Buffalo
Pittsburgt
The
New York World
New York
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Montana
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Andrus Building
Minneapolis
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Tae Ue
Soldiers’ Relief Committee
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Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Mississippi River
Iowa
Indiana
New Mexico
Canada
WB U
Wisconsin Business University of la Crosse
Ara
Lowell
Wwe
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Mi Nor
FacSinine
New
NEW_ YORK
Bears
Nuis
Espansa
Losond
Ons
Nance
J. L. Mead
Eer
Fey
Hoodia
Chicago, Ill
Pinaud
Paris
Partumerie
Pinaud, Dept
Pinaud Bldg
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