Fenwood notices mix births visits and lectures
Local items report a new birth to Mr and Mrs George Hayward in Spencer with other family visits from Lombra Wapaca Unity Oshkosh Edgar and Marshfield. Epworth League hosts a Progressive Party, and Prof F F Showers will lecture on Salt Lake City at the M E church.
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Epworth League
Gill Hayward
Donna Blaisdell
F. F. Showers
Stevens Point
Salt Lake City
The
Saints
M. E. Church
Local Notes From Pittsville And Nearby Towns
Pittsville residents report Cleon Cowell from Rock County and Henry Parker on Marshfield business last week. Forest County’s J Erickson has stayed in town a week. Ice is being prepared for the creamery and meat market. Baum creamery closes Sundays due to milk shortages. Rhe Woodmen’s anniversary drew attendees from the city to Grand Rapids last Thursday. Miss Mabel Hale returns from southern Wisconsin after six months away. Pittsville Hardware Co tore down coke kilns bought from Geo Hiles Lumber Co. Carl Byers, recent worker here, was arrested at Babcock for stealing two watches and a revolver from Charles Parker. taken to Marshfield for hearing.
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Henry Parker
Marshfield
J. Erickson
Forest County
Baum Creamery
Rhe Woodmen
Grand Rapids
Carl Byers
Babcock
Chas. Parker
Parker
Marshfeld
Range Line Visitors and Timber Work Across Farms
Mr. Fred Lueck visited Marst field on Thursday. Frank Marohl is cutting timbers for a new barn planned for the coming summer. Miss Alma Steineke of Ripon arrived Tuesday for a two week visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steineke. Mr. George Welsh of Ripon arrived Monday to review wood cutting and logging interests as a partner of Mr. Lueck. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zingsheam of Hartford visited with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schafer and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schafer last week. the Zingsheams are cousins of the Schafers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Locke
Leons
Oshkosh
Mrs. Locke
J. K. Hayward
Mr. Hoffiezer
Castlewood
Mr. Fearhouse
Wm. Schwante
Fred Lueck
Marstfield
Frank Marohl
Alma Steineke
Ripon
Herman Steineke
George Welsh
Edwin Zingsheam
Hartford
Peter Schafer
Arthur Schafer
Schafers
Localities and Health Update From Richfield Area
Richfield notes include Miss Bertha Ache visiting over Sunday with Mrs. Doll. Emma Klub improves from illness while three Pohl children show better health. Will Dolm injures finger sawing wood. Mrs. S Hagen undergoes surgery Saturday and recovers. Bertha Murland improves after appendicitis operation.
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Bertha Ache
Mrs. Doll
Will Dolm
S. Hagen
Stratford Clothiers Carney Marshfields Sell Punt Clothing
Stratford clothiers Carney and the Marshfields advertise sale of punt clothing shoes hats caps and furnishings at less than sale price highlighting bargains on multiple apparel items.
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Carney
Large Leak in Spirit Lake Light and Heating Plant
About fifty residents at Spirit Lake Iowa heard officials discuss the plant finances after eight months of operation. A report by Dlek Osborne showed a material loss with no option but municipal ownership. a special election to consider selling the plant was endorsed with a minimum bid equal to the present indebtedness.
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Citickens
Spirit Lake
Lsten
Dlek Osborne
Armmedon
The
Beacon
Doctor's Opinion on Waterworks Politics in Wheeling
Dr Jepson of Wheeling West Virginia warned at the Central States Waterworks Association that municipal water systems invite politics and impure administration. He claimed the combination yields poor water quality and harmful governance, urging caution in public ownership.
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Central States Waterworks Association
3. L. Jopson
Waheeling
W. Vasa
Jepson
Local sighting plant purchase committee report adopted
A Faribault Minnesota committee reviewed a local sighting plant project and found it nearly self sustaining. The report, endorsed unanimously, concluded city or private savings were unlikely.
Affectionate Office Boy and Family Duties
A London Sat Review cartoon vignette describes Lorligg berating an office boy for oversleeping while the boy explains his uncle was hanged at the Old Bailey. The humor notes family duty versus public spectacle, with a punchline about leaving the key under the mat when kin are involved.
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Lorligg
Jerrald
Alice
Old Bailey
Tomling
London Saturday Review
Ancient Tuatara: A Living Fossil of New Zealand
The tuatara is an ancient life form in New Zealand with two eyes now, originally four. It lays eggs that hatch after at least thirteen months with wintering embryos. Found in only a few colonies, they are rare as collectors track them globally. They reach about eighteen inches and reportedly can regenerate lost limbs.
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New Zealand
New Hampton
Fitzgerald
Harvest Customs Rooted in Pagan Sacrifice
A Victorian note recalls September corn stacks crowned with straw wisps tied to pitches as relics of pagan rites. The author links harvesting traditions to ancient beliefs about propitiating spirits of the grain and tied offerings across many cultures, noting their survival in folk practice.
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England
Loman Gletho
Window Glass Her Test
A woman muses on how window glass reflects building quality. She notes that good glass signals solid construction while cheap glass suggests shoddy work, arguing that exterior and interior details reveal the overall standard. New York Press.
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Grase
New York
Fragmentary Lincolnshire Will Extract and Odd Furniture List
An 1791 Lincolnshire farmer will fragment mentions a wife receiving a dining set including top tables, a spindle case, a chair, and silver spoons. The text also notes a curious exchange about a Louquet or Looking Glass and references a “Seelag Ghiss and Tongs,” with garbled spellings noted by London Notes and Queries.
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Baril Sale Warnilbg Phi
Seelag Ghiss and Tongs
London Notes and
Poets Among the Bogobos of the Philippines
The Manila American notes the Bogobos as a wild tribe in the Philippines famed for poetry and music. It suggests diverse origins and tells an anecdote that Bogobos prefer art to practical tasks, with arithmetic posing a quick challenge to them.
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Pulippines
Tropics
Manila
Corrosion of Boilers and Unusual French Beggar Union
Corrosion of boilers results from acid in feed water and sulphuric acid damaging feed pipes before entering the boiler. The issue is described as destructive and dangerous, though preferable to boiler explosions. A remark about a trades union of beggars in southern France aims to suppress unqualified practice.
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France
Lessons from Mismanagement Across Cities
An analysis from New Hampton Iowa Fitzgerald Georgia Falls City Nebraska and London describes municipal mismanagement depreciation bond sales and contracts. The piece highlights discarded electrical gear in New Hampton and failed bond sales in Falls City while noting meter charges in Fitzgerald and delayed equipment delivery in Toronto.
Forgeries Drain Bank as Man Withdraws
A well dressed man opened an account with $9,000 using a letter of introduction at a Buenos Ayres bank. Hours later he rushed in with a cable from New York and demanded all funds be paid in his own forged notes.
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Buevos Ayres
New York
Grand Magazine
Pearl and Ruby clash over George proposal
A Chicago News item notes Pearl questions Ruby about George proposing, Ruby retorts he proposed and became a grass widow, and is now married. The dialogue highlights a sharp social miscue and a rapid turn of events.
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Pearl
Ruby
George
Gras
Chicago News
The Arctic Blueberry and Arctic Harvest Traditions
A vivid portrait describes Arctic berries ripening in August among reindeer moss. Eskimo people wearing sealskin and fur parkas gather blue and salmon berries, noting the rich Arctic blueberry and its use in preserves by American housewives. They mark gathering spots with willow covers and freeze berries for later use.
Infant’s rescue plan inspires unlikely chorus
In a London Penny Victorial item a Stile boy and siblings devise a scheme to free a baby during a rally accident. The plan involves a carrier and a baby to be protected from a passing train, with the boy released from a dark closet two hours later.
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Johnny Switch
Billy Brown
Galy
Bea
Line Boy
London
Fountain Inkhorns and fountain pens in 17th century commentary
English commentator Matthew Henry described fountain inkhorns and fountain pens as perpetual receivers with seven secret passages feeding seven lamps. The note compares this to a candlestick fed by a single top receiver, ensuring a steady burn, and cites London Notes and Queries.
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Matthew Henry
London
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Willard Hanson
Lombra
D. M. Hanson
Thos. Swan
Wapaca
Mrs. J. Gardiner
Bernard Hoey
Rib Lake
J. H. Clark
Unity
A. W. Fallett
L. Dywart
Fond du Lac
Gene McVean
Sherman
R. S. Smith
Bill Sommers
Edgar
Mrs. Jos
Kennaughsky
Fred Zebsdat
Henry Severin
Wm. Striebe
Wausau
Gust Willer
Neillsville
Harry Vedder
Striday
Wm. Southern
Drinkmann Zebsdat Mercantile Co
Gust Brooks
Lolla Zebsdat
Henry Schilk
St Joseph's Hospital
Dr. Milbee
Jas. Kannaughty
Fenwood Lumber Co
Oscar Jersle
Brinkmann Zebsdat Mer. Co
Chas. Nelson
Brooks & Ross
Schofield
Campbell Lumber Co
Brooks & Rass
Pittsville
Cleon Cowell
Rock County
Mabel Hale
Pittsville Hardware Cafg
Geo. Hiles Land and Dumber Co
Richfield
Emma Klub
Jon
Pohl's
Bertha Murland
Stratford
Faribault
Mino
Licbert Hubbard $v
Falls City
Neb
Pmiy
Takaninafaeweers
Firsh Tt
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Xosagner
Thames
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South
Montgomery
Therapy Times
Nashbville Ten- Gerbeead
Adam Clark
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