Stirred Up by Colman and Anti-Saloon Debate in Grand Rapids
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League figure Dr Henry Colman and the W C T C spark a controversy in Grand Rapids Northern Wisconsin after Facts and Figures criticized a Fourth of July celebration. The Leader reprints the article, questions authorship, and notes Colman will likely face further coverage. The piece also previews Hoyt's A Texas Steer at Adler's and promotes Kodol digestion aid from Kamps Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Colman
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
Wct.c
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
League
Facts
Wisconsin Valley Leader
Jr. Colman
Colman
Leader
Dr. Colman
Opera House
House of Islamie
Ww. T.C. U
W. A. Peterson
M. E. Church
Milwaukee Sentinel
Freight trains halted to save coal amid coal shortage
Fast Freight Nos 27 and 28 on the Chicago Abbotsford route are withdrawn to conserve coal. Wisconsin Central may delay the Milwaukee Abbotsford passenger and mail service until coal shortages ease. Central will not alter running times except for the withdrawal of these fast freights.
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Chicago
Abbotsford
Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee
the Central
Reads of Every Nation Pay Tribute to Little Early Risers
In a San Antonio message BH Williams endorses Pe Wrights Little Early Risers noting the pills bestow relief from constipation biliousness sick headache and liver troubles. He recommends them to all families and cites widespread use. The Pr ag Store carries the remedy.
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peWitt
BH. Williams
San Antonio
Texa
Kamps
Ringling Brothers Plan to Enlarge Their Show
Ringling Brothers, wintering in Baraboo, prepare to expand their circus and menagerie for the next season. They bought eight elephants, twelve camels, four zebras, a rhinoceros, and other animals from Hagenbach Germany. The herd will number thirty-one elephants, the largest in captivity, transported in four trains with eighty double-size cars. Estimated total expansion cost is about 200,900 dollars. Ringlings may visit Marshfield next season after a ten-year gap. A local ad promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from Kamps Drug Store as a remedy for piles and skin ailments.
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Ringling Brothers
Baraboo
Hagenbach
Germany
Portage State Register
Marshfield
Prominent Architect Weds Ida Nelson at Elk Street Home
Prominent architect J. Hi. Jeffers of Wausaw married Mrs Ida Nelson this afternoon at her father Eric Nelson’s home 135 Elk Street. Rev Carl Schmidt officiated with few relatives present. Attendants were Miss Eve Raymond and Miss Lena Olsen. The couple plans a honeymoon to Oshkosh and Milwaukee then residence at 202 Seventh Street Wentison after Feb 1. Jeffers has led local building projects including the post office design and the First Ward School.
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J. Hi. Jeffers
Wausaw
Ida Nelson
Eric Nelson
Elk Street
Carl Schmidt
Paul's Lutheran Chureh
Eve. Raymond
Lena Olsen
Jeffers
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
Wentisinn
Seventh Street
Stevens Point Journal
I. C. .Marsh
First Ward
Unclaimed Letters at Marshfield Post Office 1903 Notice
The Marshfield post office lists uncalled letters through January 20 1903 including Bard Katit Beane HA Brooks Albert Buttkeam Craig MB Eagbrivson Will Gunkel Phil 2 Sopheene Mrs Adolph Morgan Arthur Chulm Sam Mrs Reblinger Kate 2 Reeve David Stark Barbara Schmidt Misses Leisel Schmitzke Ludwig Wright Dan L Whitehill Mr H Persons urged to claim and say advertised. Also a note on Harts Honey and Horehound as a croup remedy from D J Ryan of Lincoln NJ sold by Henry Horn druggist.
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Marshfield
Bard Katit
Beane HA
Brooks Albert
Buttkeam
Craig MB
Eagbrivson
Will
Gunkel Phil
Sopheene
Adolph
Morgan Arthur
Chulm Sam
Reblinger
Kate
Reeve David
Stark Barbara
Schmidt
Leisel Schmitzke Ludwig
Wright Dan L
Whitehill
David J. Ryan
Lincoln
Harts
Henry Horn
National Guard Bill Elevates Militia to Regular Status
A new law reorganizes the National Guard, placing the militia on par with the regular army. Guardsmen will receive the same pay when on duty, undergo annual inspections, and receive updated uniforms and rifles. Milwaukee meeting of the state National Guard association discussed these changes, with Adjutant General R. Boardman elected president of the association.
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National Guard
Congress
National Guard Association
Milwaukee
R. Boardman
The
Waste Association
One Minute Cough Cure praised at Chester post office
A Chester Michigan postmaster recounts a child saved from croup after two doses of One Minute Cough Cure. The ad extols the remedy for coughs and throat ailments while urging support for home merchants and local trade. Also notes Electric Bitters benefits and Marshfield's stone-purchase program with a 1902 date.
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A. L. Spoffard
Chester
Mich
Kamps’ Drug Store
Domestic Troubles and Dr Kings New Life Pills
A brief advertorial note touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It claims households suffer many domestic ruptures and promises relief and care, priced at 25 cents at Sexton Bro.'s drug store.
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Atwoman
Sexton Bro
Dr. King
Traded Wives Stir Loyal Town Scandal
Loyal residents report a tangled tale of two couples Steve Hodges and Estella versus Harry Merrill and Della. After prison terms for illegal marriage mixing, recoupled pairs planned remarriage but a new union formed between Hodges and Della’s ex-spouse. Addresses debts and adoptions, with Estella and Della misrecorded on family files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Hodges
Estella
Harry Merrill
Della
Steve
Loxether
Stella
Ter House
Brand
Stere
Ladysmith
Escella
Harry Murrill
Loyal
Loyal Tribune
Wanted Green's August Flower cures indigestion
Advertiser seeks readers who used Green's August Flower for indigestion dyspepsia or liver trouble and were not cured. Claims long proven success in easing sour stomach fermentation headaches sleeplessness and nervous dyspepsia. Offers a free book and 25 75 cent bottle options from Sexton Bros Woodbury NJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Sexton Bros
G. G.grrux
Woodbury
Ni J
The Monitor Seeks Better Passenger Service Through Guidance
The Monitor urges North Western Line ticket agents to adopt its practical guidance for boosting passenger business amid competition. It provides 100 questions and answers on regular and special rates baggage handling and optimal train connections, with sample itineraries from Ashton to Ashland and Madeira to Oshkosh. The circular also covers advertising and courteous customer service to raise agent standards and strengthen company relations.
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Tensdale
Ken Page
Ashton
Ashland
Wis
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Madeira
Minn
Oshkosh
Marshfield
Fond du Lac
Appleton
le Sueur
Deadwood
S. D
Sioux City
Nebraska
Norfolk
M. V.R.R
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Anti-Saloon League
Hoyt
Texas
Adler's Opera House
Dale Panee
H. A. Tisdale
Summertom
D.C
DeWitt
Croup
Tam
Gerd
Louis Baumann
Board of Public Works
C. S. Vrnper
George H. Reynolds
DR. Turbin
Berlin
Blodgett Hotel
Bea
Wales
Bunker
Turbin
Randolph St
III
NCIS
M. Steinmetz
Sawmill
Upham Mfg
Marsh
Saifield Brewing Company
Marshfield Brewing Co
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