Spencer Area Aids and Accidents Highlight Local Week
Reports from Spencer note Mrs Messer visiting Phillips friends and widespread haying as farmers report a fine crop. Multiple residents visit Marshfield and Eau Claire while weather and a July storm damaged crops. A near fatal accident at G B Stolte's farm follows a frightened team kick. Local obituaries and community notes reflect on Mr W Andrews death, with church uses and dances filling the social schedule. A local ad promotes Carbolisalve for injuries and Re-Go tonic for indigestion with local sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messer
Phillips
Spencer
B. S. Bradley
Marshfield
Ella Blankenburg
Boyd
Ella Frank
Maggie Bradley
Gene Blaisdell
Eau Claire
North Rock Haying Progress And Local News
North Rock notes haying as the day’s work with C. Johnson selling a horse to a Lindsey man. Wm. Sicklinger reports damage to a machine shed from wind last week. Local Lumber Yard mentions materials and the Marshfield chair factory site. A yellow river bridge cheese plant nears start, with Chas. Dix crew pushing. Hephner to relocate and add to his Aug Machilski house. The Hard family moving operations continue. Last Thursday’s storm damaged trees and a P. C. Johnson barn roof. Barley and oats are scarce, winter wheat lodged badly. The piece muses on farming changes over 12 years, noting one man’s efficiency in haying with new equipment. The writer asks whether prosperity favors farmers and factories, urging continued Republican progress.
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North Rock
C. Johnson
Lindsey
MM. Hanson
Wm. Sicklinger
Connor
Lbr, Co
Old Chair
Marshfield
Yellow River Bridge
Chas. Dix
Hephner
P. C. Johnson
Dix
Stratford News Roundup Hits The Week
Stratford notes list local movements births injuries and social events. John Kohl and family visited between trains at Penwood while Frank Ghoedes and wife welcomed a newborn son in Wausau. Vic Austos tours to Antigua. Harry Kohl’s back injury sidelines him. William Grane returns from Laona. A Lutheran church park picnic is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kohl
Penwood
Brandel
Frank Ghoedes
Wausan
Cole's Cough Cure Promises Cure for Consumption
A patent medicine ad asserts a constant cough signals consumption and claims Cole's Cough Cure stops the cough by curing the cause. It guarantees results and lists prices of 25 and 20 cents, available from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Residents Visit and Market Potatoes Fetch High Price
Hemlock Road residents traveled to Marshfield on Monday including Mrs. Mattson and Miss Wood. Mr. J. C. Peterson and family spent the day there. Several local families attended church in Nasonville and Marshfield, with Mrs. Henry Johnson selling ten bushels of new potatoes at $1.25 per bushel last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mattson
Miss Wood
Marshfield
J. C. Peterson
Mra
Chas
Henry Johnson
Loyal section news and business notes crop up
A severe storm last week damaged buildings and timber but caused no reported injuries. E. D. Murphy advances the new store addition promising a fine local building. RLM. Jenks returns from Montana to work at the bank, praising Clark county. Editor Noyes plans to acquire and improve the Greenwood Gleaner Loyal Tribune. Alpha Smith goes to Weyauwega with a new partner to share joys, while local girls vow to get even in retirement. Cole's Veterinary Carbolsalve advertises quick cures for horse sores with 50c and 1.00 cans sold by druggists.
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Loyal
E. D. Murphy
RLM
Jenks
Montana
Bank
Clark County
Noyes
Greenwood Gleaner
Tribune
D. Y. Richardson
Alpha Smith
Weyauwega
Cole
Auburndale Notes With Socials And Baseball
Miss Mary Zanoisky of Milwaukee visits Ashland friend Miss Lizzie Lusk and stays with Mrs. J Fitzgerald. Joe Schmidt plans a dance on Sunday July 26 with Casper's orchestra. An ice cream social by Mrs. D W Welch funds the Endeavor society on Sunday July 19. Stratford Cy Clones lost to Auburndale Stars 10 to 5 after hiring players. umpire rounds criticized.
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J. Fitzgerald
Ashland
Lizzie Lusk
Joe Schmidt
Casper
D. W. Welch
Endeavor Society
Stratford Cy
Auburndale Stars
Stratford Boys
Stratford
Cole's Laxative Liver Pills. The perfect tonic laxative.
A vintage advertisement touts Cole's Laxative Liver Pills as a small pleasant and effective tonic with a money back guarantee. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Wedding bells and social visits in the town
Sherry and Jas Frye and family entertain relatives while reports say merry wedding bells will soon ring again. Grif Humphrey entertains sister and brother at present. David Davis and son of Ixonia visit his daughter Mrs Herman Jantz. Rev Miller is hosted by Rev Agnew. Mrs Louis Stratton returns from Poysippi. Andrew Kiar of Grand Rapids and F W Merrill of Vesper called on insurance business. A R Thistlewood paints Kelley Mercantile Co store. Wenzel and Wenzel market serves fresh and salt meats. phone No 56 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas, Frye
Mrs. Grif Humphrey
Mr. Miller
Agnew
Louis Stratton
Poysippi
Andrew Kiar
Grand Rapids
F. W. Merrill
Vesper
A. R. Thistlewood
Kelley Mercantile Co
Stratford Pine Basketball And Local Business Tidbits
The Heatzer boys played Stratford pine at Auburndale while Staadt Herb Chrouser began work on a barn basement. George Schwigel reportedly bought a Stratford saloon building for a fall opening. Wm Mower bought a wobble gear mower but needed an agent from Stratford to make it wobble. A Shiny Dig party hosted by Mr and Mrs Dent drew a large crowd with stage acts by J C and Mrs S. Dry stock price and service notes follow Cownok Retail Luweer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Chrouser
Heatzer Boys
Stratford Pine
Auburndale
Wm. Mower
Stratford
Emerson's Beat and the Emersonian Paradox in Essays
Rev. George A. Gordon reviews Emerson's essays, praising their spirit and majestic tone while noting frequent overreach and personal idiosyncrasy. The critic argues Emerson speaks from within his confessional nature, offering profound truth alongside flawed generalizations.
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Emerson
Lfe
Emerson Les
Pest
George A. Gordon
Atlante
Corn Breeding Fields Describe Seed Selection and Care
A Cosmopolitan article explains small breeding plots used for corn variety improvement. Each field, about 12 hills by 30 rows, plants from separate ears, removes barren stalks and suckers, protects from cross contamination, and selects seed from top yielding rows. This method allows focused selection on individual stalks and ears to raise yield, quality, and preserve desirable type.
High Priced Fricassee at London Club Dinner
At a London club a dozen diners each brought a dish to share. Lord Alvanley, famed wit, served the most costly fricassee costing about $340, using a mixture of birds including snipe, woodcocks, and pheasants. His apple tart centerpiece brought daily delight, yet the fricassee priced the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Alvanley
England
Thames
Lendon
Alvantey
Remarkable Marshal MacMahon Maintains Calm Under Shellfire
A storied account recalls Marshal MacMahon dictating a letter as a shell struck near his secretary. The secretary fled in fright, but the marshal urged him to resume writing, praising composure amid combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal MacMahon
Bly Teng
Rum and bay rum from dried Pimentoners leaves
The text explains bay rum production from dried Pimentoners leaves. Leaves are picked and dried, then placed in a retort with water for distillation. Vapor is condensed to form a small quantity, called buy of, required per puncheon of rum.
Coast of Ft City Man Taxes Too High for Town
A coastal Ft City man asks why rents are so high in his incorporated town. Villagers say the town seems thin and far from metropolitan, while a New York Weekly column notes the tax burden as a factor.
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New York Weekly
A Milder Aspersion in Print Slander Claim
A Pittsburg Dispatch note calls a victim's claim that a launderman is in the iron and steg trade slander. It clarifies the man is in the mangle and lose business, reframing the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron and Steg
Mangle Aml
Pittsburg
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Mabel Parks
C. Loveland
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Charlie Winters
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Bert Reas
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Max Stolte
W. W. Andrews
Jane Andrews
Charlie Colby
L. Driscoll
Bert Andrews
E. A. McKinney
M. E. Bradley
F. Cramer
Stine
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Oklahoma
Jennie Butters
Hazel Whitmore
Spencer Last
Ben Lang
Spencer, Brighton, and McMillan Association Insurance Co
Henry Horn
Vic Austoos
Antiga
Harry Kohl
Grane
Laona
Lutheran Church
Geo. Danel
Andrew Weber
Albert Hoffman
Forest County
Kohl Bros. Hotel
Mignie Scheffer
Lizzie Flash
Lena Kaiser
Clara Sawyer
Stratford House
Hemlock Road
A. Gottfey
Iva
Mary Zanoisky
Milwaukee
Sherry
David Davis
Ixonia
Herman Jantz
Wenzel & Wenzel's
George Schwigel
Cownok Rerait Luweer Co
Ike
B. Saoepmee
Peter J. Kraus
Union Hat Co
Marshfield, Wis
Sweetland
Ray L. Burton
Chicago
B. Elvis
South Central Ave
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Adam
Schaeffer
Schmidt
Andrew
Schmidt & Schultz
Schniz
Schumann Piano
Singer Piano
Smith & Barnes Prico
Story & Clark
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Strohber
E. "Thompson & Co
Tryber Piano
Victor Piano & Organ
White Piano & Organ
Wick Co
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