Warning to Merchants About Notorious Forger Herman Valentine
Police issue a warning about a dangerous professional forger and swindler using forged checks drawn on the Sixth National Bank of Philadelphia. He's known as Herman Valentine, uses German Hebrew aliases, and has operated in Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Age about 44, 3 feet 9 inches tall, 145 pounds, black hair, blue eyes, smooth shave, distinctive birth scar, mole on right cheek, and two wrinkles between the brows. Three trunks reportedly contain sample checks. Merchants urged to keep vigilant to avoid victimization.
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Stevens Point
Sixth National Bank of
Philadelphia
Weissbers
Herman Valentine
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Joly
Valentine
Summer Horticultural Meeting at Oconomowoc
The State Horticultural Society holds its summer meeting in Oeconomowoc on August 17 with main topic Back to the Land. Noted Wisconsin figures C B Whitnall Milwaukees City Treasurer Ernest Gotenbach president Sheboygan Light Power Co. join the program for addresses. Secretary Crane field also arranged practical fruit men for discussions on farm life realities.
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State Horticultural Society
Oeonomowoc
Wisconsin
C. B. Whitnall
Milwaukee
Ernest Gotenbach
Sheboygan Light & Power Co
Cranefield
City Meet invites all to fruit raising and gardening session
A general invitation calls everyone to attend the meet. Alongside papers and discussions on The Possibilities for a City Bred Man in Fruit Raising a Gardening Session will be held where cultural problems will be discussed.
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Pain
Freperty Deanerirr
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Wisconsin Wood County
Notice announces foreclosure by order of a court in Wood County Wisconsin. It lists defendants Beardsley Curryeau and others with a sale date set for September in the county seat. The notice names the property location Arpla village and includes attorney Dalaneat for the case.
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Pantie
Pds
Arpla
Weooiiud
Wisco
Incha
ORIG
Tawagia
Morty
Woodwud
Wisconsin
Vanethor
Wis
Haun
Notice of Foreclosure Sale in Arpin Wisconsin
Michael Griffin sheriff of Wood County announces foreclosure sale under a May 28 1909 judgment in favor of plaintiff Shire of Wisconsin Wood County against Albert Larmour Mary Larmour Joseph Beining and Evi Beining Mary Diem and John Thielen. Sale at south front door Arpin on Sept 1 at 11 am includes the north half of the southwest quarter and other specified acreage in section 18 township 24 north range 4 east with improvements. Grand Rapids Wisconsin July 1 author Michael Griffin.
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Shire of
Wisconsin
Wood County
Tours
J. Hahn
Albert Larmour
Mary Larmour
Joseph Beining
Evi Beining
Mary Diem
John Thielen
Ihereby
Circuit Court
Enid Wood County
Arping
Wood
Arpin
County of Wood
Michael Griffin
Wood Co
G. Haut
Wisconsin candidate boward f. krren for senate in 1910
Boward F. Ktrren of Wautoma Wisconsin announces Republican nomination bid for Ninth Senate district. He advocates tariff reform, independent tariff boards, fair railroad regulation, road building aid, natural resource conservation with leasing, taxation reform, prison labor to curb prices, strong vote secrecy, anti bribery, and support for La Follette. He pledges service to voters and aims to protect public rights and honest elections. Dated July 18 1910.
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Wisconsin
Europe
United States Senate
LaFollette
Wautoma
Boward F. Ktrren
Origin of Humbug A plausible clue to the origin
The text traces the word humbug origins to coinage in Ireland with terms like ulm bog and searing coin. It cites a Dublin dancing master known as Prog. Humbug who advertised in the Freeman’s Journal in 1777 appealing to young ladies, suggesting his blarney popularity helped the word spread.
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Ireland
Py Jawos F
Irfahan
Prog
Humbug
Dancing Academy
Dublin
Freeman's Journal
Fond of Old Soldiers Visit Postponed by Senator Warner
Senator Warner of Missouri, a member of the board overseeing soldiers homes, regrets he cannot accompany the tour to the homes due to delaying railroad legislation in Washington. He expresses fondness for the soldiers and notes their care at the homes, while acknowledging they are aging rapidly.
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Warner
Migsouri
Washington
Shoop Rheumatism Remedy Booklet Offered For Free Trial
A Racine Wisconsin physician Dr Shoop promotes a booklet on rheumatism and offers a free trial treatment of Dr Shoops Rheumatic Remedy for disheartened sufferers. Print encourages readers to share the test with an appreciative friend in need.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
Hail-Preventing Device of Becken Steiner Described
A historic hail-preventing device from Becken Steiner uses a sixty five foot oiling resinous pole topped with a gilded copper five pointed cap and earth connected by galvanized wire with a metal net buried. A similar apparatus recently tested is claimed to stop hail formation. Teething diarrhoea remedy guidance and dose are outlined for infants after bowel operations, with castor oil for cleansing. Sold by all druggists.
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Beckensteiner
Precedents for colonial thanksgiving and dubious medicine ads
The text invokes two historical precedents for thanksgiving days set by Queen Elizabeth I after the Armada and King James I after a failed gunpowder plot, followed by a barrage of advertising for pain relief and other medicines, including Dr Shoop’s tablets and Chamberlain’s remedies, with dubious claims and references to domestic life and products.
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Bess
James
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with reward
A 19th century advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an untreatable case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes claims of the remedy working internally, testimonials, and pricing at 75 cents per bottle. It mentions F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and multiple endorsers WatpinG Kirwan & Marvin.
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Hall
F. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watping
Wisconsin Business University La Crosse Catalog Offer
Special young men and women and parents are invited to correspond with the Wisconsin Business University of La Crosse Wisconsin. Send for a free catalog with portraits of thousands of graduates placed in positions. Chartered by Wisconsin for twenty years, the school publishes a sworn statement covering 8000 graduates sent to positions. Now is the time to prepare. Send for catalog today. La Crosse.
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Wisconsin Business University of
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