Local society notes and town updates in Con way Springs
Brief items note Mr and Mrs Burt Strong visiting Con way Springs guests of District Attorney and Mrs R E Andrews. R I Macklin plans cement walk for his Fifth avenue property and future greenhouse improvements. Mrs Anna Grasser will travel to Jack Wade Alaska to join her husband, with a Yukon river trip and long overland journey. A collision near Scheuer's store injures Mrs George Seubert and passenger Mrs Gro Huyntsicker. Local ads urge Peter Kraus shoes and City Hall cigar. Electric Light Commission approves 10400 insurance for power house and discusses water mains funding. Amateur program at Unique. Beell previews rematch with Adler. Adler family news from Gilman. Sexton advertises white hellebore. mower debate on city grounds. Big surprise amateur night at Unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Macklin
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Macklin
Anna Grasser
J. C. Marah
Jackwade
Alaska
Willis G. Witter
W. D. Connor
Berkley
California
Warren Witter
University of California
Eastern Colleges
City Hall
John G. Hoelz
Marshfield
Electric Light Commission
Fred Beell
Seattle
Dr. Roller
Gotch
Beell
Adler
Sexton's
Unique Theatre
Death of Wausau Attorney Edwin B Lord
Prominent Wausau lawyer Edwin B Lord died at Northern State Hospital Oshkosh last week from complications after a fall down stairs that left him unconscious and led to mental imbalance. He practiced law in Wausau since 1881 and was well known in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Edwin B. Lord
Northern State Hospital of Insane
Oshkosh
New Emergency Currency Bill Outlines National Bank Plan
A terse summary explains the Aldrich-Vreeland act: up to ten large national banks form a currency association to issue emergency notes backed by city and state bonds or commercial paper. It sets issuance limits, redemption rules, and a tiered tax, with a $500 million cap. Debate centers on ease of use versus bureaucratic complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich-Vreeland
Senate
la Follette
Secretary of the Treasury
Currency Association
Marshfield Juniors Fall to Marathon City in Soring Loss
Marshfield Juniors lost to Marathon City 13 to 2 after a tough game last Sunday. Krahn and Hathaway formed the battery with Krahn striking out ten. Marathon City featured several outside players for the match and led early before pulling away in the later innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Marathon City
Marshfield Boys
Krahn
Hathaway
Mourning for the Deceased in Scottish Tale
Tan Maclaren recounts grim humor in a Scottish tale where a condemned man asks his counsel to fetch his Sabbath blacks to wear in honor of the deceased. The story appears in his lecture on Scottish Trette, illustrating macabre wit amid death.
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Tan Maclaren
Lyceumite and
Taleat
Coming Out and Cadiz Snow Scene
The column notes a social tease about Flore coming out next week with proud family reaction and a joke on a washer’s reply. It then pivots to describe Cadiz as a near white city, its coastline gleaming like floating snow on the water, prompting a foreigner to mistake it for an iceberg at first sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Cadiz
Particular Smokers Seek Quality Cigars at Our Shop
The ad targets discerning smokers who value consistent cigar quality over brand loyalty. It emphasizes finding a free smoker that is neither too moist nor too dry and claims customers appreciate the shop’s careful selection and condition of cigars, highlighting the best selling 5c cigars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burt Strong
Conway Springs
Kansas
R. E. Andrews
Philip Adler
Gilman
Owen
Superior
Adam Adler
Jos. Fleishman
John Ensen
St. John's Church
Mepacrepu
CAAA
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mias
Light Heart
Havanna
Schumaker’s
Marshfield Reg. Estate Exchange Co
Tlrnham & Ebbe
Marshfield, Wood Co
Wis
Omcs Over Rembu’ Furniture Store
Ness Johnson
Wisconsin
Sheerin Hardware
S. Central Ave
Sheerin
Sexton Brothers
Incorporated
Wood County
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
Grand Rapids
Herman Buchmitler
Dray Line
Promit
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