Carnival at Wausau Promises Giant City Festival
Wausau hosts a six day carnival starting June 26 under City Military, Company G. Greater United Shows supplies seventeen pavilions and devices including Earaves circus and a world machine exhibit from Germany. Hamiltons congress of novelty acts, an electric city, Princess Maxine the mule, a human roulette wheel, vaudeville, and Eli Ferris wheel mark major attractions with two concert bands. A grand street parade closes with a welcoming note to visitors from nearby towns. moral and clean entertainment urged.
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Wausan
Company G
Wausau
Greater United Shows
Ear@raves
Ger
Hamiltons’ Congress of Novelities
Maxine the Mule
Eli
Race for Life on Adams County Tracks With Locomotive Sightings
Rail workers recount uncanny tales as the Chicago and North Western pioneers the county with its first locomotive. A Bara Boo man fled the oncoming engine at Friendship, believing the train would catch him wherever he ran, until the crew calmed him and explained the situation.
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Adams County
America
Chicago & Northwestern
Charles Heiden
Casper Eberts
Baraboo
Necedah
Bucknam Delivers Fourth Address in Cleveland Town
A. Bucknam, field secretary for the Three Million League, spoke at the Dist No. 3 school house in Cleveland Thursday evening. It was his second address in the town and drew a large, appreciative audience. The note hopes for another future talk.
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A. Bucknam
Norrie
Three Million League
Dist
Cleveland
Frank L. 2weck Model Jewelry Store Ad
Frank L. 2weck offers a well stocked store with up to date woods in watches locks jewelry and silverware. Music instruments talking machines and records are specialties. Local shoppers can find a wide range of goods and services at this neighborhood shop.
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Frank L. 2Weck
Bargain Latts and House on Fifth Street Near High School
Frank Vaughe offers Latts and two lots on Fifth Street two blocks from the high school at a bargain. The notice emphasizes value and location for prospective buyers.
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Fifth St
Frank Vaughe
Widow Rebuffs Army Inventory Request After Death
A soldier’s death leads to an officer sending a detailed inventory to his wife in a small town. She marks the items she wants and scratches one item from the list. The erasure causes confusion, prompting a reference to a carbon copy and revealing the widow’s lack of interest in housing the deceased’s possessions.
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Blank
Philippines
Incharga
Obo
Lippincott
Speaking Timepiece Empowers Quiet Time in Germany
A new German clock uses a speaking mechanism to announce house and quarters in an agreeable voice. A galvanic copper plate records phonograph-like cures, belts and a sounding box drive the speech, with a lever to mute at night and a button to display the hour instantly.
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Germany
Iona
Just Cause for Anger. Mrs Tinmers and the Tooth Trouble
A neighbor recalls Mrs Tinmers vowing not to pay her dentist after a bridge allegedly felt wrong yet was deemed safe. She complained, and the tale implies a strained harm from miscommunication. The caller questions why the dentist refused to fix the issue and ends with a quip about a soothing elixir from Mr Tinmore.
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Mr. Tinmore
Judge
Can the Lady Cook Stirs Debate in St Louis Post Dispatch
The St Louis Post Dispatch weighs in on a framing question about gender roles in cooking. The piece contrasts the phrases Can the cook be a lady and Can the lady cook, exploring implications for professional recognition and social expectations. It underscores ongoing dialogue about women in culinary work.
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St Louis Post Taapateh
For SALE Good year driving mare quick sale
Old driving mare about 1000 pounds offered at 150 dollars for quick sale. Apply Times office 3913q.
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Times Office
Courteous Inmates Impress Visitor In New King Land Jail
A visitor praised the prisoners for their gentle, cordial conduct in a New King Land City jail. The jailer joked about preferring better manners than legs, recounting how a police officer once escaped and left a note asking for pardon for the liberty taken.
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Kingland
Ans
Uberty
Nearsighted Man and a Beggar Tale Sparks Caution
A nearsighted man recalls resisting empty appeals and chooses to help only when the beggar tells a true, plausible tale. The exchange ends with a moral on discerning stories before giving. Also noting Ebve & Co offers 40 cents per bushel at their warehouse for potatoes.
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Tory
Tam
Boas
Swift Postmen of Venice Travel by land and water
A travel sketch praises Venetian postmen for navigating canals and streets with precision, noting their gondola speed and knowledge of tiny lanes. It mentions the Rialto bridge scene with gondoliers near Fondaco del Tedeschi and historic turbine details about 16th century German merchants. An unrelated classified ad offers perfumed soap powder distribution with contact details.
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Carrera
Veotee
Rialto
Fondaco del Tedeschi
Girolamo Tedesco
Giorgio Sparento
Venice
Flower of the Ranch to Play at Adler Friday Night
The Flower of the Ranch, a colorful musical comedy, comes to the Adler opera house Friday June 30. Set in the Californian Rockies, the tale follows ranchers Indians Mexicans and a sheriff with a bad man foe. A budding heroine Little Flower aids hero Jack Farnim amid comic twists and lively dances. Seats range 25c to 1.50 with tickets on sale at Potter's Tuesday.
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Adler Opera House
Rockies
California
Flower
Jack Farnim
Little
Skivers
Rothum
Fred
Zoo
Potter's
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