Train timetable fragment with scattered stations listed
Fragmentary timetable reads routes and times among Ashbund Division and stations including Wausau Eland Junction Green Bay Fond du Lac Milwaukee Grand Rapids and other points in Wisconsin Michigan and nearby. mentions times such as 8 02 a m 2 50 p m 4 40 p m and 2 20 p m with notes Daily except Sunday and agent F L Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbund
Wausau
Eland
Green Bay
Michigan
Menasba
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Wagan
Aott
Rhinalander
Hurley
Tronwood
Grand Rapids
Ripon Fond du Lac
Jeftareon Junction
Mil
Anu
SDI
F. L. Carter
The Poetic Trial of Arabella at the Gate
Honest Abe recounts a neighborly poetry reading request from Farmer Joe White and his daughter Arabella who seeks critique of her poem The Wrath of Nature. The home becomes a comic ordeal as family and Abe clash over literary merit, ending with a public quarrel and Arabella’s collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Elliott
Joe White God
Aravella
Gal
Bfartighque
New York
Arabella
Nature
Lear
Abe
Longfellow
Joe
Mia
Shakespeare
Farmer Joe
Farmer Joe White
Jim
United States
Andy
M. Quad
Finance and Interest Patter Cited in Evening Journal
A New York Evening Journal quip notes small sums invested by Jimmie with four cents added two weeks ago and two cents yesterday, and anticipates the interest accumulating to something substantial. The exchange captures a light moment on finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Journal
Doubtful if Any Fish Remain in the Lake
A summer guest questions the landlord about fish in the lake after two hours of fishing without a bite. The landlord recalls draining the lake last spring and restocking with one fish, uncertain whether it survived. The tale ends with a joke about staying on the verandah and cussing the beds and table as rates are set at 200 per day with scenery.
Comic Misreadings and Local Wit Across Papers
A playful collage of juvenile mispronunciations and humorous exchanges from several papers. Small Mercier asks if she played well, a bride prompts clergy kissing as a privilege, a village philosopher ponders the honorific Hon, and a suitor seeks advice with a sharp-eyed parent offering five dollars for an eye check.
Consolation and a wife’s kitchen praise in old papers
A collage of lines from Washington Times and New York Times critiques women’s clubs and domestic life. The passages juxtapose marital roles with household chores and beauty, framing a playful, satirical view of wives, looks, and cakes amid broader references to women’s rights culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hila
Washington Times
New York Times
A Marital Lament and Misnomer Tales
A fragmentary verse page shows a speaker lamenting being home late from the office to a cold dinner and a chilly welcome. The text blends domestic mood with a wry note on misnaming a steamship as a tramp and a witty quip about travel by water.
Reduced Assessmentia Reader Quote Sparks Tax Talk
A Chicago Post quotation recalls Old Croesus as a crafty figure who dodges taxes by appearing to donate millions to charity and education just before the assessor arrives. The remark highlights the ease of inflating charitable gifts to lower assessments and questions the credibility of the assessment schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croesus
Chicago Post
Unreasonable Man and Unexpected Pleasures
A humorous dialogue shows Mrs. Young purchasing four dozen clothespins for laundry contrasts with Mr. Young’s ire over bargains. The editorial office reader asks about a manuscript, and the editor replies he will print it tomorrow, signaling the steady process of publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Young
Thought Better of Wersels and Circulating Quips
A string of clipped quotes from newspapers including the Baltimore Herald and Washington Star, with witty, often sarcastic exchanges about proposals, loves, and burglary. The bite lies in dialog about relationships, mischief, and debate on finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wersels
Jack
Polly
Doilly
Baltimore Herald
Dr Miles Heart Cure credited by Mrs Hurd and Mead
Mrs C 0 Hurd of Muscatine Iowa extols Dr Miles Heart Cure for lingering La Grippe symptoms and nervous distress. She credits relief from sleeplessness headaches and tremors and notes her son’s recovery and army fitness after using Heart Cure Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills. Mrs Alice Mead of Buffalo Missouri also commends anti pain pills and rapid relief. Dr Miles remedies sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurd
Third St
Muscatine
Lowa
M. E. Church
LaGrippe
Dr. Miles
Philippines
Miles
Alice Mead
Buffalo, Mo
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Why didn't you come around earlier in this tale
A New York Evening Journal snippet reflects a note of frustration about absence and an implied conspiracy to keep the speaker down. The quotation uses dialect and ironic humor to express resilience amid hardship as snow melts and opportunities appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Journal
New Cook Question In Dining Room Sparks Debate
Somerville Journal reports a lighthearted exchange as Bia Dertre asks if the master prefers beef well done and Bis Higgins replies that his sole requirement is that the meat be well cooked, reflecting a local restaurant scene remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bis. Higgins
Higgins
Somerville Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wisconsin Central
Mursabeid
A.m
Chicago
Illwaukee
Daikosh
I Fond Uu Laz
Stavens Point
Port Edwarda Sb
Nekopus
Hh P W
Aving Nekoosa
Port Rawarde
Dassengers
Ube
Arnives
Ashland
Washbura
Layweld
Merrillan
WinoTa
faCrage
Murdison
Juneaville
Caleage
Carter
Chicago & Northwestern
Aimuves
Theo, Musiel
Musiel
Fourth St
Central Ave
Scheike’s
Eiche
JH. Jeffers
M. A. Pillsbury
J. H. Jeffers & Co
Wausau, Wis
Tuwanwige
Kaka
Lyore & Fynd
Fandome
Durabie
Ivers & Pond
James Music House
Wis
Kodol
Alze
Salla Tar Soc
Z. C. Dewitt & CO
Honest Abe, A. S. M
Mount Pelee
Caribbean
Joseph
Shidow
Farmer
Ada
Arebella
Joseph White
Mercier
Plessie
Sivad Merglos
Philadelphia Ledger
Opilowna
Carnac
Broom
Si Slocum
Wsual
Hr. Gotrox
Chicago News
Hustand
Philadelphia
Washington Star
SMAS
Marshfield Music CO
Central Avenue
John Schlegel
Tam
Ninth Street West
R. K. Sullivan
Horse Shoer
K. Thompson
4Th St
4Th Street
Marshfield
Prammannica- Howe
Wanbbe
Scientific American
Nt York
H. E. McEachron Company
Central
H. E, McEachron Ga
Iron Works
South Depot Street
Wisconsin
A. M
P.O
Marshfield, Wis
P. S
Vedder
Co. S. Vedder
Webster's International
Exteleix
the International
W. T. Harris
Ll.d
U. S
Education
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Mars
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