Insane over comet causes Almond woman to lose reason
Mrs. Clara Yonke of Almond was examined by Drs. Searle and Smiley and found to suffer religious hallucinations and anxiety over Halley’s comet. She was taken to Northern hospital. Reports from the country note insanity and deaths from worry about the comet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Yonke
Almond
BD. J. Searle
Plainfield
R. B. Smiley
Halley
Sheriff Berry
Aumber
Stevens Point Journal
A Fine Lecture on Birds Delights Local Audience
Dr. Victor Kutchin of Green Lake gave an eloquent lecture at the high school Friday evening on birds. He praised their economic value in farmers fields, noting quails and mourning doves can outcompete sheep in weed control and citing Beals of Ohio State University on tree sparrows destroying weed seed. He warned universal bird destruction and urged spiritual uplift from our bird neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor ‘Kutchin
Green ‘Lake
Oan
Kutchin
Prof
Beals
Ohio State University
Miss Ashman Defends Boys Reading Dime Novels
Miss Margaret Ashman of the University of Wisconsin, once a local high school teacher, defends boys interest in dime novels like Deadwood Dick and Nick Carter in a School Review article. She argues such tastes show normal boyish energy and heroism and urges gradual replacement with better literature rather than alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ashman
University of Wisconsin
School Review
University of Chicago
Nick Carter
Mary J. Holmes
Rings For Divorcees And Widows From Popular Mechanics
A June issue describes German jewelry rings designed for divorcees and widows. The divorcee ring shows a white stripe of platinum or silver, indicating annulment. Another ring uses two opposing half moons, while the widow’s ring features a half covered full moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Free pamphlet on spraying for farmers and gardeners
State Horticultural Society offers a 424 page free pamphlet with full directions for Bordeaux mixture lime sulphur wash and other remedies to kill plant enemies insects and diseases. It describes spray pumps and machinery and lists reliable dealers addresses. Copy available free by application to Secretary Cranefield Madison Wisconsin. Ask for Bulletin No 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Horticultural Society
Cranefield
Madison
Wis
Wagon Built to Fight Forest Fires
Massachusetts state forester launches a vigorous fire prevention drive and unveils a novel wagon designed specifically for wildfire response. This first-of-its-kind vehicle, featured in Popular Mechanics June, carries large rear wheels with wide tires for stability and small front wheels for maneuverability in tight spaces, plus a chemical-engine style body with rails and extinguishers, shovels, hoes, rakes, lanterns, and buckets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Forester
Massachusetts
Mosinee Fire Suspected Incendiary Blaze
Fire that destroyed a large portion of Mosinee on May 10 is suspected incendiary. Charles Black, a noted local logging contractor, is arrested on charges of setting fire to his barn, triggering a blaze that ruined about seventy thousand dollars in property. Deputy State Fire Marshal W. E. Finnegan and J. E. Florin led the investigation in Mosinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosinee
Charles Black
W. BE. Finnegan
Green Bay
J. E. Florin
Madison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Star
Miss Ashman
Fannie
M. Lothrops
Mathers
Rose Bros
Purdy, Roscon, Julia Ward Howe
United States
Julia Ward Howe
Bowing Green
New York
Battery
Samuel G. Howe
Boston School For the Blind
Asylum
America
Howe
C, Mack
Kliner’s
Deveuty
Peterboro
Ontario
Sexton Brothers
Incorporated
Woot
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Marshfield Horse Go
John Luis
Wicker's
Central Avenue
Kliner, Lang & Scharmann Company
Marshfield
Square
Witk &Arn
SI Ee
Eli and
Jane
Adler
Opera House
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