May storms and statehood push in Madison politics
May snow storms aside, voters weigh various frontier issues as Oklahoma and New Mexico seek admission while Wisconsin politics center on Madison as a convention city. The piece reviews La Follette era reforms, party maneuvering, and district realignment affecting Wood County and northern counties.
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Republican State Central Committee
Madison
Uth
la Follette
Milwaukee
Rhinelander
Wood County
Ashland
Shawano
Willeh
The Obedient Child Washes Hands At Dinner
A little girl struggles to remember hand washing before meals. After a severe reproach, she vows to do better. At dinner her mother asks if she washed her hands and, to the mother's shock, the hands are still dirty. The girl explains she washed them after breakfast but forgot since then.
Giant Hawaiian Eels and Their Colorful Varieties
In Hawaiian waters three eel types are noted. The largest resembles a conger and is fearless, with powerful jaws and sharp teeth. natives tackle it cautiously. Two other species are bulky with black brown markings and loose skin, hiding in crevices of stone breakwaters and attacking small fish schools. Hooded eels can haunt popular spots for years and are considered good eating despite their formidable look.
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Hawaiian
Cornerette
Primitive Fire Fightess in London’s Firefighting History
A late sixteenth century London fire response relied on hand squirts, brass devices with two to four quarts capacity. Three men operated a squirt, one handling the nozzle, one the opposite handle, and a third pulling a plunger to push water through the nozzle. The method illustrates early firefighting before more advanced equipment.
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London
Busi
The Fishhawk Signals Shad Run Beginnings
A Philadelphia record quotes a Gloucester fisherman describing the fishhawk as a sign that the shad are about to move up the river. He notes nets are tricky to cast in mild weather and that farmers time planting with the hawk’s arrival, typically after April 12, as shad and herring migrate north from Florida and southern waters.
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Glouwester Figherman
Fishhawk
Jersey
Lorida
Mored
How Balzac Wrote A Life Of Slow Drafts In Fragments
The text describes Balzac as an eccentric writer who produced novels in brief initial plots sent to printers. Editors recount his method of assembling pages from pasted printed matter and merging fragments to form chapters. Over months his process gradually yielded portions of a larger volume, earning him much of the profits.
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Balsac
Balzac
Firsk
Marchy Balzac
Uni
Colymans
Golden Penny
Balked by a Woman in Navy Residency Dispute
Commodore Jyfte of the Asiatic squadron reports that his wife refused to leave the foreign station despite an order from Secretary William Chanter forbidding officers from compelling spouses to reside with them abroad. The secretary immediately revoked the instruction upon receiving the wife’s explicit resistance.
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William Chanter
Navy
Jyfte
Fleas and strange chariot draw curious scenes in text
A fragmentary account recalls Fleakox Draft Hosen and Latriella mentioning a flea that dragged a silver cannon of twenty four tines. A tiny piece filled with gunpowder fired, provoking fear. Rene ase recalls three fleas moving an omnibus a par dragging a chariot and a single pulling brass cannon on wheels.
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Latriella
Renease
Apinene: Applause as the tonic of success
A quirky quote on applause and its effect on a worker’s morale. The speaker urges granting praise when deserved, noting it should not inflate vanity or delay serious duties. It suggests enjoyment of recognition is brief before life returns to business.
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Ife
Sebastmastar
To Make an Suprension Mr Yargone
My dear friend Tow in despair. That girl's heart is as hard as steel. I can make no impression on Sts Friend You don't go at it in the right way. Try diamonds. They are harder than steel.
Unnecessary Tent and a Beggar in the Balance
A Philadelphia Record piece muses on the idea that a beggar need not be weighed in the balance to be found wanting and observes the small joys of lingering in bed fifteen minutes after the urge to rise.
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Philadelphia
Ptaying
Personal notices of visits and trips across Wisconsin towns
A collage of social notes shows John Nick enjoyed a Chicago excursion last Sunday while many others visited, transacted business, or traveled to cities like Spencer, La Crosse, Racine, Milwaukee, Colby, West Bend, and Chicago. Names include E C Pors, Oscar Ottelie, Anelia Lupient, George Huntsicker, Mrs Ellsworth, Dan Harkin, L A Burgess, R B Andrews, Crosby Grant, D W Richardson, F R Upham, Louis Brill, A Cook, Ida Schoch, J C Howard, Joseph Mertle, H H Brown, August Helter, McBride, H L A Bly, Amy Wright, Amy, Jued Burley, C N Kirk, Kershaw, Rev E A McKinney, Mrs Rowan, Peter Faltz, Matt Faltz, Albert Crawford, Mrs J Gwin, Moses Froelich, Sam Winch, Robert Kraus, Moses Goldman, George H Smith, and C E Anderton. Inquiries and visits span Loyal to Oshkosh, Madison to Marshfield, and engagement with local institutions and shops.
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Oscar Ottelie
Pittsville
Marshfield
Anelia Lupient
Colby
George Huntsicker
E. T. Ellsworth
la Crosse
Dan Harkin
Elmer
Racine
L. A. Burgess
Ripon
R. B. Andrews
Spencer
Crosby Grant
Stevens Point
City
C.N. Kirk
Wisconsin Central Road
E. A. McKinney
Kershaw
Merrillan
R. §. Dale
C. Rowan
J. C. Hayward
E. M. Rowan
James Grace
Appleton
Grace
Peter Faltz
Adam
Matt. Faltz
Rozellville
Oshkosh
W. H. Budge
George W. Upbaw
Edwin Dexter
Woodland Academy
Albert Crawford
Wautoma
Milo Kutchin
Enterprise
Gwin
Rensselaer
Indiana
Lacy
Corinne Nraus
Moses Goldman
George H. Smith
Grand Rapids
McLaughlin
McGill
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Neillsville
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Manitowoc
Ida Oreisinger
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Nasonville
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Cambria
Jued B. Burley
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