Local Briefs Mixed with Community News and Notices
Housebound due to illness. birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Domas. travel tips for Iceland. several local health and business updates. new meat market opening. various visits and visits to residents. railway schedule changes. local crime and legal notices. search for lost pocketbook. livestock and real estate news. community events and advertisements. medical and social notes from Stratford, Medford, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Schuler
Ed. Domas
Iceland
Extinct Labrador ducks in glass case draw remark
A visitor in the ornithological department at the university is told that Labrador ducks, bought for 1000 dollars, were shot in 1856 and are now extinct. The guide notes the birds’ notable display, while the visitor jokes about the odor in the glass case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvpseun
Labrador
Chicago Tribune
Boston Dentist Uses Hypnotic Gas During Tooth Extraction
A Boston dentist attempted to remove a tooth under hypnosis with the patient resisting as the eye remained open. After administering more gas, the patient still could not close the eye and claimed it was glass. In another note, a Scottish minister in the West Highland parish refused to grant a stranger preacher access but softened the rebuff by inviting a visiting Edinburgh student to try the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Seotch
Edinburgh Divinity
Think of Me Adds Final Twist to Lazing Husband Tale
In a small town a burlap faced man with a life of idleness dismisses work while his wife bears the burden. She scolds him, but he stays placid until the house and furniture vanish in a baffling move. A lone white mand on a dresser reads Think of me, revealing a chilling moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Masten
Charls Noll
Joseph Bren
Hewitt
Wahle
John Kirschner
Fourth
Cherry Streets
County Board of Supervisors
Marathon County
Warsaw
Christ Franzen
Day
Central Avenue
J. J. O'Connor
Schubert
Sexton
Sheerin
Jerry
C. E. Blodgett
Merrill
Makling
Why Americans Think Quicker and Read More
The piece claims Americans think quicker and are to the point due to broad reading habits. It argues speed and decisiveness stem from newspaper reading, while poise and judgment develop from books, encounters, and wide contact with people and things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Booklovers’ Bulletin
Fielding Wins Deal On Tom Jones After Unsteady Start
The article recounts Samuel Fielding's struggle with living costs and an insecure offer from publishers for Tom Jones. Thomson the poet helps connect him to Andrew Miller, who backs Fielding and his wife to read the manuscript. A dinner with Miller and Thomson leads to a 200 pound advance and future sums from the successful work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
Fielding
Tom
Loverer
Thomson
Fielling
Fieling
Andrew Miller
Liv
Miter
Yrbich
More Work Than Piny
A brief remark quoted from the Philadelphia Palletto noting that she declines playing whist and instead undertakes the hardest tasks, highlighting a spirited exchange about effort and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Palletto
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Troy
Men’s Union
Oxford Shoes
Giro Heeanke
Charles Bienbeng
Jefferson
Julius Welch
W. L. Little
C. Jacobson
Fourth and
Nekooza
Wisconsin Central
John Bickler
Clara Britton
George Specht
Fr. Eisen
Geo. Schweikl
Staadt
Stadt
Greenwood
John G. Hoelz
Grand Free Street
Gollmar Bros. & Schuman
Charles McCarty
Stratford
Wausan
Wm. McCan
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
A A. L. Bouldrie
W. A. Sexton
Second Street
James L. Gates
Milwaukee
Chippewa County
John Kohl
Wis
A. P. Adams
Appleton
W. H. Aton
Prof
Fox
City Hall
C. S. Vepper
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Lacy Gwin
R. H. McMuhen
Pendleton
Idaho
Marsafield
Japan
Teeland
Germany
F. H. Ward
Winchester
Medford
Pipe
Mr. Ward
Drummond
Frank Hinz
William Moody
Vesper
Hing
Kamps
Arthur McArthur
Wisconsin G. A. B
Stevens Point
Leslie Rowe
American National Bank
Nevada
Washington
Eugene Rely
Max Wegner
Chestnut Street
Mansion House
M. C. Lueckenbach’s
Westfield
Bancroft
Coloma Station
Portage
Wisconsin Central Road
Fannie Hill
Adler
Opera House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Maggie Nelson
Ebbe
Arthur Bever
Eisén
Antigo
Bever
Best Bros
Chicago Live Stock World
Chicago
Wisconsin
Madison
C. E. Blodget
Berthold Luethe
Black River
Neillsville
Dell's Dam
M. E. Church
Col. Lake
McKinney
Colby
M.C. Lueckenbach
Michael Thames
Stevens Point Normal School
Whitewater
H. J. Kamps
Hewitt East Bail Association
James Howlett
Max E. Wenke
Philip Ruplinger
Frank H. Cramer
North Stars
Golimar Bros. & Schuman
Marshfield
George H. Reynolds
Fair Grounds
Consolidated Creameries
Stephen J. Leahy
Frank Sinclair
E. Peggy McGill
High School
A. Leahy
Thomas
Lee
Whitney
Rowe
Witt
Lees
Bichess
E. Leahy
Wenzel
Star Meat
F. J. Deckerts Old Stand
Ehans Bille
Marshfield Times
John Brickler
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