Arrest of John Dietz and Marathon county notices unfold
In Sawyer county a report to Gov Davidson urges militia aid to sheriff for arrest of John Dietz on assault with intent to murder. The county board instructs removal of slot machines by November 24 1908 and orders building a new poor farm adjacent to the county asylum.
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Tucker
Acts
Boardman
Thornapple Dam
John F. Dietz
Davidson
Sawyer County
Dieta
Hayward
Digiz
John Dietz
Wisconsin
Marathon County
Sif
Wold
Dace
Marathon
Wausau
Fred F. Damon
Franklin E- Bump
County Board of Supervisors
Cty
Wisconsin River
Cramer
Reary
Volhard
Marathon City
A Year of Blood in Alliance Ky Ended in Cure
A 1903 account from F. N. Packet of Alliance Kentucky recalls a year of lung bleeding and a near death cough. After four bottles of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption he claims permanent cure with relief lasting years. Guaranteed for coughs colds and sore lungs. Sex ton Bros drug store sells 50 cents to 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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F. N. ‘Packet
Alliance
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Greenwich Village Origins and Notable Residents
Greenwich Village rose to prominence with Sir Peter Warren, vice admiral of Britain, who settled there in 1740s and built a grand estate along Christopher Street to West 21st Street. His line led to Abingdon square and the old Van Nest house, later demolished in 1833. Other notable residents included Oliver De Lancey, William Bayard, Washington, Aaron Burr, Tom Paine, and John Adams. Barrow Street honors Judge Reesor the author of Age of Reason.
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New York
Greenwich Village
New York City
Peter Warren
Dect
Susoonab Tie Lauecey
Christopher Street
West Twenty First
Eng Howl
Countess of
Abingdon
Abingdon Square
Sir Peter
Abijah Hammond
van Nest
Greenwich
Oliver de Lanes
Wiliam Bayard
Washington
John Adama
Aaron Burr
Tom Paine
Barrow Street
Reesor
Teeth Demand Trial in Willowby Inn Tale
In a Willowby Inn scene a maid Miss Mehitable Liarson endures a dentist plan to remove two prominent teeth. She balks at the loss and begs to find other arrangements, while the dentist reluctantly consents to proceed, amid a bustling inn and transient guests.
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Faerun
Ot Willowby
Ale
Aehitable
Deer
Ain
Willowby
Carl
Weight and brain facts from a historic text
The passage discusses weight thresholds for behavior in men and women, noting a five ounce difference in a certain measure and comparing average brain weights. It asserts men have larger brain size relative to stature while women’s brains are larger relative to weight, and claims women lose brain weight after age thirty with slower decline than men.
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Womfn
The Deadly Dull Bachelor and Legal Lights Talk
A London Ladies Field excerpt mocks dull bachelor life and the scheme of marriage as wives become social pivots. In a law club smoking room, lawyers debate truth telling under pressure, with one arguing lawyers will say anything to win a case.
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London
Ana
Danyers
Blackgton
Scribbles and Rent Farewell in London Fun Style
Fragmented dialogue shows Mrs Scribbles fearing a knock from the butcher over a bill while Ferdy and Mim discuss paying rent. The scene hints at anxiety over money, landlord pressure, and apologies amid a London setting.
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Ferdy
London
Be-Will You Permit And Marry Me London Tit Bitz
Fragmentary text reads like a dialog about marriage proposals and refusals. The wording is garbled with misspellings and placeholders but shows a back and forth between Be Well and She No regarding marriage to a forger or clergrmre and a dlerryman. The setting appears to be a satirical London Tit Bit style snippet.
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London
Early Rain Urges Slower Mornings In Town
In a remark on weather and routines residents note that early rain can harm health. A witty aside mentions women breaking down constitution to wake husbands for breakfast, reflecting shared humor about domestic duties.
Added Supply of Talk Sparks Quick Barbershop Chat
A brief exchange shows a quirky comment about a barber and a newborn. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted critique of care and attention, framed as a casual newspaper-style item reflecting everyday chatter and community humor.
Wisconsin Grain Inquiry to Probe Elevators and Pricing
The Commerce Commission will hear witnesses in Wisconsin on alleged grain industry misdeeds. Investigators will evaluate grading, inspection, and mixing of grain, with focus on discrimination against small growers by large mills and elevators in Milwaukee and other centers. Probed allegations include conspiracies between grain dealers and rail loads to depress farm prices.
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Commerce Commission
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Nev
Interpstate Commieres Commission
Griius
Wasingsa
Migseapalis
Pmruth
Imag
Conipumtes
Not Fit for an asylum leads to murder charge in Wisconsin
Not Fit for an asylum Creston Ig. resident Samuel McFeeley aged accused of being struck with a hammer while sleeping skull fractured he cannot survive. Brother Robert Doudil McFeeley aged 24 arrested on suspicion of the deed. Elder McFeeley previously deemed not fit for an asylum. Also reports: Chippewa Falls and Ashland local incidents including deer hunting injury and a fatal fire. Other items note Indian voting rights test in Catagamae County, a bank president's sudden death in Oconomowoc, and a football injury death in Lafayette Indiana.
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Cresta
Samuel McFeeley
Creston
Ais Gon
Robert Doudil McFeeley
McFeeley
Yacie
Beell and Gotch Contend for Wrestling Title
Fred Beell, winner of the Miss ouri Athletic Club tournament in Convention hall, is set to face Frank Gotch for the championship. Gotch offered $500, which Beell posted, signaling a potential title bout. New Orleans has offered $4,000, but MA C officials may decline. The club lost money on the recent tournament and fears high risk.
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Fred Beell
Missouri Athletic Club
Convention Hall
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Wisconsin
Beell
Missouri Athletic Eld
New Orleans
M. A.C
Made Happy For Life After Daughter Cured By Electric Bitters
In St. Albans West Virginia S C Blair reports his young daughter suffered from St Vitus Dance and worsened until three bottles of Electric Bitters cured her. He praises the remedy for nervous complaints debility female weaknesses and malaria. Sexton Bros drug store sells it for 50 cents.
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S.C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Don't be Caught
From across the states it is reported that Chicago men canvass rural districts selling farmers packages for about fifty dollars, taking notes for cashless deals. Farmers are warned not to bite, as traders offer worse value. If goods misrepresent, merchants may honor. traveling strangers offer no redress. Take warning when these oily tongued salesmen visit.
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Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Rewards and Local Ads
Frank J. Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio in 1886 as senior partner of J Cheney & Co. pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Announcement notes cure method and testimonials, with Toledo sale through Druggists. Also includes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a local meat shop ad stressing cleanliness and universal service.
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County OF
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W.gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
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Poor Farm
Tye
Badger State News
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Jenkins
Chippewa Falls
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Ellaid
Madison
Lluid
Laboltetts
Learnot
Spooners A
Leyte Foundation
Ashland. Wir
Llangen
Cedar Avenue
Minnedpalia
Ashland
Leswag
Shatt
Dartington
Wis. Suv
Davis
Catagamie County
Charles Bagen
Pembien
Parality
Oconomowoc
George L. Wilsey
Pitt National Bank of
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LaFayette
Int
Lyle
Icol
Hugh Nicol
Perdue Athletic Association
Wenzel
Wenzel Ofter
Danderine
Jeanette Wallice
Knowlton Danderine CO
Cutoago
Yac Sime
Bears
Incorporated
Wood County
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
Grand Rapids
John J. Mettelka
Marshield, Wis
C.J. Lundgren
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Fayond
Vedder
C. S. Vedder, Dare
Fine Woolens
Louis Hahn
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
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