Marshfield Highs Defeat Merrillan In Fair Grounds Clash
Marshfield high school beat Merrillan 17 to 9 at the fair grounds in a fast, clean football game. Marshfield backs Leahy Schneller and Rowe starred while captain Harry Lee scored the opening touchdown and A Leahy added two kicks. The result showcased local grit despite Merrillan’s heavier lineup. Also reported: game wardens crack down on illegal partridge shipments, investigating Peter son of Greenwood and a Milwaukee shipment tied to Jesse Loew family. Postscript lists unclaimed letters in Marshfield, dated September 30, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrillan
Fair Grounds
Rome
Emil Soow
Marshfield
Leahy
Schneller
Rowe
Emus
Harry Lee
Mage
A. Leahy
Wisconsin Central Excursions and Related Travel Offers
Wisconsin Central promotions announce National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic excursions from Washington D C October 6 with a 23 85 round trip sale from October 2 to 6, Milwaukee Industrial Exposition trips September 6 27 at one and one third roundtrip, Home Seekers Excursions to western and southern states first and third Tuesday August through October at one fare plus 2 00 round trip, 21 days return. For details contact Wis Cent RY agent WA Engel aged and Frank L Zweck purveyor watches clocks and repair services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Grand Army of the Republic
Milwaukee
Wis. Cent. R.y. C
Engel
Snowy Adirondack Snowstorms Impress Remote Valleys
A historical reminiscence describes several Adirondack snowstorm varieties seen in clear skies. Clouds drift from distant hills and dump feathery flakes as they cross valley creeks. Strong gales push snow horizontally while tree tops peek above the whiteout and shadows form on sunlit hills.
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Adirondacks
Man in the House Sparks Memphis Birthday Scare
A Memphis youth marking his coming of age caused alarm at home when a midnight shout proclaimed a man in the house. The startled father chased the intruder with a billet of wood as the celebrant announced, This is him, now twenty one. The incident was reported by the Memphis Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Fileson
Pers
Memphis Selmitur
Legends of the Wend Pipers and Brocken Carnival
Chambers Journal recounts Wend ancestors of Prussians and tales of the Pled Piper of Hamelin and the Harz piper 80 Aigo. Every year at the Brocken a general carnival unfolds with arch fiend leading the concert, witches dancing, and pipers performing unearthly instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamelin
Aigo
Harz Mountains
Brocken
Chambers’ Journal
Thunder storms record and a Welch editor joke
Terrific Thunder reports cite the largest rainfall at Chera Punji on the Bay of Bengal and violent storms in French Guiana with a coastal cliff town turned to waterfalls. A Welsh editor misspells a poet’s name, prompting a friend to note the poet has been dead for 1,200 years.
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Chera Punji
Bay of Bengal
French Guiana
Cape Orange
Cayenne
Welch
Weles
Studied Indifference Exchange Quip At Opera
The fragment shows Mrs. Gumrox insisting the opera was enjoyable while noting they had to shoot people to ensure value. The youngest daughter questions lateness and fear, highlighting a troubling exchange about money and violence in a distorted dialogue.
Talking and Walking on Clouds Or A Strange Night
A wife notes her husband John acted queerly and spoke of walking on clouds after arriving home. He confirms a dreamy mood, while a light supper discussed. The passage references an Atlantic Monthly notion predicting Manhattan in layered streets and a future ending war and coal usage.
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John
Chalsen Gazette
John B. Clark
The
Atlantic Monthly
Manhattan Islands
Pecuniary Falleee And The Wary Senator’s Favor
A clipped exchange features a willing worker reminding of many talks and Senator Sorghum Attleghamly replying that he wishes the boys would select another phonograph occasionally. The quirky dialogue hints at satire of political and labor concerns in a humorous frame.
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Sorghumattle Ghamly
Hix
Unknown Old Text Fragment About a Friend
Fragmentary OCR mentions a friend named Hardup and notes of growing cleverness or astuteness. The garbled passage lacks clear events, places, or dates to confirm a concrete news item or identity.
Sunday Morality Law Prescribes Attendance and Fines
The piece describes strict Sunday observance laws in Engiana and England, detailing fines for innkeepers and absences from church. It recalls 1864 cases of punishment for not attending church and warns youths about forming habits of procrastination and disorder that harm future productivity and success.
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Engiana
Finn
England
Isaac Walton
Trial Scene Highlights Rural Witnesses Sharp Wit
An Auburn Pennsylvania trial features a green countryman witness who grasps legal principles quickly after a tough cross examination. The government counsel presses for a different story, and the witness asserts several people have sought to alter his testimony but were unsuccessful. He notes the examiner has tried hard to uncover others involved.
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Auburn
Displayed Some Strength in a Bantering Scene
The Chicago Post quotes a dialogue where a man dismisses rumors about a sister, calling her a gentle girl while noting she can show strength. He asserts she “threw him over” and implies social intrigue, reflecting popular gossip and marital expectations of the era.
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Wille
Chicago Post
Prevention of the Flight of Birds
To prevent birds from firing with out the barbarous and injurious system sometimes practiced of cutting their wings it will be found evident to tie together with a thread three or four of the largest feathers of one wing. This destroys the balance, the wings do not act symmetrically in the air, and flight is rendered impossible. Fowls, pigeons, etc., may be kept with in bounds in this stole fashion.
Merely Misplaced Teapot Tale from the Sea
A brief New York Times item recounts a cabin boy asking where a test lies and the captain replying that the silver teapot lies at the bottom of the sea. The exchange ends with the cabin boy exiting the scene aboard the ship.
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New York Times
It Wouldn't Work Tale of a Fresh Start Bet
A fragmentary clipping reflects a garbled tale about a man who seeks a fresh start after feeling he wins too often and contemplates a new scheme. It includes a quip about an upright judge and a brusque exchange, with stray odds and ends from a broader humor column.
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Mano
Chicago
Special Reduced Excursion Rates Announced by Chicago & Northwestern
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway announces reduced excursion rates for events across multiple cities and dates including IO OG F Sovereign Grand Lodge Des Moines Sept 15 22 and national gatherings in Milwaukee Boston Omaha Kansas City and Washington with extensions to allow travel for fairs carnivals and conventions. Agents of the Northwestern Line provide rates and sale dates and stopover privileges for trips to Eau Claire Le Crosse Wautoma Weston and New York City.
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Chicago & North-Western
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Des Moines
National Creamery B.m.'s Association
Milwaukee
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Boston
Mass
American Royal Cattle Showy
Kansas City
National Conventions Christian Church
Omaha
National
Washington, D. C
Eau Claire
Washington, D.C
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Wautoma
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
Northwestern Line
B. of
New York
Chicago & Northwestern R'y Co
Elmywood
Weston
Emerald
Chicago, St. Paul
Pere Marquette Summer Tour Book Details Prices
The Pere Marquette issues a Summer Tour Book listing route costs to the East in alphabetical order to help travelers estimate trip expenses. For full information and a copy of the booklet, refer to this paper, H. W. Janeson, 7 PA, Pere Marquette, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Pere Marquette
H. W. Janeson
Milwaukee
Wis
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Kelson
Madison
W. Brown
Nelson
Brown
Peterson
Jesse Loew
Mr. Tracy
Mr. Loew
Try
A. M. Corbett
L. M. Corbett
John Berg
N. R. Demming
Win. Dohm
Hans 0. Hanson
Frank Hackel
Eugene McIntyre
A. ™. Morrison
W. H. Osborn
Fred Papa
Carry Prake
Geo
Sizer Orvis
Skinner & Drew
H. J. Vallmar & Son
Lena Walworth
Chas. Watson
JF. T. Wright
Wisconsin Central Excursions
Frank L. Zweck
Omaha Line
Pyaraes Son
Rey
Ottawa Beach
Ata
Michigan
Detroit
Port Huron
Toledo
Bates
Ric
White H. W. Jameson
H.F Moeller
G.P.A
Chichigan
Docs
John ‘Brickler
DR. Turbin
Berlin
Germany
Blodgett Hotel
Abso
Turbin
Sorofwla
Polgon
Sorrosponsansa
Nechaoyi
Andolph St
Atl
Gall
Gee
KAMPS
Wisconsin
T. F. Roessler & Co
Chris Dorpat
the Sea Smith
the Times
Ilunetnarco
Smith Premier _ Typewriter Co
Broadway
Milwaukee, Wis
R. K. Sullivan
Horse Shoer
K. Thompson
4Th St
4Th Street
JH. Jeffers
A. Pillsbury
J. H. Jeffers’& Co
Wausau
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