Former Wisconsin man Wins Noted Banking Position
William S. Kies, a former Oshkosh boy and University of Wisconsin graduate, is named vice president of the National City Bank of New York. He will oversee foreign trade relations and establish American branch banks in Europe and South America, pursuing a major project endorsed by U.S. trade groups.
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South America
University of Wisconsin
Billy” Kies
Cardinal
Oshkosh
Street Railway
Ito
Northwestern Railway
The
Road
Chicago and
New York
National City Bank
Barone
United States
NEW PEDDLING SWINDLE IN SHAWANO COUNTY FARMERS WARNED
The Marion Advertiser reports a slick peddler swindled Shawano county farmers near Marion by selling calico at one cent a yard then promising a carload sale to cities. Farmers are advised to stay vigilant as similar schemes may appear locally.
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Marion Advertiser
Shawano County
Marion
Slicky
Calico
Calico and Shoes Scam Ties Up Local Promoters
Retold tale describes residents falling for a bargain scheme offering cheap calico and shoes. Con artists required upfront payment for a bolt of fabric before goods appeared. One man later spoke, exposing others who joined the ruse as the car with merchandise hadn’t arrived yet.
Old Weather Signs From Farm & Fireside Feature
A dated column recalls long standing weather proverbs and verse from Farm & Fireside. It notes moonlight frosts personal cloud cover wind and dew as indicators while promising the US Weather Bureau is the best predictor four times out of five. It includes a war era poem Only One Name by William Dawson and a D A R note urging broad republication.
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United States Weather Bureau
William Dawson
Madison
Oshkosh
Daughters of the American Revolution
Highway Commission
Capitol
Welcome for Miss Winch Rural Wood County Supervising Teacher
Supt George A Varney introduces Miss Mabel Winch as Wood County rural supervising teacher created by the 1915 legislature. She will visit rural schools, promote agriculture domestic science and manual training, aid less experienced teachers, and spend at least two days at each school. She has seven years rural teaching experience.
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George A. Varney
Mabel Winch
Wood County
Institute
Miss Winch
Cleaning Chicken For Roasting And Egg Crop Peak
The article describes cleaning a chicken by singeing feathers and scrubbing with a vegetable brush in hot soda water, then washing inside with clean water if roasting. It notes ordinary washing is insufficient and adds that over half the nation's egg crop is produced in March, April and May.
Dry Sunday Does Not Alter Chicago City Series Result
Chicago White Sox defeated the Cubs 11 to 2 at Comiskey Park to clinch the city series and earn the title of Chicago city champions. A crowd of over 32,000 witnessed the final game, surpassing attendance of the World Series games viewed in Philadelphia earlier in the week.
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Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Sox
Philadelphia
What Women Do in Kansas
A Marshfield woman reports information about legal rights for Kansas women. It outlines that a woman can reclaim her maiden name after a husband’s death without legal action, keep her name, persuade her husband to take her name, keep both names, or use different names for business and social matters. It notes women may wear men's clothing with limited restrictions, vote in every election, hold office, and run for Congress, concluding that a Kansas woman can do almost anything a man can do.
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Marshfield
The
Times
Kansas
Congress
Initials on Towels Highlight Turkish Style and Gifts
New Turkish towels feature large four to five inch initials formed with French knots placed left of the border. The design suits men well and some towels likely appeared in Christmas packages for family men.
Immediate home care for bruises
Advice recommends applying wet ice water compresses with a touch of alcohol, or witch hazel, right away. Early treatment helps prevent bruises from turning black.
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Wisconsin
Billy
Kies
Oshkosh and
Madison Product
New York Bank
Mp. Slick
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Reliance Motion Picture Corporation
Wured
Dation In Fact
Europe
Kaiser and Czar
God of War
MISS
Winch
Sunflower State
Wirthmore
R. J. Strauss
the Quality Store
North
Central Avenue
J. M. Berg
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