Evening Features at State Fair Milwaukee 1900s
Two grand nightly entertainments headline the Milwaukee State Fair September 7 to 11. In the Live Stock Judging Amphitheater crowds will enjoy horse shows, riding and driving, plus Liberati’s Concert Band concerts. The grandstand hosts illuminated chariot races and Tire Works by Pain Pyrotechnic Company of Chicago. An electric train to Denver offers daily service with Pullman sleeping cars and deluxe dining, round trip priced at 30 dollars, via Union Pacific and North Western Line.
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Milwaukee
Liberati
Pain Pyrotechnic Company of
Chicago
Colorado
Denver
Pullman
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Union Pacific
North Western
North Western Line
Foreclosure Sale of Wood County Real Estate
By judgment in July 1907 the Wood County Wisconsin sheriff will auction the mortgaged property at the North Door of Marshfield City Hall on Second Street. The foreclosed tract is the south half of the southwest quarter of section thirty six in township twenty five north, range three east. The sale is set for September 1, 1908 at 10 in the forenoon. Deputy sheriff Fred Wardinake and attorney E. O. Pors prepare the notice.
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Wisconsio
Glaakentelm Pintoa
Magilé Wolf
John Wolf
Grace L. Cole
Tred Cole
Sincob Sturm
George H. Reynolds
de Fendante
Wiacaunly
Second
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Stat
Wisconsin
Wood
Wisconin
T. Waleh Dherit
Wieconsa
Fred Wardinake
Avand
E. O. Pors
Plalnul
Napoleons Men and Methods on Peace and War
A. L. Kielland argues Napoleon rejected peace as a normal state, viewing it as a pause between wars. He contrasts a ruler’s dreams with a man of science shaping posterity, and notes war evolving into an industrial, machine-driven enterprise where glory fades as technology takes command.
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Napoleon
A. L. Kielland
The Greatest General Hannibal Recalled by Historians
A brief quip from the New York American credits Hannibal as likely the greatest general. It notes the Second Punic War as one man against a nation, with Hannibal crafting an army from raw levies to oppose the formidable warriorship of ancient Carthage. Jade’s allure and its effect on skin tone are discussed, highlighting China’s jade industry and market dynamics.
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Hannibal
Limes
New York American
China
The Actress Retort on Tour in French Town
Georgette Leblanc wife of Maurice Maeterlinck on tour near Marseille or Parisian region skirts faltering support for a Maeterlinck play. Actors stumble as the poet’s lungs are mangled and lines fade. Leblanc confronts her manager about respect. He notes great dramatists are daily murdered in the same way.
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Georgette Leblanc
Maurice Maeterlinck
Leblanc
Maeterlinck
Unappreciative Londoner praises London’s marvel
A London Graphic critique argues that English readers underrate London’s beauty, wealth, culture and art while comparing their city unfavorably with a Frenchman’s passion for Paris in a brisk, opinionated note.
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London
London Graphic
An Unwritten Law and a Short Exchange
A small man bristles at a remark while a larger man holds back. the big man refuses to accept a third term, and the exchange ends with a silent standoff. In another vignette a drummer questions hotel bedding and the landlord boasts the straw used.
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Cleveland , Plain Dealer
Eagle House
Hayfield
Hall County
B'Gosh
Ahl
Puck
Hie Was Here Pleas and Marriage Question In Courier Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal records a terse exchange about a man pleading behind a door. The quotes imply rumors of a possible marriage and a dollar amount, reflecting a sensational or gossip-driven moment in the page.
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Hie
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Baby Will Gat Even Hewitt Jewett Exchange Dialogue
A brief exchange from the New York Press discusses infant care and sleep, with Hewitt denying a baby’s wakefulness while Jewett jokes about shoring up a newborn’s habits. The quirky dialogue reflects early 20th century sensational shorthand.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Press
A Hundred and Twenty Three Trombones Anecdote
The Musical World records Donizetti consulting Sigismond about an orchestration in Roseini’s Otello. Sigismond rages over the use of clarinets bassoons and trombones for a crescendo, shouting about a hundred twenty three trombones as he exits in despair. Donizetti calls after him, miscalling trombone parts.
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Donizetti
Roseini
Otello
Sigismond
Naples
Siglamondi
Tattooed Japanese Navy Lieutenant Describes Ink Process
A New Orleans Times-Democrat account recounts Lieutenant Marlinspike describing his Japanese tattoo experience. He claims nineteen hours under the needle, with blood drinking by tattooers, and ink applied as blood flows and is meticulously licked away.
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Marlinspike
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Russian Women Asks Praise For Nation’s Daring
A Russian tribute lauds women of Russia blending French vivacity with German thrift. He praises Russian women as equals to men, front-rank students, born politicians, and intensely patriotic, capable of great sacrifice for country. He contends women’s revolutionary daring surpasses men, noting secrecy wrung from male revolutionaries, not from women.
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Russia
Sliding Down a Cask at Klosterneuberg Saint Leopold Day
A Viennese festival at Klosterneuburg features sliding down a giant wine cask, dating to 1711, rooted in a tale of a tipsy cooper and his wife’s broom. The item sits among notes on food safety and the value of clean fare, contrasting purity with adulteration. A final vignette tells of a slum girl defending hens and brood against a passing insult.
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Klosterneuberz
London Mail
Vicarious Kissing and Widower Observations
The Boston Transcript reports a humorous exchange about vicarious kissing under a chaperon and a remark on the widower life from the New Orleans Times-Democrat. The dialogue touches on public propriety and early years after loss with wry commentary.
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Boston Transcript
Noted Gossip Reveals Half the World Misunderstood
A notorious gossip declares half the world lacks knowledge of the other half. An auditor replies the fault is not hers. The exchange hints that wrong may win briefly but faces limits to lasting victory.
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Boston Advertiser
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