Local residents list as travel and social visits
A long column records Arch ie Schubert and many others spending vacations at home or visiting relatives in Wausau Sparta and nearby towns. Names include A Salaman Hamann McFarlane Erbach Riseman Rowan Lees Milbee Paszek Ramsdell Tilton Alderson Fuller Gerth Williams Peters Juley Heath Sheerin Lueckenbach Kelley Brooks Shea Rowan Young Bennett Trumbull Drummond Lucy Eiche Kraus Marsh Terry Graves Masten Cushing Cummings and others with brief notes on trips to Chicago Milwaukee Green Bay Chippewa Falls and other locales and several attending fairs and school duties.
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Fred Paszek
Edgar
E. E. Ramsdell
Boyd
Bailey
Lester Tilton
Neillsville
Norman Alderson
la Crosse
Ralph Fuller
Pape
New London
Robert Gerth
Savings Bank
Chicago
Herman Williams
Pant Peters
Wausau
Pant Juley
Colsy
John Juley
Abbotsford
Pearl Heath
Spencer
Geo. Wipham
Obituary Error Repeats In Eau Pleine Pioneer Saga
The Stevens Point Gazette reports that Joseph Paupur, a pioneer near Eau Pleine, was wrongly declared dead last week. He reportedly suffered a paralysis stroke earlier but remains alive, with misinformation suggesting a funeral already occurred.
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Joseph Paupur
Eau Pleine
Paupua
Paupun
Stevans Point
The Wice Pox and the Fox Debate Shared Stag
A fable-like tale recounts The Wice Pox and animals The Lion The Ass and The Fox sharing a stag. The Ass divides the stag into nearly equal parts but is killed for perceived disrespect. The Fox takes a small portion for himself, sparking the Lion to praise politeness learned from a dead Ass.
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Himelf
Aire
Perpetual Eternal Fire on Abeheron Peninsula
A historic sacred flame in Abeheron, now under Russian control, has burned for over 2,000 years. The flame rises from a roughly twelve foot deep opening and a 120 by 120 foot area. Flames stand six to eight feet high with a smell-free, wind-sculpted glow like a field of gold.
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Abeheron
Persia
Russia
Ear protection and ear canal glands described
The ear contains many small glands secreting a waxy bitter substance to deter insects and keep the canal clean. As the wax dries it forms scales that shed to remove dust and foreign matter from the ear.
Child’s name puzzle causes amused reply in New York Times
A neighbor asks about the baby’s name and the mother explains Henry Arthur Algernon Judkins. She notes the name honors the father as well, saying they indeed named him Judkins. The exchange highlights naming customs and family ties with a playful tone.
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May
Henry Arthur Algernon Judkins
Judkins
New York Times
Pickpocket taunts police in tense street confrontation
A pickpocket declares he takes things as they come and takes people as he finds them, while a policeman grasps his arm gently yet firmly. The exchange, reported by the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, frames a standoff over a purse theft.
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du Pugne Telegraph-Herald
Casey Contractor Widens Peaceful Home Life
Mr Rafferty remarks Casey the contractor is getting on peacefully with his wife, a sentiment echoed by Mr Dolan. They joke that the peace is so complete they are not even poolable, reflecting a light local banter in Washington Stax.
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Gonalp
Casey
Mr. Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Washington Stax
Detective Tale of Jarvis and the Sister Escape
In a New York chase a detective follows a woman suspected of aiding Jarvis the book robber. The decoy sister, posing as the elder woman, slips off at Trenton to help him flee to Philadelphia. A later twist reveals the sister was Jarvis in disguise and the culprit vanishes from America.
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Lieve
Crane
Jarvis
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Pennsylvania
Sheng
Jersey
Trun
Burton
Dheself
Philadelphy
Trenton
Borton
Jarvig
New York
New Jersey
Ilegal
America
Clarench Storms Shaler
Humorous Barroom Tales Then Biblical Psalm Parody
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page blends a comic barroom anecdote about a colored entertainer and a garbled discussion of Psalms and a Davidic psalm. The text weaves racial and religious references with a fragmented translation note and a rough verse about shepherds and anointing.
The Bee Sting Finishes Honey Coloring and Flavor
The article claims the bee sting’s main role is to finish honey by delivering formic acid. It describes formic acid as the poison and flavoring that gives honey its distinctive taste and scent, likening the sting to a tiny tool that shapes cells as they fill with honey.
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Dee
Hixtenfel
Extraordinary penguin tale and naming quirks explored
A dramatic anecdote compares killing a large bird on a ship to a penguin’s uncanny tolerance. An unrelated note describes Grenadian naming customs where fathers’ and sons’ names recur across generations, causing family muddles.
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Southern Cross
Behelling
Discouraged artist finds hope in changing taste
A distressed artist contemplates his fading skill and laments his ability to paint as well as a decade ago. A loyal friend counsels that improvement in taste, not diminished talent, explains the sense of loss and signals a turning point.
Fragmentary Poem Note From Detroit Free Press
A fragmented OCR fragment quotes a talking couple about marriage and heaven. The text shows a humorous exchange between a young woman and a crusty bachelor, as printed in the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
Free Presa
Provumptive Evidence in Historic No Heaven Claim
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a line about how one person knows another went to heaven. The quote attributes the certainty to “Kaza the mule,” claiming the mule indicated the ascent and has not come down yet. The remark reflects period humor and regional speech.
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Kaza the
Atlanta Constitution
The Pity of It Stocks and Sea of Money Sayings
A fragmentary clipping presents quips about the stock market and money. It contrasts traders who know best with those who never explain. The lines liken money to a bottomless sea where honor and truth may drown.
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Tom Browne
Booklovers
Chicago
Kozlay
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Archie Schubert
A. Salaman
Wausaw
A. O. Hamann
Jessica McFarlane
W.L. Erbach
Athens
Chas. Riseman of
E. M. Rowan
E.G. Lees
Manawa
H. H. Milbee
Roberts
Tena Myrland
Rose Bros
Wausan
J. F. Teaman
Margaret Weiland
Milwaukee
Spel
Margaret
Carrie Holmes
Fairchild
David Harney
Nat| Dickenson
Sebastian Guckenberger
C. Guckenberger
Fred. F. Damon
Maine
P. O. Fox
Henry Kamps
Fond du Lac
H. Wahle
George
Superior
Duluth
Milo Avery
Minneapolis
J. H. Jeffers
First Ward
M.C. Lueckenbach
Menasha
Ethel Kelley
Jamestown
N. C
Walter Mason
Martha Shea
Mexico, Mo
T. C. Hayward
J. FP. Young
Green Bay
Winnebago
Jay Trumbull
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Mr. Trumbull
Prudential Life Instance Co
D. P. Drummond
Miss Lucy
Ashton
Illinois
William Deiur
Adelia Eiche
Oshkosh
E.S. Schmidt
Sheboygan High School
J. Kraus
Colby
Kraus
J. C. Marsh
W. A. Terry
A.A. Graves
Wheaton
Minnesota
J. L. Blodgett
Fred Masten
Chas. Yahn
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Mona
Esther Cushing
Portage
John Miltimore
G. A. Lupient
Plummer
F. P. Cummings
Trafalgar
Ont
Mr. Cummings
Cole’s
David
Goliath
Athenarina
Apollinaring Alexandrius
Fabricus
Bering-Gould
Grenada
John Jones
James John
Robert James
Tiffault-Kamps Mer. CO
Central, Avenue
NOVO
Sale
Charles Schmirler
William Hirth
OmMce
Nemallke and Cosy
Mansion House F. C. Ray
Marshnald
Wis
Frei Bua
Questa
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