Harmony Corners and the Schiff clan in a changing town
A long account of Harmony Corners built by the Schiff family and their neighbors. The piece traces Moses, Jacob, Peter Schiff and others living within two miles, their influence, a wave of sewing machines and parlor organs from visitors, and the ensuing social rift that ends with the community’s name changing to Hurdecrabbie after a half century of peace and discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burmony Corners
Schiffe Wong
Owdlesex
Mhote
Moses
Bitcsburg
Godfear
Ant
Lin
Lee
Witherntts
Teo
Goldfear Senit
Moses Schiff
Satan
Schitts
Godstenc
Pittsburg
Sonitts
Lawaults
Darmony Carnera
Schiffs
Harmony
Hurdecrabbie
Shakespeare's Home and On to London
A travelogue from Stratford on Avon to Oxford and London. The writer describes Shakespeare's birth and burial sites, the Hathaway cottage, and the birthplace with signatures of famous writers. En route through Oxford, Roosevelt'sOxford address is noted, then onward to London to visit major landmarks and museums during a six day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Jesus
Heere Iyeth
Anne
William Shakespeare
Ann Hathaway
Hathaway
Earry
Great Man
Carlyle
Browning
Byron
Thackeray
Stratford
London
Oxford
Oxford University
Roosevelt
National Art Gallery
British Museum
Westminister Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
the Tower
London Bridge
Old Curiosity Shop
Temple Bar
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
Cheapside
Fleet
the Strand
Piccadilly
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Carkeek in the Toils Amid Maybray Gang Probe
A San Francisco dispatch reports former wrestler Jack Carkeek alias John Fletcher Sr. was arrested and handed to federal authorities as a Maybray gang member accused of staging fake bouts that netted swindlers thousands. Wisconsin victims featured in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Carkeek
Slaim
Wisconsin Central
Leter
Carkeek
San Francisco
John Fletch
John Carkeex
Maybray
Wisconsin
Stevens Point
Prof Moore Develops High Yield Oats at State Uni Farm
Prof Moore of the college of agriculture at the state university has perfected a new oat breed yielding 76 bushels per acre on a four acre plot, the best on the university farm. A second variety produced 63 bushels per acre, with officials praising the results amid Wisconsin’s 2 million acre oat area and expected prices of 40 to 45 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Moore
College of Agriculture
The
State University
Wisconsin
Education Pays the Farmer at Cornell College
The agricultural college of Cornell university studied 573 farmers. Of these 398 had only district schooling, 165 had high school, and 10 had college or university. Labor income averaged 622 for high school attendees and 874 for college attendees, excluding capital and other factors. Even current high school training doubles labor income, predicting greater gains with broader agricultural education in high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Cornell University
Thos
Dairy inspector seeks assistants at Marathon school
State dairy inspector asked the Marathon County Agricultural school principal for several assistants with salaries of 40 to 50 dollars monthly plus expenses. Principal Kadousky could provide only one, Nelson Ouimette, who will serve as assistant state dairy inspector. The note reflects strong demand for graduates from the local school and the Wisconsin Agricultural College to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon County Agricultural School
Kadousky
Nelson Ouimette
Wisconsin Agricultural College
Wansan Record-Herald
WOMEN SUFFERING PROMPT RELIEF WITH KIDNEY PILLS
A century old public notice-style item discusses women bearing heavy pains from backache to headaches and urged readers to try Doan's Kidney Pills as a kidney remedy endorsed by Mrs. E. H. Chapman of Grand Rapids. It notes price and dealer details and mentions Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for liver and complexion, plus Hyomei for catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Chapman
Wisconsin
Ninth Sts
Grand Rapids
Wis
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Harmony Corners
H. Jackson
Windsor Castle
Moore
Ayer
Ayes Co
Lowell Mass
Ayes
Marshfield
Chamberlain
Pierce
Golden
Dr. Pierce
J. W. Cochran
Wood County
J. Wilber Cochran
John A. Hoffman
Herman Buchmiller
Dray Line
Chichester
Lrand Villa
North Side City Sample Rooms
Lou
Baumann
LH Nswres
American Nat. Bank
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