First Killing Frost Marks Season in Spencer
Spencer notes mark a first killing frost of the season Saturday evening. Various locals travel, visit, and return from trips, with church services set to alternate Sundays and Sundays. Henry Graves dies after rock blasting injury. Paul Schaffer’s brother Henry succumbs at Rau Claire hospital. Arlie Hinman to perform at Woodman hall Sept 30 with ticket details and season pass options.
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I. F. Damon
Wausau
Spencer
Bernard Hoey
Marshfield
A. W. Follett
Fond du Lac
Paul Schaffer
Henry
Rau Claire Hospital
Paul
Arlie Hinman
Woodman Hall
Hinman
Weekend Visits and Local Event Notices in Lincoln Park Area
Bakerville residents report quiet weekend with Garolyn Kraemer at home. Orillia Michaelis visits Stratford with sister. Scheutzenfest and dance planned at Lincoln Park next Sunday Sept 29. Corpus Christe Church to hold no services next Sunday. Emma Regele visits Eckes settlement. Frank Anders family from Fond du Lac visiting his parents. Mrs. Jack Klapperich and fellow resident visiting old friends.
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Orillia Michaelis
Stratford
Scheutzenfest
Lincoln Park
Corpus Christe Church
Emma Regele
Eckes Settlement
Mrs
Frank Anders
Fond du Lac
Jack Klapperich
Stratford News Highlights Marriages And School Opening
Lena Kaiser and Patrick Shea announce their marriage for October 2. Emma Able opens school on Monday the 23rd. Miss Anna Gartner and Len Sargent wed Tuesday the 24th at nine. The Eau Pletne District 1 school building near Stratford is finished and heated by furnace in solid stone and brick. Friends and families gather at a reception at the Leiterite home with opera house follow and Marshfield Band music. John Gartner attends his sister’s wedding and Charles Sargent is noted as a young Laona businessman.
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Dist
Eau Pletne
Emma Able
Anna Gartner
Len Sargent
Laona
Sargent
Mr. Sargent
Stratford
Olive Gartner
Mable Gartner
John Gartner
Joe Sargent
Alfalfa Versus Red Clover as Hog Pasture
A reader from Marshalltown Iowa asks which pasture makes better hog feed. The discussion notes alfalfa generally yields richer palatability and more meat forming constituents, with faster regrowth, while red clover grows more slowly. Neither crop alone suffices for hogs. grain is usually fed to maximize gains, though small grain rations help on either pasture.
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Bert Inglis
Marshall County
Iowa
Unclaimed Letters at Marshfield Post Office 1907 Notice
Unclaimed letters listed up to Sept 25 1907 include D J Baker D D 8 Branch Co Emma Dohmann Earnest Dearing G H Davis JeF Flynn Gus Girdis Herethc Sadie Jood Trogner Jonn F Core P My. Advertised requests urgent. Also a marketing note from Rand McNally offering commercial surveys of Wisconsin with bold claims and opportunities for an energetic man.
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Marshfield
D. J. Baker
D. D
Branch & Co
Emma Dohmann
Earnest Dearing G, H. Davis
Jef
Flynn Gus
Girdis Po Herethc
Sadie Jood and
Trogner
Gulegitien
Wisconsin
Rand
Rand McNally £ Company
Why He Didn’t Smile Humorous anecdotes and a Kipling military moment linked by calm under pressure
A humorist at a Lanquet fails to draw mirth from stories told over a meal, prompting a modest reply. Kipling’s tale recalls a young officer in India who stays cool under fire, lighting a pipe to steady his men and restore order.
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Luimorkat
War
Pinny
Chicago Record-Herald
Rudyanl Kipling
India
Linld
Elders Sought to Refill Scottish Parish Church
The minister of a Scottish country parish, facing dwindling attendances and aging elders, seeks assistance from a trusted lay reader to appoint new elders. He asks for candidates who are thoroughly good men, while a quip about brass and gold suggests caution about idealized standards.
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Scotland
Jobo
Jeruyaien
Glasgow
Razorless shaving in antiquity and Rome
A New York Globe excerpt notes precursor methods of shaving without razors. Dionysius of Syracuse burned off his beard with walnut shells, likely uncomfortable and imperfect. Romans seeking smooth faces used depilatory plasters and ointments, with Martial lampooning the practice.
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Dionysius
Syracuse
Rome
Martial
New York Globe
How Old to John and Family Ages Puzzle
A young man asks a preacher to marry, stating ages for five siblings plus parents. He says he is half his father’s age, his father is two years older than his mother, sisters differ by two and four years from brothers, and the five children total seventeen years more than the parents. Solve for each age.
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John
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George Weymiller
West
Eva Graves
E. W. Romaine
Frank Johnson
Toronto
Canada
B. J. Landaal
Milwaukee
Waupun
E. Graves
Rib Lake
Earl Holmes
John Farrington
S. M. Christiansen
Agnes
Unity
Hewitt
Wm. Dohm
Henry Fechelm
PF. S. Darms
Auburndale
Wundrow
Fred Seehafer
City
John Frieded
Neenah Menesha
Appleton
Bakerville
Garolyn Kraemer
Lena Kaiser
Patrick Shea
Monice
Jonn F. Core, P. My
G. J. Lundgren
New School In
Rembs & Sturm’s Bldg
Tl Ve
M. C. Lueckenback
Central Avenue
C. S. Sheerin Hardware CO
Sheerin
Peter J. Kraus
Wis
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