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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
4
Bluffton Indiana resident M F Burroughs endorses Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best for bowel trouble after years of family use. He urges readers to buy now from Iveys Pharmacy to be prepared for summer emergencies.
The Linden post office moves to the former Dinsdale store site in a few days as Edmund mail ends its current week. Next week M P N begins mail delivery. Faul sells his saloon to Blanchardville man Smith. Richards loses a big team horse who dies in harness. Holman’s team startles tugs causing a de moraled buggy. Pollard seeks baths in Prairie du Chien. Callow and Cynthia Fox wed in Cobb with Rev Shepherd presiding. Amy Batten hired by Cobb High School for a third year.
A brief sales notice invites readers to visit the store, stressing low prices and good values as a reason to browse and shop. The message implies shopper satisfaction and potential savings.
David Griffiths died at his Pecatonica home on Sunday afternoon May 27 1906 from consumption aged 69 years 6 months He was born in Cilgeran South Wales and married to Ann Frances of Cardiff on March 16 1866 They had thirteen children four sons and nine daughters all living except two Surviving relatives include his wife children and several siblings The family thanks those who aided during his sickness and death Also an unrelated local ad copy appears at the end for cleaning and tailoring services.
In Grafton the deacon Descon Stillwell visits widow Carter after a year of mourning to propose, but a spotted hog invades the garden. A comical chase ensues across the yard as the deacon strikes, the hog squeals, and the widow and neighbors watch. The chase ends with the deacon toppled and the couple vow to never marry, the hog fading away.
Instructions from the Philadelphia Press describe a method to imitate distant piano tones by sweeping strings with a feather while keys remain pressed. By lightly brushing undampered strings and using held keys to induce overtones, a soft, distant sound can be produced, explaining why pressed notes may “sing” without being struck. The piece notes careful touch to avoid unintended sounds and explains damper action and overtones.
A collection of aphorisms about effort and pride followed by notes on Greenland birch trees. The Greenland midget birch reaches 75 to 180 years, rarely more than ten inches tall, thriving in poor soil and long freezing seasons along eastern Greenland coasts.
Miss Lydia A. Blanchard wed Olaf Ankaltrud on June 2 in a ceremony that drew 150 invitations and likely the township’s largest reception. Other notes recall Mrs. Parks returning from Mineral Point, local talk on Iowa county officials, Bethel church addition, and rural mail route concerns near Hollandale.
The Sydney Bulletin notes Strange Dances at Queensland's government settlement Ishand where races hold weekly dances for Black residents. Old clothing bundles include ball gowns and decollate dresses. neither sex wears boots and dances are kept separate by gender.
A Philadelphia Press dialogue shows a senior partner cautioning against credit to Billings as he reportedly loses money. A junior partner questions the claim, citing a remark about life’s ups and downs and the reluctance to admit a downturn.
A confident young man claims LT has ended and flashes a manuscript to test for an opening. The editor, calmly surveying the room, declares there is no vacancy, noting the waste paper basket is full.
A light society note notes Miss Strong has shed her bachelor girl pose as she shifts from her former hobby of posing as single to taking up a new hobby. The remark captures a playful change in her social persona.
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