Local Births and Weddings Highlight Chronicle Notes
The Chronicle reports May births in Dodgeville and Mineral Point with two marriages, one a quiet ceremony in Mineral Point. Also noted are Elmer Perkins recovering from a severe horse kick accident near the NorthWestern depot and the death of Foster Potterton from cancer at age 67 after a long illness.
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the Chronicle
W. F. ‘Tomlinson
Mineral Point
C. W. H. Williams
Dodgeville
Elmer Perkins
Mro
Joseph W. Perkins
Northwestern Depot
Fred, Lauder
Mount Horeb
Elmer
Foster Potterton
Chamberlain’s Remedy Endorsed by Irwinville Resident
Mr J Barber of Irwinville Ga keeps Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand for sudden attacks. He praises it as one of the best medicines and says he keeps a bottle in his room. Sold by Vivian’s Pharmacy Linden. Local notes report Linden visits and a moving crew Assisted by W J Penhallegon and R Hughes from Mineral Point. The Rathbones hosted a surprise supper for K Pls last Tuesday.
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J. Barber
Irwinville
Vivian
Linden High Defeats Montfort in Baseball Showdown
The Linden high school team beat Montfort twice, then again, in a three game series, with Linden prevailing as the Montfort Rus siana fell short. The article notes new homes for Thos Hicks and W White nearing completion, predicting top village residences.
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K. Pls
M. B
Clementson
Samuel 8. Heathcock
J. H. Rule
Montfort Russiana
Linden
Thos. Hicks
W. White
Cuban Diarrhoea Remedy Touted By Houston Woman
Cuban diarrhoea is described as severe as a mild cholera attack for U S soldiers returning from Cuba. A testimonial from Mrs Minnie Jacobs of Houston asserts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her husband after other doctors failed. Available for sale at Vivian's Pharmacy.
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U.S
Cuba
Minnie Jacobs
Houston
Texas
Chamberlain
Vivian
Local items note recoveries, deaths, and town news
Review notes Mrs Edward Leonard recovery from illness enough to visit town. F Bohan Sr visits relatives. school year ends with pupil exercises. Joiner telephone line manager change to Wim Tony. Adamsville drowning scare. Johnnie Lauper shot wound while playing with brother. James Regan dies at age 7. Railways offer one way rates to Denver Pueblo Giden Salt Lake City San Francisco area. Rosy cheek tea ad and real estate agents Kieffer Crum promote homes and farms.
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Edward Leonard
F. Bohan
Prof
Palmer
Miss Beers
Shiocton
Platteville
Wim
Tony
Martin Jones
Nick Ulsrad
Adamsville
Johnnie
Chris Lauper
Willie
Little Johnhie
Mo and
St. P
Denver
Colorado
Sprites
Pueblo
Giden
Salt Lake City
Utah
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
N. H. Snow
Epitaph of a Watchmaker George Kitter 1822
An antiquary recalls Franklin and shares a lesser epitaph for watchmaker George Kitter of Newport New Hampshire. The verse praises integrity prudence generosity and a life of service ending with the line his hours glided by until an unlucky minute ended his existence on Sept 11 1822.
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Franklin
George Ritter
George Hitter
New Thropshire
Newport
George Kitter
Huliane
Philadelphia Bulletin
English Factory Laws and the Rise of Health Acts
The text traces early English factory regulation from 1802 when Sir Robert Peel introduced the health and morals of apprentices act amid public outcry over pauper children in Lancashire mills and fever outbreaks linked to overcrowded unsanitary factories.
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Lancashire
Radcliffe Cotton Works
Manchester
Manchester Board of Health
Sir Robert Peel
Small pleasures scarce in winter days say Woman’s Life
The article notes simple joys lost to cheapness and neglect. It contrasts roses and caravans with common flowers, laments low funds, and calls for using humble blooms in daily life rather than letting nature fade by the roadside.
Mumps and Stepmother Tales in Courtly Jokes
A teacher questions a boy about absence the reply cites his mother had mumps and he needed a doctor. The boy quips that his stepmother never gives him anything. An anecdote mentions a minister's wife filling the pulpit and being asked if she preached before.
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Fle
Johnny
New York Times
New York Press
Proposals Stirring in The Tonston Post Style
A playful column quotes sidelong advice about marriage proposals and social timing. The piece notes how Miss Talhin and Miss Pert are viewed and how a proposed marriage may be received, reflecting local dating gossip with a humorous tone.
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Talhin
Pert
Lama
Sellenes Th Golden Mike-Phwat Opens With Pat-11 Pun
Puck quips that Sellenes Th Golden Mike-Phwat serves as a fitting opener for Pat-11’s mouth when he canes it shut.
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Pat-11
Puck
Brave Quaker lad sent home for courage not combat
A 1861 draft tale tells of a Lake Champlain Quaker great grandson who refused to fight yet proved his bravery by facing punishment without flinching. Lincoln ordered him sent home, noting the nation needs brave men wherever they are.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Lake Champlain
Washington
Lincoln
Camphor Byproducts and Related Oils From Forest Trees
The article explains camphor is present in all parts of camphor trees including leaves and forests beyond Formosa and Japan. It details distillation yields such as camphogenatol crude camphor oil red oil saffrol and byproducts used in varnishes perfumes and disinfectants along with an insecticide and turpentine from white oil. The second section notes the shark eye shape and a controversial portrayal of its savagery with a note on its appetite and behavior.
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Formosa
Japan
Scientife American
London Standard
Domestic animals and the stubborn camels in travel shows
The passage notes camel fear affecting horses when tethered, citing Country Life about camel aversion in traveling menageries. It contrasts with the bear and wolf as persistently difficult to domesticate. A separate excerpt discusses remorseless progress in business, where many rise and fall as pioneers in America, a pattern of harsh turnover.
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America
Writers and Doctors
A remark on how great writers are often not lovers of the medical profession. The British Medical Journal notes that doctors tend to be portrayed unfavorably in literature, with scribes of all kinds relishing lampooning them.
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British Medical Journal
Prose Snippet Features Prodding Editor and Prolific Prowl
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment notes a mischievous editor urging subscribers to pay up, likening the move to a joke on creditors. The dialogue cites Mrs Giltedge and fatherly advice, illustrating casual satire on ad view costs.
Eye Trick Reveals Illusion With Pin and Card
A crowd will be challenged to prove perfect vision. By holding a pastedown card with a hole to strong light and placing a pin between eye and card, the observer sees an inverted pin image floating behind the hole. The illusion works for anyone who tries it.
Mineral Point Tribune and Milwaukee Daily Free Press Deal
Arrangements allow subscribing to both papers for one year at 3.60 dollars. This offer covers full daily delivery of the Mineral Point Tribune and the Milwaukee Daily Free Press.
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Mineral Point Tribune
Milwaukee Daily Free Press
Inter Ocean
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Etragood
Correll & Martin
W. J. Penhallegon
R. Hughes
Cobb
G. J. Smith
Mr. H. J. Hicks
Arvida
Mrs. Hicks
Rathbones
Hollandale and Vicinity
Sea
Meserole & Horn
Kieffer & Crum
Sunday Markets
Cigland
St. Gertmans
Cornwall
Henry VII
Bradford
Worcester
Battle Launceston
Durham
Lincolnshire
Launceston
John Simarks
Battle
Wigton
Cumberland
London
London Mail
Nat Ahetot
Cheage
King's Highway
R.R
Milwaukee
Mailand Express
N. H. Sxow
Mineral Point & Northern Railway
la la Ly
Mineral Point Highland
odatz Harker Linden _ Whitson
Highland
W. A. Jones
G. P
T. A
Chas. Winn
Martin
The
Associated Press
New York Sun
New York World
H.s.hurlbut& Co
Dia
J. B. Reynolds
City Hall
C. J. Fawkes
Postoffice
C.G. Hubenthal
W. M. Gratiot
M. D
Wisconsin
F. M. Bailey
Wis
Lenahas Block
First National Bank
Stansmore Vivian
Vivian's Pharmacy
F.W
D.R. Philp Doctors Veterinary Science
Ontario Veterinary College
J. N. Treweek
Wise
Ernest
Fiedler
Joseph J. Fiedler
Fiedler & Fiedler
U.S Courts
Iowa County Bank
Calvert Spensley
Spensley &4Milhon
First Nat. Bank
the Palace Cafe
J. M. Peter
Appel
Mifflin
Livery Barn
Brown & Bainbridge, Mineral Pt
Brown
George
Count Hugo
Nellie Stranger
Brown & Bainbridge
City
West
Hotel Royal
Brown & Curry
Point, Wi
Red Trunk Cigar
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