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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1907
Page
4
Daily edition pricing and local news blurbs from Monroe Wisconsin include telephones, subscription rates, school exams in Brodhead, travel notes for residents, civic events, license votes, a piano purchase, Easter travel, and updates on coal contracts and road planning. Several residents travel to Janesville Fond du Lac Chicago and Stoughton as community life continues with church and club activities.
Clarence White from Chicago and several visitors were in the city including Thomas Gravenor from Albany and J C Guild from Warren. Local travels include J C Penn at Brodhead and T B Fager from Forreston. A. F. Lichtenwalner sells new Ohio maple syrup as residents like J H Fox of Oregon and Miss Ella Chambers visit Brodhead and Monticello. Frederick Wenger and Rose Butler from Washington township obtain a marriage license.
Local brief items list chatter about upcoming election day and residents traveling to Chicago Freeport Albany Monticello and Cedar Rapids. Smaller notices include sales offers real estate for rent dirt and wood for sale and an upcoming wedding license.
The Rev. FE Clapton, rector of Stebbing in Essex, assisted to ring a peal of 720 changes on the bells during a Sunday service. He then conducted the service preached the sermon and played the organ.
Harry Crain, living 26 miles from Staunton, had never seen a train or street car before. In the city he refused to leave the railroad station, fearing he might get lost, though he appeared intelligent and well dressed and took with interest his unusual situation.
A prominent actress reports that during an evening in Warsaw two bombs were thrown on the stage. No injuries are mentioned and authorities investigate the incident under heightened security.
The Atchison Globe notes a lone ham mock left on a front porch near a cemetery at midnight after the first heavy frost, describing a hauntingly quiet, eerie scene and a singular, somber display.
A guest comments on a china cabinet filled with an unusual cup collection and the hostess explains these are samples from sets acquired over the last two years. The exchange highlights quick accumulation and varied pieces.
The Cape parliament passed a bill mandating traders to maintain proper accounts and to obtain a license only if they show capital. those without funds risk being deemed unfit or a man of straw.
For sale blacksmith shop at Juda Wisconsin owned by E E Anderick includes stock tools machinery and building. Large trade and work for two men the year around.
A clergyman discusses how promises by dying wives affect widowers who marry again. He notes the promise is rarely broken and often tied to inheritance when the dead husband’s will is read, leading to financial consequences for the widow.
The piece highlights the famed seventeenth century antler collection in Moritzburg near Dresden. It notes seventy one pairs on the castle hall walls, each at least twenty four times old or older, likely many centuries old, with the Moritzburg hunting castle and Dresden’s gun gallery cited as surviving sights of European royal collections.
A La Nature writer notes the Mechlin Church of St Rombany clock as the world’s largest with four dials on four faces of the square tower. Each dial spans about 37.5 feet, the hour figures reach 6.5 feet, and the hands extend nearly 12 feet.
The fingerprint identification program, begun in October for criminals, has extended to southern Nigeria with 152 impressions and photographs collected to date.
Native Indians dig dry river banks each summer to unearth live fish chunking mud lumps open to reveal eight to ten inch fish. They appear frisky as if just taken from water.
Atlanta Constitution reports scientists warn that cooking cannot kill all bacilli and that consuming contaminated food could still harm people. The column underscores public health cautions and safe kitchen practices amid ongoing food safety debates.
The article argues that over entertainment harms babies and that allowing them to amuse themselves promotes calmness and health. It emphasizes reducing stimulation to support better development and fewer nerves in infants.
A brief reflection on how belief in imagined importance can drive a sense of achievement and personal satisfaction, even when external validation is lacking. It suggests mindsets shape perceived value and fulfillment.
A train whistle was heard in a balloon four miles above the earth, an unusual soundscape report noting the surprising altitude of the acoustic signal. The incident sparks curiosity about sound transmission and aerial experiments.
A new bill in the assembly introduces insanity as a ground for divorce after a person has been confined for fifteen years. The proposal, from the committee on fish and game, initially drew laughter but faces potential passage.
Warm weather freezes ground raising fruit fears. Barnum family and Kriders visit Lyman. Mrs. Wolgast lingers after severe burns. Maud Smith ill at home. Dewey Davis returns to Racine to teach. Lettie Thompson enjoys vacation. Patton family visits. Easter services at Baptist church. Mae Krider may write for second grade certificate. Telephone company adds poles despite crowded lines.
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