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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1907
Page
3
Local grocers report limited trouble as stock meets federal and Wisconsin pure food standards. Some pre law stock remains for sale until July 1907, while most items comply. Issues include color in butter and vanilla extracts, with customers often preferring imitation vanilla for baking.
A rumor that the Maritzburg Na tal corporation would dismiss unmarried employees caused panic among the single workers who, within a week, hastily sought social licenses to wed.
A testimonial notes the value of Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney health. Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky claims it cured him of kidney disease, asserting the remedy strengthened his kidneys and restored his health.
Advertising copy states Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures stomach and liver trouble by aiding digestion and stimulating the liver and bowels without irritation. It claims relief from indigestion headache and chronic constipation without nausea, urging use as a mild pleasant remedy. West Side drug store.
A historical note from Sunday Magazine traces the custom of kissing feet or toes as a sign of respect from ancient Egypt and Assyria to Greece Rome and the Papacy. It recounts anecdotes including a Briton king's dramatic defiance and describes variations in royal gestures toward rulers and holy men.
A portrait of a modern villain who resists overt wrongdoing yet betrays public trust. The figure keeps private vows, aids the needy, and appears generous while lubricating self interest with bribes. The Atlantic Monthly example cites a St Louis boodler who returns an unearned bribe saying it wasn’t mine.
The red core used for neck laces is a horny axis supporting soft coral like polyps, forming a small shrub shaped structure. Fishermen surface the colony, remove the soft matter, and sell the axis as jewelry. Red coral is largely born-like and polishes finely. heat often alters color in horn and other animal substances.
A bachelor recalls inviting a party for Welsh rabbit after buying a lavish chafing dish and tableware. He spent about 35 dollars on the setup, but none of his lady friends showed up, leaving the meal unserved and the plan undone.
A man seeks a spouse exactly opposite in every respect and asks Miss Pert for assistance. She directs him to the other side of the room where a bright, intelligent, well educated girl awaits introduction.
A humorous remark frames a divorce joke about a husband seeking separation after discovering his wife is an elocutionist. The exchange mocks legal terms by dubbing the reason as a hidden elocution background rather than a stated ground for divorce.
The stage lovers in your play lack freshness this season as the same actors repeat the kiss from last year. The manager explains the lovers wed only months ago, which changes the on stage dynamic.
A brisk exchange from the Smart Set notes two voices. Bibbs says some people get everything they go after while Gibbs counters that others do not seem to get what’s coming to them.
A verse from Proverbs urges letting others praise you rather than your own mouth. The line emphasizes humility and the value of external judgment over self-promotion.
A woman reflects that rumors about a person can be heard only if they stay to listen, noting a door provides an exit from gossip and a chance to avoid the worst remarks. The line highlights choice and distance in social scrutiny within a domestic setting.
A brief clipped item notes Columbus landing and a Kansas or frontier encounter where an Indian chief carries a package labeled Great Medicine Hollister's Rock y Mountain Tea. The trade is described with price as 35 cents for Tea or Tablets and ends with A. F. Lichtenwalner.
Special to the Times notes the Thaw jury reached a hung result and was discharged by Justice Fitzgerald at 4 31 p m. A London anecdote follows about a busy husband boasting of work and clever feats, contrasting labor and wages with stern social critique.
In a Secret Memoirs entry dated November 18 1786 Bachaumont notes the craze for oversized buttons with medallions and cameos including Caesars images and Metamorphoses. Isabey recalls earning 6 to 8 francs copywork for snuffbox lids while Cupids and landscapes were cut into buttons and cameos costing 12 sous each.
Cyrus C. Adams notes in Harper's that large unexplored areas lie in dry deserts, hot forests, and cold northern regions. He highlights Liberia as unusually sparse inland exploration due to coastal settlement, despite valuable rubber and resources.
The snob seeks social advantage not by merit but by leveraging connections. He shuns useful acquaintances and favors those who can elevate his status. He suppresses frivolous impulses to maintain an image, much like a bank clerk curbs excess to fit social expectations.
The letter A derives from aleph an ox. The Phoenician character started as an ox head image with two eyes and two nostrils. The right stroke forms the head top, the down stroke the left side, and a missing line once depicted the right side.
A naturalist recounts collecting a monstrous Japanese spider crab, claiming the largest ever found. The creature weighed about seventy five pounds with a body twenty inches across and twelve feet of feeding arm span. Its disguise technique uses sponges and sea weed glued to its limbs to blend with the ocean floor.
Fashionable tailor L. J Wilmet announces arrival of spring samples. Selections can be made now with workmanship and style guaranteed. Store located over Schiesser's Bookstore.
A Janesville Wisconsin advertisement highlights a large wash goods stock with fresh patterns and exclusive styles. It promotes mercerized cottons, muslins, silk warp muslins, dimities, ginghams, Madras shirtings, and silk finish fabrics priced from 7 to 50 cents, noting 2000 pieces and limited wholesale availability.
A family of three seeks a house keeper in the city. Enquiries are to be made at the office.
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