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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
3
A satirical vignette shows a stammering city boarder quarrelling with an old farmer over charges for a buggy ride, a funeral, a picnic, and an eclipse of the moon. The farmer recalls costs and misadventures while the boarder insists he was not gouging, humorously debating wealth totals.
A chaotic sea rescue unfolds with passengers shouting Help Help as waves pull at sailors and a famed orator on deck inspires a lifeboat lowering. The scene shifts to medical pills and satirical quips about war terms and city life, ending with brief notes on recipes and travel humor.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for women. It claims to tone health, ease nerves, relieve cramps and menstruation issues by directly aiding the female body, warning against alternatives as dangerous.
In Janesville Wisconsin two newlyweds who have never met face to face tied the knot, as both are blind. Their minister Rev George Schorb of Evanston Illinois also is blind, and the bridesmaids Linzie Keats and Minnie Dovahue share the same sightless condition.
Insurance Commissioner Emil Gil Jubenn reports total department receipts rise by 115 073 76 with 132 life and casualty insurers operating in Wisconsin. Life risk writings reach 2 539 701 expanding state polices to 156 368 200 while semiannual bank data show deposits and loans up over 1 26 million and a thousand thousand respectively, with new state and private banks opening in multiple towns.
Four youths riding with two Lodi residents George Hammond and Celia Halburn and Alice Van Antwerp of Spuria along with William Pierce of Fort At ikingon survived a full speed collision with the Chicago and North Western Limited. Two were unconscious and others injured as the train struck their carriage near Wannakee.
The article outlines an upcoming Bryan speech centered on imperialism and the Philippine question. It notes plans to emphasize foreign territory issues, with trusts, income tax, and free silver receiving lighter treatment. It mentions Manila and other territories, and Bryan’s schedule in Chicago after the Indianapolis meeting and a high level conference with Democratic and populist leaders.
Dun and Co weekly review notes mixed signals in August with prices for raw materials and manufactured goods easing to the lowest since last year’s rise while demand for bar iron grows from agricultural and car makers. Despite weak bank clearings and rising failures, railway earnings rise and iron and steel trade supports a heavy current business, hinting at a cautious rebound.
A garbled report claims a London outbreak of bubonic plague prompts a national hospital service to notify authorities. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the item references a medical warning and a Legion mentions. Further verification is needed.
The garbled OCR item lists various phrases about lithography stone types and a London society woman. It mentions Bavaria and a missing owner’s name, with references to a Mayer’s or Momuen cepperd phrase, presenting as a miscellaneous local item from a newspaper page.
The fragmentary text references a scene with characters including George and a stray line about Parret and Detroit Journal, lacking clear actions or context to form a full item.
The Atchison Globe quotes a man as saying industrious and fretful people gain worry with little else learned. It also notes an elder among girls, though eighteen, is treated like a wrinkled spinster, reflecting age and gender bias in city attitudes.
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