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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
3
A notebook excerpt unfolds a clash over corruption, with Beulah Sands facing family pride and ruin from a Wall Street scheme. Bob Randoph presses for relief while coalitions behind sugar stocks drive prices, exposing a system of fraud and moral conflict at the heart of finance.
In a Kansas City street scene a crowd on post office steps hears mock disaster news of earthquakes and floods. Uncle John, initially unamused, suddenly springs into action and uses a club to tear down a lumber pile to reach a rat, ending his apparent apathy.
Gelett Burgess recalled a San Franciscan who married for money. The wife mocked her status saying the car would not exist without her funds. The husband retorted that without her money she would not be there either.
The piece argues that nine tenths of drugs physicians use are made by manufacturers and sold as patent or proprietary medicines. It cites Dr A Jacobi’s 1906 data showing a steady rise from near zero prescriptions for patent remedies in 1850–1870 to 20–25 percent by 1902–03, with a claim that seven in ten prescriptions are patent medicines today.
A Germantown woman scolds a workman over window fixtures she says are too high. The German craftsman remains silent then says in a soft voice that he cannot speak because his mouth is full of shrews he must swallow first.
Milwaukee will host thousands from outside the city for the state fair with extensive electric light displays at night and flags and bunting by day. Arches of lights will span from the lake along Wisconsin Street to Grand Avenue and Eighth Street, with additional arches on Water Streets and Third Street. Businesses along these routes are expected to decorate facades to enhance the overall display.
Marinette Chief of Police English shot a Barnum and Bailey circus employee who tried to escape after arrest. A clash drew in Menominee men and circus workers led by a gang. The leader was arrested but his followers attacked the chief. The prisoner fled after being shot twice in the head and rolling under a tent.
Janesville report states brakeman J. E. Karn injured in switching four weeks ago has regained consciousness but is now described as an idiot. He remains at Mendota hospital where doctors plan a brain blood clot operation to relieve him. the procedure is expected to attract statewide medical interest.
The city council settled the Main street bridge issue in Racine. The Milwaukee Bridge Company agreed to waive extras and fix defects while the city pays the remaining contract balance. Penalties for overtime completion totaling 25 per day are waived.
Marie Grimesey eight-year-old daughter of farmer Frank Grimesey of Marietta kills a large rattlesnake with a tree branch. She found the reptile near a road mailbox, dragged it out and beat its head to pulp, safeguarding herself.
From August 27 to September 4 a school for undertakers will be held under the Wisconsin and Northern Michigan Embalmers' association. The annual convention of undertakers takes place at the Blatz hotel September 4 to 6 with a metallic coffin badge for delegates.
Racine college grammar school athletes gain confidence as George Francis Green, the physical director, is set to return next fall. Green last year developed world-beaters from raw material, prompting the decision to keep him on the staff.
John H. Roemer the new chairman of the Wisconsin railway commission is a longtime Milwaukee lawyer and Yale graduate. It is not generally known that his wife is also a full fledged attorney.
Kenosha reports Frank Heney a Milwaukee railway employee arraigned on a charge of receiving stolen goods tied to local freight car robberies.
Two freight trains from Northwestern and Wisconsin Central collided at the Grand avenue crossing in Waukesha. Engineer Charles Heiden of the Northwestern train jumped to safety and was injured. About a dozen cars were smashed in the crash.
Nick Marceau a Rudolph resident and town butcher fell into a scalding water vat while lifting a porker for scalding. He is in critical condition in Grand Rapids hospital.
A veteran from Indianapolis describes a nine year relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble first appearing after military service in 1897. He suffered headaches dizziness sleeplessness dropsy leg swelling and severe pain with nearly involuntary urine flow. After treatment his swelling subsided urine normalized and pains disappeared.
In a Washington Times excerpt a magazine editor recalls Jack London’s charity story told in New York before he sailed on the Spark. Two old men drink after dinner as an old woman appears. The host scolds her for misserving the Scotch. The guest reveals she is not a servant but a poor relation kept out of charity.
The floor manager at a country dance in a southern town commands partners with a cotillion shout. He directs dancers with shoes and stockings to center floor, those with shoes but no stockings behind them, and the barefoot crowd to jig in the corners.
An Octopus confronts a thief over a purse found with $1,143.09 intact. He complains three days seven hours and nineteen minutes since loss, seeking his interest in the recovered item.
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