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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1907
Page
4
Local items from Monroe Wisconsin dated August 26 1907 include subscription rates for the Daily and Weekly editions, and a stream of social notices. People visiting or passing through include R B Gifford John Luchsinger A G Frick and many others with brief movements to Rice Lake Freeport Monticello Hudson Milwaukee and Chicago. The town reports on mine sales Cantons McKinley monument Roosevelt speech and a Knights of Pythias event among other items.
A bustling Saturday list notes Fred Roth at Brodhead visiting relatives and numerous others passing through or visiting Madison Durand Rockford Juda Juda areas including Miss Stella Pengra Brodhead Miss Frances Staver and Mrs J B Pierce among many local movements. Licenses to wed for Fred Truehl Amelia Peterson Brooklyn are listed with other short notes on travel and visits.
A parade of brief items lists residents and visitors in Brodhead and nearby towns. Dozens travel to Chicago Milwaukee Madison Evansville and other locales while local shops services and notices include auctions rent ads and upcoming public events.
A grandmother recounts a moment of suspense during the Civil War when Uncle Ben hides valuables in a wooden box beneath a stove. George, a young man, fears capture by Federal troops as citizens clash with soldiers. George later joins the southern army and becomes an officer.
Rhode Island, with about 4100 persons per square mile, is the most densely populated state, according to a census bureau bulletin. Only seven states exceed 100 people per square mile, and Rhode Island also shows the greatest density increase.
Trees are being planted as snow barriers along Rocky Mountain crossings replacing snow sheds and fences. Over 100 miles of trees have been planted on a section of a transcontinental line, aimed at improving winter safety and operation.
Parties knowing themselves indebted to the dental firm of Bennett and Rust are requested to call and pay the accounts at once in order that the business may be settled up.
Reports from New York indicate a price hike for cotton thread from 6 to 10 cents per spool, with penny steps to reach the new maximum. A 3 cent per dozen wholesale rise is noted, raising list price from 67 to 70 cents. Retailers discount on dozen bundles, not individual spools, and all cotton goods are rising. Experts question the link between raw cotton costs and finished products while predicting broader inflation in textiles.
A short exchange offers humorous marital guidance. A woman with experience warns not to expect too much from a husband while revealing a stipulation about monthly downtown evenings lasting until seven. The quip highlights practical attitudes toward married life.
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