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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
4
The notice states Daily Edition by mail or carrier costs 25 cents monthly or 3 dollars yearly. The Weekly Edition, published Mondays and Thursdays, costs 3 dollars annually in advance. The publication is entered at Monroe post office as second class matter.
The Green County fair in this city runs September 11 to 14 with upgraded grounds and new barns. E A Bartholomew from Dixon will starter the races as balloons parachute drops and aerial acts headline daily.
In Kane county Illinois Aurora a lawsuit over a Modern Woodmen policy questions whether occasional liquor use voids a $2000 claim. Heirs allege officers knew of Rogers drinking and still collected premiums. the case may reach the supreme court, affecting many fraternal policies.
Police in Madison yesterday arrested a 14 year old boy under the state law prohibiting smoking by youths under 16. Previous attempts failed as the youths proved fast runners.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports suffering last summer for three months with a summer cold and hay fever like symptoms. After unsuccessful medicines Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife with the same success at West Side drug store.
Wisconsin rifle team at Camp Perry Ohio posted 529 at 600 yards 502 in 200 yard slow fire 508 in rapid fire and 722 in skirmish ranking comparing favorably with last year. Sergt C F Asmuth of Milwaukee took third in the Dupont match behind Col M C Garness of Montana and Sergt A H Ralston.
The Richardson Garment Cutting Ladies Tailoring and Dressmaking School at Monroe Wisconsin will finish its three months term on Sept 10 and close for vacation. A new class will begin Sept 16 with over thirty current students returning. The proprietor John L Richardson thanks students and invites enrollment.
Mrs. Katherine Combs of Lancaster Wisconsin is fatally injured when struck by a Burlington train at Rutledge four miles north of East Dubuque. Her body lay along the track for four hundred feet and was burned in a tub after the impact, the incident occurring Saturday at 3 15 p m.
Miss Hazel Fisher of Janesville recovered the use of her voice after eleven weeks of silence. Doctors and specialists could not help. a paralysis of the vocal cords was suspected. The 17 year old singer had been staying with her aunt at Lake Kegonsa and recently returned from Los Angeles.
Leonard Norder of Sylvester, noted for harvesting the widest variety of game in the county, will receive the first hunting license from County Clerk Stauffacher. The Sept. 1 season opening follows a delay caused by late legislative adjournment and a backlog at the state printers.
Miss Maud Belveal had a sore toe amputated yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Rynie Nyman visited with Frank Ostrander. Mrs. Brooks of Chicago visits her brother Austin Myers and relatives. Floyd Chamberg and son spent Sunday with Ransom Holmes. Ione and Alma Barnhill visited Orangeville with Ida and Emma Pinnow. John Williams family and Marie Ainsworth and baby stayed with friends. Many attended camp meeting near Monroe. Lulu Tracy visited from Monroe with Will Hawk of Iowa.
Weather for the week ending August 26 was cool with ample sun and mean temperatures about 5 degrees below normal. Nighttime lows dipped under 40 in the north and 41 in the south, while daytime highs mostly stayed in the 70s. Precipitation was heaviest in the south and fell unevenly across the state, totaling over two inches in the south-central area and over an inch elsewhere, with lighter totals along the eastern shore and in the extreme northwest.
The article outlines a 14 year path to mastery in Japanese flower decoration, with seven years of toil to reach only modest proficiency. It notes that only a few flowers are used, a single beautiful bough sufficing for daily esthetic needs, and emphasizes placing the object in perfect relation to surroundings. A vase becomes the room’s focal point with the guest of honor seated nearby.
In Leicestershire Loughborough a hopping match of 20 hops for ten guineas occurred between James Shipley of Nottingham and Moore of Leicester. Shipley hopped 75 yards nine or ten inches, Moore just over 75 yards. Bets of four to one were laid on both sides. Moore forfeited his 40 guinea stake after declining a rematch of 140 yards for 40 guineas.
A county school superintendent hopeful won election by sharing meals with harvest hands who traded votes for a chance to taste her cooking. The anecdote highlights an unorthodox campaign tactic and its success.
A playful line contrasts calling a girl a vision versus a sight, noting the impact of language on perception and interaction. The remark highlights the power of word choice in everyday relationships and social impressions.
Women avoid dentistry as a career and rarely attend dental colleges. The field appears unconvinced by a wave of female entrants and seems not ready for a feminine invasion.
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