Demand for Graduates Increases at Wisconsin College
Demand for graduates from the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture has surged. Enrollments rose from 753 in 1904-05 to 1,053 last year, with short course demand already exceeding prior year. The faculty cannot supply all applicants, yet provisions accommodate all who apply for the December 1 opening.
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College of Agriculture
Theiversity of
Wisconsin
New York
Connecticut
Chicago
Illinois
Kentucky
The
Agricultural College
First Customer Roams Bookshop Says Arctic Tales
Schwartz has just opened a small book shop and his first patron seeks Arctic romance titles. A young woman asks for Frozen Dog Tales, but the clerk mistakes her request and insists this is a bookstore not a Chinese restaurant. She leaves in a hurry as the scene ends in Cleveland Leader.
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Schwartz
Dis
Schmidt
Cleveland
Aaron Burr In Prison
The dialogue presents Aaron Burr as a proud prisoner who resists standard jailer rules. Burr refuses to extinguish lights and insists on staying up until midnight, claiming he always burns two candles. The exchange underscores Burr’s preserved dignity even behind bars.
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Aaron Burr
Burr
Frederick Trevor Till
Harper's Magazine
Unclaimed Letters Advertised Week Ending November 24 1906
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending Nov 24 1906 including E. H. Canfield George Eiberger Mrs Waldo Fuller Gravnn Francisco foreign G C Guard Daniel Mc Donald Gus Morris Carl Wenger T R Wilder Warden Francis Henry Figs Emma Stocops foreign R A Errer P M.
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E. H. Canfield
George Eiberger
Waldo Fuller
Gravnn Francisco
G. C. Guard
Daniel McDonald
Gus Morris
Carl Wenger
T. R. Wilder
Warden Francis
Henry Figs
Emma Stocops
R. A. Errer
P. M
Wife Granted Alimony in Dane County Divorce Suit
Mrs. Marie J. Young, plaintiff, and John A. Young of Brodhead, were in Dane County circuit court where a divorce plus alimony of 4500 dollars was granted after an agreed settlement. The couple, married December 9 in Milwaukee, separated February 15 after nine weeks of marriage amid cruel and inhuman treatment allegations. Mrs. Young had lived in the city since separation and plans to return to Connecticut. total alimony and advances exceed 5000 dollars. Legal counsel included Colin W. Wright and Burr W. Jones for the plaintiff and Burr Sprague and M. G. Jeffris for the defendant.
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Marie J. Young
John A. Young
Brodhead
Dane County
Milwaukee
Young
Connecticut
Welsh lord barrister’s simple plea in a nutshell
Baron Bramwell asked to address a jury in Welsh on a Welsh circuit defense case. He spoke briefly and a quick acquittal followed. The courtroom note recalls Mr L saying the case lies in a nutshell with a Welsh jury, English officials, and a Welsh defendant, but Bramwell did not repeat the experiment in an unfamiliar tongue.
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Bramwell
Crown
South Wales
Name coincidences at Cambridge and Leeds marriages
An English paper cites name coincidences includes two Japanese students at Cambridge, M Seda and M Wisugi, and J Hunter who filled a vacant village pulpit once led by Fox. In Leeds, Miss Orange married Mr Peel and a humorous diary note records Ann Devil becoming Ann Angel after marriage.
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Cambridge University
M. Seda
M. Wisugi
J. Hunter
Fox
Leeds
Orange
Peel
John Epps
Ann Devil
Ann Angel
Daring leadership at Shipka pass in fierce battle
During the heat of fighting at the Shipka pass the Russian Dragomiroff division recoiled under Turkish fire. General Dragomiroff, a stout man who looked like a peaceful professor, walked ahead of his troops and challenged his men to press on. He shouted that no danger remained and the battalion surged forward, driving the Turks to retreat.
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Shipka Pass
Dragomiroff
Why Bands Help Marching
The piece argues music on the march boosts exertion by engaging a new nerve center, easing fatigue. It claims weariness stems from the mind, not just the body, and music can refresh soldiers when the tune stops.
Starting Tight Screws with Proper Tools
Instructions from Scientific American explain starting a tight screw using a firmly held screwdriver without turning, then gripping sideways with flat jawed pliers near the head to turn it. A hand vise is preferred. leave only the tip in the slot to avoid bending a tempered screwdriver.
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Scientific American
Ladies' Cremona orchestra to perform in Turner opera house
The Ladies' Cremona orchestra of Cincinnati, second in the citizens' course, will give an evening of instrumental and vocal music at Turner opera house next Friday Dec 7. Reserved seats go on sale at Wells Edelman’s store Thursday morning Dec 6. Arriving Friday morning by the Illinois Central, the group brings strong testimonials and is expected to draw a large audience.
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Ladies’ Cremona Orchestra
Cincinnati
Citizens
Turner Opera House
Wells & Edelman’s
Cremona Orchestra
Monroe
Illinois Central
A Dow Story From Ancient Southampton Court Records
In the old court of Southampton England a costive story records a complaint about Peter Quoyte a man of nimble mind and odd habits who steals meat and other goods from neighbors and carries them to his master. For each offense the master forfeits 38 shillings 4 pence and the consequence orders him bound or banished with a penalty of 3 shillings 4 pence for each street sighting.
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Southampton
England
Peter Quoyte
Paradise Corner Woman’s Club Keeps Formal Tone
A Paradise Corner club member recalls organizing meetings with businesslike decorum. She notes husbands joke about women’s meetings and cites a Miss Lowden remark urging the chair to remove its coat to avoid casual speech, highlighting careful etiquette.
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Paradise Corner
Miss Lowden
Tropical Skies and Night Lights Across Climates
The piece surveys tropical and semitropical skies viewed from northern eyes with dazzling noon brightness and prismatic evening hues. It contrasts Greece and Egypt where ethereal light enhances architecture, domes, minarets, and palm lacework.
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Orient
Greece
Egypt
Illinois Central Rates for Exposition Travel
Tickets to the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago December 1 to 8 are offered by the Illinois Central with round trip $5.00 fare from Chicago dated Dec 1 to 5. Return by December 10. A cheap round trip to Kansas City Missouri is $13.85. Sales run November 18 to 21 with return by November 18, 1906 and extension to November 28 for an extra dollar. L L Lamb agent.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Rheumatism Relief
It claims to cure rheumatism by supplying the blood with a substance to absorb uric acid. Tenor tablets priced at 35 cents. A. F. Lichtenwalner.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Farmhouse for sale near Monroe Wisconsin
Notice says a newly built house 28 by 30 with seven rooms bathroom furnace and electric lights is offered for sale for 30 days. Property includes a good well and cistern. For further particulars call Ed Leibly in Monroe Wisconsin.
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Ed. Leibly
Monroe
Wis
Illinois Central Holiday Excursions Fare Notice
Illinois Central announces one and one third rates for round trips. Tickets go on sale December 20 21 23 24 25 30 31 1906 and January 1 1907 with a return limit of January 7 1907. L L Lams agent.
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L. L. Lams, Agt
Wreck Delays Illinois Central Train Near Warren
A westbound Illinois Central passenger train diverted to a sidetrack near Warren due in Freeport at 6 50 a m was derailed by a defective switch. One sleeper was half turned over another swung across the track and a third left the rails but no injuries were reported.
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Illinois Central
Warren
Freeport
Training Dogs by Breed Reveals Easiest and Hardest Traits
A Leslie's Weekly article outlines dog training tendencies by breed. Poodles top as easiest to train while dachshunds resist due to overconfidence. Collies seem loyal yet unreliable, used for speed and militia work in Vienna. Fox terriers naturally perform aerial turns with trained rewards reinforcing the antics.
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Vienna
Leslie’s Weekly
Montaigne and the Craft of Reading Wit
Martha Baker Dunn in Atlantic notes how reading Montaigne echoes coachly advice to “Run on anything.” The piece compares Montaigne with Wordsworth and Landor, praising his willingness to pursue any topic, from buttonholes to Latin authors, and end with a reflection on practical and ethical ties between a buttonhole and a button.
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Montaigne
Wordsworth
Landor
Martha Baker Dunn
Atlantic
Card of Thanks from Conrad Goetz and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for help during illness and after the death of our beloved daughter and sister. Gratitude to the singers and floral contributors. We deeply appreciate the kindness shown us. Conrad Goetz and Children.
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Conrad Goetz
Burhans Testifies to Kidney Cure After Four Years
Carlisle Center New York resident G B Burhans reports four years of relief after taking Foley's Kidney Cure. He says brick dust sediment and pain disappeared and never returned. He endorses the remedy for kidney or bladder trouble and cites West Side Drug Store.
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G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
N. Y
Foley
West Side
Roney's Boys to Perform at Turner Opera House
Monroe residents celebrate news that Roney's Boys will give a concert at Turner opera house next Tuesday evening. The acclaimed musical group is touring major cities and has received widespread praise.
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Monroe
Roney’s Boys
Turner Opera House
Notice to settle accounts in Durst repair business
All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to me are asked to call and make settlement at their earliest convenience as I desire to close up my repairing business before January 1st. M. C. Durst.
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M. C. Durst
Dilemma on Coeducation Cited by Harper's
A college professor presents a two horned dilemma to coeducation advocates. He asks if twenty boys and twenty girls in one room will attend to the lecture or to the opposite sex. The dean replies that if they listen to the lecture they are not worth lecturing to.
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Harper's
Nature's design distributes muscle leverage to limbs
The text explains that muscles located far from their action point act through tendons and that moving all power to the hand or foot would make these limbs oversized and unwieldy. This arrangement favors convenience and function over direct, centralized muscular strength.
Mirabeau’s Trumpet Voice Impresses with Threatening Oratory
The description portrays Mirabeau as having a trumpet like voice. His imposing manner and powerful posture amplified the impact of his denunciations. He lifted his head and shook it to emphasize his points, causing observers to recoil in fear.
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Mirabeau
Ife
Farmers Silence Young Debater With Congress Seat
A Washington Star quip notes farmer Corntessel silenced a young man by sending him to Congress to curb his speechmaking. The remark portrays political stunt and satirical humor reflecting local attitudes toward congressional service.
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Congress
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Choice of a Vocation in Aunt Rosa
In a light exchange the Aunt asks Juanito what he wants to be when grown. He candidly replies that he would like to be an orphan, highlighting a wish to escape strict parental rules. The dialogue closes with a playful twist.
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Rosa
Juanito
Doubting Science. A woman’s brain weight declines after thirty
A fragment notes a claim that a woman’s brain loses weight after age thirty and then questions how such a conclusion is known, joking about the idea that a woman might never reach thirty.
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