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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
9
The notice lists subscription prices for the Monroe Weekly Times and Daily Edition. Daily mail or carrier 2 1/2 cents per day or 83 a year. Weekly edition two issues weekly Mondays and Thursdays at 1 a year in advance. Entries indicate post office handling in Monroe Wisconsin with a 1906 date.
A roundup of residents from Judo, Browntown, Orangeville, Janesville, Dalhart, and other locales includes J. C. McNaight, O. H. Atherton, J. D. Schindler, and Joseph Bennett. The report covers illness, travel to Chippewa Falls and Wichita, a new arrival, and workers traveling for Christmas plans plus weather notes and a drunkenness case.
Walter Miller in Brodhead and Burr Sprague in the city from Brodhead. Frank E Carson becomes county register of deeds with a $3000 bond. Licenses granted for George Leck and Cora East, Thomas Hefty and Katharina Altman. Freeport forms artificial ice company with $50,000 capital aiming to operate by April 1. A divorce granted to Lydia Campbell and W T Campbell after cruel treatment allegations. no defense appeared.
Local items list frequent visitors from nearby towns, shop offerings, and holiday shopping. Chambers store features pictures, china, and phonograph records. Schiesser’s and West Side Drug sell art, books, and holiday gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Puffer plan a golden wedding anniversary gathering at home.
This page from Monroe Wisconsin dated Thursday December 20 lists wholesale and retail prices for hogs cattle calves and poultry plus corn meal ground feed and dairy butter. It also features a short science note about extracting electricity from a stomach and a quip about Florentine architect Brunelleschi claiming sole knowledge for Florence cathedral cupola construction.
Mrs Dell Warne comes home to Milwaukee after visiting her mother Mrs Edith Gorham. Neighbors from Clarno plan to complain against Fred Heddinger for neglecting stock. They claim his cattle were fed by neighbors and fell ill from too much corn fodder. Heddinger says he cares for stock and denies neglect. He is a wealthy township resident.
A local fruit shop highlights a diverse assortments of nuts including almonds, walnuts, pecans, and pistachios. Shoppers can compare prices and freshness across different brands and bag sizes as seasonal stock arrives.
A display of round table linen cloths in various sizes and patterns with prices from 1 to 12 dollars. Matching napkins offered in several sizes with prices from 3 to 7 dollars. Featured designs include Palm and Clematis Rose and Ribbons Japanese Lily Holly and Chrysanthemum among others. A holiday stock from leading manufacturers imported for The Big Store invites a visit for a wide assortment of fine linens.
McCall's Magazine is a top fashion guide priced low for a year at 30 cents with a free McCall pattern. The offer invites readers to order today and suggests sending bundles as Christmas gifts with patterns priced 10 and 15 cents.
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