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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
4
Readable scraps show residents and visitors at Mineral Point Milwaukee Brodhead Madison Milwaukee and Chicago with travel moves, holiday visits, and social notes. Mentions a Gettysburg era style drill, a pension increase, new French horn purchases, and a marriage licensing in Buckeye Oneco.
Congressman Gull of Iowa, chair of the House Military Affairs Committee, introduced a bill providing two months extra pay for troops who recently served abroad and one month for those serving at home. The measure aims to aid Monroe soldiers and support veterans.
Dr Fos of Madison, physician to Robert M. La Follette, reports the senator is improving and should be out again soon though still weak. No indications of lasting effects from his illness, and he is expected to regain former strength.
Brodhead pianist Floyd Broughton suffered a crushed finger on his left hand after his finger was caught in a bicycle sprocket while cleaning the bike. Doctors hope to save the finger despite the severe injury.
A garbled note on the sun and solstice mentions Wednesday as the shortest day, with Christmas shoppers and brief daylight due to cloud cover. Weather details show limited visibility for sunrise and sunset times, complicating measurements.
Local items from Martintown December 19 1808 report residents traveling to Freeport and McConnells for business and social visits. Mentioned are births births, farm work, cheese shipments, wood sawing, and community events including a Christmas church gathering and a debating society at Weasant Valley school house.
Twin Grove Wisconsin announces tax collection routes for the Town of Jefferson. Dates and locations include Melk Post Once on Tuesday and Wednesday, Obi ey Post, and Dew 88 week visits. The schedule lists Haas Mabk and Miller Son stores with surrounding towns and days in December.
A steel company outlines a plan to develop several hundred acres of land for a plant to manufacture forty steel freight cars daily. The facility will include an auxiliary factory for components. Construction is set to begin in January with several thousand workers expected.
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