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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
1
Daily office mail and Monroe news items include multiple small notices on weddings licensed, people visiting, business promotions, and club events. Mentions of Tschudy exchange, K of P initiations, farewells and arrivals, local real estate talks, a Big Four wreck passenger Mrs Childs, and upcoming events at Orangeville Freeport and Evansville.
Wednesday reports show Len Norder in Monticello and J C McNaight from Juda in the city. F L Stone traveled to Rice Lake while Jacob Busch visited from Wrodhon. Andrew Schindler returned from Albany. Misa Alta Schar arrived from Missaukee for a two week stay. Mr N B Treat, Mrs EP Treat and Misa Frances NM Treat left to spend a few days in Chicago.
Local items report Sam Isley and others in Freeport with Darling's orchestra to New Glarus, L F Ames to Dixon with carved animal show, and multiple residents traveling for work or visits. Regular Perseverance council meets at 7 30 pm. County Clerk I M Stauffacher returns from Huron trip. Mrs Adalice Sears visits from Madison, Majic Safety kerosene advertised at Chambers, and local tradesmen list for sale and lumber.
Fifteen Poland China pigs offered for sale. Includes boar and sows, same number. Eligible to register. Located two miles south of square THOS SMITH.
The Wisconsin railroad commission via secretary J M Winterbotham acknowledges a complaint against Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and says it will investigate and hold hearings. The issue centers on defining reasonably adequate service and discrimination favoring Chicago over Milwaukee on the Mineral Point division. Local business leaders push for improved service, facing opposition from some quarters. A Monroe association meeting weighs in on the matter as busines smen back a united effort.
A wealthy family schemes to marry Anita Townsend to Arthur Brewerton. At a dinner party Mrs Townsend uses a staged slipper clue to expose Anita and Brewerton’s romance. The ruse backfires, but the couple’s engagement is soon announced and the scandal fades.
The piece recalls how November got its Saxon name Norember meaning wind swopth and its blood month label from cattle slaughter for winter provisions. It notes Roman senators proposed naming the month after Tiberius but Caesar history led to no further flattery as Augustus and Julius Caesar already set precedents.
Fragmentary text discusses a plot involving a wall, a jail, and a wife, with Mrs Naggat and Mr Naggat debating who should be jailed and what she could do while imprisoned. It also notes Shakespeare’s credited roles in Henry VI and Henry the Pitt, mentioning Skeat and the National Review.
European cooking education spans Germany and Austria with about 150 schools requiring four years for a diploma. Most hotel chefs hold diplomas from several schools, though the text contains garbled names and errors. A lawyer from Pennsylvania studied in Philadelphia and recounted returning to neighbors about high daily charges for room and meals, remarking on three dollars per day.
A brief note on improving tough beef by a quick initial sear followed by completion in hot heat. Mentions Gale bills printed by The Times and notices in both daily and semi weekly editions.
Local druggists report catarrh medicine sales shrinking over the past year. Hyomei stands out as the sole exception, driving cures with a pocket inhaler and a guarantee from Trakenbrod’s Pharmacy that money is refunded if not cured. The Carnation League urges observance of carnation day on September 29 to honor William McKinley, with Roosevelt and cabinet officers among its trustees.
Mrs. Clara B. Lane of Brodhead, the Avon route mail farrier, nearly drowned Saturday when her wagon tipped in a strong current while fording a stream. Quick rescue righted the rig and her horseman skill prevented a tragedy. She finished her rounds and returned home safely.
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