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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1907
Page
4
Daily and weekly editions pricing, local arrivals, visits, sales, and civic updates in Monroe. Mentions J J Wescott Brodhead visits Evansville Kilbourn Clarno and Madison, property purchase on North Clinton, church and school developments, road and banking news, and social events.
News notes of the town report indoor baseball Thursday evening and a busy day of travel and social visits. Residents include Mrs. Frank Eley in Verona and Miss Elizabeth Buehler returning from Madison while others ride to Chicago Dubuque Jan esville and Richland for visits and business.
All indebted individuals are urged to call at Dr. R. B. Clark’s office in the Commercial Bank building or at the store and settle accounts within 30 days. After that period, unpaid balances will be turned over to a collector, Dr. R. B. Clark.
A promotional piece extols Mi o Na stomach tablets as a simple way to restore appetite and enjoy hearty meals. It claims no dieting or harsh medicines are needed and offers a two box money back guarantee from Trakenbrod's Pharmacy, asserting Mi o Na cures and strengthens the stomach for lasting relief.
In eighteenth century England a gambler, after a string of losses to Lord Lorne, lifts a costly punch bowl and bets 15,000 guineas on odd or even. The bet fails as the bowl is smashed against the wall and Lord Lorne is declared the winner after the pieces are counted.
Dr. Jean Chalon findings show oils from aromatic plants exhale a perfume that creates an atmosphere around touched plants, modestly warming them as sun rays penetrate. Professor Spring notes city heat may rise partly due to carbonic anhydride in the air acting as a heat retainer.
Oxalic acid in a weak solution is recommended to remove spots from leather. Dissolve two or three crystals in warm water and apply with cloth, watching closely. When spots fade, rinse with clear water to stop the acid. Dry with a clean cloth. Use weaker solution for bright leather.
The tale recalls Rev. James Spurgeon, grandfather of a famed preacher, who in a dream faced Satan prompting a dangerous route to his prayer tree. He chose the perilous path and reached safety, finding a gold piece later used to craft his wedding ring.
A misanthropic physics professor chooses days students least want to attend and lectures on will power. He bets a student cannot cite a counterexample, then the student, claiming the professor wrong, demonstrates the very effect by willing the lecture to end and the professor admits the will has kept it going.
An irate father presses his daughter about an engagement lasting six months. She reassures him that patience is needed since her fiancé is an actor and prone to long engagements.
A mother explains she bought a copy of a newspaper article criticizing the vulgarity and silliness of purchasing gowns beyond one's means. The dialogue shows concern over how the piece is perceived and whether it contains any hidden error.
A Scotsman refuses to attend a music hall on Saturday fearing he would laugh in church on the Sabbath as a principle. The remark appears in a weekend feature from the London Opinion via the Scotsman.
A light editorial note reflects on Adam and Eve with biblical irony. It jokes about Adam blaming Eve for temptation while not crediting her for making clothes, as seen in the Florida Times Union snippet.
In 1850s New Orleans Miss Heloise Thibadeaux loses a family fan at a garden party. A suitor scheme and rival Mason trigger a duel setup on the Mississippi bank. Thibadeaux ends the affair by revealing Mason’s guilt, Mason dies in the Civil War, and Henry Du Pont wins her hand and the reward.
Janet Jennings donates The History of Woman Suffrage in four volumes to Monroe Public Library for reference use only. The note recalls the work's scope from 1840 to 1900, lists major leaders, and cites Harvard College’s early and later reception.
An advertisement from West Side Drug Store touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy for chronic constipation. It claims the product aids digestion, stimulates the liver and bowels, and restores natural action without nausea or griping, urging immediate use.
THOS SMITH announces sale of fifteen Poland China boars and fifteen sows eligible for registration. Located two miles south of the square. Sale bills printed by The Times. Price remains one dollar fifty cents per one hundred. Notices run in daily and semi weekly Times editions.
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