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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
4
Office on Bridge Block South Jackson Street posts subscription prices for daily and weekly editions. Daily Mailee Carrier 25 cents a month or 3 dollars a year. Weekly edition published Mondays and Thursdays one dollar a year in advance. Office entered at Monroe post office as second class matter. Both telephones listed as No 3.
I L Lenroot argues Wisconsin must lead the nation in a progressive platform. He asserts railways and utilities require national control, anti corruption, tariff reform, and government ownership of coal and oil lands. He urges La Follette as a unifying, independent candidate capable of carrying a Wisconsin led platform to the national convention.
An immense chain over two and a half miles long and 25 tons in weight was forged at Cradley Heath and transported to a Leicestershire coal mine. The chain was moved from the forge to canal boats on wagons pulled by a traction engine.
A railroad tale from the far west ends in a drunken on train marriage and a public shaming. Morris Morse, heir to a railroad king, weds Kate Finch after a boozy spree aboard a private car. A chief of vigilance, a jailbird, and a parson steer the ceremony ending with a contested annulment and a new engagement for Kate.
A man with health wealth and many well furnished homes moved his family often to seek contentment. When asked why he kept moving he said it was to find contentment in them. A friend replied that true contentment requires leaving oneself behind.
The piece describes a belief that widows bring misfortune to others. It warns that starting a journey or beginning new work after crossing a widow's path invites bad luck.
In Goldfield a deputy sheriff’s pistol slipped from his pocket when his horse balked. The revolver discharged on the road, striking and killing a girl passing on the sidewalk by severing her jugular vein. The incident raises questions about safety around horses and firearms.
The Princeville Oregon Review reports windows washed for first time since 1878 allowing the editor to see across the street. The office occupants note the clear view improves work and routine.
The passage outlines four brain types per Hausemann: sensory-stimulated minds, infant prodigies, pathological cases leading to insanity, and true geniuses who stay sharp with age. Spitzka links heavier brains to eminent exact scientists, followed by men of action and then biologists and other descriptive sciences.
The quote argues good nature softens sharp wit and gives an amiable air to the countenance. It claims virtue shines through, reducing the appearance of vice and making folly and impertinence more tolerable.
Two Washington state citizens dueled over a girl in a prize fight. The girl rejected both men. The Crooklyn Eagle notes Moss backs claim women are intellectually inferior and mocks the dispute.
A reflective Puck quote contrasts comfort in good humor with progress, noting a world where everyone is merry would be a poor fate for human advancement. It weighs the value of humor against the drive for improvement.
An observant man recalls a Chicago jealousy scene where a woman pulled a table of dishes from a dinner table. A handsome man with two girls remained and later reconciled with his fiancée who received a $400 diamond ring. If she were his wife violence might have followed.
The Pittsburg Post notes the term scrape arose from deer scratching earth creating hollows that tricked wayfarers into ankle twists. Cambridge students later adopted the phrase to describe perplexing moral dilemmas and fixes.
A refined Boston mistress bristles at the foot man Joseph whistling ragtime in the house. He apologizes but quips that a Liszt rhapsody will wait until polishing the silver, revealing a humorous clash of culture and chores in a domestic vignette from Youth's Companion.
A metropolitan preacher in the Homiletic Review recalls learning to remove a disorderly man from a room and, more importantly, how to banish evil thoughts from the heart.
Fabian Marchand returns from Paris and hears of Mme. Dumont a respected New Orleans woman whose son Ernest Dumont confronts a duel sparked by her. Marchand is wounded, later learns his foe’s mother is innocent, and a Parisian misidentification leads to a healing ending as Marchand becomes guardian and lover to the other Mme. Dumont.
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