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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
6
A Paterson New Jersey resident recounts Hobart, a bass gardener, who hired workers based on their tunes. If the applicant sang slow tunes he rejected them, saying their toes were too slow. if they whistled lively songs like Yankee Doodle or Fisher's Hornpipe, he approved and sent them to work.
The Chicago Chronicle recounts an anecdote about Senator Green of Missouri. In a hotel stay he humorously explains he wandered to an Episcopal church by accident, joking that services had too much reading of the journal and too little debate.
A Burlington railroad eye examination order leads to a comical incident when a glass eye is delivered to the eye doctor in a paper wrapped package. An accompanying note from Mike Donohue complains of blindness checks and recounts a rough night after a car accident, highlighting rough talk and innuendo amid the era's railway culture.
A Webster City exchange humorously misroutes a man’s request to his wife at Waterloo. The line miscommunicates as a request to read his interchangeable marriage book, prompting startled cries and a station-wide mix up in the small town.
The Russian government grants Japan freedom to act in China as war expands near Peking. Reports from Shanghai describe brutal killings of Christians in northern provinces, with Prince Luan’s coup and anti-foreigner sentiment sweeping the capital. Dispatches note 8,000 Russian troops in reserve, looming battles, and proclamations ordering harsh penalties for Boxers and rumors of reinforcements.
A quirk filled item notes scab as libelous or lawful in New York Supreme Court. It hints at lane jumping for alleged liver sufferers and a fad of a new exercise in Rangand. It reports the Russian emperor personally advancing 1467 rubles for flora studies across Europe, Siberia, Turkestan, the Caucasus, and Crimea.
The article recounts Hank Smith of Michigan joking before a pension committee about widow pensions from wars long past. It notes the panel handles Civil War era widows while dismissing broader pension concerns, and a subsequent bill for Mrs. Hixon of Clinton, aged 100, is mentioned as favorably reported.
Private market brief notes on Hall's Catarrh Cure, listing Interagly as a market entry. No further verification or details provided.
Rail excursion notes promote a three state route from Chicago through Illinois and Missouri to Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee with a round trip fare plus $2 and stay over privileges. Tickets expire after 21 days for return trips and a new wide vestibule train runs Chicago to Fort Worth and Waco with through sleepers and reclining chairs. Also includes an allegorical tale about a bantam rooster and a hawk with a moral. Marquette Michigan is advertised as a summer resort reachable via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railway with healthful climate scenery and hotels. a postcard offer for The Lake Superior Country guide is described with postage.
A Chicago Times fragment recalls a flirtatious moment when a maiden declares love and a protective father unexpectedly interrupts, turning thrilling emotion into awkward restraint as the scene ends with humor and tension.
An early 20th century health ad promotes Cascarets as a cure for a range of ailments from headaches to cancer by regulating bowels. It boasts natural, painless relief, starting at 10 cents, and emphasizes the genuine product with O. O. C. stamped on each tablet while warning against imitations.
A New York barkeeper vacationing in Maine stayed in a Portland hotel during a fierce storm. Large hailstones shattered the room windows and the innkeeper asked if the storm scared him. The barkeeper answered he could not bear to see so much cracked ice wasted in a prohibition state.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a stalled job offer and wage talk. A Philadelphia Press note and a Detroit Journal mock conflict reflect editorial wit about money, work, and bargaining. The readable lines imply negotiation friction without full context or names.
Public notice lists very low excursion and one way fares to Texas via the MK and T line from various points. Round trip and ten day tickets valid through July 26 with stopovers at Pecos, Temple, Houston and Galveston. Prices shown, with two dollar reductions for nonstandard dates. Also includes ad blurb and unrelated clippings from local papers.
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