Davidson Transmits Spooner Resignation as Balloting Opens
Madison March 6 Governor Davidson sent Senator Spooner’s resignation to the legislature and urged balloting begin March 16 for his successor. The scramble for Spooner’s seat grows as Davidson supporters push for him, while other candidates Cooper Bach and others are discussed amid Capitol votes on land purchases and heating facilities.
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Clears the Complexion with Orino Laxative Syrup
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimulates the liver and thoroughly cleanses the system. It clears pimples and blotches and is mild and pleasant for women and children. It does not gripe or sicken, and is superior to pills water and ordinary cathartics. West Side Drug Store.
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West Side Drug Store
For Sale A Good Business in Monroe City
A business in Monroe is offered for immediate sale. The ad promises potential buyers can earn money and invites inquiries at the office to arrange a viewing.
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Monroe
Citywide Ward Primary Set for March 19
A city and ward primary will be held Tuesday in all four wards due to party nominating papers filed. The primary determines party nominees for supervisors and city offices with write ins allowed for nomination. Justices are the only city candidates to be nominated.
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Douglas
Justices
Stoughton bids awarded for Carnegie library and high school work
F J Hill of Stoughton won the Carnegie library contract with a bid of 11 909. L S Wagner of Monroe received the high school completion award contingent on funds at July meeting. Other bids ranged up to 13 167. Completion above the basement quoted 36 665, totaling about 46 000 with heating excluded.
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L. S. Wagner
Keister & Bauman
Carnegie Library
Stoughton
F. J. Hill
Monroe
David Stewart
General Construction Co
Thomas Holstead
Wagner
Milwaukee
Foley's Honey and Tar safe under Pure Food Law
The West Side Drug Store announces Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
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West Side Drug Store
When Great Men Labored Across the Day and Night
The passage notes how figures like Pyron Poe Rousseau Villehardouin and Demosthenes each found productivity in different hours. It highlights a pattern of disciplined study and the pursuit of perfection in solitude and varying times.
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Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement urges readers to trust Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a great specific for disease and urgent medicine, offering tea or tablets for 35 cents from A. F. Lichtenwalner.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Verdict on the present generation from a New York clergyman
A New York clergyman decries the current generation noting less drunkenness and more profanity, more smokers than 40 years ago, fewer tobacco chewers, declining politeness, smarter children, more gifted youths in music, and fewer skilled spellers.
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Mrunkenness
America
New York
Woman testifies in London court over 27 years of marriage
A woman in a London police court described her long marriage. She said she had ten children and sixteen black eyes, seeking relief after securing a warrant against her husband. The judge heard the personal and domestic details as part of the case.
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London
Camp Fire O F Pinney Post G A R Campfire Event
The Camp Fire O F Pinney post G A R hosts a campfire next Tuesday evening with Co H veterans of the Spanish War and the W R C as special guests. Public invited. An opening concert by Mrs Nettie B Wegg's orchestra and violin class, Mrs Carrie S Palmer and her sextette runs 7 45 to 8 30 followed by a patriotic program featuring marches songs and choruses from the old soldiers and girls groups with prayers speeches and crowd songs.
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COPE
Paris Billiard Marathon Ends After 24 Hours
Jules Cohen and Pierre Jaussaud played a continuous billiard match in Paris lasting 24 hours with breaks under a minute. The players reportedly walked about 30 miles during the long contest.
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Paris
Jules Cohen
Pierre Jaussaud
Bald-headed boy refuses pat on head in parental tone
A bald man recalls meeting a ten year old who rejected his attempt at a paternal gesture. The boy told him to grow hair of his own if he wanted to pat his head. The tale underscores the boy's sharp wit and self-assertion.
Tribulations of the Ministry at Gray's Baptist Chapel
The Rev. Er. H. Hobday, pastor at Gray's Baptist Chapel London, bid farewell to his congregation and spoke of those quick to find fault with ministers. He stated that even with 50 sons he would not send any into the ministry.
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Er. H. Hobday
Gray’s Baptist Chapel
London
Wedding Calculations At Railway Station
Young Jobson noted his marriage costs in a playful tally at the station weighing himself and his wife. He calculated the rail fare and wedding expenses, concluding with a quip that she cost him exactly 23 cents a pound.
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Jobson
Ringmund Beats Opponent In Close Dingdong Finish
A racing reporter described the tight finish with the quip Ringmund beat him twice the first time by less than a week in a dingdong drive. The playful wording hints at a near repetition and the spirited pace of the race.
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Ringmund
Neek
Four Women Hold Licenses To Navigate Pittsburg Waters
Four women now hold river pilot licenses at Pittsburg. Capts Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Mary Swan join the Dippold sisters as licensed steamboat pilots. The Dippold family now has the full set of licenses, with all four women completing three years of apprenticeship in the pilot house and on the Ohio steamers’ roof.
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Pittsburg
Mary Green
Mary Swan
Dippold
Ohio Steamers
Little Leisure in Japan Factories Observe Monthly Holidays
In Japan factories do not halt work on Sundays but observe holidays on the first and fifteenth of each month. Staff typically enjoy brief breaks on those two days while normal production continues other Sundays.
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Japan
Pocket Book Lost in City Area Near Spencer Deal Residence
Pocket book with a small amount of money lost between the southern city section and Spencer Deal's residence. Finder to leave it at this office for a reward.
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Spencer Deal
A Mother's Argument and Giants of Old Times
A naval commander recalls a letter to his mother about growing up and becoming a man. The article traces famed giants Cajanus, Charles Byrne, and Cotter O’Byrne, noting their height, life, and deaths, including O’Byrne’s will to be buried at sea. It ends with a local verse about finding a rhyme for Tipperary.
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Goliath
Samson
Solomon
Cajanus
London
Charles Byrne
Cotter O'Byrne
Kinsale
O'Brian
Brian Bordihme
Clifton
Glasses and the Eyes Explain Focus and Headache
The article explains how using field glasses with unequal focus harms vision and can cause dizziness and headaches. It notes the eyes should have equal natural focus and recommends glasses to equalize eye power.
Danes Rise as Seaborne Threat in Early Europe
The Danes or Northmen emerged in 783 as raiders along France and Britain. Their bold seaborne raids extended to the Mediterranean, striking Italy, Sicily, and Greece coastal populations. The first Danish king, Skiold, is said to have ruled around 60 B.C.
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Potato Salad Dispute Over Dressing Preferences
A woman serves potato salad to her husband who critiques the recipe. He suggests adding oil and vinegar, pepper, mustard seed, horseradish, eggs, onions, and reducing potato quantity to improve the dish.
Tolerance in Japan in religious allegiance
The Japan Times of Tokyo notes that Westerners doubt Japan can hold multiple creeds simultaneously. It suggests a broad explanation: the nation remains tolerant in mind, especially on religion.
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Japan Times of Tokyo
The Wrong Jam Caper Triggers Pantry Talk
The scene centers on Bobby in the Haskell home when a pantry door incident ends with a finger pinched. Mrs. Haskell consoles him as the boy laments not finding the jam he wanted. Published as a brief domestic vignette in Pick Me Up.
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Haskell
Bobby
Getting Back at Him
Hewitt claims he got even with the doctor who vaccinated him by scratching him after he ran for office Jewett asks how Hewitt did it and Hewitt replies he ran for office and he scratched him
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Hewitt
Jewett
Flattery as a Mortuary Maxim in Dallas City Lines
A terse quotation from the Dallas News notes a paradoxical remark about flattery and death, suggesting the idea that praise can resemble a funeral stone inscription. The line reflects editorial wit and the era’s tone.
New Spring And Summer Stock At The Big Northwest Store
The store announces new spring and summer inventory across dry goods ready to wear upholstery curtains carpets and rugs. It notes price rises in most lines but claims many items are still offered at old prices where possible. A large assortment across departments aims to keep the store a dependable choice. Remember Monday March 11th.
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L. P. Rittenhouse
House of Strawbridge & Clothier
Philadelphia
Rittenhouse
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