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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
6
The Monroe Weekly Times notes a growing view of healthful recreation as essential to progress. It argues simple amusements energize the active brain and tired body, urging families to value relaxation as a duty alongside food and clothing. It frames entertainment as part of a wise, educated approach to life and social harmony.
A NC senate pension measure for Stonewall Jacksons widow is withdrawn after her letter, stating state laws require low personal property. The act funds destitute Confederate widows instead, elevating Mrs Jacksons esteem. The piece also notes Chilean gender roles with women as conductors and clerks while men handle hotel housekeeping.
Mrs Nast widow of Thomas Nast has given the New York Historical Society several mementoes. Items include a reddish clay bust modeled by D Amore a quaint jug a proof of the first cartoon featuring the Tammany tiger and a large artist pen. The cartoon was drawn on boxwood by Nast and cut by an engraver. It was the last Harper s Weekly cartoon before the 1871 fall election.
British distillers ran a vast scheme using underground pipes to move whisky to duty paid stores and on to dealers. The audacious operation avoided a $2.75 per gallon tax, earning large profits and drawing comparisons to American moonshiners.
In town a man recently married a 22 year old woman. He is noted to have 27 children and 42 grandchildren. Details of what his children and grandchildren have done are not provided.
A New Jersey preacher jokes that hell is full of people who use tobacco, remarking it would be comforting to some of us who occasionally run a little short. The quip hits a light note amid a serious sermon on restraint.
The report states Castro is dead but notes the phrase that he is not the kind to lie still under adverse circumstances, suggesting uncertainty about his fate. The remark hints at resilience or possible manipulation of the death claim.
Poem by Thomas Darcy McGee expresses loyalty to Ireland. The speaker rejects worldly fame for native land themes and Gaelic song, longing to fly west and keep memories of home alive as verses honor Ireland.
A Patrick's Night scene shows an Italian organ grinder drawing a lone old Irishman to sing The Wearin' o the Green. Mollie McShane longs for home as John goes to war, never to return, leaving a lone grave on a Transvaal kopje.
Annie stands on an east bound platform as family and friends bid farewell on St Patrick’s Day. Katie and Hannah weep while Annie recalls long nights working, the sea journey, and the hope of returning to Erin and the familiar hills. The train departs as bells chant a song urging a return to Ireland and to keep the heart in the west.
A six member committee from United States Steel and related firms arrived by private car to study a potential steel plant at the head of the lakes. Members include T. W. Robinson John Remis M. A. Neeland W. B. Dickson from US Steel and S. A. Benner E. E. Slick from Carnegie Steel.
Milwaukee reports new auto mail cars work well in collection, with the postmaster noting the process takes ten seconds per box from car to mailbox and back. The system speeds service and prompts two more cars for use in Kansas City.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal company awarded the contract to the Duluth and Superior Dredging company to dredge a new dock at Superior bay. The $500000 project will add to the existing St Louis bay dock and is expected to receive coal in 1908.
The Pewaukee property involved in a lengthy dispute has been seized by the Waukesha County sheriff and returned to owner E. H. Palin. He plans to begin constructing an electric plant with the mill serving as the power house, using water power to generate electricity.
John H. Twadel, an inmate at the Veterans' home in Waupaca, was freed by a jury after shooting a roommate who teased him about snoring around Christmas. Defense argued self defense and the roommate is nearly recovered from his wound.
Peter Melius of Hartford shot a silver-gray fox and sent the fur to Washington after telegraphing President Roosevelt to settle the value dispute. Secretary Loeb said the president would be delighted to decide.
The Northern Pacific Railway asked government engineers to approve plans to double track the bridge between Superior and Duluth. The project includes improving approaches and spans with an estimated cost of about $500,000.
Madison reports the legislature opposes ceding any Wisconsin territory to Michigan. The majority sentiment favors resisting the proposal and Wisconsin will pursue the fight to the last resort.
Judge James J Dick of the Thirteenth judicial circuit dies at his Beaver Dam home from cirrhosis of the liver. He had fallen ill in Milwaukee after closing the January term of the circuit court in Waukesha county.
Police monitor for Henry Gloede a wealthy North Point farmer who left his farm with a team of horses. The horses and wagon were located under a shed at Union Grove about twenty miles from the farm.
Milwaukee plans a smaller scale horse show as part of the state fair. Senator George Wylie of Morrisonville, superintendent of horses, announced preparations are underway after a recent Milwaukee visit.
Quarantine on account of diphtheria in Almena has been lifted after no new cases were reported. The brief notice confirms the outbreak is over and residents may resume normal activities.
Mrs Ed Troupe writes to J Broughton Canadian Government Agent in Chicago praising Canada. She and her husband’s family ask for reading material about Canada and express satisfaction with life in Canada after a year abroad.
The New York Press notes dramatic pet values with a spinster paying 5000 for a bulldog, a Massachusetts buyer spending 8000 on a cow, and Walter Garvey turning down 4000 for a hog. It cites Sysonby the racehorse at 200000, roosters at 800, and exotic pets priced up to 700 for a tiger and 300 for a lion. It even imagines future fish breeding with a salmon worth 1000 and a cow’s calf valued at 4000, while the salmon could sire 300000 offspring.
The old family remedy Brandreth's Pills are praised as a safe first class laxative and blood purifier. Each pill contains one grain of solid extract of sarsaparilla and other vegetables. One pill at night eases constipation and the pills are widely sold in plain or sugar coated form.
Judge Graham of the San Francisco supreme court presided with dry humor in a naturalization hearing. A French hotel chef answered the chef’s question by saying the difference between a teal duck and a pheasant is forty cents, prompting a rare light moment in court.
The empress resents European plays for their forbidden subjects and unsettling ideas. She objects to women publicly voicing opinions and revealing intimate sentiments, noting how their handkerchiefs shield their eyes as they cry before audiences.
The text notes the importance of global dairy industries with a planned international congress at The Hague in September next year. Dr. A J Swaying of The Hague is named as general secretary of the congress.
A Philadelphia wife writes that Grape-Nuts improved her severe stomach congestion and strengthened her health. Her husband’s stomach trouble faded after he started the cereal. Their children prefer it for breakfast, and the family asserts their overall health improved, with a Postum Co. attribution.
A patient from Litchfield Illinois recounts chronic debility after childbirth improved by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The firm asserts hundreds of successful cases and cites relief from stomach pain dizziness and weakness. Pills sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York. six for $2.50. Free booklet Plain Talks to Women on request.
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