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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
9
Local notices and society items list residents traveling to Chicago Madison and Beloit. A mix of concerts sales changes and business updates anchors this issue with reports on court, real estate, and forthcoming events around Monroe Brodhead and nearby towns including remarks on Homecoming planning and railroad development.
J W Haney and A B Lindley traveled to Beloit while W S Rothermal and Grace Whitcomb visited Janesville and Brodhead. Mrs Carrie Sullivan Palmer planned a Madison trip, and J E Durst visited from Fulton S C after an 1876 absence. Several locals toured or planned gatherings, including a birthday party in Orangeville and a Lake Kegonsa cottage trip.
A New York lawyer recalls a past cashing in on bill collection. A man once asked to delay payment, citing future earnings from a proposed novel, indicating he would settle only when it suited his creative mood. The anecdote highlights a now-famous author’s laid back attitude.
Wilbur Nesbit author of the Gentleman Ragman praised the unknown inventor of apple pie as the greatest woman, saying she has done more to gladden the heart of man. He shared this in response to a symposium question about the world’s greatest woman.
Capt. W. B. Nye, marine superintendent of the United States Army Transport Service, says he has spent 27 years at sea and sailed near Cape Horn seven times. He stresses vigilance, self-reliance on the bridge, and blames incompetent crews for disasters, calling cowardice on a captain equal to murder.
A district school on Long Island suspends normal lessons after a school board dispute. The teacher quips about misaligned facts with Jamaica and the world axis, while directors travel to Brooklyn to verify timing and geography. The class remains outdoors as a picnic is planned.
Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden reduces private stables spending to address a $125,000 deficit in his personal budget. The move tightens royal expenses while maintaining ceremonial duties and core royal functions.
A clipped quip suggests keeping focus on goals as ambition shapes business appeal and style. The line hints that pursuit of aims endows commerce with an attractive side and enduring drive.
A brief note ranks Austria and Spain at the bottom of a list on train speeds with both nations noted for slower services while other countries perform higher in speed rankings.
The narrator recalls traveling in New England where writers buy farms and summer homes. A farmer's wife notes there are many literary people nearby yet they are tolerated with amusing resignation. The remark hints at Mark Twain being among the writers.
The Somerville Journal notes a remark about a girl who ignores age awareness. It observes that she is usually 17 and that such secrecy about age appears irregularly in social chatter.
J H Miller announces a weeklong sale with 86 inch white fabrics at 12 cents, white duck skirts at 89 cents per dozen, embroideries 5 and 10 cents a yard, white silk gloves 50 and 75 cents a pair, bleached and unbleached muslin, lace curtains, French and Persian Lawns 20 to 25 percent off, and 25 percent off all white hats with a call to graduates to visit the department.
Thousands cured by Hyomei call the inhaler the Little Pocket Physician. The complete Hyomei outfit includes the inhaler and a bottle of Hyomei for one dollar, with a money back promise if it does not cure catarrh, offered by Truken brod's Pharmacy.
Minnesota farmer August Anderson says deer hunters pose danger while chasing buck fever but his family still enjoys annual Duluth visits. He notes shopping advantages and cites a domestic analogy about porcelain tureens to lighten the mood.
The Society of Assurance of Widows and Orphans, an early life insurance body, formed in London in 1699, is noted as the foreshadowing institution in the history of life insurance.
A Supreme Court judge adjusts his glasses with dignity and warns against judgment as he quips about magazines roasting him. The remark suggests a satirical political context and media scrutiny of the judiciary.
The Scotsman notes parties seek capital to join a practical man in producing low yarns in southern Scotland, signaling a shift in regional humor and industry dynamics.
The honorable chairman opens a debate on automobiles and their alarming rise, warning it threatens the future of the profession. The mock proceedings mimic a Puck style editorial scene with satire and legalistic flourishes.
An English post office official reports that a mother asserted her son's funds could be claimed. When asked if the father was alive she replied briefly and pointedly that the father was living, but insignificant.
A woman’s changing body image is described as a sign she has had to wear a larger corset whenever she sees a scale, illustrating social weight norms and body perception in historical fashion discourse.
Mrs. Neish comments in M A P that the present day average girl has many interests and wastes less time than the maiden of the old days, challenging nostalgia for the past.
A saying from Joubert noting that a man who shows no defects may be a fool or a hypocrite and should be distrusted.
In a brief dialogue Jack teases Eva about playing loudly at night. Eva explains she avoids loudness to spare neighbors and admits there are certain keys she only touches after dark.
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