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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1907
Page
3
Members of the Monroe high school alumni met at D A Stearns & Co to organize the annual meeting and banquet. Commencement is June 12 and 13 with the alumni gathering scheduled for Friday June 14. A 33 member general committee will include one representative from each graduating class starting 1874. Thirty alumni attended.
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee advocates better church administration in the diocese. He orders parish deeds filed at the archiepiscopal residence and revises by-laws. He prepares an English digest of key parish rules and officer duties. The move aims to standardize church corporations across the diocese.
A tale from Success Magazine recounts a mean hotel proprietor in New Hampshire who forbade non guests from basic amenities. He placed a sign over the wall clock declaring it for guests of the hotel only, highlighting his harsh policy toward casual visitors.
The passage cites ancient Roman wealth figures: Mark Antony reportedly squandered 735 million dollars, Tiberius over 18 million at death, Caligula spending a year’s total in minutes, Crassus valued at 8.4 million, Lucullus dining at 8 000 dollars per meal, and Lentulus and Apicius amassing or spending many millions. It notes extravagant purchases such as a 150 000 dollar sup and a 40 000 dollar pearl.
The London Chronicle questions the American use of limb for both arm and tree limb and urges careful Anglophile writers to prefer branch. It notes limb has long been common in America while asking how old the English version is and whether branch would gain acceptance.
Plaisantin offers a gold piece in payment and the merchant accuses it of being a recently circulated counterfeit. Plaisantin insists the coin is genuine, dated 1863, arguing that a false coin would have been detected by now.
A beggar asks a passerby for help claiming he has three wives to support. The pedestrian accuses him of bigamy, but the beggar explains two wives belong to his sons in law, not to him. The exchange hinges on mistaken marriage status and family bonds.
A brief dialogue from Sketching Bits features a couple debating a sudden decision. One urges quicker action while the other asks for a week to think, exchanged with calm resolve and mutual consideration.
Had Fox scalps obtained warrants for 52 dollars under a wolf scalps circular. Belleville resident Had Fox scalps believed to be wolves after verifying with the secretary of state. Chief Clerk L B Nagler notes state paid about 30000 dollars yearly for non wolf scalps and one northern county paid 1000 dollars on such scalps last year.
Baraboo will host Ringling Bros Gollmar Bros and Forepaugh and Sells for winter quarters with Forepaugh show joining Baraboo and Ringling constructing a brick hotel for staff. Rumors of Ringling move to Madison or Maple Bluff are unconfirmed though winter quarters appear to expand.
A misanthropic physics professor boasts the power of the will to control life and lectures. A bold student retorts with wit, saying his will has willed the lecture to end sixty times without success. The professor insists he wills it to continue, and the class persists.
A Pittsburg Dispatch dental note explains that veteran chambermaids often lack upper teeth. The downtown dentist says the maids’ teeth become pillowcase teeth from constant use in handling pillowcases, unable to withstand the strain of their work.
Ann E. Farr resigns after a 24 year tenure as Owl's Head postmistress. James A. Brown is appointed to succeed her. Farr, 66, is wife of Chandler Farr a longtime South Thomaston resident and mother of six.
In the Gulf of Mexico ten miles southwest of Sabine Pass a calm water stretch two miles long and three quarters of a mile wide is known as the Oil Spot and is always placid.
S. E Wheelwright who has conducted the Recorder at Belleville the past two years has sold the paper to E. R. Adamson.
A tall ship glides by as if pulled by a hidden steam tug. The speaker recalls that genius relies on a devoted wife whose support keeps it afloat against storms and tides. Holmes muses on artistry sustained by faithful partnership.
Scottish geologist Hugh Miller famed for somnambulism died from a self inflicted gunshot wound after an overnight sleep alone. He had written a note to his wife crying of burning brain and a fearful dream as he walked in the night wind, seeking release from torment.
A visitor in a city hospital's children ward observed a young patient with both legs held aloft by ropes and pulleys. The physician explained the technique prevents the splints from loosening as the child remains relatively still during recovery.
A humorist laments the burden of constant performance and audience expectation. Simeon Ford notes the pressure to entertain at every gathering while his family bears the misfortune of uncommon comic duty. He warns his son against seeking a funny reputation.
A naturalist notes woodcocks and partridges dressing their wounds with feather down. He observed several woodcocks healing from injuries with neatly arranged down over the wounds and mentions ligatures used on broken limbs.
A German photographer Herr Marie proposes a projectile camera shaped like a conoidal shell. It is launched by a trap and released at a set angle to capture a wide country view as it descends. In still air flight and landing point are calculable and precautions reduce concussive damage.
A Baltimore American quotation highlights a heated exchange over the block system. An indignant citizen vows to railroad the case through the courts while an astute lawyer counters that the block system works too perfectly.
Mr and Mrs H B Hill of Grant City Missouri visit Mr and Mrs Wm Rinehardt of Cadiz during a brief call in town.
An essay recalls the hired girl as part of the family in small towns and rural settings. She often shares mother’s daily life, receives no airs, and may rise to marry a neighbor’s son after years of faithful service. The wedding becomes a social event with modest gifts.
Daniel Webster praised General Zachary Taylor’s military service while lampooning his presidential candidacy. When Taylor complained that crowds interfered with his duties and retirement, Webster replied you never turned your back on your enemies, a witty aside that balanced respect with irony.
The text explains that the letter A derives from a Phoenician ox head symbol aleph with its features. It describes the strokes as head elements and notes a fallen right side, with old manuscripts showing two dots as eyes and two below as nostrils to complete the resemblance.
A short ad notes Tea or Tables sold for 35 cents by A F Lichtenwalner. The copy asks readers to decide if the tea will make and keep you well, presenting a health claim in a promotional tone.
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