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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
4
Sufferer from Kentucky reports kidney and bladder pain ending after three months on Peruna. A Canadian reader credits Peruna and Manalin with restoring health after years of illness. The ad touts kidney function and Peruna as a remedy to support detoxification and prevent disaster.
A New York Sun quote from a downtown broker who trades cheap mining stocks describes a buyer offering $50 for stock with a $50,000 face value. The broker suspects the buyer plans to use the stocks to show creditors in bankruptcy court where money was dropped.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman describes a white woman using a pump to fill an organ and the childlike wonder of an Indian observer. He recalls the box with teeth and mouth-like sounds, the idea of lungs in a box, and how such instruction shapes teaching children.
A humorous Judge cartoon caption shows a wife lamenting unpaid gas and electric bills while the husband jokes that candlelight and a disconnected telephone will deter others from calling, suggesting the couple will appear not at home.
A testimonial promotes Grape-Nuts as a cure for indigestion. The user claims years of dyspepsia improved after morning use and notes the product is predigested and gentle on the stomach. It cites benefits for nervous energy, claims suitability for children, and mentions the Road to Wellville in the package.
In St Croix county, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a circuit court verdict awarding Mrs Julia King of Somerset $1000 in damages from Apple River Power Company and its officer Dr F W Haley for alleged false arrest over a pole incident. Her son was later found to have cut the pole.
Lawrence University lists 40 Milwaukee high school students expected to attend the second annual interacademic contest at Lawrence on Friday May 17. The event awards 300 dollars in prizes from Senator W H Hatten and includes entrants from Marinette Green Bay Kaukauna Bayfield Hudson Oshkosh Eau Claire Mayville Juneau Stevens Point Wausau Merrill Grand Rapids Neenah Manitowoc Sheboygan Two Rivers Plymouth Sturgeon Bay Shawnee Racine Kenosha and Rhinelander, with scholarships at stake.
Senator Pearce described the Gwalia liquor control experiment as a success with strict limits on drinking and a two-beer daily rule. He noted the hotel manager received no adulteration or daytime trading, and a local profit of $15,000 yearly was earned while maintaining public welfare.
A commuter recalls Hawkins of Stamford moving into the new house next door. Two acquaintances discuss him over their 20 year knowledge, noting he is a first rate, desirable fellow, and that his hat appears unusually small.
Eczema appeared at three months and resisted multiple doctors. A friend recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After a few days improvement followed, and by six months the baby was cured using one cake of Soap and two boxes of Ointment costing $1.25. C F Kara 343 East 65th Street New York March 30 1906.
George Kreiss former assemblyman and senator and pioneer of Appleton died at his home aged 77. Born in Germany he came to the United States as a youth and settled in Milwaukee county at about 15 before residing in Outagamie county since.
A large iron strike at the Belle City Malleable Iron works ended when the company conceded an increase of ten cents to 100 workers who had quit after demanding 1.75 dollars per day. The plant closed, affecting 400 men, until the wage dispute was resolved and workers returned.
The Janesville city school board acts on a petition from two thirds of Third ward voters to have an expert architect inspect Jefferson public school. They consider spending $25,000 on repairs or a completely new building, noting the ward’s wealth and the school’s poor condition.
A triple wedding occurred at St Marys church in Depere. The couples are Bernard Van Deurzen with Miss Delia Scray, John Van Lanen of Wrightstown with Miss Nellie Van Deurzen, and John Verhagen with Miss Kate Van Deurzen. Two brides and the groom come from the Van Deurzen family.
The piece argues poverty protects peasants in adobe huts from earthquake danger while wealthier stone houses suffer more risk. It notes the sun dried adobe collapses into harmless powder whereas stone mansions threaten their occupants. It ends with a reflection on valuing what one does not have.
A Kentucky colonel recalls a gathering where a guest claimed it was his birthday. The group joked about the man’s insistence while drinks flowed heavily. Later they discovered he was celebrating his wife’s birthday, not his own, with humorous consequences.
A huge four decker sea pie weighing a hundredweight and a half was served to 50 guests at a feast in Gorles ton England. The old trawl skipper made it and it was boiled for hours in a vast cauldron. The dish featured beef bones, beefsteak, ox kidneys, and multiple layers of crust with meat vegetables and a flour hull.
Personal conductors run special trains via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western lines leaving early in July for the Pacific Coast. Special all expense tours offered at low round trip rates including sleeping car accommodations meals and more. Write for itineraries and full particulars S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago.
A Baltimore American dialogue reports a cattle exchange between a city boarder and farmers. The boarder alleges no quid pro quo while Farmer Jones and Neighbor Smith deny any unfair trick, claiming the swap was fair and even.
An old advertisement extols Garfield Tea as a spring blood purifier made from clean herbs. It claims to cleanse the system improve complexion and eradicate disease for both young and old.
Italian writer G. B. Biadego publishes a monumental work detailing Alpine tunnels. The volume exceeds twelve hundred pages and covers engineering methods, geology, and historical explorations of tunnel construction.
A garbled collage of patent medicine pitches and product lines. Highlights include Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming teething relief and wind colic cures, Allen's Foot Ease for swelling and ache, and Putnam dyes for hair shade. Also notes a perceived social cure claim about labor and poverty mixed with a quiet wedding curtain raiser.
A historic daring feat by matador Garrito as he faced a maddened bull on stilts in the arena. Garfield Tea advertises itself as a natural laxative made from herbs and claims to aid digestion and kidney and liver function under Pure Food laws.
A young girl muses on her future as Reginald is to lead her to the altar tomorrow. She smiles and lights a cigarette, the moment underscoring an end to his era of leadership.
F J Cheney Co of Toledo receives strong business praise from Walding Kinnan & Makinyn who attest to the firm's honorable conduct and financial reliability. Also advertised hall's catarrh cure taken internally and hall's family pills for constipation with testimonials offered.
In a Washington preparatory school an instructor claimed that every year a 14 foot thick sheet of water rises to the clouds from the sea. A freshman asks when this occurs, noting it would be worth seeing a long way off. Harper's.
I J Howe of Kenosha says a well dressed refined woman attempted to end her life by drowning in Lake Michigan. He pulled her to shore but her dog bit him. in darkness she disappeared.
John Burkhardt was accidentally shot with a 32 caliber rifle on Sam Naffsgar’s farm near Monroe. The wound proved fatal shortly after as Burkhardt had accompanied Naffsgar to shoot a few gobhers. The discharge was unintended.
Advices from St Petersburg to the London Times report a syndicate formed to exploit copper in Russian Turkestan. It has rights over 15,000 acres and aims to establish a company with 1,500,000 rubles initial capital.
Krause's Cold Cure advertised as a best remedy for La Grippe and cold in head throat chest or back. Druggists sell for 25 cents.
The United Kingdom appears as the top importer of cattle and sheep for slaughter while simultaneously leading the world in exporting horses for the same purpose. This unusual dual role highlights divergent livestock trade patterns.
A compact clipped note blends a German proverb about power with an Italian maxim and an Italian American tobacco ad line for Lewis’ Single Binder Cigar. The item hints at a dealer distribution and factory origin in Eoria.
Albert Zickuhr car foreman at the North-Western road freight yards was run over and killed instantly by a freight train. He was 48 and survived by five children. his wife died two months ago.
The plains of Abraham may be dedicated as a national park next year to mark Quebec’s 300th founding. Prominent organizers push the move but rifle factory operators refuse relocation, insisting on space to expand their plant.
The state railroad commission held a hearing on the petition of the Superior Chamber of Commerce asking for an order demanding railroad companies to provide better grain shipping facilities in Superior.
A fragment recalls a playful exchange where two people poke their faces to each other through a window. The brief dialogue captures a moment of shared secrecy and lighthearted dare. No further context is provided.
Fred Schultz, who won a stay of sentence from the supreme court, posted a $5,000 cash bail from his own funds. He has just become heir to $64,000 in assets.
In New York City the theater scene thrives with about 15 new plays produced each month, based on theater records. The steady pace reflects a vibrant cultural landscape driven by writers producers and venues across the city.
In a stark vignette a speaker asks if a man with one foot near death is "dying by inches" prompting grim humor. The dialogue reflects a dark parlour scene and tense mood without further context.
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