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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
2
A Monroe Weekly Times report notes a new device claimed to shuffle a deck so nine out of ten cards change position instantly. The piece compares such inventions to other sport gadgets and mocks the idea of a machine actually playing games, recalling the failed automatic chess feats and public deceptions.
A cotton broker advocates binding magazines amid plentiful cheap issues. Binding enriches mental fodder for illness days, providing poetry, humor, short stories, and a teaser to the serials, a useful year’s volume for invalid readers.
Exploring the three southeastern Utah natural bridges reveals the Augusta Bridge at 320 foot span and 265 foot height as the largest known, with the Caroline Bridge boasting a 350 foot span while Edwin Bridge excels in span. Accessible only after a long journey through barren country, these wonders attract limited summer visitors.
Writers on art and religion note Whittier's ties to poetry and faith. The American Missionary Association plans a December 17 centenary event, inviting Congregational churches to join. Whittier, a missionary and advocate for justice, faced mob risk in youth, yet became a figure of calm Quaker devotion to freedom and right.
Three volumes of Queen Victoria's correspondence from 1837 to 1861 will be issued next fall though they likely will not attract as much attention as the confessions of Marie Bashkirtseff or Mary McLane.
The railroad management in Nebraska issues an order requiring all line conductors to be clean shaven. The measure is likely to provoke strong criticism as a bare faced outrage.
The essay argues against mail order dominance, urging support for local merchants. It notes many buyers shop far from home, hurting town businesses, and cites a railroad agent’s experience showing limited stock at distant operators. It laments the decline of the home merchant and urges readers to shift some spending locally.
The article contrasts lively, customer friendly merchants in a central Wisconsin city with well stocked stores and active advertising to hard pressed hardware and furniture shops. It praises proactive service, wide inventory, and post haste ordering while condemning stores that refuse to show goods or advertise.
A historical note references Edward T. Hale urging minimal disturbance of a dead merchant to prevent stench and contamination of others. The phrasing reinforces medieval or early modern attitudes toward burial practices and public health concerns.
The piece cites stories from Smithson’s letters about Bucephalus the horse of Alexander the Great who raced to wake his rider in battle and galloped to the front. It also notes Caliph Haroun al Rashid using Arabian horses as scouts against Irene of Constantinople and a New England clergyman’s tale of a horse re-nailing a dropped shoe with its teeth.
The physician, grave, declares ten more years of work for the actor. The actor teeth grind as he curses the doctor for revealing the loss of at least seven farewell seasons in his career.
A quip contrasts grand opera with light opera, noting the speaker’s claim of pretended appreciation for one form while truly valuing the other. The exchange hints at differences in style, seriousness, and audience appeal in a period theater context.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a self feeder with 250 bushels of shelled corn and 70 bushels of oats capacity designed to feed one car load of hogs. It features two divisions for corn and oats with staggered stalls, precise openings, and a rear board to keep grain from escaping into hogs’ feet.
The author describes a self-feeder with stalls for hogs, claiming hogs feed quietly, waste little, and produce about one pound of pork per five pounds of grain. It notes cost around $40 to build, benefits for land with clover cropping, and recommends starting pigs at about 150 pounds.
Shepherds testify a tight high fence stops dogs from entering and harming sheep. Wire fences with a top rail device can deter dogs that try to jump, especially when sheep are confined in a high fenced lot. simple poles create an effective barrier.
Guidance on safe handling, feeding schedules, and warmth for sheep. Warns against rough catching and wool damage. Emphasizes proper nutrition, more succulent feed as weather warms, and monitoring lambs for signs of distress or inadequate nourishment.
Those without a garden lose much since a good garden provides half the family living. The statement highlights the value of home cultivation for sustenance and economic stability.
The piece urges farmers to stop mixing cattle breeds to gain both milk and beef. It cites Orange Judd Farmer reports of four bull breeds over six years and argues for pure or carefully graded stock. Emphasizing special purpose animals, it notes higher economy and profit from better service and productivity.
The article argues hogs serve as mortgage lifters on farms due to their fecundity and high meat value. It urges study of hog care and cheap, muscle-building feed to keep cholera away and reduce farm debts through smarter hog management.
Hog feeders report sows with abnormal appetite for piglets, caused by deficiency in ration. Corn meal with high starch lacks essential nutrients for the sow’s body building, prompting the animals to seek nutrients and harming the pigs.
The article advises gentle speech to a kicking horse entering a stable to prevent fear driven kicks. It notes fear as a self protection instinct and recommends spoken reassurance by horsemen when working around such horses.
A compact quip suggests addressing sheep directly to gauge comprehension. The line implies a test of communication with livestock as a playful reminder to observe responses.
United States District Attorney Butterfield filed suit under Washington DOJ directs against trustees and executors of the Daniel Wells estate in Milwaukee to recover about $530,000 alleged due under the war revenue tax laws of 1898 and 1901. The estate is valued between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000.
Milwaukee will host the state convention on the second Tuesday of May 1908. Fifty six delegates from 27 cities representing 10,000 members attended the annual meeting. J. F. Martin of Green Bay reelected state deputy, W. D. McGwire of Baraboo secretary, E. L. Kelley of Manitowoc advocate, and Edward Mills of Beloit warden.
Milwaukee County Judge Carpent er will review the final accounting of Capt. Frederick Pabst estate on July 2. Executors report the estate appraised at 3,296,839 with about 500,000 added from rents dividends and other items since his death three years ago.
Fred Ott was struck by a fast mail train at Elba station and dragged about 60 feet. He survived briefly and was placed on the train to Columbus, where he died. Officials believe he may have confused the tracks, mistaking the south track for the eastbound route.
Ferdinand Droege proprietor of the American House and longtime Germania Singing Society president dies suddenly at 52 after a brief illness in Eau Claire Wisconsin.
Mandovi Casper Jenson, 14, accidentally discharged a shotgun at home killing his sister while parents were away. Authorities reported a fatal domestic accident with no other injuries.
William Bruckman who recently left the village marshal post to work as a switchman in the Omaha yards was killed when he fell between cars. The incident occurred at the rail yard and the body was found among the tracks.
Chippewa Falls Ira Stewart, previously tried twice for murder, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the third degree for the death of his son-in-law Fred Miller after a second trial and six years after the killing.
Racine report states Andrew Stonehouse was crushed in an elevator at the Case plant. The injury requires amputation of the foot.
Professor H. M. Roger, after two years on the Platteville Normal faculty, is appointed institute conductor at the Superior Normal. The move shifts leadership duties within the state normal schools and affects the Platteville faculty lineup.
Irene Casper son, three, child of Mr and Mrs B Casper, died after falling into a cistern behind the Nelson house at Corliss and was drowned.
Five men were buried by a falling wall in the Caswell block during razing. They were recovered but all sustained serious injuries.
Thelma Connors admitted stealing jewelry valued at 2665 dollars from Mrs. Philip Fuestman in a Milwaukee court proceeding.
Beloit municipal court Judge Rosa sentenced L. A. Foutz to one year in the penitentiary for beating his wife.
The Eau Claire Industrial Association is incorporated with a capital of 20000 dollars to build a facility for the Gotzian Shoe company of St. Paul. The shoe firm plans to relocate to Eau Claire.
Herbert Coolidge a North Side businessman was struck in the eye by trolley pole rope while riding a street car and has become totally blind.
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