This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
4
Office in Bridge Block South Jackson Street lists prices for daily and weekly editions. Daily edition by mail or carrier 25 cents a month or three dollars a year. weekly edition Mondays and Thursdays one dollar a year in advance. Entered at Monroe post office as second class matter.
Librarian Kathryn Smock lists new arrivals available to patrons. The selection covers geography, history, science, poetry, biographies, drama, and juvenile titles from authors including Bun, Chesterton, Defoe, Irving, Stevenson, and Wagner, with works on American Indians and world cultures.
The Barnhart & Meyers Piano Co announces a large scale sale in Monroe Wisconsin as part of a national rollout. They pledge fair pricing with full value for money and a ten year warranty on every instrument, opening at the Eilert store once Clark vacates around June first. Special inducements are promised for the opening and customers may refund purchases if not fully satisfied. The ad also notes the company’s Chicago address and promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with a scented trumpet line.
A reading list featuring Scandlin on the Eskimo and England's story for grammar and high school by Tappan, Van Bergen on China, Weikel on Betty Baird, and Whittier edited Child life in prose offering varied literary choices for students.
A card received by Marshal Blunt points to Fred Anderson a 67 year old missing from Woodstock Illinois since May 14. He was found dead in timber near Freeport with chest symptoms from tuberculosis and a heart clot. post mortem shows natural causes and funds exist for burial if not identified.
The two cent passenger fare bill was approved by Governor Deneen shortly before midnight. It imposes a straight two cent per mile limit on all railroads in Illinois.
A barn owned by Charles Kaiser near Freeport was lifted 300 feet by a funnel cloud on Sunday noon, turned like a top, and dropped back to its exact original spot. Four horses escaped harm, with minor damage to fences and buggies. a second cloud caused damage east of Dakota.
Harry Chilson improves after a week of illness. Numerous local families from Monroe, Jordan Prairie, Juda, and surrounding areas visited Sunday with relatives including Holmes, Jenny, Bridge, Chambers, Ohl, Myers, Coplien, Swartz, Ostrander, Raymer, Timm, Emrich, Benage, Schadt, Whitehead, and others maintaining community ties.
Unclaimed letters listed include Johnanns Altman Karl Hofer John H Kubly Madame Karlen Klosner Laura Morris Esther A Newman Hubert Tomas A Etter P M. These names appear as foreign and domestic addressees awaiting pickup at the local post office.
Memorial Day activities planned with O. F. Pinney post leading a procession from the public square to Turner hall and Greenwood cemetery. Includes 1:30 p.m. assembly, band music, prayers, Gettysburg address, rolls of honor, decorations, firing salute, and formal dismissal with city officials and civic groups invited.
City council and water board discussed installing an electric light plant to provide street lighting with the water works. A quorum was not present, so the proposal will be reconsidered at a later date as repairs begin at the plant.
Parties intending to build cement walks are advised to leave orders at A F Rote's lumber office. Reasonable prices and good work are promised. A F Rote.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.