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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
6
Monroe Wisconsin area items recount visits and business trips by residents including Miss Ella Fort Miss Mary Kemp Henry Hefty and J Mood. Local mentions cover sales promotions public notices theater and newspaper milestones, plus military family updates and upcoming events at Monticello Shooting Park and town gatherings.
A New York Evening Post letter notes neglected North Chinese roads where carts vanish into ruts and collisions erupt. A missionary chats with a farmer about paper money burned for graves, exposing the clash between practical conduct and reverence for ancient prescriptions.
An interview with a St Pauls insurance agent claims cycling accidents are increasing despite rider skill. He notes more mishaps this year than last, with left-side falls common, rural crashes outnumbering urban ones, and brake or machine failures frequent causes prompting insurers to raise premiums.
The article notes milk mainly from water buffalo in the Philippines, oatmeal and cream being rare, and bread often avoided for toast due to microbial concerns. It also cites a statistical inquiry showing women have lower crime rates than men across several countries, with varied percentages.
A quirky remark attributed to a late author recounts how he struggled to craft names. He joked that every attempt seemed to come out as a barmaid on his hands, reflecting meddled wordplay and playful self-critique.
A Denver Times note recounts Gov. Adams using a railroad pass from Sedalia to Denver. A conductor questioned stamp rules, noting the pass bore attached revenue stamps. The governor admitted the stamps were damp and peeling from his pocket, praising the train crew and planning to remove the stamps at home.
A Navy Gazette report details German experiments testing visibility of uniform colors. Tenmen in red scarlet and nine other color combinations were observed crossing open terrain and firing ranges. Scarlet proved the hardest color to hit, with higher miss rates than light gray dark gray carpet blue and green.
A traveler laments the lack of culinary variety in Europe and Asia during a journey. He mocks piecemeal feasts in hotels and recalls meals in Mussaliman villages where only salt beef or pork substitutes could be obtained, noting ironic hunger and cultural tastes.
The Pall Mall Magazine notes a large silver bowl dated 1702 in a Dalkeith palace window. It bears royal arms and traces to the second Duke of Argyle, once Spain ambassador, later passed to Lady Mary Goke. Four similar bowls were used in Britain for washing tableware.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports about 530000 railroad employees in the United States with gross pay near 50 million dollars annually, making up roughly percent of operating expenses. There are four employees per mile of track, including 20040 telegraph agents, 35667 engineers, 25829 conductors, and 2152 navig...
A description of an inexpensive interchangeable wood box portrait apparatus enabling an artist to assemble facial features to recreate a likeness. The set includes fore ends, beards, noses, eyes and other parts, plus a driver and accessory items. The process claims to allow anyone to become a pictorial artist by composing features to resemble the original.
Sentnah tora Pridhede reports that Princess Bon of Dok fentuty, born in 1987, became the only royal child born in Scothind for nearly 300 years since the birth of Charles T. in 1600, marking a historic delay in royal births.
Lieut. Kellenberger of G battery and an orderly coax a mistreated mule to saddling. The scene features the lieutenant riding the horse performing a two step hop and jump before being halted by a hospital corps. A tablet marks a distant remembered site bearing a date in 1808.
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